Sparks Warehousing Limited
Registered name: SPARKS WAREHOUSING LIMITED
Part of European Vehicle Sales Ltd groupSparks Warehousing Limited made £21.5m revenue and a £74.3k loss in the year to 31 Jul 2025.
Sparks Warehousing Limited’s revenue was £21.5m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with a loss of £74.3k and 118 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Glastonbury; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Glastonbury, South West
- Age
- 15 yrs · since 2011
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £18m | £21.5m |
| Cost of sales | £15.2m | £15.1m | £19.3m |
| Gross profit | — | £2.9m | £2.2m |
| Operating profit | — | £262k | −£1.1m |
| Profit before tax | — | −£63k | −£1.7m |
| Profit after tax | −£85.6k | −£92.7k | −£74.3k |
| Profit (best available) | −£85.6k | −£92.7k | −£74.3k |
| Staff costs | £0 | £0 | £7.5m |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 3 | 118 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | −0.5% | −0.4% |
| Gross margin | — | 16% | 10.3% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £6m | £182k |
| Profit per employee | −£28.5k | −£30.9k | −£630 |
| Cash conversion | — | −653.1% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | −£1m | −£1.3m | £189k |
| Net assets | £3.9m | £3.7m | £4m |
| Fixed assets | £3.9m | £3.9m | £4.3m |
| Current assets | — | £3.7m | £2.3m |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £1k |
| Deferred income | £0 | £0 | — |
| Cash from operations | −£2.1m | −£1.7m | £1.8m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 10.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £182k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£630
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 20.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- —
- Now £4m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £189k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 118
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £4.3m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- European Vehicle Sales Ltdultimate parent50–75%
- Sparks Warehousing Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Thorne Green LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (2)
- Sparks Transport LimitedRev. £21.5m · Profit −£2.3m
- Evs Truck Rentals LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit −£74.3k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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