How much does Portrail Group (Scotland) Limited make?

Portrail Group (Scotland) Limited reported revenue of £12.6m and a loss of £349k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Portrail Group (Scotland) Limited have?

Portrail Group (Scotland) Limited reported an average of 65 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Portrail Group (Scotland) Limited profitable?

No — Portrail Group (Scotland) Limited reported a loss of £349k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. SC369593 · Incorporated 3 Dec 2009

Portrail Group (Scotland) Limited

Registered name: PORTRAIL GROUP (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

Part of Shard Credit Partners Fund 1 Scsp group

Portrail Group (Scotland) Limited made £12.6m revenue and a £349k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Portrail Group (Scotland) Limited’s revenue fell 10% to £12.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £349k and 65 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Ayr; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 49410Freight transport by road SIC 50200Sea and coastal freight water transport SIC 52241Cargo handling for water transport activities

Status: Active
Location: Ayr, Scotland
Age: 16 yrs · since 2009
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 parent company is JST Holdings (Scotland) Limited, a company reigstered in Scotland. Its parent company and smallest group for which consolidated accounts are prepared is Portrail Group ”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Boring industry

Revenue

£12.6m

Growth ▼10.3%

Profit

−£349k

Growth ▼174.8%

Profit margin

−2.8%

Gross 24.7%

Employees

Change ▲1.6%

Profit / employee

−£5.4k

Revenue/employee £193k

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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£16.2m	£14.7m	£14m	£12.6m
Cost of sales	£13.4m	£11.5m	£10.5m	£9.5m
Gross profit	£2.8m	£3.3m	£3.5m	£3.1m
Operating profit	£695k	£1.1m	£1.1m	£266k
Profit before tax	£562k	£800k	£665k	−£436k
Profit after tax	£559k	£228k	£466k	−£349k
Profit (best available)	£559k	£228k	£466k	−£349k
Staff costs	£3.6m	£3.9m	£4.3m	£4.6m
Employees (average)	56	57	64	65
Ratios
Profit margin	3.5%	1.6%	3.3%	−2.8%
Gross margin	17.3%	22.1%	25.2%	24.7%
Revenue per employee	£289k	£258k	£219k	£193k
Profit per employee	£10k	£4k	£7.3k	−£5.4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼9.1%	▼5%	▼10.3%
Profit growth	—	▼59.3%	▲104.7%	▼174.8%
Headcount growth	—	▲1.8%	▲12.3%	▲1.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.1m	£356k	£200k	£241k
Net assets	£9.9m	£4.2m	£4.6m	£3.8m
Fixed assets	£9.7m	£11.5m	£12.7m	£10.8m
Current assets	£7.3m	£6.6m	£6.5m	£6.6m
Debtors	£1.8m	£1.7m	£1.6m	£1.3m
Deferred income	£144k	£242k	£179k	£304k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −2.8%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 24.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £193k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£5.4k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 86.2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2.4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 10%; 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: ▼18%; Now £3.8m
Cash at bank: ▲20%; Now £241k
Headcount: ▲2%; Now 65
Deferred income: ▲70%; Now £304k
Fixed assets: ▼15%; Now £10.8m

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

Shard Credit Partners Fund 1 Scsp (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Portrail Group Holdings Limited75–100%
JST Holdings (Scotland) Ltd75–100%
Portrail Group (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

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£349k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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