How much does E.h. Nicholls, JNR. Limited make?

E.h. Nicholls, JNR. Limited reported revenue of £22.1m and a loss of £2m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does E.h. Nicholls, JNR. Limited have?

E.h. Nicholls, JNR. Limited reported an average of 179 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is E.h. Nicholls, JNR. Limited profitable?

No — E.h. Nicholls, JNR. Limited reported a loss of £2m in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 00917803 · Incorporated 11 Oct 1967

E.h. Nicholls, JNR. Limited

Registered name: E.H. NICHOLLS, JNR. LIMITED

Part of Cripps LLP group

E.h. Nicholls, JNR. Limited made £22.1m revenue and a £2m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

E.h. Nicholls, JNR. Limited’s revenue grew 8% to £22.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £2m and 179 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Sittingbourne; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 49410Freight transport by road

Status: Active
Location: Sittingbourne, South East
Age: 59 yrs · since 1967
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of E. H. Nicholls Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in England. Copies of the group accounts can be obtained from Nicholls Transport, Sittingbourne Logi”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Boring industry

Revenue

£22.1m

Growth ▲8.3%

Profit

−£2m

Growth —

Profit margin

−8.8%

Gross 9%

Employees

179

Change ▲9.2%

Profit / employee

−£10.9k

Revenue/employee £124k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£22.7m	£23.4m	£20.4m	£22.1m
Cost of sales	£19m	£20.1m	£18.5m	£20.1m
Gross profit	£3.7m	£3.4m	£1.9m	£2m
Operating profit	£1.1m	£682k	−£1.1m	−£2m
Profit before tax	£1.1m	£679k	−£1.1m	−£2m
Profit after tax	£844k	£523k	−£1.2m	−£2m
Profit (best available)	£844k	£523k	−£1.2m	−£2m
Staff costs	£7.1m	£8.2m	£8.3m	£9.9m
Employees (average)	151	164	164	179
Ratios
Profit margin	3.7%	2.2%	−5.7%	−8.8%
Gross margin	16.3%	14.5%	9.3%	9%
Revenue per employee	£150k	£143k	£125k	£124k
Profit per employee	£5.6k	£3.2k	−£7k	−£10.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲3.4%	▼12.9%	▲8.3%
Profit growth	—	▼38%	▼320.7%	—
Headcount growth	—	▲8.6%	0%	▲9.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£223k	£340k	£1.2m	£84.2k
Net assets	£3.6m	£4.1m	£2.9m	£973k
Fixed assets	£10.5m	£10.9m	£10.8m	£10.8m
Current assets	£5.5m	£5.2m	£5.6m	£5.2m
Debtors	£4.8m	£4.3m	£3.8m	£4.3m
Deferred income	£790k	£873k	£1.1m	£1.1m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −8.8%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £124k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£10.9k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 48.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 4.8%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 19.3%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: ▼67%; Now £973k
Cash at bank: ▼93%; Now £84.2k
Headcount: ▲9%; Now 179
Deferred income: ▼1%; Now £1.1m
Fixed assets: ▲0%; Now £10.8m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Cripps LLPultimate parent75–100%
Cripps Trust Corporation Limited75–100%
E.h. Nicholls Holdings Limited75–100%
E.h. Nicholls, JNR. Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (3)

Nicholls Haulage LtdFigures not disclosed
North Sittingbourne Developments LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sittingbourne Retail Park LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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