Hillebrand Bulk Logistics Limited
Registered name: HILLEBRAND BULK LOGISTICS LIMITED
Hillebrand Bulk Logistics Limited made £64.9m revenue and a £3.7m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Hillebrand Bulk Logistics Limited’s revenue fell 7% to £64.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £3.7m and 22 employees. The company is classified under “other transportation support activities” and is based in Southampton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Southampton, South East
- Age
- 19 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 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £139m | £87.2m | £69.7m | £64.9m |
| Cost of sales | £126m | £77.8m | £59.1m | £59.4m |
| Gross profit | £12.3m | £9.4m | £10.6m | £5.6m |
| Operating profit | £6.9m | £6.5m | £8.9m | £2.7m |
| Profit before tax | £26.8m | £23.1m | £16m | −£2.7m |
| Profit after tax | £26.8m | £22.3m | £15.8m | −£3.7m |
| Profit (best available) | £26.8m | £22.3m | £15.8m | −£3.7m |
| Staff costs | £3.7m | £1.7m | £1.4m | £1.6m |
| Employees (average) | 47 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 19.3% | 25.6% | 22.7% | −5.8% |
| Gross margin | 8.9% | 10.8% | 15.2% | 8.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £2.9m | £4m | £3.2m | £3m |
| Profit per employee | £570k | £1m | £717k | −£170k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼37.1% | ▼20.1% | ▼6.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼16.6% | ▼29.3% | ▼123.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼53.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £52.3k | £3.7k | £28k | £3.1k |
| Net assets | £64.8m | £87.1m | £81.5m | £78.8m |
| Fixed assets | £91.9m | £90.9m | £91.1m | £86.1m |
| Current assets | £93m | £24m | £16.6m | £16.1m |
| Debtors | £20m | £9.6m | £11.5m | £11.6m |
| Deferred income | £13.7m | £9.9m | £6.4m | £3.1m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −5.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 8.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £3m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£170k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 132.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 4.8%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 17.8%
- 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
- ▼3%
- Now £78.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▼89%
- Now £3.1k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 22
- Deferred income
- ▼52%
- Now £3.1m
- Fixed assets
- ▼5%
- Now £86.1m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Hillebrand Gori Scotland LtdRev. £40.1m · Profit £1.2m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£3.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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