Northern Handling Systems Ltd
Registered name: NORTHERN HANDLING SYSTEMS LTD
Part of Yfm Equity Partners Buyout III (GP) LLP groupNorthern Handling Systems Ltd made £535k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2026 (revenue not disclosed).
Northern Handling Systems Ltd reported £535k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2026, up 15% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 11 employees. The company is classified under “renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment” and is based in Thatcham; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Thatcham, South East
- Age
- 20 yrs · since 2006
- 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.
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 | 30 Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | — | £201k | £141k | £467k | £535k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £201k | £141k | £467k | £535k |
| Employees (average) | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | — | £16.7k | £14.1k | £42.4k | £48.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼29.7% | ▲230.5% | ▲14.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▼16.7% | ▲10% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £1.2m | £1.2m | £1.7m | £1.5m | £2.2m |
| Net assets | £3.8m | £3.9m | £3.8m | £4.1m | £4.6m |
| Fixed assets | £3.2m | £3.3m | £3m | £3.3m | £3.2m |
| Current assets | £1.5m | £1.8m | £2.1m | £1.9m | £2.8m |
| Debtors | £336k | £552k | £345k | £384k | £584k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £48.6k
- 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
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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
- ▲11%
- Now £4.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▲46%
- Now £2.2m
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 11
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼3%
- Now £3.2m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Yfm Equity Partners Buyout III (GP) LLPultimate parent75–100%
- Shoo 677 Limited75–100%
- Tamworth Holdings Limited75–100%
- Northern Handling Systems Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (3)
- Stacatruc Holdings LimitedRev. £0 · Profit −£2.5k
- Knightsbridge Mechanical Handling LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Stacatruc Materials Handling LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from AbridgedAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2026 (profit £535k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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