Cat UK Vehicle Logistics Limited
Registered name: CAT UK VEHICLE LOGISTICS LIMITED
Cat UK Vehicle Logistics Limited made £38.4m revenue and a £1.5m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Cat UK Vehicle Logistics Limited’s revenue grew 19% to £38.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £1.5m and 40 employees. The company is classified under “maintenance and repair of motor vehicles” and is based in Bristol; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bristol, South West
- Age
- 52 yrs · since 1973
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £24.4m | £32.8m | £32.3m | £38.4m |
| Cost of sales | £24.8m | £29.6m | £28.8m | £31.4m |
| Gross profit | −£411k | £3.3m | £3.6m | £7m |
| Operating profit | −£5.4m | −£2.1m | −£783k | −£1.1m |
| Profit before tax | −£5.5m | −£2.3m | −£1m | −£1.5m |
| Profit after tax | −£5.5m | −£2.3m | −£1m | −£1.5m |
| Profit (best available) | −£5.5m | −£2.3m | −£1m | −£1.5m |
| Staff costs | £1.4m | £2.6m | £2.6m | £3.2m |
| Employees (average) | 31 | 53 | 37 | 40 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −22.6% | −7% | −3.1% | −4% |
| Gross margin | −1.7% | 9.9% | 11.1% | 18.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £788k | £619k | £874k | £959k |
| Profit per employee | −£178k | −£43.6k | −£27.2k | −£37.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲34.4% | ▼1.5% | ▲18.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲71% | ▼30.2% | ▲8.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £329k | £396k | £2.4m | £2.1m |
| Net assets | −£7.3m | −£9.9m | −£11.7m | −£12.8m |
| Fixed assets | £3m | £2.8m | £2.8m | £3.1m |
| Current assets | £21.6m | £20.8m | £21.8m | £25.2m |
| Debtors | £3m | £5m | £6.2m | £5.9m |
| Deferred income | £6.1m | £4.5m | £2.1m | £2.8m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 18.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £959k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£37.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 8.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 7.3%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 15.4%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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 −£12.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▼11%
- Now £2.1m
- Headcount
- ▲8%
- Now 40
- Deferred income
- ▲31%
- Now £2.8m
- Fixed assets
- ▲11%
- Now £3.1m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Car & Commercial Deliveries Co.limitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£1.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026
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