F. B. Coachworks Limited
Registered name: F. B. COACHWORKS LIMITED
F. B. Coachworks Limited made £589k revenue and a £24.5k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
F. B. Coachworks Limited’s revenue grew 15% to £589k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £24.5k and 6 employees. The company is classified under “sale of new cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Surrey; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Surrey, London
- Age
- 49 yrs · since 1977
- 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 | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £339k | £423k | £514k | £589k |
| Cost of sales | £238k | £327k | £343k | £480k |
| Gross profit | £101k | £96.2k | £171k | £109k |
| Operating profit | −£44.5k | −£70.1k | £14.7k | −£21k |
| Profit before tax | −£48.5k | −£79.8k | £6.6k | −£24.5k |
| Profit after tax | −£48.5k | −£79.8k | £6.6k | −£24.5k |
| Profit (best available) | −£48.5k | −£79.8k | £6.6k | −£24.5k |
| Employees (average) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −14.3% | −18.9% | 1.3% | −4.2% |
| Gross margin | 29.8% | 22.7% | 33.2% | 18.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £56.4k | £70.6k | £85.7k | £98.2k |
| Profit per employee | −£8.1k | −£13.3k | £1.1k | −£4.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲25% | ▲21.4% | ▲14.7% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼469.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | −£478 | £3 | £0 | £8.8k |
| Net assets | −£3.2k | −£83.1k | −£76.4k | −£101k |
| Fixed assets | £2.8k | £2.1k | £1.6k | £1.2k |
| Current assets | £95.5k | £55.8k | £74k | £82.8k |
| Debtors | £18.8k | £6.4k | £34.6k | £34.6k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −4.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 18.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £98.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£4.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 5.9%
- 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
- —
- Now −£101k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £8.8k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 6
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼25%
- Now £1.2k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£24.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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