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Company No. 02912491 · Incorporated 21 Mar 1994

Caistor Distribution Limited

Registered name: CAISTOR DISTRIBUTION LIMITED

Part of Efs Global Holdings Ltd group

Caistor Distribution Limited made £8.7m revenue and £807k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Caistor Distribution Limited’s revenue grew 8% to £8.7m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £807k profit and 57 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Burnley; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 49410Freight transport by road
Status
Active
Location
Burnley, North West
Age
32 yrs · since 1994
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: “EFS Investments Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverageBoring industry
Revenue
£8.7m
Growth ▲7.7%
Profit
£807k
Growth ▲17.9%
Profit margin
9.3%
Gross 23.4%
Employees
57
Change 0%
Profit / employee
£14.2k
Revenue/employee £152k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£8.9m£8m£8.7m
Cost of sales£6.6m£6.2m£6.6m
Gross profit£2.3m£1.8m£2m
Profit before tax£1.5m£913k£1.1m
Profit after tax£1.2m£685k£807k
Profit (best available)£1.2m£685k£807k
Employees (average)555757
Ratios
Profit margin13.5%8.5%9.3%
Gross margin25.5%22.4%23.4%
Revenue per employee£161k£141k£152k
Profit per employee£21.8k£12k£14.2k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼9.4%▲7.7%
Profit growth—▼42.8%▲17.9%
Headcount growth—▲3.6%0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£58.8k£47.4k£44.7k
Net assets£7.1m£7.7m£8.5m
Fixed assets£785k£951k£814k
Current assets£9.9m£11.3m£12.1m
Debtors£1.4m£1.3m£1.4m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
9.3%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
23.4%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£152k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£14.2k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
9.4%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
16.6%
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
▲10%
Now £8.5m
Cash at bank
▼6%
Now £44.7k
Headcount
0%
Now 57
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼14%
Now £814k
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Efs Global Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
  2. Efs Transport Ltd75–100%
  3. Efs Investments Limited75–100%
  4. Caistor Distribution Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (12)

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 Mar 2025 (profit £807k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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