How much does Unique Forwarding Limited make?

Unique Forwarding Limited reported revenue of £33.2m and £1.4m profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Unique Forwarding Limited have?

Unique Forwarding Limited reported an average of 40 employees in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Is Unique Forwarding Limited profitable?

Yes — Unique Forwarding Limited reported a profit of £1.4m in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Company No. 04306605 · Incorporated 18 Oct 2001

Unique Forwarding Limited

Registered name: UNIQUE FORWARDING LIMITED

Part of Unique Forwarding Group Ltd group

Unique Forwarding Limited made £33.2m revenue and £1.4m profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025. read from filing text

Unique Forwarding Limited’s revenue grew 11% to £33.2m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £1.4m profit and 40 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Chelmsford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

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

Status: Active
Location: Chelmsford, East of England
Age: 24 yrs · since 2001
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 entire issued share capital of the company was transferred on 30 September 2025 from the previous immediate parent company, Unique Forwarding Holdings Limited, to the current immediate parent comp”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Oct 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightBoring industry

Revenue

£33.2m

Growth ▲10.9%

Profit

£1.4m

Growth ▲0.2%

Profit margin

4.3%

Gross 10.1%

Employees

Change ▲2.6%

Profit / employee

£36.1k

Revenue/employee £831k

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 to	31 Oct 2022	31 Oct 2023	31 Oct 2024	31 Oct 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£37.9m	£18.6m	£30m	£33.2m
Cost of sales	£35.1m	£16.4m	£26.9m	£29.9m
Gross profit	£2.8m	£2.2m	£3.1m	£3.4m
Operating profit	£1.5m	£1m	£1.9m	£1.9m
Profit before tax	£1.5m	£1m	£1.9m	£1.9m
Profit after tax	£1.2m	£772k	£1.4m	£1.4m
Profit (best available)	£1.2m	£772k	£1.4m	£1.4m
Staff costs	£2m	£1.6m	£1.6m	£2.6m
Employees (average)	38	36	39	40
Ratios
Profit margin	3.2%	4.2%	4.8%	4.3%
Gross margin	7.5%	11.6%	10.3%	10.1%
Revenue per employee	£998k	£516k	£768k	£831k
Profit per employee	£31.6k	£21.4k	£36.9k	£36.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼51%	▲61.2%	▲10.9%
Profit growth	—	▼35.7%	▲86.7%	▲0.2%
Headcount growth	—	▼5.3%	▲8.3%	▲2.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.5m	£1.2m	£834k	£957k
Net assets	£10.4m	£10.7m	£11.6m	£3.9m
Fixed assets	£17.8k	£94.9k	£14.6k	£62.7k
Current assets	£13.8m	£13.2m	£17.9m	£10m
Debtors	£4.4m	£2.3m	£6.1m	£5.3m
Deferred income	£734k	£599k	£628k	£1.1m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 4.3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 10.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £831k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £36.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 3.3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 15.9%; 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: ▼67%; Now £3.9m
Cash at bank: ▲15%; Now £957k
Headcount: ▲3%; Now 40
Deferred income: ▲73%; Now £1.1m
Fixed assets: ▲328%; Now £62.7k

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

Unique Forwarding Group Ltdultimate parent75–100%
Unique Forwarding Investment Group Ltd75–100%
Unique Forwarding Limitedthis company

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

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 Oct 2025 (profit £1.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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