M.J. Allen Automotive Ltd
Registered name: M.J. ALLEN AUTOMOTIVE LTD
Part of Allen Investment Group Ltd groupM.J. Allen Automotive Ltd made £21.5m revenue and £592k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
M.J. Allen Automotive Ltd’s revenue fell 8% to £21.5m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £592k profit and 83 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories” and is based in Ashford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Ashford, South East
- Age
- 41 yrs · since 1984
- 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 | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £20m | £23.3m | £23.3m | £21.5m |
| Cost of sales | £19.5m | £20.4m | £19.4m | £16.8m |
| Gross profit | £490k | £2.9m | £3.9m | £4.7m |
| Operating profit | −£2.8m | −£573k | £98k | £772k |
| Profit before tax | −£1.9m | £78.7k | £519k | £533k |
| Profit after tax | −£1.4m | −£5.3k | £630k | £592k |
| Profit (best available) | −£1.4m | −£5.3k | £630k | £592k |
| Staff costs | £2.3m | £2.4m | £2.6m | £2.7m |
| Employees (average) | 104 | 84 | 87 | 83 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −7% | 0% | 2.7% | 2.8% |
| Gross margin | 2.5% | 12.4% | 16.6% | 21.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £192k | £277k | £267k | £259k |
| Profit per employee | −£13.5k | −£63 | £7.2k | £7.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲16.3% | ▲0% | ▼7.5% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼5.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼19.2% | ▲3.6% | ▼4.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £898k | £8.3k | £418k | £169k |
| Net assets | £4m | £3.3m | £3.3m | £5.8m |
| Fixed assets | £234k | £149k | £156k | £262k |
| Current assets | £17.6m | £17m | £15.2m | £13.8m |
| Debtors | £4.3m | £5.1m | £4.3m | £3.6m |
| Deferred income | £2.1m | £1.4m | £3.5m | £1.5m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 21.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £259k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £7.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 7%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 17%
- 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
- ▲74%
- Now £5.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▼60%
- Now £169k
- Headcount
- ▼5%
- Now 83
- Deferred income
- ▼57%
- Now £1.5m
- Fixed assets
- ▲68%
- Now £262k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Allen Investment Group Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- M.J. Allen Holdings Limited75–100%
- M.J. Allen Automotive Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (8)
- M.J. Allen Castings and Machining LtdRev. £6.4m · Profit £120k
- R.j.w.limitedRev. £501k · Profit £129k
- Verdict Gauge LimitedRev. £162k · Profit −£47.7k
- Countytrac LimitedRev. — · Profit £377k
- M.J. Allen Metalwork LtdRev. — · Profit −£618k
- M.J. Allen Precision LtdFigures not disclosed
- Ottallen LtdFigures not disclosed
- Probite Performance LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £592k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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