Frank G. Gates Limited
Registered name: FRANK G. GATES LIMITED
Part of Gates Group Limited groupFrank G. Gates Limited made £220m revenue and £1.6m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Frank G. Gates Limited’s revenue grew 13% to £220m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.6m profit and 306 employees. The company is classified under “sale of new cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Harlow; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Harlow
- Age
- 96 yrs · since 1930
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £211m | £195m | £220m |
| Cost of sales | −£184m | −£170m | −£193m |
| Gross profit | £27m | £25.5m | £27.6m |
| Operating profit | £3.4m | £2.6m | £2.4m |
| Profit before tax | £3.3m | £3.1m | £2.3m |
| Profit after tax | £2.4m | £2.3m | £1.6m |
| Profit (best available) | £2.4m | £2.3m | £1.6m |
| Employees (average) | 302 | 301 | 306 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.8% |
| Gross margin | 12.8% | 13.1% | 12.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £700k | £648k | £719k |
| Profit per employee | £8.1k | £7.7k | £5.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼7.7% | ▲12.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼4.4% | ▼29.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼0.3% | ▲1.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 12.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £719k
- 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
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲2%
- Now 306
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Gates Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Frank G. Gates Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Gates Leasing LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (2)
- Gates Financial Solutions LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Gates Leasing LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £1.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026
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