Hindmarch & Co. (Stamford) Limited
Registered name: HINDMARCH & CO. (STAMFORD) LIMITED
Part of Hindmarch Holdings Limited groupHindmarch & Co. (Stamford) Limited made £11.5m revenue and £224k profit in the year to 28 Feb 2025.
Hindmarch & Co. (Stamford) Limited’s revenue fell 9% to £11.5m in the year to 28 Feb 2025, with £224k profit and 36 employees. The company is classified under “sale of used cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Lincolnshire; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Lincolnshire, East of England
- Age
- 54 yrs · since 1972
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 28 Feb 2023 | 29 Feb 2024 | 28 Feb 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £12m | £12.7m | £11.5m |
| Cost of sales | £10.9m | £11.7m | £10.5m |
| Gross profit | £1.1m | £998k | £1m |
| Operating profit | £473k | £316k | £280k |
| Profit before tax | £473k | £330k | £302k |
| Profit after tax | £384k | £249k | £224k |
| Profit (best available) | £384k | £249k | £224k |
| Staff costs | £977k | £962k | £1.1m |
| Employees (average) | 35 | 35 | 36 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 3.2% | 2% | 1.9% |
| Gross margin | 9.5% | 7.8% | 8.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £344k | £363k | £320k |
| Profit per employee | £11k | £7.1k | £6.2k |
| Cash conversion | −101.4% | −10.1% | −48.8% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲5.5% | ▼9.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼35.2% | ▼9.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲2.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £809k | £869k | £884k |
| Net assets | £4.6m | £4.8m | £5m |
| Fixed assets | £2.8m | £2.8m | £2.8m |
| Current assets | £2.5m | £2.8m | £3m |
| Debtors | £307k | £360k | £355k |
| Cash from operations | −£479k | −£31.8k | −£137k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 8.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £320k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £6.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −48.8%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 24.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 3.1%
- 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
- ▲5%
- Now £5m
- Cash at bank
- ▲2%
- Now £884k
- Headcount
- ▲3%
- Now 36
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲1%
- Now £2.8m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Hindmarch Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Hindmarch & Co. (Stamford) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 28 Feb 2025 (profit £224k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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