How much does Daifuku Automotive U.K. Ltd make?

Daifuku Automotive U.K. Ltd reported revenue of £8.9m and a loss of £265k in the year to 31 Dec 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Daifuku Automotive U.K. Ltd have?

Daifuku Automotive U.K. Ltd reported an average of 19 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is Daifuku Automotive U.K. Ltd profitable?

No — Daifuku Automotive U.K. Ltd reported a loss of £265k in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 00939789 · Incorporated 2 Oct 1968

Daifuku Automotive U.K. Ltd

Registered name: DAIFUKU AUTOMOTIVE U.K. LTD

Part of Daifuku Co Ltd group

Daifuku Automotive U.K. Ltd made £8.9m revenue and a £265k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024. read from filing text

Daifuku Automotive U.K. Ltd’s revenue fell 31% to £8.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £265k and 19 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of lifting and handling equipment” and is based in Milton Keynes; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 28220Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment

Status: Active
Location: Milton Keynes, South East
Age: 58 yrs · since 1968
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's immediate parent undertaking is Jervis B Webb International Company, a company incorporated in the United States of America. The company's ultimate holding undertaking is Daifuku Co. Ltd”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Capital-lightCash flow filed

Revenue

£8.9m

Growth ▼31.1%

Profit

−£265k

Growth —

Profit margin

−3%

Gross 27.4%

Employees

Change ▼13.6%

Profit / employee

−£14k

Revenue/employee £469k

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 Dec 2021	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	No P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	£11.9m	£12.9m	£8.9m
Cost of sales	—	£10.5m	£16.3m	£6.5m
Gross profit	—	£1.4m	−£3.3m	£2.4m
Operating profit	—	−£753k	−£5.9m	£44.4k
Profit before tax	—	−£752k	−£5.9m	−£265k
Profit after tax	—	−£752k	−£6.1m	−£265k
Profit (best available)	—	−£752k	−£6.1m	−£265k
Staff costs	—	£970k	£1.2m	£1m
Employees (average)	19	18	22	19
Ratios
Profit margin	—	−6.3%	−46.8%	−3%
Gross margin	—	12%	−25.8%	27.4%
Revenue per employee	—	£661k	£588k	£469k
Profit per employee	—	−£41.8k	−£275k	−£14k
Cash conversion	—	—	—	6345%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	▲8.8%	▼31.1%
Headcount growth	—	▼5.3%	▲22.2%	▼13.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.5m	£1m	£6.1m	£3.2m
Net assets	£5.7m	£4.9m	−£1.1m	−£1.6m
Fixed assets	£23.3k	£11.7k	£0	£0
Current assets	£9.1m	£7.5m	£13.3m	£7.1m
Debtors	£3.1m	£1.4m	£3.3m	£1.2m
Deferred income	—	£138k	£243k	£167k
Cash from operations	—	£1.5m	£220k	£2.8m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 27.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £469k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£14k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: 6345%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.9%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 13.9%; 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: —; Now −£1.6m
Cash at bank: ▼47%; Now £3.2m
Headcount: ▼14%; Now 19
Deferred income: ▼31%; Now £167k
Fixed assets: —; Now £0

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

Daifuku Co Ltd (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Daifuku Automotive U.K. Ltdthis company

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

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 Dec 2024 (profit −£265k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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