How much does F. Sherwood & Sons (Shepshed) Limited make?

F. Sherwood & Sons (Shepshed) Limited reported revenue of £14.8m and £256k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does F. Sherwood & Sons (Shepshed) Limited have?

F. Sherwood & Sons (Shepshed) Limited reported an average of 106 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2024.

Is F. Sherwood & Sons (Shepshed) Limited profitable?

Yes — F. Sherwood & Sons (Shepshed) Limited reported a profit of £256k in the year to 31 Mar 2024.

Company No. 03576674 · Incorporated 5 Jun 1998

F. Sherwood & Sons (Shepshed) Limited

Registered name: F. SHERWOOD & SONS (SHEPSHED) LIMITED

Part of Fred Sherwood Group Limited group

F. Sherwood & Sons (Shepshed) Limited made £14.8m revenue and £256k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2024.

F. Sherwood & Sons (Shepshed) Limited’s revenue fell 1% to £14.8m in the year to 31 Mar 2024, with £256k profit and 106 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Leicestershire; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 49410Freight transport by road

Status: Active
Location: Leicestershire, East Midlands
Age: 28 yrs · since 1998
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2024

Key figures

Boring industry

Revenue

£14.8m

Growth ▼0.7%

Profit

£256k

Growth —

Profit margin

1.7%

Gross 1.6%

Employees

106

Change ▲3.9%

Profit / employee

£2.4k

Revenue/employee £139k

Profitable streak

1yr

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 to	31 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£14.6m	£14.9m	£14.8m
Cost of sales	£14.7m	£15m	£14.5m
Gross profit	−£73.8k	−£177k	£229k
Operating profit	−£190k	−£243k	£147k
Profit before tax	−£190k	−£243k	£147k
Profit after tax	−£154k	−£196k	£256k
Profit (best available)	−£154k	−£196k	£256k
Staff costs	£4.8m	£4.8m	£4.9m
Employees (average)	105	102	106
Ratios
Profit margin	−1.1%	−1.3%	1.7%
Gross margin	−0.5%	−1.2%	1.6%
Revenue per employee	£139k	£146k	£139k
Profit per employee	−£1.5k	−£1.9k	£2.4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲1.7%	▼0.7%
Headcount growth	—	▼2.9%	▲3.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£88.5k	£0	£45.2k
Net assets	£3.2m	£3m	£3.2m
Current assets	£3.7m	£3.4m	£3.7m
Debtors	£3.6m	£3.4m	£3.6m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 1.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 1.6%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £139k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £2.4k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: —; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 24.6%; 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: ▲9%; Now £3.2m
Cash at bank: —; Now £45.2k
Headcount: ▲4%; Now 106
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Fred Sherwood Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
F. Sherwood & Sons (Shepshed) Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (14)

Fred Sherwood & Sons (Transport) LimitedRev. £37.7m · Profit £282k
Bulk Minerals LimitedRev. £22.3m · Profit £1.6m
Bulk Freight (Midlands) LimitedRev. £20.5m · Profit £769k
K J Transport LimitedRev. £17.3m · Profit £610k
George Varney (Bulk Services) LimitedRev. £10.1m · Profit £20.5k
Bulk Recycling LimitedFigures not disclosed
Elliott Signs LimitedFigures not disclosed
Fred Sherwood & Sons (Trading) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Junction 23 Lorry Park LimitedFigures not disclosed
Kwik Freight LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sherwood Commercial Vehicle Repair Centre LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sherwood Property Developments LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sherwood Recycling LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sherwood Self Store LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 2024 (profit £256k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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