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Company No. 01475410 · Incorporated 25 Jan 1980

Tradeway (Shipping) Limited

Registered name: TRADEWAY (SHIPPING) LIMITED

Tradeway (Shipping) Limited made £31.5m revenue and £1.9m profit in the year to 28 Feb 2026. read from filing text

Tradeway (Shipping) Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £31.5m in the year to 28 Feb 2026, with £1.9m profit and 26 employees. The company is classified under “other transportation support activities” and is based in Pudsey; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 52290Other transportation support activities
Status
Active
Location
Pudsey, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age
46 yrs · since 1980
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 28 Feb 2026

Key figures

IndependentOperating leverage
Revenue
£31.5m
Growth ▲4.1%
Profit
£1.9m
Growth ▲65%
Profit margin
6.1%
Gross 13.9%
Employees
26
Change ▲4%
Profit / employee
£73.6k
Revenue/employee £1.2m
Profitable streak
5yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

5 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to28 Feb 202228 Feb 202329 Feb 202428 Feb 202528 Feb 2026
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£30.9m£33.2m£24.7m£30.2m£31.5m
Cost of sales£27.1m£28.6m£20.7m£26.5m£27.1m
Gross profit£3.8m£4.7m£4m£3.7m£4.4m
Operating profit£1.4m£2.6m£1.7m£1.5m£1.7m
Profit before tax£1.7m£2.5m£2.2m£1.5m£2.4m
Profit after tax£1.4m£2m£1.7m£1.2m£1.9m
Profit (best available)£1.4m£2m£1.7m£1.2m£1.9m
Staff costs£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£1.5m£1.6m
Employees (average)2427262526
Ratios
Profit margin4.5%6.1%6.9%3.8%6.1%
Gross margin12.3%14%16.2%12.4%13.9%
Revenue per employee£1.3m£1.2m£952k£1.2m£1.2m
Profit per employee£58.5k£75.5k£65.7k£46.4k£73.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲7.5%▼25.5%▲22.1%▲4.1%
Profit growth—▲45.3%▼16.2%▼32.1%▲65%
Headcount growth—▲12.5%▼3.7%▼3.9%▲4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2.2m£3.4m£3.5m£3.6m£2.9m
Net assets£4.6m£6.3m£7.2m£7.8m£7m
Fixed assets£2.8m£2.8m£2.8m——
Current assets£6.3m£6.5m£7.2m——
Debtors£2.8m£3m£3.2m£4.1m£4m
SourceAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
6.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
13.9%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£1.2m
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£73.6k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
—
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
12.8%
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
▼11%
Now £7m
Cash at bank
▼18%
Now £2.9m
Headcount
▲4%
Now 26
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (1)

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 28 Feb 2026 (profit £1.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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