A6 Motor Company Bolton Limited
Registered name: A6 MOTOR COMPANY BOLTON LIMITED
A6 Motor Company Bolton Limited made £49.1m revenue and £333k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025. read from filing text
A6 Motor Company Bolton Limited’s revenue grew 47% to £49.1m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £333k profit and 24 employees. The company is classified under “sale of used cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Wigan; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Wigan, North West
- 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 Jul 2022 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 Jul 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £34.9m | £32.8m | £33.5m | £49.1m |
| Cost of sales | £33.2m | £31.5m | £31.8m | £47m |
| Gross profit | £1.6m | £1.3m | £1.7m | £2.1m |
| Operating profit | £777k | £433k | £901k | £1.1m |
| Profit before tax | £317k | −£111k | £337k | £449k |
| Profit after tax | £293k | −£93.1k | £246k | £333k |
| Profit (best available) | £293k | −£93.1k | £246k | £333k |
| Staff costs | £638k | £664k | £734k | £919k |
| Employees (average) | 16 | 17 | 19 | 24 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 0.8% | −0.3% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Gross margin | 4.7% | 4% | 5.1% | 4.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £2.2m | £1.9m | £1.8m | £2m |
| Profit per employee | £18.3k | −£5.5k | £13k | £13.9k |
| Cash conversion | −72.2% | 38.7% | −90% | −1.6% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼5.8% | ▲2% | ▲46.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼131.8% | — | ▲35.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲6.3% | ▲11.8% | ▲26.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £284k | £260k | £719k | £980k |
| Net assets | £1.3m | £1.1m | £1.2m | £1.4m |
| Fixed assets | £110k | £161k | £132k | £126k |
| Current assets | £6.3m | £7.1m | £7.9m | £8.9m |
| Debtors | £44.5k | £65.6k | £54.6k | £88.5k |
| Deferred income | £16.2k | £175k | £96.1k | £134k |
| Cash from operations | −£561k | £167k | −£811k | −£17.2k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 4.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £2m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £13.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −1.6%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.3%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.2%
- 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
- ▲15%
- Now £1.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▲36%
- Now £980k
- Headcount
- ▲26%
- Now 24
- Deferred income
- ▲39%
- Now £134k
- Fixed assets
- ▼4%
- Now £126k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Similar profitable businesses
- Halliwell Jones (North Wales) LimitedLlandudno Junction · Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles
- Revenue
- £50.7m
- Profit
- £261k
- Staff
- 65
- WVC Vehicle Solutions LimitedStaines-Upon-Thames · Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles
- Revenue
- £47.4m
- Profit
- £1.1m
- Staff
- 25
- Sectorsure No. 10 LimitedFarnham · Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles
- Revenue
- £46.3m
- Profit
- £1.8m
- Staff
- 84
- Evm Direct Ltd.Horsham · Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles
- Revenue
- £52.5m
- Profit
- £2.2m
- Staff
- 37
- Phantom Motor Company LimitedWigan · Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles
- Revenue
- £45.5m
- Profit
- £172k
- Staff
- 40
- Carstar (Leeds) LimitedLeeds · Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles
- Revenue
- £45.2m
- Profit
- £1.1m
- Staff
- 55
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit £333k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Contains public sector information from Companies House licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Companies House, © Crown copyright. View the licence.