How much does Formula One Auto Centres Limited make?

Formula One Auto Centres Limited reported revenue of £94.1m and £2.4m profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Formula One Auto Centres Limited have?

Formula One Auto Centres Limited reported an average of 890 employees in the year to 31 Jul 2025.

Is Formula One Auto Centres Limited profitable?

Yes — Formula One Auto Centres Limited reported a profit of £2.4m in the year to 31 Jul 2025.

Company No. 01437311 · Incorporated 16 Jul 1979

Formula One Auto Centres Limited

Registered name: FORMULA ONE AUTO CENTRES LIMITED

Part of Aston Group Holdings Limited group

Formula One Auto Centres Limited made £94.1m revenue and £2.4m profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.

Formula One Auto Centres Limited’s revenue grew 3% to £94.1m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £2.4m profit and 890 employees. The company is classified under “maintenance and repair of motor vehicles” and is based in Stevenage; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 45200Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles

Status: Active
Location: Stevenage, East of England
Age: 47 yrs · since 1979
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Jul 2025

Key figures

Operating leverageBoring industryCash flow filed

Revenue

£94.1m

Growth ▲2.6%

Profit

£2.4m

Growth ▲224.6%

Profit margin

2.5%

Gross 66.8%

Employees

890

Change ▲3.1%

Profit / employee

£2.6k

Revenue/employee £106k

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Jul 2022	31 Jul 2023	31 Jul 2024	31 Jul 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£80.3m	£86.3m	£91.7m	£94.1m
Cost of sales	£30.8m	£32.2m	£32.4m	£31.2m
Gross profit	£49.5m	£54.1m	£59.3m	£62.9m
Operating profit	£4.3m	£4m	£2.2m	£4.4m
Profit before tax	£3.8m	£3.2m	£1.1m	£3.3m
Profit after tax	£3.1m	£2.7m	£724k	£2.4m
Profit (best available)	£3.1m	£2.7m	£724k	£2.4m
Staff costs	£26.2m	£28.9m	£34.3m	£35.3m
Employees (average)	785	843	863	890
Ratios
Profit margin	3.8%	3.1%	0.8%	2.5%
Gross margin	61.7%	62.7%	64.7%	66.8%
Revenue per employee	£102k	£102k	£106k	£106k
Profit per employee	£3.9k	£3.2k	£839	£2.6k
Cash conversion	−120%	−178.8%	−330.9%	−169.4%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲7.5%	▲6.2%	▲2.6%
Profit growth	—	▼11.6%	▼73.3%	▲224.6%
Headcount growth	—	▲7.4%	▲2.4%	▲3.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£3.6m	£2.8m	£2.7m	£3.5m
Net assets	£5.7m	£5.3m	£4.8m	£5.6m
Fixed assets	£23.5m	£23m	£23.5m	£23.6m
Current assets	£15m	£16.8m	£19.8m	£19.9m
Debtors	£600k	£605k	£556k	£382k
Deferred income	£5m	£5.3m	£7.4m	£7.1m
Cash from operations	−£5.1m	−£7.2m	−£7.4m	−£7.4m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 2.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 66.8%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £106k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £2.6k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: −169.4%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 25.1%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 7.6%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 0.4%; 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: ▲16%; Now £5.6m
Cash at bank: ▲28%; Now £3.5m
Headcount: ▲3%; Now 890
Deferred income: ▼4%; Now £7.1m
Fixed assets: ▲0%; Now £23.6m

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

Ownership chain

Aston Group Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Formula One Auto Centres Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (4)

Formula Autocentres LimitedFigures not disclosed
Formula Plus Autocentres LimitedFigures not disclosed
PJS Automotive LimitedFigures not disclosed
Protium Holdings 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 Jul 2025 (profit £2.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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