Van Mossel Iow Limited
Registered name: VAN MOSSEL IOW LIMITED
Part of Van Mossel Automotive Group UK Limited groupVan Mossel Iow Limited made £26.8m revenue and a £750k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Van Mossel Iow Limited’s revenue grew 10% to £26.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £750k and 57 employees. The company is classified under “sale of new cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Isle of Wight; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Isle of Wight
- Age
- 80 yrs · since 1946
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £28.4m | £24.3m | £26.8m |
| Cost of sales | −£25.5m | −£21.5m | −£23.9m |
| Gross profit | £2.9m | £2.7m | £2.9m |
| Operating profit | £652k | £20.6k | −£476k |
| Profit before tax | £447k | −£230k | −£750k |
| Profit after tax | £356k | −£221k | −£750k |
| Profit (best available) | £356k | −£221k | −£750k |
| Employees (average) | 49 | 50 | 57 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 1.3% | −0.9% | −2.8% |
| Gross margin | 10.2% | 11.3% | 10.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £579k | £485k | £470k |
| Profit per employee | £7.3k | −£4.4k | −£13.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼14.5% | ▲10.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼162.1% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲2% | ▲14% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | Accounts · bulk data May 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −2.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 10.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £470k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£13.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲14%
- Now 57
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Van Mossel Automotive Group UK Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Van Mossel Iow Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- Breeze Motor Company LimitedRev. £131m · Profit £263k
- Ocean Automotive (Holdings) LimitedRev. — · Profit −£741k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£750k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 20 Oct 2026
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