How much does Kent Auto Panels Limited make?

Kent Auto Panels Limited reported revenue of £9.1m and a loss of £574k in the year to 31 Dec 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Kent Auto Panels Limited have?

Kent Auto Panels Limited reported an average of 75 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is Kent Auto Panels Limited profitable?

No — Kent Auto Panels Limited reported a loss of £574k in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 00662809 · Incorporated 21 Jun 1960

Kent Auto Panels Limited

Registered name: KENT AUTO PANELS LIMITED

Part of Tudor Group Holdings Limited group

Kent Auto Panels Limited made £9.1m revenue and a £574k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Kent Auto Panels Limited’s revenue was £9.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £574k and 75 employees. The company is classified under “sale of new cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Folkestone; we hold 3 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: Folkestone, South East
Age: 66 yrs · since 1960
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 immediate parent of the company is Tudor Holdings (UK) Limited. The ultimate parent and controlling party, and the parent of both the largest and smallest group for which consolidated accounts are”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Revenue

£9.1m

Growth —

Profit

−£574k

Growth —

Profit margin

−6.3%

Gross 12.6%

Employees

Change —

Profit / employee

−£7.7k

Revenue/employee £122k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Mar 2024	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£16.3m	£22.9m	£9.1m
Cost of sales	£15.1m	£21.3m	£8m
Gross profit	£1.2m	£1.5m	£1.2m
Operating profit	−£1m	−£1m	−£640k
Profit before tax	−£1.2m	−£1.4m	−£776k
Profit after tax	−£1.4m	−£967k	−£574k
Profit (best available)	−£1.4m	−£967k	−£574k
Staff costs	£2.6m	£3.4m	£1.8m
Employees (average)	87	85	75
Ratios
Profit margin	−8.3%	−4.2%	−6.3%
Gross margin	7.2%	6.7%	12.6%
Revenue per employee	£187k	£269k	£122k
Profit per employee	−£15.7k	−£11.4k	−£7.7k
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£620k	£642k	£483k
Net assets	£7m	£1.3m	£764k
Fixed assets	£10.4m	£1.1m	£971k
Current assets	£6.3m	£8.8m	£8.5m
Debtors	£392k	£411k	£286k
Deferred income	£237k	£448k	£323k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −6.3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 12.6%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £122k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£7.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 10.6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 3.5%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 3.1%; 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: —; Now £764k
Cash at bank: —; Now £483k
Headcount: —; Now 75
Deferred income: —; Now £323k
Fixed assets: —; Now £971k

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

Ownership chain

Tudor Group Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Tudor Holdings (UK) Limited75–100%
Kent Auto Panels Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (3)

Pavilion Batteries LimitedFigures not disclosed
Practical Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
Practical Insurance Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 Dec 2024 (profit −£574k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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