How much does Shire Aggregates Bulk Limited make?

Shire Aggregates Bulk Limited reported revenue of £10.8m and a loss of £212k in the year to 30 Sep 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Shire Aggregates Bulk Limited have?

Shire Aggregates Bulk Limited reported an average of 19 employees in the year to 30 Sep 2024.

Is Shire Aggregates Bulk Limited profitable?

No — Shire Aggregates Bulk Limited reported a loss of £212k in the year to 30 Sep 2024.

Company No. 04667782 · Incorporated 17 Feb 2003

Shire Aggregates Bulk Limited

Registered name: SHIRE AGGREGATES BULK LIMITED

Part of Ready Mix Group Limited group

Shire Aggregates Bulk Limited made £10.8m revenue and a £212k loss in the year to 30 Sep 2024.

Shire Aggregates Bulk Limited’s revenue fell 21% to £10.8m in the year to 30 Sep 2024, with a loss of £212k and 19 employees. The company is classified under “quarrying of ornamental and building stone, limestone, gypsum, chalk and slate” and is based in Middlesbrough; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection B · Mining and quarryingSIC 08110Quarrying of ornamental and building stone, limestone, gypsum, chalk and slate

Status: Active
Location: Middlesbrough, North East
Age: 23 yrs · since 2003
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: “Shire Aggregates Bulk Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ready Mix Group Limited, whose registered office address is 1-5 Puddlers Road, Middlesbrough, TS6 6TX.Ready Mix Group Limited is the paren”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Sep 2024

Key figures

Revenue

£10.8m

Growth ▼20.7%

Profit

−£212k

Growth —

Profit margin

−2%

Gross 9.3%

Employees

Change ▼24%

Profit / employee

−£11.2k

Revenue/employee £570k

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.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	30 Sep 2022	30 Sep 2023	30 Sep 2024
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£13.5m	£13.7m	£10.8m
Cost of sales	£12.6m	£12.7m	£9.8m
Gross profit	£953k	£913k	£1m
Operating profit	£337k	−£23.1k	£31.4k
Profit before tax	£184k	−£342k	−£250k
Profit after tax	£80.1k	−£290k	−£212k
Profit (best available)	£80.1k	−£290k	−£212k
Staff costs	£755k	£911k	£757k
Employees (average)	23	25	19
Ratios
Profit margin	0.6%	−2.1%	−2%
Gross margin	7.1%	6.7%	9.3%
Revenue per employee	£587k	£546k	£570k
Profit per employee	£3.5k	−£11.6k	−£11.2k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲1.1%	▼20.7%
Profit growth	—	▼462.2%	—
Headcount growth	—	▲8.7%	▼24%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£59.5k	£259k	£5k
Net assets	£30.7k	−£259k	−£472k
Fixed assets	£1.1m	£2.5m	£2.1m
Current assets	£5.4m	£4.5m	£3.6m
Debtors	£1.8m	£1.8m	£883k
Deferred income	£752k	£270k	£123k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 9.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £570k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£11.2k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 19.4%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.1%; 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: —; Now −£472k
Cash at bank: ▼98%; Now £5k
Headcount: ▼24%; Now 19
Deferred income: ▼55%; Now £123k
Fixed assets: ▼14%; Now £2.1m

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

Ready Mix Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Shire Aggregates Bulk Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (4)

DT Plant Hire LimitedFigures not disclosed
JM Plant Hire LimitedFigures not disclosed
Ready Mix Teesside LimitedFigures not disclosed
RMTV 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 30 Sep 2024 (profit −£212k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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