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Company No. 12374490 · Incorporated 20 Dec 2019

A.v. Dawson Transport Ltd

Registered name: A.V. DAWSON TRANSPORT LTD

Part of A.v.dawson Limited group

A.v. Dawson Transport Ltd made £12.6m revenue and a £78.2k loss in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

A.v. Dawson Transport Ltd’s revenue grew 5% to £12.6m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with a loss of £78.2k and 74 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Middlesborough; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 49410Freight transport by road
Status
Active
Location
Middlesborough, North East
Age
6 yrs · since 2019
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 30 Sep 2025

Key figures

Boring industry
Revenue
£12.6m
Growth ▲5%
Profit
−£78.2k
Growth —
Profit margin
−0.6%
Gross 19.6%
Employees
74
Change 0%
Profit / employee
−£1.1k
Revenue/employee £171k
Profitable streak
0yrs
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 to30 Sep 202430 Sep 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£12m£12.6m
Cost of sales£10.1m£10.2m
Gross profit£2m£2.5m
Operating profit£18.4k£110k
Profit before tax−£546£44.7k
Profit after tax−£18k−£78.2k
Profit (best available)−£18k−£78.2k
Employees (average)7474
Ratios
Profit margin−0.1%−0.6%
Gross margin16.4%19.6%
Revenue per employee£163k£171k
Profit per employee−£243−£1.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲5%
Headcount growth—0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£319k£0
Net assets£308k£230k
Fixed assets£538k£1.3m
Current assets£1.7m£2.3m
Debtors£1.1m£1.9m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−0.6%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
19.6%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£171k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£1.1k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
10.1%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
14.8%
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
▼25%
Now £230k
Cash at bank
▼100%
Now £0
Headcount
0%
Now 74
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▲138%
Now £1.3m
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. A.v.dawson Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. A.v. Dawson Transport Ltdthis company

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

Sister companies (8)

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 30 Sep 2025 (profit −£78.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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