How much does Howard's Distribution Limited make?

Howard's Distribution Limited reported revenue of £8m and £238k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Howard's Distribution Limited have?

Howard's Distribution Limited reported an average of 64 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Howard's Distribution Limited profitable?

Yes — Howard's Distribution Limited reported a profit of £238k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 08996632 · Incorporated 14 Apr 2014

Howard's Distribution Limited

Registered name: HOWARD'S DISTRIBUTION LIMITED

Part of P C Howard (Holdings) Limited group

Howard's Distribution Limited made £8m revenue and £238k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Howard's Distribution Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £8m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £238k profit and 64 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in King's Cliffe; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 49410Freight transport by road

Status: Active
Location: King's Cliffe, East of England
Age: 12 yrs · since 2014
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 of the company is P C Howard Limited, a private company limited by shares incorporated in England & Wales on 23 December 2021,”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Doing more with lessBoring industry

Revenue

£8m

Growth ▲4%

Profit

£238k

Growth ▼15.9%

Profit margin

Gross 10.7%

Employees

Change ▼3%

Profit / employee

£3.7k

Revenue/employee £125k

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£7.7m	£8m
Cost of sales	£6.7m	£7.1m
Gross profit	£961k	£855k
Profit before tax	£496k	£370k
Profit after tax	£284k	£238k
Profit (best available)	£284k	£238k
Staff costs	£2.7m	£2.8m
Employees (average)	66	64
Ratios
Profit margin	3.7%	3%
Gross margin	12.5%	10.7%
Revenue per employee	£116k	£125k
Profit per employee	£4.3k	£3.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲4%
Profit growth	—	▼15.9%
Headcount growth	—	▼3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£111k	£286k
Net assets	£566k	£805k
Fixed assets	£2.5m	£2.9m
Current assets	£4.7m	£5.1m
Debtors	£1.3m	£1.5m
Deferred income	£69.9k	£85.2k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 10.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £125k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £3.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 36.5%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 18.7%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

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: ▲42%; Now £805k
Cash at bank: ▲157%; Now £286k
Headcount: ▼3%; Now 64
Deferred income: ▲22%; Now £85.2k
Fixed assets: ▲16%; Now £2.9m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

P C Howard (Holdings) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
P C Howard Limited75–100%
Howard's Distribution Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (3)

Howards Transport LimitedRev. £15.8m · Profit £143k
Howard Warehousing LtdFigures not disclosed
Howard's Logistics LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £238k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026

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