Stephensons of Essex Limited
Registered name: STEPHENSONS OF ESSEX LIMITED
Part of Eth Trustee Limited groupStephensons of Essex Limited made £13.8m revenue and £1.3m profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.
Stephensons of Essex Limited’s revenue grew 9% to £13.8m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £1.3m profit and 182 employees. The company is classified under “other passenger land transport” and is based in Leigh on Sea; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Leigh on Sea, East of England
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jul 2022 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 Jul 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £12.7m | £13.8m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £10.9m | £11.8m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £1.8m | £2.1m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £2.4m | £1.8m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £2.7m | £1.9m |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £2m | £1.3m |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £2m | £1.3m |
| Staff costs | — | — | £104k | £6m |
| Employees (average) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 182 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 15.6% | 9.2% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 14.2% | 14.9% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £6.4m | £75.9k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £993k | £7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲8.8% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼36% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | ▲9000% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £5.8m | £6.5m | £9.1m | £418k |
| Net assets | £8.1m | £9m | £11m | £2.2m |
| Fixed assets | £1.9m | £2m | £2.9m | £5.2m |
| Current assets | £9.8m | £9.7m | £13.2m | £3.3m |
| Debtors | £493k | £601k | £1.3m | £558k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 9.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 14.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £75.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 37.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 4%
- 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
- ▼80%
- Now £2.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▼95%
- Now £418k
- Headcount
- ▲9000%
- Now 182
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲82%
- Now £5.2m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Eth Trustee Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Eastern Transport Holdings Limited75–100%
- Stephensons of Essex Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- Nibsbuses LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit £1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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