Sinclair Finance and Leasing Company Limited
Registered name: SINCLAIR FINANCE AND LEASING COMPANY LIMITED
Sinclair Finance and Leasing Company Limited made £32.5m revenue and £1.3m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Sinclair Finance and Leasing Company Limited’s revenue grew 5% to £32.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.3m profit and 28 employees. The company is classified under “sale of new cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Bridgend; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bridgend, Wales
- Age
- 40 yrs · since 1986
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £27.7m | £29.6m | £30.9m | £32.5m |
| Cost of sales | £16.1m | £18m | £20.4m | £23.3m |
| Gross profit | £11.6m | £11.6m | £10.6m | £9.3m |
| Operating profit | £5m | £5.6m | £4.9m | £3.9m |
| Profit before tax | £2.9m | £3.3m | £2.2m | £1.7m |
| Profit after tax | £2.4m | £2.2m | £2m | £1.3m |
| Profit (best available) | £2.4m | £2.2m | £2m | £1.3m |
| Staff costs | £1m | £988k | £1m | £1.1m |
| Employees (average) | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 8.8% | 7.4% | 6.4% | 3.9% |
| Gross margin | 41.8% | 39.2% | 34.2% | 28.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £1.1m | £1.1m | £1.1m | £1.2m |
| Profit per employee | £94.1k | £78.8k | £73.5k | £45.3k |
| Cash conversion | −238.8% | −137.7% | −239.7% | −266.2% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲6.7% | ▲4.5% | ▲5.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼9.9% | ▼10% | ▼36.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲7.7% | ▼3.6% | ▲3.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.4m | £1.3m | £1.8m | £1.6m |
| Net assets | £11.8m | £14m | £16m | £17.2m |
| Fixed assets | £22.3m | £21.1m | £18.2m | £17.2m |
| Current assets | £38.4m | £40.7m | £37.2m | £33.3m |
| Debtors | £5.4m | £5.1m | £3.9m | £3.6m |
| Cash from operations | −£12m | −£7.8m | −£11.7m | −£10.4m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 28.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1.2m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £45.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −266.2%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 52.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 11.1%
- 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
- ▲8%
- Now £17.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▼14%
- Now £1.6m
- Headcount
- ▲4%
- Now 28
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼6%
- Now £17.2m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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