Jays Logistics (South West) Limited
Registered name: JAYS LOGISTICS (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED
Jays Logistics (South West) Limited made £30.2m revenue and £1.7m profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025.
Jays Logistics (South West) Limited’s revenue grew 54% to £30.2m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £1.7m profit and 183 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Taunton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Taunton, South West
- Age
- 20 yrs · since 2006
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £11.4m | £10.4m | £19.6m | £30.2m |
| Cost of sales | £9.3m | £8.3m | £15.6m | −£23.9m |
| Gross profit | £2.1m | £2.1m | £4m | £6.3m |
| Operating profit | £880k | £890k | £1.7m | £2.5m |
| Profit before tax | £878k | £1.1m | £1.7m | £2.5m |
| Profit after tax | £732k | £840k | £1.3m | £1.7m |
| Profit (best available) | £732k | £840k | £1.3m | £1.7m |
| Staff costs | £3.2m | £3m | £5.6m | — |
| Employees (average) | 75 | 75 | 135 | 183 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 6.4% | 8.1% | 6.6% | 5.6% |
| Gross margin | 18.1% | 20.1% | 20.4% | 20.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £152k | £139k | £145k | £165k |
| Profit per employee | £9.8k | £11.2k | £9.6k | £9.2k |
| Cash conversion | 200.1% | 76.7% | 156.9% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼8.2% | ▲88.2% | ▲53.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲14.8% | ▲54.9% | ▲30% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲80% | ▲35.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.3m | £2m | £1.7m | — |
| Net assets | £5.4m | £6.3m | £7.6m | — |
| Fixed assets | £1.7m | £3.5m | £5.5m | — |
| Current assets | £6.1m | £6.2m | £6.8m | — |
| Debtors | £1.8m | £2m | £3.1m | — |
| Cash from operations | £1.8m | £683k | £2.6m | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 20.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £165k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £9.2k
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲36%
- Now 183
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Keedwell (Scotland) Holdings LimitedRev. £129k · Profit −£24.2k
Minority corporate shareholders
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit £1.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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