A.j. Maiden and Son Limited
Registered name: A.J. MAIDEN AND SON LIMITED
Part of Kinaxia Limited groupA.j. Maiden and Son Limited made £14.4m revenue and a £87.7k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
A.j. Maiden and Son Limited’s revenue grew 2% to £14.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £87.7k and 106 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Telford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Telford, West Midlands
- Age
- 44 yrs · since 1982
- 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.
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) | £12.7m | £12.7m | £14.1m | £14.4m |
| Cost of sales | £10.6m | £10.8m | £12.1m | £12.4m |
| Gross profit | £2.1m | £1.9m | £1.9m | £1.9m |
| Operating profit | £211k | −£150k | £82.8k | −£8.4k |
| Profit before tax | £156k | −£251k | −£33k | −£133k |
| Profit after tax | £235k | −£771k | £237k | −£87.7k |
| Profit (best available) | £235k | −£771k | £237k | −£87.7k |
| Staff costs | £3.8m | £3.8m | £4m | £4.2m |
| Employees (average) | 95 | 91 | 98 | 106 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 1.8% | −6.1% | 1.7% | −0.6% |
| Gross margin | 16.4% | 14.7% | 13.7% | 13.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £134k | £140k | £144k | £135k |
| Profit per employee | £2.5k | −£8.5k | £2.4k | −£827 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼0.2% | ▲10.7% | ▲2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼428% | — | ▼137% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼4.2% | ▲7.7% | ▲8.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £366k | £142k | £312k | £61.2k |
| Net assets | £11.7m | £10.9m | £11.2m | £11.1m |
| Fixed assets | £1.4m | £2m | £1.5m | £1.2m |
| Current assets | £12.4m | £12.7m | £13.1m | £13.4m |
| Debtors | £1.2m | £1.3m | £1.3m | £1.5m |
| Deferred income | £102k | £127k | £245k | £222k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 13.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £135k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£827
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 8.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.5%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10.5%
- 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
- ▼1%
- Now £11.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▼80%
- Now £61.2k
- Headcount
- ▲8%
- Now 106
- Deferred income
- ▼9%
- Now £222k
- Fixed assets
- ▼21%
- Now £1.2m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Kinaxia Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Kinaxia Logistics Limited75–100%
- Kinaxia Transport and Warehousing Limited75–100%
- A.j. Maiden and Son Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (11)
- Mark Thompson Transport LtdRev. £40.4m · Profit £358k
- Panic Transport (Contracts) LimitedRev. £32.4m · Profit −£59.7k
- Fresh Freight LimitedRev. £16.2m · Profit −£1.7m
- Foulger Transport LimitedRev. £8.7m · Profit −£1m
- David Hathaway Transport LimitedRev. £8.4m · Profit −£2.2m
- William Kirk LimitedRev. £3.1m · Profit −£2.4m
- Akw Group LimitedRev. — · Profit £0
- Cammack LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Flybikefly LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Flybikefly.com LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Kinaxia Logistics Training 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 −£87.7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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