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Company No. SC083633 · Incorporated 22 Jun 1983

Jim's Garage(Shetland) Limited

Registered name: JIM'S GARAGE(SHETLAND) LIMITED

Jim's Garage(Shetland) Limited made £31.6m revenue and £174k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Jim's Garage(Shetland) Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £31.6m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £174k profit and 74 employees. The company is classified under “sale of new cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Shetland; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 45111Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Status
Active
Location
Shetland, Scotland
Age
43 yrs · since 1983
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Oct 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightOperating leverageCash flow filed
Revenue
£31.6m
Growth ▲4.2%
Profit
£174k
Growth ▲9.9%
Profit margin
0.5%
Gross 6.8%
Employees
74
Change ▲2.8%
Profit / employee
£2.4k
Revenue/employee £427k
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Oct 202431 Oct 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£30.3m£31.6m
Cost of sales£28.5m£29.5m
Gross profit£1.9m£2.1m
Operating profit£232k£259k
Profit before tax£219k£246k
Profit after tax£159k£174k
Profit (best available)£159k£174k
Staff costs£2.9m£3.2m
Employees (average)7274
Ratios
Profit margin0.5%0.5%
Gross margin6.2%6.8%
Revenue per employee£421k£427k
Profit per employee£2.2k£2.4k
Cash conversion209%355.7%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲4.2%
Profit growth—▲9.9%
Headcount growth—▲2.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£121k£125k
Net assets£4.4m£4.5m
Fixed assets£2.4m£2.7m
Current assets£6.4m£6.1m
Debtors£449k£650k
Deferred income£396k£468k
Cash from operations£484k£921k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.5%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
6.8%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£427k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£2.4k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
355.7%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
8.6%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
1.5%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
2.1%
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
▲4%
Now £4.5m
Cash at bank
▲3%
Now £125k
Headcount
▲3%
Now 74
Deferred income
▲18%
Now £468k
Fixed assets
▲12%
Now £2.7m

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

Minority corporate shareholders

  • Jamieson Wallace Securities Limited (registered outside the UK register) 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 Oct 2025 (profit £174k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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