European Vehicle Sales Ltd
Registered name: EUROPEAN VEHICLE SALES LTD
European Vehicle Sales Ltd made £20.8m revenue and £4.8m profit in the year to 31 May 2025.
European Vehicle Sales Ltd’s revenue grew 30% to £20.8m in the year to 31 May 2025, with £4.8m profit and 17 employees. The company is classified under “sale of other motor vehicles” and is based in Doncaster; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Doncaster, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 5 yrs · since 2021
- 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 May 2022 | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £16m | £20.8m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £6.6m | £11.8m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £9.4m | £9m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £5.6m | £7.1m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £5.4m | £6.6m |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £3.8m | £4.8m |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £3.8m | £4.8m |
| Staff costs | — | — | £305k | £878k |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 24% | 23.3% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 58.9% | 43.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £2m | £1.2m |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £479k | £285k |
| Cash conversion | — | — | 127.3% | 64.4% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲30.2% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲26.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲700% | ▲112.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £406k | £964k | £631k | £2.9m |
| Net assets | £2.3m | £5.2m | £9m | £13.9m |
| Fixed assets | £7.8m | £14.8m | £17.5m | £14m |
| Current assets | £2m | £6.9m | £13.8m | £18.6m |
| Debtors | £198k | £3.9k | £1.3m | £526k |
| Deferred income | — | — | — | £496k |
| Cash from operations | — | — | £7.1m | £4.6m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 23.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 43.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1.2m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £285k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 64.4%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 67.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 2.4%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 2.5%
- 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
- ▲54%
- Now £13.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▲358%
- Now £2.9m
- Headcount
- ▲113%
- Now 17
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £496k
- Fixed assets
- ▼20%
- Now £14m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- Sparks Transport LimitedRev. £21.5m · Profit −£2.3m
- Sparks Warehousing LimitedRev. £21.5m · Profit −£74.3k
- Evs Truck Rentals LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £4.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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