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Company No. 00631975 · Incorporated 6 Jul 1959

Bulldog Service Station Limited

Registered name: BULLDOG SERVICE STATION LIMITED

Bulldog Service Station Limited made £12.8m revenue and £166k profit in the year to 28 Feb 2025.

Bulldog Service Station Limited’s revenue fell 22% to £12.8m in the year to 28 Feb 2025, with £166k profit and 29 employees. The company is classified under “sale of new cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Newbury; we hold 4 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
Newbury, South East
Age
67 yrs · since 1959
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 28 Feb 2025

Key figures

IndependentCash flow filed
Revenue
£12.8m
Growth ▼22.5%
Profit
£166k
Growth ▲74.2%
Profit margin
1.3%
Gross 10%
Employees
29
Change ▲3.6%
Profit / employee
£5.7k
Revenue/employee £443k
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to28 Feb 202228 Feb 202329 Feb 202428 Feb 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£14.8m£18.8m£16.6m£12.8m
Cost of sales£13.3m£17.2m£15.2m£11.6m
Gross profit£1.5m£1.6m£1.3m£1.3m
Operating profit£605k£704k£316k£317k
Profit before tax£563k£646k£211k£237k
Profit after tax£431k£526k£95.4k£166k
Profit (best available)£431k£526k£95.4k£166k
Staff costs£991k£1.1m£1.1m£1.1m
Employees (average)26272829
Ratios
Profit margin2.9%2.8%0.6%1.3%
Gross margin9.9%8.5%8%10%
Revenue per employee£570k£697k£591k£443k
Profit per employee£16.6k£19.5k£3.4k£5.7k
Cash conversion79.8%74.4%−36.7%161.3%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲27.1%▼12%▼22.5%
Profit growth—▲22.1%▼81.9%▲74.2%
Headcount growth—▲3.9%▲3.7%▲3.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£670k£656k£255k£405k
Net assets£3.6m£3.9m£3.8m£3.7m
Fixed assets£3.8m£3.8m£3.5m£3.4m
Current assets£3m£4.9m£3.3m£2.9m
Debtors£104k£91.7k£50k£83.9k
Deferred income£618k£413k£376k£286k
Cash from operations£483k£524k−£116k£511k
SourceAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
1.3%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
10%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£443k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£5.7k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
161.3%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
26.4%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
2.2%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
0.7%
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
▼3%
Now £3.7m
Cash at bank
▲59%
Now £405k
Headcount
▲4%
Now 29
Deferred income
▼24%
Now £286k
Fixed assets
▼2%
Now £3.4m

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

Subsidiaries (1)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 28 Feb 2025 (profit £166k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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