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Company No. 03185631 · Incorporated 12 Apr 1996

Knowles Associates-Total Fleet Management Limited

Registered name: KNOWLES ASSOCIATES-TOTAL FLEET MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Part of Knowles Associates Employee Ownership Trustees Limited group

Knowles Associates-Total Fleet Management Limited made £12.5m revenue and £3.3m profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Knowles Associates-Total Fleet Management Limited’s revenue grew 9% to £12.5m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £3.3m profit and 68 employees. The company is classified under “renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Colchester; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Colchester, East of England
Age
30 yrs · since 1996
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.

Latest accounts · year to 30 Sep 2025

Key figures

Revenue
£12.5m
Growth ▲8.9%
Profit
£3.3m
Growth ▼1.2%
Profit margin
26.4%
Gross 70.2%
Employees
68
Change ▲13.3%
Profit / employee
£48.6k
Revenue/employee £184k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Sep 202330 Sep 202430 Sep 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£10.1m£11.5m£12.5m
Cost of sales−£3.3m−£3.7m−£3.7m
Gross profit£6.8m£7.8m£8.8m
Operating profit£4.3m£4.5m£4.4m
Profit before tax£4.3m£4.5m£4.4m
Profit after tax£3.4m£3.3m£3.3m
Profit (best available)£3.4m£3.3m£3.3m
Employees (average)536068
Ratios
Profit margin33.2%29.1%26.4%
Gross margin67.5%67.7%70.2%
Revenue per employee£191k£191k£184k
Profit per employee£63.5k£55.7k£48.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲13.2%▲8.9%
Profit growth—▼0.7%▼1.2%
Headcount growth—▲13.2%▲13.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
26.4%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
70.2%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£184k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£48.6k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
—
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
—
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
—
Now —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
▲13%
Now 68
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Knowles Associates Employee Ownership Trustees Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Knowles Associates-Total Fleet Management Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (1)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £3.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026

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