How much does Crown Oil Limited make?

Crown Oil Limited reported revenue of £452m and £16.9m profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Crown Oil Limited have?

Crown Oil Limited reported an average of 240 employees in the year to 31 Jul 2025.

Is Crown Oil Limited profitable?

Yes — Crown Oil Limited reported a profit of £16.9m in the year to 31 Jul 2025.

Company No. 01315556 · Incorporated 31 May 1977

Crown Oil Limited

Registered name: CROWN OIL LIMITED

Part of Crown Oil Holdings Limited group

Crown Oil Limited made £452m revenue and £16.9m profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025. read from filing text

Crown Oil Limited’s revenue grew 16% to £452m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £16.9m profit and 240 employees. The company is classified under “agents involved in the sale of fuels, ores, metals and industrial chemicals” and is based in Heap Bridge; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46120Agents involved in the sale of fuels, ores, metals and industrial chemicals

Status: Active
Location: Heap Bridge, North West
Age: 49 yrs · since 1977
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 directors consider the immediate parent undertaking to be Crown Oil Holdings Limited, a company registered in England and Wales. In the prior year, the company was the ultimate parent of the group”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Jul 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverage

Revenue

£452m

Growth ▲15.8%

Profit

£16.9m

Growth ▲30.9%

Profit margin

3.7%

Gross 11.4%

Employees

240

Change ▲6.2%

Profit / employee

£70.2k

Revenue/employee £1.9m

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 to	31 Jul 2022	31 Jul 2023	31 Jul 2024	31 Jul 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£429m	£423m	£391m	£452m
Cost of sales	£388m	£385m	£349m	£401m
Gross profit	£40.5m	£38.1m	£41.3m	£51.4m
Operating profit	£20.5m	£17.6m	£17.6m	£23.4m
Profit before tax	£23.2m	£18.6m	£17.3m	£22.5m
Profit after tax	£19.2m	£14.5m	£12.9m	£16.9m
Profit (best available)	£19.2m	£14.5m	£12.9m	£16.9m
Staff costs	£8.7m	£9.2m	£10.5m	£13.2m
Employees (average)	195	212	226	240
Ratios
Profit margin	4.5%	3.4%	3.3%	3.7%
Gross margin	9.4%	9%	10.6%	11.4%
Revenue per employee	£2.2m	£2m	£1.7m	£1.9m
Profit per employee	£98.2k	£68.5k	£57k	£70.2k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼1.4%	▼7.6%	▲15.8%
Profit growth	—	▼24.2%	▼11.4%	▲30.9%
Headcount growth	—	▲8.7%	▲6.6%	▲6.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£5.7m	£16m	£10.5m	£4m
Net assets	£26.6m	£26.7m	£29.1m	£40m
Fixed assets	£6.2m	£8.1m	£8.3m	£8.5m
Current assets	£104m	£113m	£98.5m	£128m
Debtors	£34.9m	£19.5m	£31.2m	£46.7m
Deferred income	£19.4m	£16.7m	£16.4m	£17.9m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 3.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 11.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £1.9m; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £70.2k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 1.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 10.3%; 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: ▲37%; Now £40m
Cash at bank: ▼62%; Now £4m
Headcount: ▲6%; Now 240
Deferred income: ▲9%; Now £17.9m
Fixed assets: ▲3%; Now £8.5m

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

Crown Oil Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Crown Oil Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (6)

Speedy Fuels LimitedRev. £124m · Profit £1.9m
Beesley Fuels LtdRev. £43.1m · Profit £2.2m
Nationwide Fuels and Lubricants LtdRev. £15.2m · Profit £207k
Crown Oil (Environmental) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Crown Oil Treasury LtdFigures not disclosed
Samuel Cooke & Co 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 Jul 2025 (profit £16.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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