Freight Transport (Holdings) Ltd
Overview and strategy Freight Transport Limited is a forwarding agent and haulage company based in Portsmouth, within easy reach of the Continental Ferry port. The company have their own distribution warehouse where the company's operations are controlled, and use its own fleet of lorries which are renewed on a regular basis through continued investment. Summary of key performance indicators 2025 2024 £'000 £'000 Turnover 12,901 12,973 Gross Profit 4,545 4,550 Net Profit after taxation 640 1,086 The gross profit margin has slightly increased from 35.08% to 35.23%, however, the gross profit has slightly decreased by 5k. Future developments The director's plan for improving the fleet is on-going with the intention to keep the age of the entire fleet under 5 years old. Also all new vehicles have full repair and maintenance contracts taken on them to make them a 'fixed cost' and also to enhance the residual value to help achieve the outright purchase in the next renewal cycle.
Revenue
£12.9m
▼ -0.5% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
£639k
Margin 6.5%
Employees
63
▲ +5.0% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£4.8m
Total assets £8.6m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
5 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2025 | £12.9m | ▼ -0.6% | £825k | 63 | £4.8m |
| 30 Apr 2024 | £13.0m | ▼ -2.2% | £1.5m | 60 | £4.7m |
| 30 Apr 2023 | £13.3m | ▲ +0.6% | £2.0m | 60 | £4.6m |
| 30 Apr 2022 | £13.2m | — | £1.9m | 0 | £3.9m |
| 30 Apr 2021 | — | — | — | — | £2.4m |
Latest available figures
Period ending 30 Apr 2025. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £12.9m
- Gross profit
- £4.5m
- Operating profit
- £837k
- Profit before tax
- £825k
- Profit after tax
- £639k
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £8.6m
- Cash
- £3.1m
- Total liabilities
- £3.9m
- Net assets
- £4.8m
- Revenue per employee
- £205k
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