Richard Preston & Son Limited
Active00967165Transport & storageIncorporated 28 Nov 1969 · North Yorkshire
The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of a haulage contractor.
Revenue
£15.4m
▼ -1.4% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
£12k
Margin 1.1%
Employees
141
▼ -0.7% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£7.4m
Total assets £14.6m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
4 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
Dec 2022
£17.5m
Dec 2023
£16.6m▼ -5.1%
Dec 2024
£15.6m▼ -6.0%
Dec 2025
£15.4m▼ -1.4%
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £15.4m | ▼ -1.4% | £19k | 141 | £7.4m |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £15.6m | ▼ -6.0% | -£148k | 142 | £7.4m |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £16.6m | ▼ -5.1% | £809k | 149 | £8.4m |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £17.5m | — | £1.9m | 143 | £7.8m |
Latest available figures
Period ending 31 Dec 2025. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £15.4m
- Gross profit
- £1.6m
- Operating profit
- £174k
- Profit before tax
- £19k
- Profit after tax
- £12k
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £14.6m
- Cash
- £1.0m
- Total liabilities
- £7.2m
- Net assets
- £7.4m
- Revenue per employee
- £109k
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