W. & J. Williams (Haulage) Limited
Registered name: W. & J. WILLIAMS (HAULAGE) LIMITED
W. & J. Williams (Haulage) Limited made £9.5m revenue and £209k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
W. & J. Williams (Haulage) Limited’s revenue grew 20% to £9.5m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £209k profit and 79 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Bradford; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber
- 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 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £7.9m | £9.5m |
| Cost of sales | £6.6m | £7.6m |
| Gross profit | £1.3m | £2m |
| Operating profit | £125k | £529k |
| Profit before tax | −£34.1k | £301k |
| Profit after tax | −£30.9k | £209k |
| Profit (best available) | −£30.9k | £209k |
| Staff costs | £2.9m | £3.5m |
| Employees (average) | 78 | 79 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −0.4% | 2.2% |
| Gross margin | 16.6% | 20.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £102k | £121k |
| Profit per employee | −£396 | £2.6k |
| Cash conversion | 645.8% | 160.2% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲20.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲1.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £161k | £154k |
| Net assets | £2.9m | £3.3m |
| Fixed assets | £6.3m | £7.1m |
| Current assets | £2.3m | £2.8m |
| Debtors | £1.5m | £1.9m |
| Deferred income | £158k | £157k |
| Cash from operations | £807k | £848k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 20.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £121k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 160.2%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 74.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.6%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 20.4%
- 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
- ▲13%
- Now £3.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▼5%
- Now £154k
- Headcount
- ▲1%
- Now 79
- Deferred income
- ▼1%
- Now £157k
- Fixed assets
- ▲12%
- Now £7.1m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £209k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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