Portland of Bawtry Limited
Registered name: PORTLAND OF BAWTRY LIMITED
Portland of Bawtry Limited made £40m revenue and £2.7m profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
Portland of Bawtry Limited’s revenue grew 3% to £40m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £2.7m profit and 15 employees. The company is classified under “sale of new cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Doncaster; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Doncaster, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 35 yrs · since 1991
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £38.6m | £40m |
| Cost of sales | £35.1m | £36m |
| Gross profit | £3.6m | £4m |
| Profit before tax | £3.2m | £3.6m |
| Profit after tax | £2.4m | £2.7m |
| Profit (best available) | £2.4m | £2.7m |
| Staff costs | £452k | £522k |
| Employees (average) | 13 | 15 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 6.1% | 6.7% |
| Gross margin | 9.2% | 10% |
| Revenue per employee | £3m | £2.7m |
| Profit per employee | £182k | £179k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲3.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲13.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲15.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £2.5m | £3.7m |
| Net assets | £14.2m | £15.4m |
| Fixed assets | £740k | £747k |
| Current assets | £15.1m | £16.9m |
| Debtors | £327k | £238k |
| Cash from operations | — | £1.8m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 10%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £2.7m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £179k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.6%
- 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
- ▲9%
- Now £15.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▲47%
- Now £3.7m
- Headcount
- ▲15%
- Now 15
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲1%
- Now £747k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £2.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026
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