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Company No. 04689212 · Incorporated 6 Mar 2003

TBF Traffic Ltd

Registered name: TBF TRAFFIC LTD

Part of Ares Management Corporation group

TBF Traffic Ltd made £10.1m revenue and £1.3m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

TBF Traffic Ltd’s revenue grew 17% to £10.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £1.3m profit and 80 employees. The company is classified under “other specialised construction activities” and is based in Helsby; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
Helsby, North West
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: “RSK Environment Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverageBoring industry
Revenue
£10.1m
Growth ▲17.4%
Profit
£1.3m
Growth ▲437.2%
Profit margin
12.8%
Gross 19.6%
Employees
80
Change ▲3.9%
Profit / employee
£16.3k
Revenue/employee £127k
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£8.6m£10.1m
Cost of sales£6.4m£8.2m
Gross profit£2.3m£2m
Profit before tax£407k£1.3m
Profit after tax£243k£1.3m
Profit (best available)£243k£1.3m
Employees (average)7780
Ratios
Profit margin2.8%12.8%
Gross margin26.5%19.6%
Revenue per employee£112k£127k
Profit per employee£3.2k£16.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲17.4%
Profit growth—▲437.2%
Headcount growth—▲3.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£226k£280k
Net assets£652k£1.8m
Fixed assets£546k£1m
Current assets£3.7m£3m
Debtors£969k£998k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
12.8%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
19.6%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£127k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£16.3k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
9.9%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
9.8%
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
▲174%
Now £1.8m
Cash at bank
▲24%
Now £280k
Headcount
▲4%
Now 80
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▲84%
Now £1m
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Ares Management Corporation (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
  2. Ares Management Limited75–100%
  3. RSK Environment Limited75–100%
  4. TBF Traffic Ltdthis company

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

Sister companies (132)

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 Mar 2025 (profit £1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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