How much does Cargo Secure Limited make?

Cargo Secure Limited reported revenue of £16m and £1.4m profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Cargo Secure Limited have?

Cargo Secure Limited reported an average of 88 employees in the year to 31 Jul 2025.

Is Cargo Secure Limited profitable?

Yes — Cargo Secure Limited reported a profit of £1.4m in the year to 31 Jul 2025.

Company No. 02406650 · Incorporated 21 Jul 1989

Cargo Secure Limited

Registered name: CARGO SECURE LIMITED

Part of Cargo Secure Holdings Limited group

Cargo Secure Limited made £16m revenue and £1.4m profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025. read from filing text

Cargo Secure Limited’s revenue grew 19% to £16m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £1.4m profit and 88 employees. The company is classified under “operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities” and is based in Ipswich; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 52103Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities

Status: Active
Location: Ipswich, East of England
Age: 37 yrs · since 1989
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. From the filing: “The”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Jul 2025

Key figures

Boring industry

Revenue

£16m

Growth ▲19.4%

Profit

£1.4m

Growth ▼30.4%

Profit margin

8.7%

Gross 32.9%

Employees

Change ▲1.1%

Profit / employee

£15.7k

Revenue/employee £181k

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 Jul 2022	31 Jul 2023	31 Jul 2024	31 Jul 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)	£10.6m	£12.8m	£13.4m	£16m
Cost of sales	£6.5m	£7.6m	£8.2m	£10.7m
Gross profit	£4.1m	£5.2m	£5.2m	£5.2m
Operating profit	£2.9m	£3.5m	£2.4m	£1.8m
Profit before tax	£2.9m	£3.5m	£2.6m	£2m
Profit after tax	£2.4m	£2.9m	£2m	£1.4m
Profit (best available)	£2.4m	£2.9m	£2m	£1.4m
Staff costs	£1.9m	£2m	£3.2m	£3.1m
Employees (average)	61	69	87	88
Ratios
Profit margin	22.9%	22.7%	14.9%	8.7%
Gross margin	39.1%	40.8%	38.8%	32.9%
Revenue per employee	£174k	£186k	£154k	£181k
Profit per employee	£39.9k	£42.3k	£22.9k	£15.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲21%	▲4%	▲19.4%
Profit growth	—	▲19.9%	▼31.8%	▼30.4%
Headcount growth	—	▲13.1%	▲26.1%	▲1.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.6m	£1.8m	£540k	£582k
Net assets	£2.8m	£2.9m	£3.1m	£3.1m
Fixed assets	£879k	£1.2m	£2.1m	£2.8m
Current assets	£4.4m	£6.3m	£8.4m	£8.1m
Debtors	£2.1m	£2m	£2.4m	£2.9m
Deferred income	£244k	£167k	£578k	£53.1k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 8.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 32.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £181k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £15.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 17.4%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 18.2%; 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: ▲1%; Now £3.1m
Cash at bank: ▲8%; Now £582k
Headcount: ▲1%; Now 88
Deferred income: ▼91%; Now £53.1k
Fixed assets: ▲33%; Now £2.8m

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

Cargo Secure Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Cargo Secure 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 Jul 2025 (profit £1.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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