Daves Independent MOT Test Centre Ltd
Registered name: DAVES INDEPENDENT MOT TEST CENTRE LTD
Daves Independent MOT Test Centre Ltd made £321k revenue and £24.6k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Daves Independent MOT Test Centre Ltd’s revenue grew 11% to £321k in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £24.6k profit and 6 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Mansfield; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Mansfield, East Midlands
- Age
- 23 yrs · since 2003
- 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 | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £268k | £311k | £290k | £321k |
| Profit before tax | £71.3k | £74.9k | £56.2k | £33.9k |
| Profit after tax | £57.3k | £59k | £44.5k | £24.6k |
| Profit (best available) | £57.3k | £59k | £44.5k | £24.6k |
| Staff costs | £137k | £164k | £158k | £177k |
| Employees (average) | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 21.4% | 19% | 15.3% | 7.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £38.3k | £38.9k | £57.9k | £53.5k |
| Profit per employee | £8.2k | £7.4k | £8.9k | £4.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲15.9% | ▼6.8% | ▲10.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲2.8% | ▼24.6% | ▼44.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲14.3% | ▼37.5% | ▲20% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £163k | £198k | £221k | £246k |
| Fixed assets | £8.1k | £9.5k | £6.3k | £163k |
| Current assets | £177k | £210k | £243k | £228k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 7.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £53.5k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £4.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 50.6%
- 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.
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
- ▲11%
- Now £246k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲20%
- Now 6
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲2466%
- Now £163k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £24.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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