Sinclair Garages (Port Talbot) Limited
Registered name: SINCLAIR GARAGES (PORT TALBOT) LIMITED
Part of Sinclair Motor Holdings Limited groupSinclair Garages (Port Talbot) Limited made £0 revenue and £395k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Sinclair Garages (Port Talbot) Limited’s revenue was £0 in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £395k profit and 71 employees. The company is classified under “sale of new cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Bridgend; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bridgend, Wales
- Age
- 51 yrs · since 1974
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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.
Key figures
Unusual figures. Profit is higher than revenue in this filing. That usually means investment income, dividends from subsidiaries or one-off gains — or a mis-tagged figure. Check the original filing before drawing conclusions.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Operating profit | −£3.2m | −£3.4m | −£3.4m | −£2m |
| Profit before tax | £167k | £55.9k | £435k | £395k |
| Profit after tax | £167k | £55.9k | £434k | £395k |
| Profit (best available) | £167k | £55.9k | £434k | £395k |
| Staff costs | £5.2m | £5.4m | £5.5m | £3.9m |
| Employees (average) | 61 | 64 | 64 | 71 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Revenue per employee | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Profit per employee | £2.7k | £874 | £6.8k | £5.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Profit growth | — | ▼66.6% | ▲676.6% | ▼9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲4.9% | 0% | ▲10.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £5.1m | £0 | £1.3m | £0 |
| Net assets | £431k | £487k | £921k | £1.3m |
| Fixed assets | £37.2m | £40.4m | £42.7m | £43.6m |
| Current assets | £47.4m | £43.5m | £55.5m | £61.1m |
| Debtors | £76.4k | £28.9k | £27.5k | £22.9k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £0
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £5.6k
- 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.
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
- ▲43%
- Now £1.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▼100%
- Now £0
- Headcount
- ▲11%
- Now 71
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲2%
- Now £43.6m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Sinclair Motor Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Sinclair Garages (Port Talbot) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Sinclair Garages LimitedRev. £248m · Profit £566k
Sister companies (5)
- Sinclair Garages (Swansea) LimitedRev. £277m · Profit £120k
- Sinclair Garages (Cardiff) LimitedRev. £94.4m · Profit £674k
- Sinclair Garages (Newport) Ltd.Rev. £76.9m · Profit £1.5m
- Swansea TPS LimitedRev. £954k · Profit £63.3k
- Sinclair Mobile Service Vehicle LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £395k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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