J.T. Hughes (Oswestry) Limited
Registered name: J.T. HUGHES (OSWESTRY) LIMITED
Part of JTH (Oswestry) Holdings Limited groupJ.T. Hughes (Oswestry) Limited made £167m revenue and £827k profit in the year to 31 May 2025. read from filing text
J.T. Hughes (Oswestry) Limited’s revenue grew 31% to £167m in the year to 31 May 2025, with £827k profit and 110 employees. The company is classified under “sale of new cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Shrewsbury; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Shrewsbury, West Midlands
- Age
- 51 yrs · since 1975
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 May 2022 | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £98m | £128m | £167m |
| Cost of sales | £81m | £93.1m | £123m | £161m |
| Gross profit | — | £4.9m | £5.1m | £5.7m |
| Operating profit | — | £1.4m | £1.4m | £1.4m |
| Profit before tax | £2m | £1.6m | £1.2m | £1.1m |
| Profit after tax | £1.7m | £1.3m | £846k | £827k |
| Profit (best available) | £1.7m | £1.3m | £846k | £827k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £4.3m | £4.6m |
| Employees (average) | 97 | 96 | 103 | 110 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 1.4% | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gross margin | — | 5% | 4% | 3.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £1m | £1.2m | £1.5m |
| Profit per employee | £17k | £14.1k | £8.2k | £7.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲30.4% | ▲30.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼18.3% | ▼37.3% | ▼2.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼1% | ▲7.3% | ▲6.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.3m | £2m | £661k | £2.4m |
| Net assets | £8.3m | £9.3m | £10.1m | £10.3m |
| Fixed assets | £2.1m | £3.3m | £3.4m | £3.6m |
| Current assets | £13.4m | £14.9m | £21.2m | £19.9m |
| Debtors | £3.9m | £4.7m | £9.5m | £4.1m |
| Deferred income | £92.1k | £0 | £0 | £26.6k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 3.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1.5m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £7.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 2.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 2.5%
- 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
- ▲2%
- Now £10.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▲260%
- Now £2.4m
- Headcount
- ▲7%
- Now 110
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £26.6k
- Fixed assets
- ▲5%
- Now £3.6m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- JTH (Oswestry) Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- J.T. Hughes (Oswestry) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- Courtyard Property (Shropshire) 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 May 2025 (profit £827k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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