Ian Craig (Haulage) Limited
Registered name: IAN CRAIG (HAULAGE) LIMITED
Ian Craig (Haulage) Limited made £13.5m revenue and £721k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Ian Craig (Haulage) Limited’s revenue grew 5% to £13.5m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £721k profit and 86 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Larbert; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Larbert, Scotland
- Age
- 49 yrs · since 1977
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £14.8m | £14.2m | £12.9m | £13.5m |
| Cost of sales | £12.8m | £12.3m | £11.6m | £11.4m |
| Gross profit | £2m | £1.9m | £1.3m | £2.2m |
| Operating profit | £1.2m | £1.2m | £468k | £1m |
| Profit before tax | £1.1m | £1.1m | £362k | £979k |
| Profit after tax | £783k | £835k | £251k | £721k |
| Profit (best available) | £783k | £835k | £251k | £721k |
| Staff costs | £4.7m | £4.7m | £5m | £5.3m |
| Employees (average) | 94 | 99 | 97 | 86 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 5.3% | 5.9% | 1.9% | 5.3% |
| Gross margin | 13.4% | 13.2% | 10.2% | 16% |
| Revenue per employee | £157k | £143k | £133k | £158k |
| Profit per employee | £8.3k | £8.4k | £2.6k | £8.4k |
| Cash conversion | −245.1% | −180.1% | −479.8% | −229.1% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼4.2% | ▼8.8% | ▲4.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲6.6% | ▼70% | ▲187.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲5.3% | ▼2% | ▼11.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.8m | £1.2m | £1.6m | £1.2m |
| Net assets | £5.6m | £6.2m | £6.2m | £6.8m |
| Fixed assets | £7.4m | £8.1m | £7.1m | £7.5m |
| Current assets | £4.4m | £3.9m | £3.9m | £3.7m |
| Debtors | £2.3m | £2.4m | £2.1m | £2.3m |
| Cash from operations | −£3m | −£2.2m | −£2.2m | −£2.4m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 16%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £158k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £8.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −229.1%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 55.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 17.1%
- 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
- ▲11%
- Now £6.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▼25%
- Now £1.2m
- Headcount
- ▼11%
- Now 86
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲6%
- Now £7.5m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £721k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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