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Company No. 00204727 · Incorporated 23 Mar 1925

Pye Motors,limited

Registered name: PYE MOTORS,LIMITED

Pye Motors,limited made £42m revenue and £408k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024. read from filing text

Pye Motors,limited’s revenue fell 8% to £42m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £408k profit and 124 employees. The company is classified under “sale of new cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Lancashire; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 45111Sale of new cars and light motor vehiclesSIC 45112Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles
Status
Active
Location
Lancashire, North West
Age
101 yrs · since 1925
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Independent
Revenue
£42m
Growth ▼8.3%
Profit
£408k
Growth ▼43.7%
Profit margin
1%
Gross 6.9%
Employees
124
Change ▲3.3%
Profit / employee
£3.3k
Revenue/employee £339k
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.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 2024
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£34.3m£45.8m£42m
Cost of sales£31.4m£42.8m£39.1m
Gross profit£2.9m£3m£2.9m
Operating profit£1.2m£1.2m£801k
Profit before tax£1.1m£968k£562k
Profit after tax£892k£725k£408k
Profit (best available)£892k£725k£408k
Staff costs£3.6m£3.7m£4.1m
Employees (average)115120124
Ratios
Profit margin2.6%1.6%1%
Gross margin8.6%6.5%6.9%
Revenue per employee£298k£382k£339k
Profit per employee£7.8k£6k£3.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲33.5%▼8.3%
Profit growth—▼18.8%▼43.7%
Headcount growth—▲4.3%▲3.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.4m£155k£3.3k
Net assets£6m£6.5m£7.1m
Fixed assets£6.2m£8.5m£8.6m
Current assets£14.6m£13.2m£16.9m
Debtors£631k£553k£729k
Deferred income£418k£527k£231k
SourceAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
6.9%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£339k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£3.3k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
20.5%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.5%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
1.7%
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
▲10%
Now £7.1m
Cash at bank
▼98%
Now £3.3k
Headcount
▲3%
Now 124
Deferred income
▼56%
Now £231k
Fixed assets
▲2%
Now £8.6m

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

Subsidiaries (1)

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 2024 (profit £408k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026

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