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Company No. 00675228 · Incorporated 16 Nov 1960

Wool & Bovington Motors Limited

Registered name: WOOL & BOVINGTON MOTORS LIMITED

Wool & Bovington Motors Limited made £12.4m revenue and £26.2k profit in the year to 31 May 2025.

Wool & Bovington Motors Limited’s revenue fell 8% to £12.4m in the year to 31 May 2025, with £26.2k profit and 74 employees. The company is classified under “sale of new cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Dorset; 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
Dorset, South West
Age
65 yrs · since 1960
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 May 2025

Key figures

IndependentCash flow filed
Revenue
£12.4m
Growth ▼7.7%
Profit
£26.2k
Growth ▼84.7%
Profit margin
0.2%
Gross 15.8%
Employees
74
Change ▲4.2%
Profit / employee
£354
Revenue/employee £168k
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 to31 May 202231 May 202331 May 202431 May 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£12.5m£13.5m£13.5m£12.4m
Cost of sales£10.9m£11.7m£11.5m£10.5m
Gross profit£1.6m£1.8m£2m£2m
Operating profit£230k£313k£270k£146k
Profit before tax£167k£225k£159k£35.4k
Profit after tax£130k£175k£171k£26.2k
Profit (best available)£130k£175k£171k£26.2k
Staff costs£1.4m£1.5m£1.8m£1.9m
Employees (average)60637174
Ratios
Profit margin1%1.3%1.3%0.2%
Gross margin12.9%13.3%14.8%15.8%
Revenue per employee£208k£215k£190k£168k
Profit per employee£2.2k£2.8k£2.4k£354
Cash conversion86.8%82.9%172.7%148.8%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲8.5%▼0.5%▼7.7%
Profit growth—▲34.7%▼2.7%▼84.7%
Headcount growth—▲5%▲12.7%▲4.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£121k£138k£157k£130k
Net assets£1.7m£1.8m£2m£2m
Fixed assets£2.4m£2.4m£2.5m£2.6m
Current assets£1.6m£1.6m£1.8m£2.8m
Debtors£256k£448k£352k£341k
Deferred income£82.8k£97.4k£73.6k£62.2k
Cash from operations£200k£259k£466k£217k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
15.8%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£168k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£354
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
148.8%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
20.6%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.5%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
2.7%
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
▲1%
Now £2m
Cash at bank
▼17%
Now £130k
Headcount
▲4%
Now 74
Deferred income
▼16%
Now £62.2k
Fixed assets
▲4%
Now £2.6m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £26.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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