How much does F.p.smith Motors Limited make?

F.p.smith Motors Limited reported revenue of £36.3m and £223k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does F.p.smith Motors Limited have?

F.p.smith Motors Limited reported an average of 57 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2026.

Is F.p.smith Motors Limited profitable?

Yes — F.p.smith Motors Limited reported a profit of £223k in the year to 31 Mar 2026.

Company No. 00756697 · Incorporated 5 Apr 1963

F.p.smith Motors Limited

Registered name: F.P.SMITH MOTORS LIMITED

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

F.p.smith Motors Limited made £36.3m revenue and £223k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026. read from filing text

F.p.smith Motors Limited’s revenue fell 11% to £36.3m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £223k profit and 57 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: 63 yrs · since 1963
Type: Private Limited Company

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

£36.3m

Growth ▼10.8%

Profit

£223k

Growth ▼36.6%

Profit margin

0.6%

Gross 11.1%

Employees

Change ▼6.6%

Profit / employee

£3.9k

Revenue/employee £637k

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)	£40.7m	£36.3m
Cost of sales	£36.5m	£32.3m
Gross profit	£4.2m	£4m
Operating profit	£463k	£303k
Profit before tax	£467k	£302k
Profit after tax	£352k	£223k
Profit (best available)	£352k	£223k
Staff costs	£2.5m	£2.5m
Employees (average)	61	57
Ratios
Profit margin	0.9%	0.6%
Gross margin	10.3%	11.1%
Revenue per employee	£667k	£637k
Profit per employee	£5.8k	£3.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼10.8%
Profit growth	—	▼36.6%
Headcount growth	—	▼6.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£795k	£1.4m
Net assets	£3.1m	£3.3m
Fixed assets	£117k	£125k
Current assets	£6.3m	£8.8m
Debtors	£1.8m	£1.7m
Deferred income	£249k	£185k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 0.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 11.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £637k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £3.9k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.4%; 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: 4.6%; 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: ▲7%; Now £3.3m
Cash at bank: ▲70%; Now £1.4m
Headcount: ▼7%; Now 57
Deferred income: ▼26%; Now £185k
Fixed assets: ▲7%; Now £125k

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 Motors Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (2)

F.p.smith Holdings (Newark Avenue) LimitedRev. £69.8m · Profit £875k
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 £223k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 25 Oct 2026