How much does Clugston Distribution Services Limited make?

Clugston Distribution Services Limited reported revenue of £22m and a loss of £751k in the year to 29 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Clugston Distribution Services Limited have?

Clugston Distribution Services Limited reported an average of 179 employees in the year to 29 Mar 2025.

Is Clugston Distribution Services Limited profitable?

No — Clugston Distribution Services Limited reported a loss of £751k in the year to 29 Mar 2025.

Company No. 05517733 · Incorporated 25 Jul 2005

Clugston Distribution Services Limited

Registered name: CLUGSTON DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LIMITED

Part of Ajwg Limited group

Clugston Distribution Services Limited made £22m revenue and a £751k loss in the year to 29 Mar 2025.

Clugston Distribution Services Limited’s revenue grew 3% to £22m in the year to 29 Mar 2025, with a loss of £751k and 179 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Scunthorpe; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.

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

Status: Voluntary Arrangement
Location: Scunthorpe, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 21 yrs · since 2005
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 29 Mar 2025

Key figures

Doing more with lessBoring industry

Revenue

£22m

Growth ▲2.9%

Profit

−£751k

Growth —

Profit margin

−3.4%

Gross 13.1%

Employees

179

Change ▼1.7%

Profit / employee

−£4.2k

Revenue/employee £123k

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.

5 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	27 Mar 2021	2 Apr 2022	29 Mar 2023	29 Mar 2024	29 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£12.9m	£20.5m	£22.5m	£21.3m	£22m
Cost of sales	£11.9m	£16.9m	£19.4m	£17.9m	£19.1m
Gross profit	£974k	£3.6m	£3.2m	£3.5m	£2.9m
Operating profit	−£99k	£1.2m	£11.6k	£257k	−£164k
Profit before tax	−£294k	£971k	−£354k	£102k	−£559k
Profit after tax	−£247k	£840k	−£254k	−£62k	−£751k
Profit (best available)	−£247k	£840k	−£254k	−£62k	−£751k
Staff costs	£5.4m	£7.5m	£8.7m	£8.9m	£9.2m
Employees (average)	139	169	180	182	179
Ratios
Profit margin	−1.9%	4.1%	−1.1%	−0.3%	−3.4%
Gross margin	7.5%	17.6%	14%	16.3%	13.1%
Revenue per employee	£93k	£121k	£125k	£117k	£123k
Profit per employee	−£1.8k	£5k	−£1.4k	−£341	−£4.2k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲58.5%	▲10%	▼5.3%	▲2.9%
Profit growth	—	—	▼130.2%	—	—
Headcount growth	—	▲21.6%	▲6.5%	▲1.1%	▼1.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£269k	£400k	£784k	£201k	£208k
Net assets	£2.3m	£3.1m	£2.9m	£2.8m	£2m
Fixed assets	£3.3m	£3.1m	£3.6m	£2.8m	£3m
Current assets	£5.5m	£8.2m	£8.3m	£7.5m	£7.5m
Debtors	£2.7m	£4.4m	£4.1m	£4.5m	£4.4m
Deferred income	£442k	£492k	£215k	£237k	£266k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −3.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 13.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £123k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£4.2k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 13.7%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.2%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 19.8%; 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: ▼27%; Now £2m
Cash at bank: ▲3%; Now £208k
Headcount: ▼2%; Now 179
Deferred income: ▲12%; Now £266k
Fixed assets: ▲9%; Now £3m

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

Ajwg Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Clugston Distribution Services Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

Clugston International Trading 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 29 Mar 2025 (profit −£751k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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