Iam Drive & Survive Limited
Registered name: IAM DRIVE & SURVIVE LIMITED
Part of Institute of Advanced Motorists Limited(The) groupIam Drive & Survive Limited made £665k revenue and a £148k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Iam Drive & Survive Limited’s revenue was £665k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £148k. The company is classified under “driving school activities” and is based in Welwyn Garden City; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Welwyn Garden City, East of England
- Age
- 40 yrs · since 1986
- 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 | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £865k | £812k | £667k | £665k |
| Cost of sales | £482k | £615k | −£475k | −£388k |
| Gross profit | £384k | £197k | £192k | £278k |
| Operating profit | −£320k | −£119k | −£182k | −£128k |
| Profit before tax | −£334k | −£134k | −£200k | −£148k |
| Profit after tax | −£334k | −£134k | −£200k | −£148k |
| Profit (best available) | −£334k | −£134k | −£200k | −£148k |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −38.6% | −16.6% | −30% | −22.3% |
| Gross margin | 44.3% | 24.2% | 28.7% | 41.7% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼6.2% | ▼17.8% | ▼0.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £56.9k | £58.1k | — | — |
| Net assets | −£1.1m | −£1.3m | — | — |
| Fixed assets | £2 | £2 | — | — |
| Current assets | £370k | £351k | — | — |
| Debtors | £271k | £278k | — | — |
| Deferred income | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −22.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 41.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
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- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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
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- Cash at bank
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- Headcount
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- Deferred income
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- Fixed assets
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Group structure
Ownership chain
- Institute of Advanced Motorists Limited(The)ultimate parent75–100%
- Iam Drive & Survive Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Drive & Survive UK LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (6)
- Iam Driver Retraining Academy LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Iam Group Services Ltd.Figures not disclosed
- Iam Motoring Trust Trading LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Iam Roadsmart LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Professional Driver Services LtdFigures not disclosed
- The Institute of Advanced Motorcyclists LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£148k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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