How much does R Drummond (Carriers) Limited make?

R Drummond (Carriers) Limited reported revenue of £19.5m and a loss of £284k in the year to 30 Sep 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does R Drummond (Carriers) Limited have?

R Drummond (Carriers) Limited reported an average of 188 employees in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Is R Drummond (Carriers) Limited profitable?

No — R Drummond (Carriers) Limited reported a loss of £284k in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Company No. SC084702 · Incorporated 22 Sep 1983

R Drummond (Carriers) Limited

Registered name: R DRUMMOND (CARRIERS) LIMITED

Part of Dachser Se group

R Drummond (Carriers) Limited made £19.5m revenue and a £284k loss in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

R Drummond (Carriers) Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £19.5m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with a loss of £284k and 188 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Armadale; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 49410Freight transport by road SIC 52103Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities

Status: Active
Location: Armadale, Scotland
Age: 43 yrs · since 1983
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. From the filing: “Dachser Group SE and Co KG”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Sep 2025

Key figures

Doing more with lessBoring industryCash flow filed

Revenue

£19.5m

Growth ▲6.4%

Profit

−£284k

Growth —

Profit margin

−1.5%

Gross 37.9%

Employees

188

Change ▼1.1%

Profit / employee

−£1.5k

Revenue/employee £104k

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 to	30 Sep 2024	30 Sep 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£18.3m	£19.5m
Cost of sales	£12.5m	£12.1m
Gross profit	£5.8m	£7.4m
Operating profit	−£1.9m	£160k
Profit before tax	−£2.3m	−£284k
Profit after tax	−£2.1m	−£284k
Profit (best available)	−£2.1m	−£284k
Staff costs	£7.8m	£7.7m
Employees (average)	190	188
Ratios
Profit margin	−11.7%	−1.5%
Gross margin	31.7%	37.9%
Revenue per employee	£96.5k	£104k
Profit per employee	−£11.3k	−£1.5k
Cash conversion	—	846.8%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲6.4%
Headcount growth	—	▼1.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£54.8k	£369k
Net assets	£3.3m	£3m
Fixed assets	£7.8m	£7.8m
Current assets	£4.2m	£4.3m
Debtors	£3.6m	£3.4m
Deferred income	£113k	£122k
Cash from operations	−£335k	£1.4m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −1.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 37.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £104k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£1.5k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: 846.8%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 39.8%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.6%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 17.4%; 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 £3m
Cash at bank: ▲573%; Now £369k
Headcount: ▼1%; Now 188
Deferred income: ▲8%; Now £122k
Fixed assets: ▼0%; Now £7.8m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Dachser Se (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Dachser Limited75–100%
R Drummond (Carriers) Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

R. Drummond (Properties) LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 −£284k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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