CML F & L [Telford] Ltd
Registered name: CML F & L [TELFORD] LTD
Part of TM Corporate Holdings UK Limited groupCML F & L [Telford] Ltd made £84.5m revenue and £3k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
CML F & L [Telford] Ltd’s revenue grew 18% to £84.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £3k profit and 382 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Telford; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Telford
- Age
- 18 yrs · since 2008
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £70.1m | £71.4m | £84.5m |
| Cost of sales | −£56.9m | −£56.5m | −£66.4m |
| Gross profit | £13.2m | £14.9m | £18m |
| Operating profit | £2.4m | £1.7m | £616k |
| Profit before tax | £2.2m | £1.3m | £142k |
| Profit after tax | £1.7m | £919k | £3k |
| Profit (best available) | £1.7m | £919k | £3k |
| Employees (average) | 344 | 350 | 382 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 2.4% | 1.3% | 0% |
| Gross margin | 18.8% | 20.9% | 21.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £204k | £204k | £221k |
| Profit per employee | £4.9k | £2.6k | £8 |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲1.8% | ▲18.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼45.5% | ▼99.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲1.7% | ▲9.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 21.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £221k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £8
- 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
- ▲9%
- Now 382
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- TM Corporate Holdings UK Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Culina Group Limited75–100%
- CML F & L [Telford] Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (10)
- Culina Asset Management LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Culina Logistics LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Foodpack LimitedLiquidationFigures not disclosed
- Fowler Welch LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Great Bear Distribution LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Great Bear Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Greenwhitestar Acquisitions LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Integrated Packing Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- International Road Ferry LtdFigures not disclosed
- Warrens Warehousing Group LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £3k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 22 Oct 2026
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