How much does Stuart Lyons (Haulage) Limited make?

Stuart Lyons (Haulage) Limited reported revenue of £12.4m and £511k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Stuart Lyons (Haulage) Limited have?

Stuart Lyons (Haulage) Limited reported an average of 108 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Stuart Lyons (Haulage) Limited profitable?

Yes — Stuart Lyons (Haulage) Limited reported a profit of £511k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 01261671 · Incorporated 4 Jun 1976

Stuart Lyons (Haulage) Limited

Registered name: STUART LYONS (HAULAGE) LIMITED

Part of Lyons Group Holdings Limited group

Stuart Lyons (Haulage) Limited made £12.4m revenue and £511k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Stuart Lyons (Haulage) Limited’s revenue fell 1% to £12.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £511k profit and 108 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Chichester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

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

Status: Active
Location: Chichester, South East
Age: 50 yrs · since 1976
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightBoring industry

Revenue

£12.4m

Growth ▼1.1%

Profit

£511k

Growth ▲46.6%

Profit margin

4.1%

Gross 10%

Employees

108

Change ▼6.1%

Profit / employee

£4.7k

Revenue/employee £115k

Profitable streak

4yrs

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&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£12.8m	£14.9m	£12.5m	£12.4m
Cost of sales	£10.4m	£12.7m	£11.5m	£11.2m
Gross profit	£2.5m	£2.2m	£1m	£1.2m
Operating profit	£1.9m	£1.5m	£412k	£593k
Profit before tax	£1.9m	£1.6m	£484k	£680k
Profit after tax	£1.6m	£1.3m	£349k	£511k
Profit (best available)	£1.6m	£1.3m	£349k	£511k
Staff costs	£3.8m	£4.3m	£4.1m	£3.9m
Employees (average)	111	119	115	108
Ratios
Profit margin	12.2%	8.7%	2.8%	4.1%
Gross margin	19.1%	14.7%	8.2%	10%
Revenue per employee	£116k	£125k	£109k	£115k
Profit per employee	£14.1k	£10.9k	£3k	£4.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲16.2%	▼16%	▼1.1%
Profit growth	—	▼17.2%	▼73.2%	▲46.6%
Headcount growth	—	▲7.2%	▼3.4%	▼6.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.5m	£3m	£3.2m	£3.2m
Net assets	£5.3m	£6.3m	£6.3m	£6.5m
Fixed assets	£72.9k	£73.1k	£101k	£83k
Current assets	£6.7m	£7.6m	£7.5m	£7.7m
Debtors	£2.3m	£2.1m	£2m	£2.1m
Deferred income	£179k	£250k	£378k	£320k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 4.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 10%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £115k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £4.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.7%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2.6%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 17.3%; 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: ▲3%; Now £6.5m
Cash at bank: ▲2%; Now £3.2m
Headcount: ▼6%; Now 108
Deferred income: ▼15%; Now £320k
Fixed assets: ▼18%; Now £83k

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

Lyons Group Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Stuart Lyons (Haulage) Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

Stuart Lyons 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 £511k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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