How much does DR & Fa Ford Transport Limited make?

DR & Fa Ford Transport Limited reported revenue of £14.7m and £513k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does DR & Fa Ford Transport Limited have?

DR & Fa Ford Transport Limited reported an average of 91 employees in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Is DR & Fa Ford Transport Limited profitable?

Yes — DR & Fa Ford Transport Limited reported a profit of £513k in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Company No. 04445903 · Incorporated 23 May 2002

DR & Fa Ford Transport Limited

Registered name: DR & FA FORD TRANSPORT LIMITED

DR & Fa Ford Transport Limited made £14.7m revenue and £513k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025. read from filing text

DR & Fa Ford Transport Limited’s revenue fell 1% to £14.7m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £513k profit and 91 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Shrewsbury; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

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

Status: Active
Location: Shrewsbury, West Midlands
Age: 24 yrs · since 2002
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 company is controlled by D R Ford, a director, by virtue of his majority shareholding.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Oct 2025

Key figures

Boring industryCash flow filed

Revenue

£14.7m

Growth ▼1%

Profit

£513k

Growth ▲13.2%

Profit margin

3.5%

Gross 15.9%

Employees

Change ▼6.2%

Profit / employee

£5.6k

Revenue/employee £161k

Profitable streak

3yrs

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 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
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£14.3m	£14.8m	£14.7m
Cost of sales	£12m	£12.5m	£12.4m
Gross profit	£2.3m	£2.3m	£2.3m
Operating profit	£603k	£694k	£754k
Profit before tax	£483k	£642k	£684k
Profit after tax	£383k	£453k	£513k
Profit (best available)	£383k	£453k	£513k
Staff costs	£4.5m	£4.6m	£4.7m
Employees (average)	90	97	91
Ratios
Profit margin	2.7%	3.1%	3.5%
Gross margin	16.1%	15.6%	15.9%
Revenue per employee	£159k	£153k	£161k
Profit per employee	£4.3k	£4.7k	£5.6k
Cash conversion	−283.9%	−158.9%	−281.8%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲3.4%	▼1%
Profit growth	—	▲18.2%	▲13.2%
Headcount growth	—	▲7.8%	▼6.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.2m	£569k	£1m
Net assets	£4.8m	£4.8m	£5.1m
Fixed assets	£5.9m	£6m	£5.5m
Current assets	£4.1m	£3.7m	£4.1m
Debtors	£2.4m	£2.8m	£2.5m
Deferred income	£47.7k	£0	£339k
Cash from operations	−£1.7m	−£1.1m	−£2.1m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 3.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 15.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £161k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £5.6k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: −281.8%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 37.7%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2.3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 17.1%; 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: ▲7%; Now £5.1m
Cash at bank: ▲83%; Now £1m
Headcount: ▼6%; Now 91
Deferred income: —; Now £339k
Fixed assets: ▼7%; Now £5.5m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal 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 £513k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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