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Company No. SC067039 · Incorporated 8 Feb 1979

Dyce Carriers Limited

Registered name: DYCE CARRIERS LIMITED

Dyce Carriers Limited made £15.8m revenue and £810k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Dyce Carriers Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £15.8m in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with £810k profit and 92 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Aberdeen; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 49410Freight transport by road
Status
Active
Location
Aberdeen, Scotland
Age
47 yrs · since 1979
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Jan 2025

Key figures

IndependentBoring industryCash flow filed
Revenue
£15.8m
Growth ▲5.8%
Profit
£810k
Growth ▼20.2%
Profit margin
5.1%
Gross 27.1%
Employees
92
Change ▲1.1%
Profit / employee
£8.8k
Revenue/employee £171k
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Jan 202231 Jan 202331 Jan 202431 Jan 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£13.9m£15m£14.9m£15.8m
Cost of sales£10.9m£11.5m£10.9m£11.5m
Gross profit£3m£3.5m£4m£4.3m
Operating profit£856k£1.4m£1.5m£1.2m
Profit before tax£781k£1.3m£1.3m£1.1m
Profit after tax£497k£1m£1m£810k
Profit (best available)£497k£1m£1m£810k
Staff costs£4.4m£4.8m£4.8m£5.4m
Employees (average)92969192
Ratios
Profit margin3.6%7%6.8%5.1%
Gross margin21.4%23.3%27.1%27.1%
Revenue per employee£151k£156k£164k£171k
Profit per employee£5.4k£10.9k£11.1k£8.8k
Cash conversion−118.1%−153.1%−152.3%−178.6%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲7.8%▼0.6%▲5.8%
Profit growth—▲110.4%▼3%▼20.2%
Headcount growth—▲4.3%▼5.2%▲1.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.9m£1.8m£1.8m£1.9m
Net assets£5.2m£6m£6.9m£7.5m
Fixed assets£4.5m£6.7m£8m£9.2m
Current assets£4.7m£4m£4.5m£4.6m
Debtors£2.1m£1.9m£2.3m£2.3m
Cash from operations−£1m−£2.2m−£2.2m−£2.1m
SourceAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
5.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
27.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£171k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£8.8k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−178.6%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
58.4%
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
▲9%
Now £7.5m
Cash at bank
▲5%
Now £1.9m
Headcount
▲1%
Now 92
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▲15%
Now £9.2m
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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit £810k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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