Roy H.G. Tolley Limited
Registered name: ROY H.G. TOLLEY LIMITED
Roy H.G. Tolley Limited made £24.6m revenue and £342k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
Roy H.G. Tolley Limited’s revenue grew 9% to £24.6m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £342k profit and 53 employees. The company is classified under “sale of new cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Essex; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Essex, East of England
- Age
- 62 yrs · since 1964
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £21m | £20m | £22.6m | £24.6m |
| Cost of sales | £19.8m | £19m | £21.6m | £23.3m |
| Gross profit | £1.2m | £1.1m | £1m | £1.3m |
| Operating profit | £535k | £312k | £189k | £472k |
| Profit before tax | £504k | £282k | £155k | £466k |
| Profit after tax | £405k | £222k | £109k | £342k |
| Profit (best available) | £405k | £222k | £109k | £342k |
| Staff costs | £1.3m | £1.5m | £1.6m | £1.7m |
| Employees (average) | 52 | 52 | 51 | 53 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 1.9% | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.4% |
| Gross margin | 5.9% | 5.3% | 4.4% | 5.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £404k | £385k | £444k | £464k |
| Profit per employee | £7.8k | £4.3k | £2.1k | £6.5k |
| Cash conversion | −18.1% | −40.9% | 237.1% | 277.6% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼4.5% | ▲13% | ▲8.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼45.3% | ▼50.8% | ▲213.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▼1.9% | ▲3.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £800k | £563k | £888k | £2m |
| Net assets | £2m | £2.2m | £2.3m | £2.5m |
| Fixed assets | £502k | £444k | £377k | £345k |
| Current assets | £3.7m | £4.1m | £3.4m | £5.2m |
| Debtors | £783k | £575k | £587k | £905k |
| Deferred income | £105k | £56.8k | £102k | £71.2k |
| Cash from operations | −£96.7k | −£128k | £448k | £1.3m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 5.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £464k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £6.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 277.6%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.3%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 3.7%
- 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
- ▲11%
- Now £2.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▲129%
- Now £2m
- Headcount
- ▲4%
- Now 53
- Deferred income
- ▼30%
- Now £71.2k
- Fixed assets
- ▼9%
- Now £345k
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
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £342k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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