Road Runners Despatch Limited
Registered name: ROAD RUNNERS DESPATCH LIMITED
Road Runners Despatch Limited made £1.2m revenue and £151k profit in the year to 31 May 2026.
Road Runners Despatch Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £1.2m in the year to 31 May 2026, with £151k profit and 2 employees. The company is classified under “unlicensed carrier” and is based in Nottingham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Nottingham, East Midlands
- Age
- 36 yrs · since 1990
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 | 31 May 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £1.1m | £1.2m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £642k | £686k |
| Gross profit | — | — | £467k | £484k |
| Operating profit | — | — | £247k | £200k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £249k | £202k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £188k | £151k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £188k | £151k |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 16.9% | 12.9% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 42.1% | 41.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £554k | £585k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £93.8k | £75.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲5.5% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼19.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲100% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £167k | £157k | £256k | £132k |
| Net assets | £206k | £208k | £246k | £217k |
| Fixed assets | £82.6k | £90.2k | £84.1k | £107k |
| Current assets | £258k | £245k | £388k | £253k |
| Debtors | £86k | £86.2k | £129k | £119k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 12.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 41.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £585k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £75.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 9.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10.1%
- 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
- ▼12%
- Now £217k
- Cash at bank
- ▼48%
- Now £132k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲28%
- Now £107k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2026 (profit £151k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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