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Company No. 03913878 · Incorporated 26 Jan 2000

Automotive Trim Developments Limited

Registered name: AUTOMOTIVE TRIM DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

Automotive Trim Developments Limited made £19.8m revenue and £711k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Automotive Trim Developments Limited’s revenue fell 8% to £19.8m in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with £711k profit and 170 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans)” and is based in Coventry; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 29201Manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans)
Status
Active
Location
Coventry, West Midlands
Age
26 yrs · since 2000
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Jan 2025

Key figures

IndependentCash flow filed
Revenue
£19.8m
Growth ▼7.8%
Profit
£711k
Growth ▼50%
Profit margin
3.6%
Gross 29.3%
Employees
170
Change ▲11.1%
Profit / employee
£4.2k
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 to31 Jan 202231 Jan 202331 Jan 202431 Jan 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£11.6m£12.9m£21.4m£19.8m
Cost of sales£8.5m£8.8m£15.2m£14m
Gross profit£3m£4.1m£6.3m£5.8m
Operating profit£330k£789k£1.8m£806k
Profit before tax£236k£657k£1.6m£645k
Profit after tax£432k£522k£1.4m£711k
Profit (best available)£432k£522k£1.4m£711k
Staff costs£3.8m£4.4m£5.5m£6m
Employees (average)111123153170
Ratios
Profit margin3.7%4%6.6%3.6%
Gross margin26.3%31.8%29.3%29.3%
Revenue per employee£104k£105k£140k£116k
Profit per employee£3.9k£4.2k£9.3k£4.2k
Cash conversion149.8%−24.1%67%416.5%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲11.3%▲66.5%▼7.8%
Profit growth—▲20.7%▲172.5%▼50%
Headcount growth—▲10.8%▲24.4%▲11.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£13.5k£174£99.5k£1.1m
Net assets£3.6m£4m£5.2m£5.2m
Fixed assets£3.7m£4.3m£4.6m£4.5m
Current assets£3.7m£5.8m£7.8m£6.2m
Debtors£1.5m£3.1m£4.8m£2.4m
Cash from operations£495k−£190k£1.2m£3.4m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
3.6%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
29.3%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£116k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£4.2k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
416.5%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
22.8%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
12.1%
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
▼1%
Now £5.2m
Cash at bank
▲987%
Now £1.1m
Headcount
▲11%
Now 170
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼2%
Now £4.5m
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (1)

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

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit £711k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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