Hi Way Services (UK) Holdings Limited
Registered name: HI WAY SERVICES (UK) HOLDINGS LIMITED
Part of Swarco UK Holdings Limited groupHi Way Services (UK) Holdings Limited made £10.8m revenue and £243k profit in the year to 30 Nov 2025.
Hi Way Services (UK) Holdings Limited’s revenue grew 7% to £10.8m in the year to 30 Nov 2025, with £243k profit and 60 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Canterbury; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Canterbury, South East
- Age
- 14 yrs · since 2012
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Nov 2022 | 30 Nov 2023 | 30 Nov 2024 | 30 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £7.3m | £8.9m | £10.1m | £10.8m |
| Cost of sales | £4.8m | £5.8m | £6.3m | £6.8m |
| Gross profit | £2.5m | £3.1m | £3.8m | £4m |
| Operating profit | £1.2m | £1.5m | £2.1m | £2.9m |
| Profit before tax | £1.2m | £1.5m | £2.2m | £3m |
| Profit after tax | £700k | £228k | £231k | £243k |
| Profit (best available) | £700k | £228k | £231k | £243k |
| Staff costs | £2.1m | £2.4m | £2.8m | £3.2m |
| Employees (average) | 53 | 54 | 54 | 60 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 9.6% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Gross margin | 33.9% | 34.5% | 37.9% | 36.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £138k | £165k | £188k | £180k |
| Profit per employee | £13.2k | £4.2k | £4.3k | £4k |
| Cash conversion | 3.7% | 55.9% | 45.3% | 41.9% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲21.9% | ▲13.5% | ▲6.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼67.4% | ▲1.2% | ▲5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲1.9% | 0% | ▲11.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.5m | £1m | £1m | £901k |
| Net assets | £8.2m | £9.1m | £10.5m | £12.5m |
| Fixed assets | £2.3m | £2.6m | £2.3m | £1.8m |
| Current assets | £2.6m | £2.8m | £3m | £3.2m |
| Debtors | £1.4m | £1.2m | £955k | £1.1m |
| Cash from operations | £42.5k | £854k | £964k | £1.2m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 36.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £180k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 41.9%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 16.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10.4%
- 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
- ▲19%
- Now £12.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▼11%
- Now £901k
- Headcount
- ▲11%
- Now 60
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼20%
- Now £1.8m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Swarco UK Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Hi Way Topco Limited75–100%
- Hi Way Services (UK) Holdings Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Hi Way Services LimitedRev. £10.8m · Profit £2.2m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Nov 2025 (profit £243k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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