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Company No. 03704803 · Incorporated 29 Jan 1999

Clarks Vehicle Conversions Limited

Registered name: CLARKS VEHICLE CONVERSIONS LIMITED

Part of Darren Lord Ltd group

Clarks Vehicle Conversions Limited made £13.2m revenue and £661k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Clarks Vehicle Conversions Limited’s revenue grew 1% to £13.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £661k profit and 85 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans)” and is based in Doncaster; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Doncaster, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age
27 yrs · since 1999
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. From the filing: “Up until and including 2 April 2026 Clarks Vehicle Holdings Limited was the immediate and ultimate parent company. The ultimate controlling party during this period was Darren Lord.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-light
Revenue
£13.2m
Growth ▲0.8%
Profit
£661k
Growth ▼30.2%
Profit margin
5%
Gross 28.1%
Employees
85
Change ▲7.6%
Profit / employee
£7.8k
Revenue/employee £155k
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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£9.4m£9.3m£13.1m£13.2m
Cost of sales£7.3m£6.6m£9.2m£9.5m
Gross profit£2.1m£2.7m£3.9m£3.7m
Operating profit£35.2k£834k£1.3m£877k
Profit before tax£16.6k£814k£1.3m£863k
Profit after tax−£14.9k£630k£947k£661k
Profit (best available)−£14.9k£630k£947k£661k
Staff costs——£2.7m£3m
Employees (average)77667985
Ratios
Profit margin−0.2%6.8%7.2%5%
Gross margin22.1%29.3%29.6%28.1%
Revenue per employee£122k£141k£165k£155k
Profit per employee−£193£9.5k£12k£7.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼1.1%▲40.8%▲0.8%
Profit growth——▲50.3%▼30.2%
Headcount growth—▼14.3%▲19.7%▲7.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£574k£922k£1.1m£1.2m
Net assets£1.1m£1.7m£2.7m£3.2m
Fixed assets£245k£289k£371k£433k
Current assets£3.6m£4m£4.5m£5.4m
Debtors£1.4m£1.2m£1.4m£1.6m
Deferred income——£0£25.4k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
5%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
28.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£155k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£7.8k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
3.3%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.2%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
12.5%
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
▲20%
Now £3.2m
Cash at bank
▲16%
Now £1.2m
Headcount
▲8%
Now 85
Deferred income
—
Now £25.4k
Fixed assets
▲17%
Now £433k
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Darren Lord Ltdultimate parent50–75%
  2. Lord Family Holdings Limited75–100%
  3. Clarks Vehicle Holdings Limited75–100%
  4. Clarks Vehicle Conversions Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

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

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £661k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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