Construction Equipment Distribution Limited
Registered name: CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
Part of Ballyvesey Industries Limited groupConstruction Equipment Distribution Limited made £12m revenue and a £14.5k loss in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Construction Equipment Distribution Limited’s revenue fell 15% to £12m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with a loss of £14.5k and 411 employees. The company is classified under “sale of other motor vehicles” and is based in Newtownabbey; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland
- Age
- 14 yrs · since 2012
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £14.1m | £12m |
| Cost of sales | £14.1m | £11.5m |
| Gross profit | −£23.8k | £572k |
| Operating profit | −£1.7m | −£799k |
| Profit before tax | −£2.4m | −£1.3m |
| Profit after tax | −£2m | −£14.5k |
| Profit (best available) | −£2m | −£14.5k |
| Employees (average) | 392 | 411 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −14.4% | −0.1% |
| Gross margin | −0.2% | 4.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £36k | £29.3k |
| Profit per employee | −£5.2k | −£35 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼14.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲4.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £596 | — |
| Net assets | −£4.7m | −£4.7m |
| Fixed assets | £450k | £214k |
| Current assets | £6.6m | £4.8m |
| Debtors | £1.2m | £404k |
| Deferred income | £989k | £696k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 4.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £29.3k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£35
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 5.8%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 3.4%
- 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
- —
- Now −£4.7m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲5%
- Now 411
- Deferred income
- ▼30%
- Now £696k
- Fixed assets
- ▼53%
- Now £214k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Ballyvesey Industries Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Ballyvesey Holdings Limited75–100%
- Construction Equipment Distribution Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (17)
- Midlands Truck & Van LimitedRev. £200m · Profit £420k
- Heathrow Truck Centre LimitedRev. £167m · Profit £4.8m
- West Pennine Trucks LimitedRev. £141m · Profit £3.7m
- Sapphire Vehicle Services LimitedRev. £36.2m · Profit £590k
- Centurion Truck Rental LtdRev. £34m · Profit −£1.3m
- Montgomery Transport LimitedRev. £25.4m · Profit £1.7m
- Montgomery Tank Services LimitedRev. £8.3m · Profit −£909k
- Commercial Vehicle Auctions LimitedRev. £6.5m · Profit £2m
- East West Transport LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Eurofleet Rental LimitedRev. — · Profit −£9.7m
- Intercounty Truck and Van LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Midlands Warehousing LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Montgomery Transport 88 LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Morrey Oils LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Norwest Plant LimitedActive - Proposal to Strike offFigures not disclosed
- Norwest Vehicle Systems LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Sleator Plant LimitedRev. — · Profit −£87k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit −£14.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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