Autoprotect (Mbi) Ltd
Registered name: AUTOPROTECT (MBI) LTD
Part of Autoprotect Group Limited groupAutoprotect (Mbi) Ltd made £2.4m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
Autoprotect (Mbi) Ltd reported £2.4m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 121 employees. The company is classified under “activities of insurance agents and brokers” and is based in Harlow; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Harlow, East of England
- Age
- 22 yrs · since 2004
- 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: “The company's immediate controlling party is Autoprotect Group Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales. The company's results are consolidated into Autoprotect Group Limited consolidated ”
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £24.1m | £24.6m | — | — |
| Cost of sales | £7m | £7.1m | £6.4m | £7.9m |
| Gross profit | £17.2m | £17.5m | — | — |
| Operating profit | −£600k | −£527k | — | — |
| Profit before tax | −£734k | −£801k | −£5.1m | £2.3m |
| Profit after tax | −£191k | −£879k | −£5.1m | £2.4m |
| Profit (best available) | −£191k | −£879k | −£5.1m | £2.4m |
| Staff costs | £9.6m | £9.9m | £9.7m | £9.5m |
| Employees (average) | 137 | 116 | 146 | 121 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −0.8% | −3.6% | — | — |
| Gross margin | 71.2% | 71.1% | — | — |
| Revenue per employee | £176k | £212k | — | — |
| Profit per employee | −£1.4k | −£7.6k | −£35k | £19.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲1.9% | — | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼15.3% | ▲25.9% | ▼17.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £20.6m | £16.8m | £12.9m | £12.7m |
| Net assets | £7.5m | £6.6m | £1.5m | £3.9m |
| Fixed assets | £2.2m | £2.2m | £834k | £713k |
| Current assets | £43.1m | £41.9m | £32m | £26.9m |
| Debtors | £10.4m | £10m | £3.9m | £6.4m |
| Deferred income | £5m | £5.7m | £4.8m | £4.9m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £19.5k
- 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.
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
- ▲155%
- Now £3.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▼2%
- Now £12.7m
- Headcount
- ▼17%
- Now 121
- Deferred income
- ▲3%
- Now £4.9m
- Fixed assets
- ▼15%
- Now £713k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Autoprotect Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Autoprotect (Mbi) Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (3)
- Autoprotect Administration LtdFigures not disclosed
- Icomply Online LimitedFigures not disclosed
- M R Automotive LtdFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (3)
- Dealtrak LtdFigures not disclosed
- Future 45 LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Take the Weekend Off LimitedFigures not disclosed
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 £2.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 12 Oct 2026
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