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Company No. 10723778 · Incorporated 13 Apr 2017

Ashford International Truck Stop Limited

Registered name: ASHFORD INTERNATIONAL TRUCK STOP LIMITED

Part of Ashford International Truck Stop (Holdings) Limited group

Ashford International Truck Stop Limited made £9.2m revenue and £1.2m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Ashford International Truck Stop Limited’s revenue grew 14% to £9.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £1.2m profit and 64 employees. The company is classified under “other transportation support activities” and is based in Ashford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 52290Other transportation support activities
Status
Active
Location
Ashford, South East
Age
9 yrs · since 2017
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverageDoing more with less
Revenue
£9.2m
Growth ▲14.3%
Profit
£1.2m
Growth ▲59.6%
Profit margin
13.3%
Gross 85.6%
Employees
64
Change ▼1.5%
Profit / employee
£19.2k
Revenue/employee £144k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202131 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 2024
DisclosureNo P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£6.9m£8.1m£9.2m
Cost of sales—£957k£1.2m£1.3m
Gross profit—£5.9m£6.9m£7.9m
Operating profit—£1.2m£1.2m£1.6m
Profit before tax—£1.2m£1m£1.7m
Profit after tax—£980k£769k£1.2m
Profit (best available)—£980k£769k£1.2m
Staff costs—£1.1m£1.6m£1.5m
Employees (average)46636564
Ratios
Profit margin—14.3%9.5%13.3%
Gross margin—86.1%85.2%85.6%
Revenue per employee—£109k£124k£144k
Profit per employee—£15.6k£11.8k£19.2k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▲17.6%▲14.3%
Profit growth——▼21.6%▲59.6%
Headcount growth—▲37%▲3.2%▼1.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£88.8k£40.7k£330k£126k
Net assets£2.9m£3.6m£4.1m£5.4m
Fixed assets£264k£269k£214k£236k
Current assets£4.4m£8.2m£8.4m£15m
Debtors£143k£366k£450k£597k
Deferred income£781k£989k£1.3m£1.6m
SourceAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
13.3%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
85.6%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£144k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£19.2k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
2.6%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
17.4%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
6.5%
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
▲29%
Now £5.4m
Cash at bank
▼62%
Now £126k
Headcount
▼2%
Now 64
Deferred income
▲23%
Now £1.6m
Fixed assets
▲10%
Now £236k

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

  1. Ashford International Truck Stop (Holdings) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Ashford International Truck Stop Limitedthis company

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

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 2024 (profit £1.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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