The Traffic Group Limited
Registered name: THE TRAFFIC GROUP LIMITED
The Traffic Group Limited made £36.7m revenue and £2m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
The Traffic Group Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £36.7m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £2m profit and 145 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Cheltenham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Cheltenham, South West
- Age
- 26 yrs · since 2000
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £29.9m | £31.1m | £34.7m | £36.7m |
| Cost of sales | £15.3m | £17m | £18.6m | £19.2m |
| Gross profit | £14.6m | £14.1m | £16.2m | £17.5m |
| Operating profit | £4.9m | £3.4m | £4.6m | £5.1m |
| Profit before tax | £4.9m | £3.4m | £4.6m | £5.1m |
| Profit after tax | £1.6m | £4.2m | £4.2m | £2m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.6m | £4.2m | £4.2m | £2m |
| Staff costs | £685k | £420k | £450k | £303k |
| Employees (average) | 131 | 129 | 135 | 145 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 5.3% | 13.5% | 12.1% | 5.5% |
| Gross margin | 48.8% | 45.2% | 46.5% | 47.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £228k | £241k | £257k | £253k |
| Profit per employee | £12.1k | £32.7k | £31.2k | £14k |
| Cash conversion | 91.5% | 89.1% | 130.1% | 143.1% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲4.1% | ▲11.7% | ▲5.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲166.8% | ▼0.1% | ▼51.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼1.5% | ▲4.7% | ▲7.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £947k | £3.3m | £4.2m | £3.1m |
| Net assets | £16.5m | £19.7m | £22.9m | £24.9m |
| Fixed assets | £15.9m | £15.9m | £17m | £19.3m |
| Current assets | £1.3m | £4.1m | £6.2m | £6m |
| Debtors | £600 | £5.9m | £6m | £6.2m |
| Cash from operations | £4.5m | £3m | £5.9m | £7.2m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 47.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £253k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £14k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 143.1%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 52.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 16.8%
- 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
- ▲9%
- Now £24.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▼27%
- Now £3.1m
- Headcount
- ▲7%
- Now 145
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲13%
- Now £19.3m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (4)
- Traffic Group Signals LimitedRev. £12.9m · Profit £1.1m
- Agd Systems LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Mav Systems LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Walker Henfield LimitedActive - Proposal to Strike offFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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