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Company No. SC092113 · Incorporated 11 Mar 1985

Eagle Couriers (Scotland) Limited

Registered name: EAGLE COURIERS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

Part of Eagle Couriers (Holdings) Limited group

Eagle Couriers (Scotland) Limited made £6.8m revenue and £772k profit in the year to 31 May 2025. read from filing text

Eagle Couriers (Scotland) Limited’s revenue fell 32% to £6.8m in the year to 31 May 2025, with £772k profit and 50 employees. The company is classified under “licensed carriers” and is based in Bathgate; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 53201Licensed carriers
Status
Active
Location
Bathgate, Scotland
Age
41 yrs · since 1985
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: “The immediate and ultimate parent company is Eagle Couriers (Holdings) Limited which owns 100% of the issued share capital, and its registered office is 2 Inchmuir Road, Whitehill Industrial Estate, B”

Latest accounts · year to 31 May 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£6.8m
Growth ▼32%
Profit
£772k
Growth ▼54.3%
Profit margin
11.4%
Gross 32.8%
Employees
50
Change ▼5.7%
Profit / employee
£15.4k
Revenue/employee £135k
Profitable streak
3yrs
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 May 202231 May 202331 May 202431 May 2025
DisclosureNo P&LProfit onlyFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)——£9.9m£6.8m
Cost of sales——£6.4m£4.5m
Gross profit——£3.6m£2.2m
Operating profit——£2.2m£881k
Profit before tax——£2.3m£1m
Profit after tax—£1.4m£1.7m£772k
Profit (best available)—£1.4m£1.7m£772k
Staff costs——£1.5m£1.4m
Employees (average)47625350
Ratios
Profit margin——17%11.4%
Gross margin——35.9%32.8%
Revenue per employee——£187k£135k
Profit per employee—£22.9k£31.9k£15.4k
Cash conversion——−147.1%−261.1%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth———▼32%
Profit growth——▲19.2%▼54.3%
Headcount growth—▲31.9%▼14.5%▼5.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2.1m£2.7m£5.3m£6.3m
Net assets£4.3m£5.6m£7.3m£7m
Fixed assets£216k£449k£340k£261k
Current assets£5.3m£6.2m£7.6m£7.5m
Debtors£1.8m£2.2m£1.3m£1m
Cash from operations——−£3.2m−£2.3m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
11.4%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
32.8%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£135k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£15.4k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−261.1%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
3.9%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
14.9%
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
▼3%
Now £7m
Cash at bank
▲18%
Now £6.3m
Headcount
▼6%
Now 50
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼23%
Now £261k
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Eagle Couriers (Holdings) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Eagle Couriers (Scotland) Limitedthis company

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

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £772k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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