West Pennine Trucks Limited
Registered name: WEST PENNINE TRUCKS LIMITED
Part of Ballyvesey Industries Limited groupWest Pennine Trucks Limited made £141m revenue and £3.7m profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
West Pennine Trucks Limited’s revenue fell 5% to £141m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £3.7m profit and 411 employees. The company is classified under “sale of other motor vehicles” and is based in Manchester; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Manchester, North West
- Age
- 34 yrs · since 1991
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £149m | £141m |
| Cost of sales | £132m | £125m |
| Gross profit | £17.6m | £16.5m |
| Operating profit | £4m | £2.8m |
| Profit before tax | £5m | £3.6m |
| Profit after tax | £2.3m | £3.7m |
| Profit (best available) | £2.3m | £3.7m |
| Employees (average) | 392 | 411 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 1.6% | 2.6% |
| Gross margin | 11.8% | 11.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £380k | £344k |
| Profit per employee | £5.9k | £8.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼5.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲57.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲4.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £17.9m | £18m |
| Net assets | £29.3m | £12.3m |
| Fixed assets | £1.9m | £1.9m |
| Current assets | £87.2m | £37.7m |
| Debtors | £5.3m | £6.3m |
| Deferred income | £6.4m | £6m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 11.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £344k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £8.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 4.3%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 4.5%
- 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
- ▼58%
- Now £12.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▲1%
- Now £18m
- Headcount
- ▲5%
- Now 411
- Deferred income
- ▼5%
- Now £6m
- Fixed assets
- ▲0%
- Now £1.9m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Ballyvesey Industries Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Ballyvesey Holdings Limited75–100%
- West Pennine Trucks Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (17)
- Midlands Truck & Van LimitedRev. £200m · Profit £420k
- Heathrow Truck Centre LimitedRev. £167m · Profit £4.8m
- Sapphire Vehicle Services LimitedRev. £36.2m · Profit £590k
- Centurion Truck Rental LtdRev. £34m · Profit −£1.3m
- Montgomery Transport LimitedRev. £25.4m · Profit £1.7m
- Construction Equipment Distribution LimitedRev. £12m · Profit −£14.5k
- Montgomery Tank Services LimitedRev. £8.3m · Profit −£909k
- Commercial Vehicle Auctions LimitedRev. £6.5m · Profit £2m
- East West Transport LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Eurofleet Rental LimitedRev. — · Profit −£9.7m
- Intercounty Truck and Van LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Midlands Warehousing LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Montgomery Transport 88 LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Morrey Oils LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Norwest Plant LimitedActive - Proposal to Strike offFigures not disclosed
- Norwest Vehicle Systems LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Sleator Plant LimitedRev. — · Profit −£87k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £3.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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