L F & E Refrigerated Transport Limited
Registered name: L F & E REFRIGERATED TRANSPORT LIMITED
Part of Cbpe Capital LLP groupL F & E Refrigerated Transport Limited made £33.9m revenue and £1.8m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2026.
L F & E Refrigerated Transport Limited’s revenue grew 30% to £33.9m in the year to 30 Apr 2026, with £1.8m profit and 420 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Normanton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Normanton, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 18 yrs · since 2008
- 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. From the filing: “The immediate parent undertaking at the Statement of Financial Position date was Healthnet Homecare (UK) Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales. Healthnet Homecare (UK) Limited's registe”
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 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 | 30 Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £13.2m | £27.9m | £26.1m | £33.9m |
| Cost of sales | £8.1m | £17.2m | £17m | £21.3m |
| Gross profit | £5.2m | £10.7m | £9.1m | £12.6m |
| Operating profit | £584k | £763k | £1.4m | £2.5m |
| Profit before tax | £579k | £733k | £1.4m | £2.4m |
| Profit after tax | £479k | £473k | £1m | £1.8m |
| Profit (best available) | £479k | £473k | £1m | £1.8m |
| Staff costs | £5.7m | £13.3m | £12.4m | £15.5m |
| Employees (average) | 214 | 281 | 377 | 420 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 3.6% | 1.7% | 4% | 5.2% |
| Gross margin | 39% | 38.4% | 35% | 37.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £61.7k | £99.2k | £69.2k | £80.7k |
| Profit per employee | £2.2k | £1.7k | £2.8k | £4.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲29.9% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲70.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | — | ▲11.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £492k | £745k | £548k | £263k |
| Net assets | £1.1m | £1.6m | £2.6m | £4.4m |
| Fixed assets | £417k | £1.5m | £1.8m | £1.8m |
| Current assets | £2.7m | £3.6m | £4.4m | £6.8m |
| Debtors | £1.7m | £1.6m | £1.9m | £2.5m |
| Deferred income | £285k | £328k | £207k | £542k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 37.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £80.7k
- 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
- 5.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.6%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 7.3%
- 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
- ▲68%
- Now £4.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▼52%
- Now £263k
- Headcount
- ▲11%
- Now 420
- Deferred income
- ▲161%
- Now £542k
- Fixed assets
- ▲3%
- Now £1.8m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Cbpe Capital LLPultimate parent50–75%
- Apollo 2024 Topco Limited75–100%
- Apollo 2024 Midco Limited75–100%
- Apollo 2024 Holdco Limited75–100%
- Apollo 2024 Bidco Limited75–100%
- Socius Pharma Limited75–100%
- Global Orphan Associates Limited75–100%
- Global Orphan Limited75–100%
- Healthnet Homecare Ltd75–100%
- Healthnet Homecare (UK) Limited75–100%
- L F & E Refrigerated Transport Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- Healthcare Anywhere LtdRev. £133k · Profit −£113k
- Ai365 LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2026 (profit £1.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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