Central Garage,(Lowestoft).limited
Registered name: CENTRAL GARAGE,(LOWESTOFT).LIMITED
Part of Elizabeth Holdings PLC groupCentral Garage,(Lowestoft).limited made £70k revenue and £34.3k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026. read from filing text
Central Garage,(Lowestoft).limited’s revenue grew 4% to £70k in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with £34.3k profit and 3 employees. The company is classified under “other letting and operating of own or leased real estate” and is based in Suffolk; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Suffolk, East of England
- Age
- 71 yrs · since 1954
- 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. From the filing: “The parent undertaking is Elizabeth Holdings Plc. The parent undertaking shares its registered office with Central Garage (Lowestoft) Limited.”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £67.4k | £70k |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £5k | £19.7k |
| Gross profit | — | — | £62.4k | £50.3k |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£50.2k | £45.7k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£20.2k | £45.7k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | −£15.1k | £34.3k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | −£15.1k | £34.3k |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −22.4% | 49% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 92.6% | 71.8% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £67.4k | £23.3k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£15.1k | £11.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲3.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | ▲200% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £86.5k | £100k | £153k | £26.1k |
| Net assets | £2.6m | £2.6m | £2.6m | £2.6m |
| Current assets | £1.2m | £1.2m | £1.4m | £1.4m |
| Debtors | £16.8k | £18k | £14.5k | £16.6k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 49%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 71.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £23.3k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £11.4k
- 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
- 23.7%
- 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 £2.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▼83%
- Now £26.1k
- Headcount
- ▲200%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Elizabeth Holdings PLCultimate parent75–100%
- Central Garage,(Lowestoft).limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (7)
- Elizabeth Estates LimitedRev. £246k · Profit £166k
- Elizabeth Enterprises LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Elizabeth Estates (MB) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Elizabeth Estates (RBS) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Elizabeth Securities LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Ryan Elizabeth (Ipswich) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Ryan Elizabeth Holdings LimitedRev. — · Profit −£308k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit £34.3k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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