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Company No. 02614439 · Incorporated 24 May 1991

Automotive Parts Distribution Limited

Registered name: AUTOMOTIVE PARTS DISTRIBUTION LIMITED

Automotive Parts Distribution Limited made £17.9m revenue and £210k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Automotive Parts Distribution Limited’s revenue grew 8% to £17.9m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £210k profit and 154 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories” and is based in Avon; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 45310Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Status
Active
Location
Avon, South West
Age
35 yrs · since 1991
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-light
Revenue
£17.9m
Growth ▲7.9%
Profit
£210k
Growth ▼41.4%
Profit margin
1.2%
Gross 40.6%
Employees
154
Change ▲28.3%
Profit / employee
£1.4k
Revenue/employee £116k
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 to30 Apr 202230 Apr 202330 Apr 202430 Apr 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£10.8m£12.7m£16.6m£17.9m
Cost of sales£7.3m£8.5m£10.6m£10.6m
Gross profit£3.4m£4.2m£6m£7.2m
Operating profit£397k£408k£579k£391k
Profit before tax£357k£358k£517k£295k
Profit after tax£268k£291k£358k£210k
Profit (best available)£268k£291k£358k£210k
Staff costs£2.2m£2.7m£3.7m£4.7m
Employees (average)8792120154
Ratios
Profit margin2.5%2.3%2.2%1.2%
Gross margin32%32.8%36.1%40.6%
Revenue per employee£124k£138k£138k£116k
Profit per employee£3.1k£3.2k£3k£1.4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲18.1%▲30.3%▲7.9%
Profit growth—▲8.3%▲23.2%▼41.4%
Headcount growth—▲5.8%▲30.4%▲28.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£29.7k£57.6k£88.6k£4.7k
Net assets£1.4m£1.6m£1.8m£1.8m
Fixed assets£618k£541k£1.2m£1.1m
Current assets£4.8m£4.3m£6m£6.6m
Debtors£1.2m£1.6m£1.9m£2.4m
Deferred income£239k£265k£262k£193k
SourceAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
1.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
40.6%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£116k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£1.4k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
6.2%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
1.1%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
13.6%
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
▲3%
Now £1.8m
Cash at bank
▼95%
Now £4.7k
Headcount
▲28%
Now 154
Deferred income
▼26%
Now £193k
Fixed assets
▼8%
Now £1.1m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £210k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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