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Company No. 04547333 · Incorporated 27 Sep 2002

Newton Trailers Limited

Registered name: NEWTON TRAILERS LIMITED

Part of Beachampton Group Limited group

Newton Trailers Limited made £39m revenue and £710k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2024.

Newton Trailers Limited’s revenue fell 24% to £39m in the year to 30 Apr 2024, with £710k profit and 35 employees. The company is classified under “sale of other motor vehicles” and is based in Ridgmont; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 45190Sale of other motor vehicles
Status
Active
Location
Ridgmont, South East
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.

Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2024

Key figures

Revenue
£39m
Growth ▼24.4%
Profit
£710k
Growth ▼70.3%
Profit margin
1.8%
Gross 8.4%
Employees
35
Change ▲2.9%
Profit / employee
£20.3k
Revenue/employee £1.1m
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 to30 Apr 202230 Apr 202330 Apr 2024
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£45m£51.5m£39m
Cost of sales£40.5m£46.9m£35.7m
Gross profit£4.5m£4.7m£3.3m
Operating profit£3m£3m£1.1m
Profit before tax£3m£3m£939k
Profit after tax£2.4m£2.4m£710k
Profit (best available)£2.4m£2.4m£710k
Staff costs£1.4m£1.6m£1.9m
Employees (average)303435
Ratios
Profit margin5.4%4.6%1.8%
Gross margin10%9.1%8.4%
Revenue per employee£1.5m£1.5m£1.1m
Profit per employee£81.4k£70.3k£20.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲14.6%▼24.4%
Profit growth—▼2.3%▼70.3%
Headcount growth—▲13.3%▲2.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2.8m£1.3m£95.6k
Net assets£3.1m£4.9m£5m
Current assets£10.7m£14.4m£12.8m
Debtors£3.4m£5.1m£3.2m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
1.8%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
8.4%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£1.1m
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£20.3k
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
8.2%
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
▲2%
Now £5m
Cash at bank
▼92%
Now £95.6k
Headcount
▲3%
Now 35
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Beachampton Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Newton Trailers 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

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2024 (profit £710k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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