Star Cargo PLC
Registered name: STAR CARGO PLC
Star Cargo PLC made £133m revenue and £5.9m profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Star Cargo PLC’s revenue grew 2% to £133m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £5.9m profit and 288 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in ST Albans; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- ST Albans, East of England
- Age
- 41 yrs · since 1984
- Type
- Public Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £135m | £131m | £133m |
| Operating profit | £7m | £6.5m | £7m |
| Profit before tax | £7.6m | £7.5m | £8m |
| Profit after tax | £5.9m | £5.6m | £5.9m |
| Profit (best available) | £5.9m | £5.6m | £5.9m |
| Employees (average) | 287 | 286 | 288 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £472k | £457k | £462k |
| Profit per employee | £20.6k | £19.5k | £20.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼3.5% | ▲1.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼5.4% | ▲6.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼0.4% | ▲0.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £462k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £20.6k
- 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
- —
- 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 —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲1%
- Now 288
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (7)
- Controlo Cargo Services LimitedRev. £10.3m · Profit £720k
- Fastnet Forwarding LimitedRev. £9.4m · Profit £832k
- Viking Shipping Services LimitedRev. £4.7m · Profit £243k
- Freightlane LtdRev. £2.4m · Profit £212k
- Harbour Shipping LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Husk (U.K.) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Sealane Freight LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £5.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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