A F J Limited
Registered name: A F J LIMITED
A F J Limited made £14.4m revenue and £474k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
A F J Limited’s revenue fell 5% to £14.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £474k profit and 420 employees. The company is classified under “maintenance and repair of motor vehicles” and is based in Birmingham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Birmingham, West Midlands
- Age
- 20 yrs · since 2006
- 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 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £11.8m | £13.6m | £15.2m | £14.4m |
| Cost of sales | £7.9m | £10.5m | £12m | £12.1m |
| Gross profit | £3.9m | £3.1m | £3.1m | £2.3m |
| Operating profit | £2.8m | £1.6m | £1.5m | £719k |
| Profit before tax | £2.8m | £1.6m | £1.5m | £719k |
| Profit after tax | £2.5m | £1.3m | £1.2m | £474k |
| Profit (best available) | £2.5m | £1.3m | £1.2m | £474k |
| Staff costs | £4m | £5.1m | £5.9m | £6.3m |
| Employees (average) | 242 | 324 | 353 | 420 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 20.9% | 9.7% | 8.1% | 3.3% |
| Gross margin | 33% | 23% | 20.7% | 16.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £49k | £42.1k | £43k | £34.3k |
| Profit per employee | £10.3k | £4.1k | £3.5k | £1.1k |
| Cash conversion | −73.8% | −110.3% | −167.8% | −200% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲15.1% | ▲11.2% | ▼5.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼46.9% | ▼6.4% | ▼61.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲33.9% | ▲8.9% | ▲19% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.2m | £2.8m | £1.6m | £2.8m |
| Net assets | £5.4m | £6.6m | £7.7m | £8.2m |
| Fixed assets | £2.1m | £2.1m | £2.8m | £2.5m |
| Current assets | £4.7m | £5.9m | £7.2m | £8.6m |
| Debtors | £2.4m | £2m | £2.5m | £2.7m |
| Cash from operations | −£2.1m | −£1.7m | −£2.5m | −£1.4m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 16.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £34.3k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −200%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 17.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 18.7%
- 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
- ▲6%
- Now £8.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▲74%
- Now £2.8m
- Headcount
- ▲19%
- Now 420
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼12%
- Now £2.5m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £474k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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