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Company No. 05763677 · Incorporated 31 Mar 2006

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.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 45200Maintenance and repair of motor vehiclesSIC 49390Other passenger land transport
Status
Active
Location
Birmingham, West Midlands
Age
20 yrs · since 2006
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

IndependentBoring industryCash flow filed
Revenue
£14.4m
Growth ▼5.1%
Profit
£474k
Growth ▼61.6%
Profit margin
3.3%
Gross 16.1%
Employees
420
Change ▲19%
Profit / employee
£1.1k
Revenue/employee £34.3k
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 Mar 202231 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull 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)242324353420
Ratios
Profit margin20.9%9.7%8.1%3.3%
Gross margin33%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
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026
Derived from the latest filing

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.
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
▲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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