West Mercia Fork Truck Holdings Limited
Registered name: WEST MERCIA FORK TRUCK HOLDINGS LIMITED
West Mercia Fork Truck Holdings Limited made £11m revenue and £238k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
West Mercia Fork Truck Holdings Limited’s revenue grew 1% to £11m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £238k profit and 57 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Shrewsbury; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Shrewsbury, West Midlands
- Age
- 5 yrs · since 2021
- 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 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £10.9m | £11m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £6.3m | £6.3m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £4.7m | £4.7m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1.7m | £851k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1.6m | £746k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £180k | £238k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £180k | £238k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £2.1m | £2.9m |
| Employees (average) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 57 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 1.7% | 2.1% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 42.6% | 42.6% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £5.5m | £194k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £90k | £4.2k |
| Cash conversion | — | — | 116.8% | 173.1% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲1.1% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲32.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% | ▲2750% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | — | £434k | £654k |
| Net assets | £100 | £100 | £100 | £100 |
| Fixed assets | — | — | £5.2m | £5.5m |
| Current assets | — | — | £2m | £1.8m |
| Debtors | £100 | £100 | £100 | £100 |
| Cash from operations | — | — | £2m | £1.5m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 42.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £194k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £4.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 173.1%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 50%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- 0%
- Now £100
- Cash at bank
- ▲51%
- Now £654k
- Headcount
- ▲2750%
- Now 57
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲5%
- Now £5.5m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- West Mercia Fork Truck Service LimitedRev. £11m · Profit £647k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £238k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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