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Company No. 02647297 · Incorporated 20 Sep 1991

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.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 45111Sale of new cars and light motor vehiclesSIC 45112Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles
Status
Active
Location
Doncaster, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age
35 yrs · since 1991
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Aug 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightOperating leverageCash flow filed
Revenue
£40m
Growth ▲3.5%
Profit
£2.7m
Growth ▲13.5%
Profit margin
6.7%
Gross 10%
Employees
15
Change ▲15.4%
Profit / employee
£179k
Revenue/employee £2.7m
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Aug 202431 Aug 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull 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)1315
Ratios
Profit margin6.1%6.7%
Gross margin9.2%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
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data May 2026FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026
Derived from the latest filing

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.
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
▲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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