Phillips (Lisburn) Limited
Registered name: PHILLIPS (LISBURN) LIMITED
Phillips (Lisburn) Limited made £27.9m revenue and £1.1m profit in the year to 28 Feb 2025.
Phillips (Lisburn) Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £27.9m in the year to 28 Feb 2025, with £1.1m profit and 32 employees. The company is classified under “sale of new cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Lisburn; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Lisburn, Northern Ireland
- Age
- 39 yrs · since 1987
- 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 | 28 Feb 2022 | 28 Feb 2023 | 29 Feb 2024 | 28 Feb 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £20.9m | £20.8m | £26.3m | £27.9m |
| Cost of sales | £18.6m | £18.7m | £23.8m | £25.4m |
| Gross profit | £2.2m | £2.2m | £2.5m | £2.5m |
| Profit before tax | £1.2m | £1m | £1.1m | £1.4m |
| Profit after tax | £1m | £830k | £843k | £1.1m |
| Profit (best available) | £1m | £830k | £843k | £1.1m |
| Staff costs | £938k | £979k | £1.5m | £1.1m |
| Employees (average) | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 4.8% | 4% | 3.2% | 3.9% |
| Gross margin | 10.7% | 10.4% | 9.6% | 8.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £696k | £651k | £797k | £871k |
| Profit per employee | £33.7k | £25.9k | £25.6k | £33.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼0.2% | ▲26.2% | ▲6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼17.8% | ▲1.6% | ▲27.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲6.7% | ▲3.1% | ▼3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £8.2m | £9.2m | £9.8m | £10.7m |
| Net assets | £13.2m | £14m | £14.8m | £15.8m |
| Fixed assets | £3.2m | £3.1m | £3m | £2.9m |
| Current assets | £11m | £12.1m | £13.1m | £14.1m |
| Debtors | £151k | £229k | £181k | £221k |
| Cash from operations | £1.5m | £1.3m | £569k | £923k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 8.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £871k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £33.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 10.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.8%
- 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
- ▲7%
- Now £15.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▲10%
- Now £10.7m
- Headcount
- ▼3%
- Now 32
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼3%
- Now £2.9m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 28 Feb 2025 (profit £1.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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