H2O Logistics Limited
Registered name: H2O LOGISTICS LIMITED
H2O Logistics Limited made £24.7m revenue and £718k profit in the year to 31 May 2025.
H2O Logistics Limited’s revenue grew 33% to £24.7m in the year to 31 May 2025, with £718k profit and 3 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Southampton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Southampton, South East
- Age
- 8 yrs · since 2017
- 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.
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 | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £18.5m | £24.7m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £16m | £20.6m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £2.5m | £4m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £755k | £1.8m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £259k | £1.1m |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £327k | £718k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £327k | £718k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £347k | £186k |
| Employees (average) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 1.8% | 2.9% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 13.7% | 16.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £9.3m | £8.2m |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £164k | £239k |
| Cash conversion | — | — | −248.3% | −221.9% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲33.2% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲119.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | — | ▲50% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.4m | £1.6m | £1.9m | £2.2m |
| Net assets | £1.1m | £1.6m | £1.9m | £2.4m |
| Fixed assets | £1.3m | £2.5m | £3.9m | £4.7m |
| Current assets | £2.4m | £2.5m | £3m | £4.3m |
| Debtors | £1m | £808k | £1m | £976k |
| Cash from operations | — | — | −£1.9m | −£3.9m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 16.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £8.2m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £239k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −221.9%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 19.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 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
- ▲29%
- Now £2.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▲16%
- Now £2.2m
- Headcount
- ▲50%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲21%
- Now £4.7m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £718k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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