How much does Dealer Auction Limited make?

Dealer Auction Limited reported revenue of £18m and a loss of £1.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Dealer Auction Limited have?

Dealer Auction Limited reported an average of 70 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Dealer Auction Limited profitable?

No — Dealer Auction Limited reported a loss of £1.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 11514206 · Incorporated 13 Aug 2018

Dealer Auction Limited

Registered name: DEALER AUCTION LIMITED

Part of Manheim Global Management UK Limited group

Dealer Auction Limited made £18m revenue and a £1.1m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Dealer Auction Limited’s revenue grew 17% to £18m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £1.1m and 70 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Leeds; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 8 yrs · since 2018
Type: Private Limited Company

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. From the filing: “The ultimate parent company and ultimate controlling party of Dealer Auction Limited is Cox Enterprises Inc. The registered office of Cox Enterprises Inc. is at”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£18m

Growth ▲16.8%

Profit

−£1.1m

Growth —

Profit margin

−6.3%

Gross 96%

Employees

Change ▲1.5%

Profit / employee

−£16.3k

Revenue/employee £258k

Profitable streak

0yrs

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 to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 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)	£10.2m	£12.4m	£15.4m	£18m
Cost of sales	£0	£4k	£2k	£723k
Gross profit	£10.2m	£12.3m	£15.4m	£17.3m
Operating profit	−£3.7m	−£2.9m	−£755k	£1.4m
Profit before tax	−£3.3m	−£2.6m	−£363k	£1.8m
Profit after tax	−£4.5m	−£4.2m	−£2.6m	−£1.1m
Profit (best available)	−£4.5m	−£4.2m	−£2.6m	−£1.1m
Staff costs	£3.2m	£4m	£4.6m	£4.9m
Employees (average)	57	57	69	70
Ratios
Profit margin	−44.4%	−33.6%	−17.1%	−6.3%
Gross margin	100%	100%	100%	96%
Revenue per employee	£179k	£217k	£224k	£258k
Profit per employee	−£79.6k	−£72.9k	−£38.3k	−£16.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲20.8%	▲25%	▲16.8%
Headcount growth	—	0%	▲21.1%	▲1.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£5.7m	£9.1m	£12.7m	£12m
Net assets	£68.2m	£58m	£47.4m	£37.2m
Fixed assets	£105m	£95.4m	£85.4m	£29.5m
Current assets	£12m	£14.1m	£14.3m	£14.3m
Debtors	£1.3m	£1.1m	£1.2m	£996k
Deferred income	£715k	£1.3m	£1.6m	£1.7m
Cash from operations	−£11.5m	−£9.7m	−£12.3m	—
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −6.3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 96%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £258k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£16.3k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 163.5%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 9.2%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 5.5%; 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: ▼21%; Now £37.2m
Cash at bank: ▼5%; Now £12m
Headcount: ▲1%; Now 70
Deferred income: ▲7%; Now £1.7m
Fixed assets: ▼65%; Now £29.5m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Manheim Global Management UK Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Manheim Holdings Limited75–100%
Cox Automotive UK Limited50–75%
Dealer Auction Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (10)

Manheim LimitedRev. £132m · Profit −£22.9m
Money4yourmotors.com LimitedRev. £40.4m · Profit −£9m
Movex Logistics LtdRev. £27.6m · Profit £4.2m
Cox Automotive Retail Solutions LimitedRev. £6m · Profit £4.1m
Cox Automotive Geo LimitedRev. £3.8m · Profit £77k
Cox Automotive Ev Battery Solutions LimitedRev. £0 · Profit −£1.3m
Bias 2020 LimitedFigures not disclosed
Bruntingthorpe Logistics LimitedFigures not disclosed
Codeweavers (Holdings) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Kingfisher Systems (Scotland) LimitedFigures not disclosed

Minority corporate shareholders

Autotrader Limited 25–50%

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£1.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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