How much does Ellisa Motors Limited make?

Ellisa Motors Limited reported revenue of £85.4m and a loss of £174k in the year to 31 Dec 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Ellisa Motors Limited have?

Ellisa Motors Limited reported an average of 121 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is Ellisa Motors Limited profitable?

No — Ellisa Motors Limited reported a loss of £174k in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 01392728 · Incorporated 6 Oct 1978

Ellisa Motors Limited

Registered name: ELLISA MOTORS LIMITED

Part of Rocktel Services Limited group

Ellisa Motors Limited made £85.4m revenue and a £174k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024. read from filing text

Ellisa Motors Limited’s revenue was £85.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £174k and 121 employees. The company is classified under “sale of new cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Shropshire; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 45111Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles SIC 45112Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles SIC 45200Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles

Status: Active
Location: Shropshire, West Midlands
Age: 48 yrs · since 1978
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 ultimate parent company is considered to be Rocktel Services Limited, which owns 100% of the issued share capital within Ellisa Holdings Limited. Ellisa Holdings Limited owns 80% of the issued sha”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£85.4m

Growth —

Profit

−£174k

Growth —

Profit margin

−0.2%

Gross 8.3%

Employees

121

Change —

Profit / employee

−£1.4k

Revenue/employee £705k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	30 Jun 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£58.7m	£96.4m	£85.4m
Cost of sales	£50.6m	£87.1m	£78.3m
Gross profit	£8.1m	£9.3m	£7.1m
Operating profit	£1.7m	−£1m	£271k
Profit before tax	£1.6m	−£1.4m	−£62.9k
Profit after tax	£1.6m	−£1.3m	−£174k
Profit (best available)	£1.6m	−£1.3m	−£174k
Staff costs	£4.3m	£6.9m	£4.8m
Employees (average)	132	129	121
Ratios
Profit margin	2.7%	−1.3%	−0.2%
Gross margin	13.8%	9.6%	8.3%
Revenue per employee	£445k	£747k	£705k
Profit per employee	£11.9k	−£9.8k	−£1.4k
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£680	£0	—
Net assets	£2.7m	£1.4m	£1.2m
Fixed assets	£1.4m	£1.5m	£1.6m
Current assets	£9.6m	£16.6m	£17.5m
Debtors	£1.8m	£519k	£939k
Deferred income	£654k	£544k	£295k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −0.2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 8.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £705k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£1.4k; 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: 0.4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 1.1%; 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: —; Now £1.2m
Cash at bank: —; Now —
Headcount: —; Now 121
Deferred income: —; Now £295k
Fixed assets: —; Now £1.6m

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

Rocktel Services Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Ellisa Holdings Limited75–100%
Ellisa Motors Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Telford Motors 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 2024 (profit −£174k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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