How much does F.p.smith Holdings (Newark Avenue) Limited make?

F.p.smith Holdings (Newark Avenue) Limited reported revenue of £69.8m and £875k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does F.p.smith Holdings (Newark Avenue) Limited have?

F.p.smith Holdings (Newark Avenue) Limited reported an average of 72 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2026.

Is F.p.smith Holdings (Newark Avenue) Limited profitable?

Yes — F.p.smith Holdings (Newark Avenue) Limited reported a profit of £875k in the year to 31 Mar 2026.

Company No. 00525093 · Incorporated 28 Oct 1953

F.p.smith Holdings (Newark Avenue) Limited

Registered name: F.P.SMITH HOLDINGS (NEWARK AVENUE) LIMITED

Part of F.p.smith(Holdings)limited group

F.p.smith Holdings (Newark Avenue) Limited made £69.8m revenue and £875k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026. read from filing text

F.p.smith Holdings (Newark Avenue) Limited’s revenue fell 2% to £69.8m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £875k profit and 72 employees. The company is classified under “sale of new cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Peterborough; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full profit & loss filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 45111Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles

Status: Active
Location: Peterborough, East of England
Age: 72 yrs · since 1953
Type: Private Limited Company

Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.

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: “F.P.Smith(Holdings)Limited is regarded by the directors as being the company's ultimate parent company, by virtue of holding 100% of the issued share capital of the company.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2026

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£69.8m

Growth ▼2.4%

Profit

£875k

Growth ▼1.2%

Profit margin

1.3%

Gross 9.3%

Employees

Change ▲1.4%

Profit / employee

£12.1k

Revenue/employee £969k

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2025	31 Mar 2026
Disclosure	Profit & lossread from filing text	Profit & lossread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£71.5m	£69.8m
Cost of sales	£65.3m	£63.2m
Gross profit	£6.1m	£6.5m
Operating profit	£1.2m	£1.2m
Profit before tax	£1.2m	£1.2m
Profit after tax	£885k	£875k
Profit (best available)	£885k	£875k
Staff costs	£3.2m	£3.4m
Employees (average)	71	72
Ratios
Profit margin	1.2%	1.3%
Gross margin	8.6%	9.3%
Revenue per employee	£1m	£969k
Profit per employee	£12.5k	£12.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼2.4%
Profit growth	—	▼1.2%
Headcount growth	—	▲1.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£800k	£1.3m
Net assets	£4.4m	£5.3m
Fixed assets	£170k	£155k
Current assets	£9.2m	£12.5m
Debtors	£2.1m	£2.3m
Deferred income	£237k	£229k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 1.3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 9.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £969k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £12.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 3.3%; 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: ▲20%; Now £5.3m
Cash at bank: ▲64%; Now £1.3m
Headcount: ▲1%; Now 72
Deferred income: ▼3%; Now £229k
Fixed assets: ▼9%; Now £155k

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

F.p.smith(Holdings)limitedultimate parent75–100%
F.p.smith Holdings (Newark Avenue) Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (2)

F.p.smith Motors LimitedRev. £36.3m · Profit £223k
F.P. Smith Holdings (Barwell) LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 Mar 2026 (profit £875k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026