How many employees does Newell and Wright Transport Contractors (Sheffield) Limited have?

Newell and Wright Transport Contractors (Sheffield) Limited reported an average of 325 employees in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Company No. 02070741 · Incorporated 5 Nov 1986

Newell and Wright Transport Contractors (Sheffield) Limited

Q: Is Newell and Wright Transport Contractors (Sheffield) Limited profitable?

Yes — Newell and Wright Transport Contractors (Sheffield) Limited reported a profit of £307k in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Registered name: NEWELL AND WRIGHT TRANSPORT CONTRACTORS (SHEFFIELD) LIMITED

Part of NWT Holdings Limited group

Newell and Wright Transport Contractors (Sheffield) Limited made £44.4m revenue and £307k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025. read from filing text

Newell and Wright Transport Contractors (Sheffield) Limited’s revenue grew 29% to £44.4m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £307k profit and 325 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Sheffield; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

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

Status: Active
Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 39 yrs · since 1986
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 Aug 2025

Key figures

Boring industryCash flow filed

Revenue

£44.4m

Growth ▲28.8%

Profit

£307k

Growth ▼72.9%

Profit margin

0.7%

Gross 12.2%

Employees

325

Change ▲27%

Profit / employee

£946

Revenue/employee £136k

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 Aug 2022	31 Aug 2023	31 Aug 2024	31 Aug 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£31m	£29.9m	£34.4m	£44.4m
Cost of sales	£27.7m	£25.7m	£29.3m	£39m
Gross profit	£3.4m	£4.2m	£5.1m	£5.4m
Operating profit	£641k	£1.2m	£1.9m	£912k
Profit before tax	£382k	£835k	£1.6m	£489k
Profit after tax	£175k	£630k	£1.1m	£307k
Profit (best available)	£175k	£630k	£1.1m	£307k
Staff costs	£9.8m	£9.7m	£11.2m	£15m
Employees (average)	243	235	256	325
Ratios
Profit margin	0.6%	2.1%	3.3%	0.7%
Gross margin	10.8%	14.1%	14.9%	12.2%
Revenue per employee	£128k	£127k	£135k	£136k
Profit per employee	£722	£2.7k	£4.4k	£946
Cash conversion	−779.4%	−294.3%	−194.6%	182%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼3.8%	▲15.3%	▲28.8%
Profit growth	—	▲258.8%	▲80.5%	▼72.9%
Headcount growth	—	▼3.3%	▲8.9%	▲27%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£248	£248	£248	£248
Net assets	£337k	£967k	£2m	£2.3m
Fixed assets	£10.3m	£10.6m	£12.1m	£17.3m
Current assets	£5.8m	£5.5m	£7.1m	£10.8m
Debtors	£4.6m	£4.2m	£4.9m	£7.1m
Deferred income	£686k	£706k	£1.1m	£828k
Cash from operations	−£5m	−£3.5m	−£3.7m	£1.7m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 0.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 12.2%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £136k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £946; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: 182%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 39%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.9%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 16%; 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: ▲15%; Now £2.3m
Cash at bank: 0%; Now £248
Headcount: ▲27%; Now 325
Deferred income: ▼28%; Now £828k
Fixed assets: ▲43%; Now £17.3m

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

NWT Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Newell and Wright (Holdings) Limited75–100%
Newell and Wright Transport Contractors (Sheffield) Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (6)

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RTN Clayton Vallely LimitedRev. £16.4m · Profit £783k
Lakeland Tankers LimitedRev. £11m · Profit £610k
N.W.T. Freight Forwarding LimitedFigures not disclosed
RTN Clayton Tankers 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 Aug 2025 (profit £307k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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