How much does G.b.a. Services Limited make?

G.b.a. Services Limited reported revenue of £67.5m and a loss of £973k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does G.b.a. Services Limited have?

G.b.a. Services Limited reported an average of 308 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is G.b.a. Services Limited profitable?

No — G.b.a. Services Limited reported a loss of £973k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 03938337 · Incorporated 2 Mar 2000

G.b.a. Services Limited

Registered name: G.B.A. SERVICES LIMITED

Part of Gba Logistics Ltd group

G.b.a. Services Limited made £67.5m revenue and a £973k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

G.b.a. Services Limited’s revenue grew 1% to £67.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £973k and 308 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Preston; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 49410Freight transport by road SIC 62012Business and domestic software development

Status: Active
Location: Preston, North West
Age: 26 yrs · since 2000
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: “The immediate parent company of G.B.A. Services Limited is GBA Logistics Limited.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightBoring industry

Revenue

£67.5m

Growth ▲0.7%

Profit

−£973k

Growth ▼294.7%

Profit margin

−1.4%

Gross 18.3%

Employees

308

Change 0%

Profit / employee

−£3.2k

Revenue/employee £219k

Profitable streak

0yrs

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 to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£62.2m	£53.8m	£67m	£67.5m
Cost of sales	£51m	£42.8m	£55.8m	£55.1m
Gross profit	£11.2m	£11m	£11.2m	£12.3m
Operating profit	£1.3m	£167k	−£1.2m	−£473k
Profit before tax	£1.5m	−£892k	£459k	−£994k
Profit after tax	£1.8m	−£762k	£499k	−£973k
Profit (best available)	£1.8m	−£762k	£499k	−£973k
Staff costs	£11.3m	£12.9m	£16.4m	£17.2m
Employees (average)	290	301	308	308
Ratios
Profit margin	2.9%	−1.4%	0.8%	−1.4%
Gross margin	18%	20.4%	16.7%	18.3%
Revenue per employee	£214k	£179k	£218k	£219k
Profit per employee	£6.2k	−£2.5k	£1.6k	−£3.2k
Cash conversion	−535.9%	−2711%	—	—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼13.6%	▲24.7%	▲0.7%
Profit growth	—	▼142.2%	—	▼294.7%
Headcount growth	—	▲3.8%	▲2.3%	0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£906k	£588k	£1.1m	£1.1m
Net assets	£6.1m	£4.4m	£2.7m	£1.2m
Fixed assets	£7.8m	£10.6m	£7.4m	£6.1m
Current assets	£15m	£13.4m	£21.7m	£17.9m
Debtors	£7.2m	£7.8m	£13m	£10.8m
Deferred income	—	£2.5m	£3.4m	£3m
Cash from operations	−£7m	−£4.5m	—	—
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −1.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 18.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £219k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£3.2k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 9.1%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 4.5%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 16%; 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: ▼58%; Now £1.2m
Cash at bank: ▼3%; Now £1.1m
Headcount: 0%; Now 308
Deferred income: ▼12%; Now £3m
Fixed assets: ▼17%; Now £6.1m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Gba Logistics Ltdultimate parent75–100%
G.b.a. Services Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (2)

Final Mile 2021 LimitedLiquidationFigures not disclosed
Gba Xtra Mile LtdFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (5)

Gba Global LimitedFigures not disclosed
Gba Global Solutions LtdFigures not disclosed
Gba LimitedFigures not disclosed
Gba Management Services LtdFigures not disclosed
Gba Traction 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 Dec 2025 (profit −£973k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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