John Mulholland Motors Limited
Registered name: JOHN MULHOLLAND MOTORS LIMITED
John Mulholland Motors Limited made £31m revenue and £522k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
John Mulholland Motors Limited’s revenue fell 10% to £31m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £522k profit and 49 employees. The company is classified under “sale of new cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Antrim; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Antrim, Northern Ireland
- Age
- 26 yrs · since 2000
- 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 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £28.7m | £30.5m | £34.4m | £31m |
| Cost of sales | £25.9m | £27.8m | £31.5m | £28.2m |
| Gross profit | £2.8m | £2.7m | £2.9m | £2.9m |
| Operating profit | £546k | £509k | £837k | £532k |
| Profit before tax | £539k | £548k | £894k | £579k |
| Profit after tax | £437k | £404k | £704k | £522k |
| Profit (best available) | £437k | £404k | £704k | £522k |
| Staff costs | £1.4m | £1.3m | £1.2m | £1.3m |
| Employees (average) | — | 57 | 49 | 49 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 1.5% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 1.7% |
| Gross margin | 9.7% | 8.7% | 8.5% | 9.2% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £535k | £702k | £634k |
| Profit per employee | — | £7.1k | £14.4k | £10.7k |
| Cash conversion | 271.8% | −123.2% | −85.8% | −9.8% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲6.2% | ▲12.8% | ▼9.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼7.4% | ▲74.2% | ▼25.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▼14% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £5.3m | £3.9m | £2.8m | £1.5m |
| Net assets | £11.8m | £11.9m | £12.2m | £12.4m |
| Fixed assets | £3.5m | £3.8m | £3.7m | £3.6m |
| Current assets | £10.8m | £11.1m | £12.1m | £10.2m |
| Debtors | £206k | £346k | £204k | £394k |
| Deferred income | £86.7k | £180k | £153k | £152k |
| Cash from operations | £1.5m | −£627k | −£718k | −£52.1k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 9.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £634k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £10.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −9.8%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 11.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.5%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1.3%
- 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
- ▲1%
- Now £12.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▼44%
- Now £1.5m
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 49
- Deferred income
- ▼1%
- Now £152k
- Fixed assets
- ▼2%
- Now £3.6m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- JMM Rally Cars LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Simba Developments NO.1 LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Simba Developments NO.2 LimitedFigures 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 Dec 2025 (profit £522k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026
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