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Company No. 03090860 · Incorporated 14 Aug 1995

Quality Freight Services Limited

Registered name: QUALITY FREIGHT SERVICES LIMITED

Quality Freight Services Limited made £77.1m revenue and £7.8k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Quality Freight Services Limited’s revenue fell 5% to £77.1m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £7.8k profit and 163 employees. The company is classified under “other transportation support activities” and is based in Shipley; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 52290Other transportation support activities
Status
Active
Location
Shipley, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age
31 yrs · since 1995
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Aug 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£77.1m
Growth ▼5.3%
Profit
£7.8k
Growth ▼84.5%
Profit margin
0%
Gross 20.9%
Employees
163
Change ▼11.9%
Profit / employee
£48
Revenue/employee £473k
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Aug 202231 Aug 202331 Aug 202431 Aug 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£73.7m£68.6m£81.5m£77.1m
Cost of sales£58.4m£53.1m£65m£61m
Gross profit£15.4m£15.6m£16.5m£16.1m
Operating profit£3.3m£324k£181k−£44.5k
Profit before tax£3.3m£318k£211k£3.9k
Profit after tax£2.7m£186k£50.1k£7.8k
Profit (best available)£2.7m£186k£50.1k£7.8k
Staff costs£9.9m£12.3m£13.4m£13.2m
Employees (average)120171185163
Ratios
Profit margin3.6%0.3%0.1%0%
Gross margin20.9%22.7%20.2%20.9%
Revenue per employee£615k£401k£440k£473k
Profit per employee£22.2k£1.1k£271£48
Cash conversion−46.4%−333.9%−675.2%—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼7%▲18.7%▼5.3%
Profit growth—▼93%▼73%▼84.5%
Headcount growth—▲42.5%▲8.2%▼11.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2.8m£3m£3.6m£3.2m
Net assets£4.1m£4.3m£4.4m£4.4m
Fixed assets£306k£277k£304k£496k
Current assets£15.8m£11.4m£16.4m£13.6m
Debtors£12.7m£8m£11.6m£9.4m
Cash from operations−£1.5m−£1.1m−£1.2m£94.9k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data May 2024FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
20.9%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£473k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£48
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
0.6%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
12.1%
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
▲0%
Now £4.4m
Cash at bank
▼13%
Now £3.2m
Headcount
▼12%
Now 163
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▲63%
Now £496k
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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £7.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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