How many employees does Hartshorne Motor Services Limited have?

Hartshorne Motor Services Limited reported an average of 250 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Hartshorne Motor Services Limited profitable?

Yes — Hartshorne Motor Services Limited reported a profit of £4.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 00940949 · Incorporated 22 Oct 1968

Hartshorne Motor Services Limited

Registered name: HARTSHORNE MOTOR SERVICES LIMITED

Hartshorne Motor Services Limited made £4.7m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025 (revenue not disclosed).

Hartshorne Motor Services Limited reported £4.7m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, up 15% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 250 employees. The company is classified under “sale of other motor vehicles” and is based in Batley; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 45190Sale of other motor vehicles SIC 45200Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles SIC 45320Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Status: Active
Location: Batley, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 58 yrs · since 1968
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 company's ultimate parent company and ultimate controlling party is Hartshorne Crossroads Group Limited, a company registered in Jersey, which is the largest group in which the Company's financial”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

£4.7m

Growth ▲15.4%

Profit margin

—

Employees

250

Change ▲8.2%

Profit / employee

£19k

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

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

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—
Cost of sales	£104m	£116m
Profit before tax	£5.4m	£6.4m
Profit after tax	£4.1m	£4.7m
Profit (best available)	£4.1m	£4.7m
Staff costs	£12.2m	£13.4m
Employees (average)	231	250
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—
Profit per employee	£17.8k	£19k
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth	—	▲15.4%
Headcount growth	—	▲8.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£9.4m	£8.9m
Net assets	£18.6m	£19.7m
Fixed assets	£2.4m	£2.4m
Current assets	£45.8m	£55.7m
Debtors	£4.3m	£5.8m
Deferred income	£6.7m	£7.5m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £19k; 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: —; 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: ▲6%; Now £19.7m
Cash at bank: ▼5%; Now £8.9m
Headcount: ▲8%; Now 250
Deferred income: ▲13%; Now £7.5m
Fixed assets: ▲1%; Now £2.4m

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

Ownership chain

Hartshorne Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Hartshorne Motor Services Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Hy-Parts LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (1)

Penn Commercials 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 2025 (profit £4.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026

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