How much does Eagle Specialist Vehicles Limited make?

Eagle Specialist Vehicles Limited reported revenue of £12m and a loss of £479k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Eagle Specialist Vehicles Limited have?

Eagle Specialist Vehicles Limited reported an average of 90 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Eagle Specialist Vehicles Limited profitable?

No — Eagle Specialist Vehicles Limited reported a loss of £479k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 01587782 · Incorporated 28 Sep 1981

Eagle Specialist Vehicles Limited

Registered name: EAGLE SPECIALIST VEHICLES LIMITED

Part of Wilcox & Co.(Limousines)limited group

Eagle Specialist Vehicles Limited made £12m revenue and a £479k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Eagle Specialist Vehicles Limited’s revenue fell 10% to £12m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £479k and 90 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans)” and is based in Southampton; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 29201Manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans)

Status: In Administration
Location: Southampton, South East
Age: 45 yrs · since 1981
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 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£12m

Growth ▼10.3%

Profit

−£479k

Growth —

Profit margin

−4%

Gross 14.5%

Employees

Change ▲7.1%

Profit / employee

−£5.3k

Revenue/employee £133k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£11.7m	£13.4m	£12m
Cost of sales	£11.8m	£14.5m	£10.3m
Gross profit	−£86.9k	−£1.1m	£1.7m
Operating profit	−£1.7m	−£2.7m	−£535k
Profit before tax	−£1.7m	−£2.9m	−£703k
Profit after tax	−£1.3m	−£2.5m	−£479k
Profit (best available)	−£1.3m	−£2.5m	−£479k
Staff costs	£2.9m	£3.7m	£3.2m
Employees (average)	75	84	90
Ratios
Profit margin	−11.1%	−18.7%	−4%
Gross margin	−0.7%	−8.3%	14.5%
Revenue per employee	£156k	£159k	£133k
Profit per employee	−£17.3k	−£29.8k	−£5.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲14%	▼10.3%
Headcount growth	—	▲12%	▲7.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£285	£289	£388
Net assets	£1.8m	£1.1m	£642k
Fixed assets	£1.5m	£800k	£619k
Current assets	£9m	£9.8m	£9m
Debtors	£17.4k	£385k	£213k
Deferred income	£128k	£75.6k	£105k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 14.5%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £133k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£5.3k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 5.2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.9%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 1.8%; 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: ▼43%; Now £642k
Cash at bank: ▲34%; Now £388
Headcount: ▲7%; Now 90
Deferred income: ▲39%; Now £105k
Fixed assets: ▼23%; Now £619k

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

Wilcox & Co.(Limousines)limitedultimate parent75–100%
Eagle Specialist Vehicles Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Wilcox Carriage LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (1)

G.M. Luff & Partners LimitedRev. £5.4m · Profit £163k

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 2025 (profit −£479k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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