Townsends of Rugby Ltd
Registered name: TOWNSENDS OF RUGBY LTD
Townsends of Rugby Ltd made £3.3m revenue and £63.8k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
Townsends of Rugby Ltd’s revenue grew 2% to £3.3m in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with £63.8k profit and 12 employees. The company is classified under “sale of used cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Rugby; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Rugby, West Midlands
- Age
- 10 yrs · since 2016
- 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 Jan 2022 | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | £3.3m | £3.3m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | — | £2.4m | £2.5m |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | £846k | £782k |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £137k | £127k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £67.9k | £69.4k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | — | £61k | £63.8k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | — | £61k | £63.8k |
| Employees (average) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | 1.9% | 1.9% |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | 26% | 23.6% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | — | £250k | £277k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | — | £4.7k | £5.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | — | ▲2.1% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | — | ▲4.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲10% | ▲18.2% | 0% | ▼7.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £151k | £113k | £155k | £229k | £300k |
| Net assets | £425k | £488k | £526k | £586k | £649k |
| Fixed assets | £1.7m | £1.6m | £1.5m | £1.4m | £1.3m |
| Current assets | £153k | £113k | £155k | £229k | £300k |
| Debtors | £2k | — | — | — | — |
| Source | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 23.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £277k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £5.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 39.9%
- 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
- ▲11%
- Now £649k
- Cash at bank
- ▲31%
- Now £300k
- Headcount
- ▼8%
- Now 12
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼3%
- Now £1.3m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit £63.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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