How much does Bay Freight Limited make?

Bay Freight Limited reported revenue of £8.2m and a loss of £780k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Bay Freight Limited have?

Bay Freight Limited reported an average of 65 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Bay Freight Limited profitable?

No — Bay Freight Limited reported a loss of £780k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 01506710 · Incorporated 8 Jul 1980

Bay Freight Limited

Registered name: BAY FREIGHT LIMITED

Part of Kinaxia Transport & Warehousing Limited group

Bay Freight Limited made £8.2m revenue and a £780k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Bay Freight Limited’s revenue fell 5% to £8.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £780k and 65 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Stalybridge; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

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

Status: Active
Location: Stalybridge, North West
Age: 46 yrs · since 1980
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 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightBoring industry

Revenue

£8.2m

Growth ▼5.3%

Profit

−£780k

Growth —

Profit margin

−9.6%

Gross 9.7%

Employees

Change ▼9.7%

Profit / employee

−£12k

Revenue/employee £126k

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 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)	£10m	£8.7m	£8.6m	£8.2m
Cost of sales	£8.5m	£7.7m	£7.3m	£7.4m
Gross profit	£1.5m	£1m	£1.3m	£788k
Operating profit	£112k	−£270k	−£142k	−£761k
Profit before tax	£71.4k	−£345k	−£203k	−£810k
Profit after tax	£75k	−£353k	−£201k	−£780k
Profit (best available)	£75k	−£353k	−£201k	−£780k
Employees (average)	86	76	72	65
Ratios
Profit margin	0.8%	−4.1%	−2.3%	−9.6%
Gross margin	15.1%	11.9%	15%	9.7%
Revenue per employee	£116k	£114k	£120k	£126k
Profit per employee	£873	−£4.7k	−£2.8k	−£12k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼12.8%	▼0.8%	▼5.3%
Profit growth	—	▼570.9%	—	—
Headcount growth	—	▼11.6%	▼5.3%	▼9.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£93.1k	£42.4k	£56.4k	£17.2k
Net assets	£1.9m	£1.6m	£1.4m	£615k
Fixed assets	£718k	£502k	£396k	£133k
Current assets	£3.8m	£3.6m	£3.6m	£3.2m
Debtors	£1.5m	£1.3m	£1.3m	£1.3m
Deferred income	£208k	£179k	£247k	£398k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Jan 2025	Accounts · bulk data Jan 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −9.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 9.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £126k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£12k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 1.6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 4.9%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 15.8%; 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: ▼56%; Now £615k
Cash at bank: ▼69%; Now £17.2k
Headcount: ▼10%; Now 65
Deferred income: ▲61%; Now £398k
Fixed assets: ▼66%; Now £133k

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

Kinaxia Transport & Warehousing Limited (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Bay Freight Limitedthis 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 2025 (profit −£780k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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