How much does Rea Valley Tractors Limited make?

Rea Valley Tractors Limited reported revenue of £112m and a loss of £5.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2023, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Rea Valley Tractors Limited have?

Rea Valley Tractors Limited reported an average of 141 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2023.

Is Rea Valley Tractors Limited profitable?

No — Rea Valley Tractors Limited reported a loss of £5.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2023.

Company No. 01813871 · Incorporated 4 May 1984

Rea Valley Tractors Limited

Registered name: REA VALLEY TRACTORS LIMITED

Part of Dunstall Holdings Limited group

Rea Valley Tractors Limited made £112m revenue and a £5.5m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2023. read from filing text

Rea Valley Tractors Limited’s revenue was £112m in the year to 31 Dec 2023, with a loss of £5.5m and 141 employees. The company is classified under “installation of industrial machinery and equipment” and is based in Leeds; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 33200Installation of industrial machinery and equipment

Status: In Administration
Location: Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 42 yrs · since 1984
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 Dunstall Holdings Limited, a company registered in England and Wales”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2023

Key figures

Cash flow filed

Revenue

£112m

Growth —

Profit

−£5.5m

Growth —

Profit margin

−4.9%

Gross 12.1%

Employees

141

Change —

Profit / employee

−£39.1k

Revenue/employee £797k

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	30 Oct 2022	31 Dec 2023
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£103m	£112m
Cost of sales	£90.6m	£98.7m
Gross profit	£12.2m	£13.6m
Operating profit	£1.2m	−£2.9m
Profit before tax	£237k	−£6.7m
Profit after tax	−£284k	−£5.5m
Profit (best available)	−£284k	−£5.5m
Staff costs	£6.2m	£8.7m
Employees (average)	129	141
Ratios
Profit margin	−0.3%	−4.9%
Gross margin	11.9%	12.1%
Revenue per employee	£797k	£797k
Profit per employee	−£2.2k	−£39.1k
Cash conversion	−520.5%	—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£4.7m	£1.2m
Net assets	£10.1m	£4.6m
Fixed assets	£12.2m	£13.3m
Current assets	£44m	£71.1m
Debtors	£4.4m	£3.5m
Deferred income	£432k	£512k
Cash from operations	−£6.1m	£1.2m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −4.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 12.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £797k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£39.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 11.8%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.5%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 3.1%; 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 £4.6m
Cash at bank: —; Now £1.2m
Headcount: —; Now 141
Deferred income: —; Now £512k
Fixed assets: —; Now £13.3m

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

Dunstall Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Rea Valley Tractors Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (6)

Altegra Integrated Solutions LimitedIn AdministrationRev. £21.6m · Profit −£280k
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Amvar Handling Solutions LimitedActive - Proposal to Strike offFigures not disclosed
Amvar Storage & Workplace Solutions LimitedActive - Proposal to Strike offFigures not disclosed
Rea Valley Tractors (Sudbury) LimitedActive - Proposal to Strike offFigures not disclosed
RVT Commercial Vehicles LimitedLiquidationFigures 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 2023 (profit −£5.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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