Halliwell Jones (Wilmslow) Limited
Registered name: HALLIWELL JONES (WILMSLOW) LIMITED
Part of MJQ Trustees Limited groupHalliwell Jones (Wilmslow) Limited made £99.4m revenue and £248k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Halliwell Jones (Wilmslow) Limited’s revenue grew 42% to £99.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £248k profit. The company is classified under “sale of new cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Wilmslow; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Wilmslow, North West
- Age
- 81 yrs · since 1945
- 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.
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&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £64.8m | £68m | £70m | £99.4m |
| Cost of sales | £56.7m | £60.6m | −£63.5m | −£90m |
| Gross profit | £8.1m | £7.4m | £6.6m | £9.4m |
| Operating profit | £3.1m | £2.1m | £415k | £2.2m |
| Profit before tax | £2.8m | £1.4m | −£974k | £568k |
| Profit after tax | £2.2m | £1.1m | −£764k | £248k |
| Profit (best available) | £2.2m | £1.1m | −£764k | £248k |
| Staff costs | £3.3m | £3.5m | £3.8m | — |
| Employees (average) | 88 | 90 | 99 | — |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 3.4% | 1.5% | −1.1% | 0.3% |
| Gross margin | 12.5% | 10.9% | 9.4% | 9.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £737k | £756k | £708k | — |
| Profit per employee | £25.3k | £11.7k | −£7.7k | — |
| Cash conversion | −28.7% | −399.8% | −2790% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲5% | ▲3% | ▲41.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼52.8% | ▼172.7% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲2.3% | ▲10% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £548k | £1.7k | £290k | — |
| Net assets | £6m | £5.5m | £4.6m | — |
| Fixed assets | £8.2m | £15.2m | £30.3m | — |
| Current assets | £17.7m | £20.9m | £28m | — |
| Debtors | £1.4m | £2.2m | £1.6m | — |
| Deferred income | £566k | £400k | £1m | — |
| Cash from operations | −£899k | −£8.3m | −£11.6m | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 9.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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
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- Cash at bank
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- Headcount
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- Deferred income
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- Fixed assets
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Group structure
Ownership chain
- MJQ Trustees Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Halliwell Jones Group Limited75–100%
- Roundel Limited75–100%
- Halliwell Jones (Wilmslow) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (3)
- Halliwell Jones Deva LimitedRev. £12.6m · Profit £248k
- Freedom Rental LimitedRev. £8.7m · Profit £239k
- Halliwell Jones (Wilmslow) Bodyshop LimitedRev. — · Profit £336k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £248k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026
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