Barry Hews Automotive Services Limited
Registered name: BARRY HEWS AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES LIMITED
Barry Hews Automotive Services Limited made £1.5m revenue and £127k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025.
Barry Hews Automotive Services Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £1.5m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £127k profit and 11 employees. The company is classified under “repair and maintenance of other transport equipment” and is based in Barnstaple; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Barnstaple, South West
- Age
- 21 yrs · since 2005
- 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 | 31 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £1.2m | £1.4m | £1.4m | £1.5m |
| Cost of sales | £448k | £626k | £562k | £597k |
| Gross profit | £731k | £822k | £838k | £864k |
| Profit before tax | £148k | £151k | £172k | £166k |
| Profit after tax | £120k | £121k | £131k | £127k |
| Profit (best available) | £120k | £121k | £131k | £127k |
| Employees (average) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 10.2% | 8.3% | 9.4% | 8.7% |
| Gross margin | 62% | 56.8% | 59.9% | 59.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £118k | £145k | £140k | £133k |
| Profit per employee | £12k | £12.1k | £13.1k | £11.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲22.9% | ▼3.3% | ▲4.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲0.7% | ▲8.6% | ▼3.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | ▲10% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £321k | £351k | £468k | £526k |
| Net assets | £399k | £460k | £534k | £603k |
| Fixed assets | £160k | £192k | £169k | £164k |
| Current assets | £398k | £428k | £546k | £643k |
| Debtors | £37.4k | £37.4k | £35.9k | £39.1k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 8.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 59.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £133k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £11.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 11.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 2.7%
- 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
- ▲13%
- Now £603k
- Cash at bank
- ▲12%
- Now £526k
- Headcount
- ▲10%
- Now 11
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼3%
- Now £164k
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Sources
Latest figures from FilletedAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit £127k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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