How much does Bebecar (UK) Limited make?

Bebecar (UK) Limited reported revenue of £1.3m and a loss of £638k in the year to 30 Jun 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Bebecar (UK) Limited have?

Bebecar (UK) Limited reported an average of 5 employees in the year to 30 Jun 2024.

Is Bebecar (UK) Limited profitable?

No — Bebecar (UK) Limited reported a loss of £638k in the year to 30 Jun 2024.

Company No. 01641868 · Incorporated 8 Jun 1982

Bebecar (UK) Limited

Registered name: BEBECAR (UK) LIMITED

Part of The East Coast Group Limited group

Bebecar (UK) Limited made £1.3m revenue and a £638k loss in the year to 30 Jun 2024.

Bebecar (UK) Limited’s revenue was £1.3m in the year to 30 Jun 2024, with a loss of £638k and 5 employees. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale trade” and is based in Norwich; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade

Status: Liquidation
Location: Norwich, East of England
Age: 44 yrs · since 1982
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.

Latest accounts · year to 30 Jun 2024

Key figures

Small team

Revenue

£1.3m

Growth —

Profit

−£638k

Growth —

Profit margin

−49%

Gross 34.4%

Employees

Change —

Profit / employee

−£128k

Revenue/employee £260k

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.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	30 Jun 2024
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£1.4m	£1.3m
Cost of sales	£969k	£854k
Gross profit	£436k	£447k
Operating profit	£26.5k	−£636k
Profit before tax	£25.3k	−£638k
Profit after tax	£25.3k	−£638k
Profit (best available)	£25.3k	−£638k
Employees (average)	6	5
Ratios
Profit margin	1.8%	−49%
Gross margin	31%	34.4%
Revenue per employee	£234k	£260k
Profit per employee	£4.2k	−£128k
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£25k	£8.9k
Net assets	£874k	£236k
Current assets	£1.2m	£461k
Debtors	£174k	£116k
Deferred income	£20.4k	£12.9k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −49%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 34.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £260k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£128k; 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: 1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 8.9%; 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 £236k
Cash at bank: —; Now £8.9k
Headcount: —; Now 5
Deferred income: —; Now £12.9k
Fixed assets: —; Now —

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

The East Coast Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Bebecar (UK) Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (2)

East Coast Nursery LimitedLiquidationRev. £3.2m · Profit −£570k
East Coast Plastics LimitedLiquidationRev. £179k · Profit −£173k

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 30 Jun 2024 (profit −£638k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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