H.T. Gardner Distribution Limited
Registered name: H.T. GARDNER DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
H.T. Gardner Distribution Limited made £21.7m revenue and a £299k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
H.T. Gardner Distribution Limited’s revenue grew 8% to £21.7m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £299k and 205 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Plymouth; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Plymouth, South West
- Age
- 33 yrs · since 1993
- 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 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £20.6m | £20.1m | £21.7m |
| Cost of sales | — | £18.3m | £19.7m |
| Gross profit | — | £1.8m | £2m |
| Profit before tax | £989k | −£553k | −£440k |
| Profit after tax | £1m | −£444k | −£299k |
| Profit (best available) | £1m | −£444k | −£299k |
| Staff costs | £6.8m | £7.4m | £8.4m |
| Employees (average) | 191 | 194 | 205 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 5.1% | −2.2% | −1.4% |
| Gross margin | — | 8.9% | 9.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £108k | £103k | £106k |
| Profit per employee | £5.5k | −£2.3k | −£1.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼2.7% | ▲8.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼142.6% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲1.6% | ▲5.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £151k | £726 | £34.3k |
| Net assets | £2.1m | £1.7m | £1.4m |
| Fixed assets | £291k | £275k | £387k |
| Current assets | — | £3.9m | £3.9m |
| Debtors | £3.8m | £3.7m | £3.4m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −1.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 9.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £106k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£1.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 15.8%
- 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
- ▼18%
- Now £1.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▲4630%
- Now £34.3k
- Headcount
- ▲6%
- Now 205
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲40%
- Now £387k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£299k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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