How much does Arthur Bassett & Co. Limited make?

Arthur Bassett & Co. Limited reported revenue of £47.4m and a loss of £290k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Arthur Bassett & Co. Limited have?

Arthur Bassett & Co. Limited reported an average of 107 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Arthur Bassett & Co. Limited profitable?

No — Arthur Bassett & Co. Limited reported a loss of £290k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 02478275 · Incorporated 7 Mar 1990

Arthur Bassett & Co. Limited

Registered name: ARTHUR BASSETT & CO. LIMITED

Part of Bassett Property Holdings Ltd group

Arthur Bassett & Co. Limited made £47.4m revenue and a £290k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Arthur Bassett & Co. Limited’s revenue grew 2% to £47.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £290k and 107 employees. The company is classified under “sale of new cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in The Enterprise Park; we hold 4 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

Status: Active
Location: The Enterprise Park, Wales
Age: 36 yrs · since 1990
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 company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the parent company Bassett Property Holdings Limited, a company”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£47.4m

Growth ▲1.9%

Profit

−£290k

Growth —

Profit margin

−0.6%

Gross 11.3%

Employees

107

Change ▲5.9%

Profit / employee

−£2.7k

Revenue/employee £443k

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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£39.8m	£42.8m	£46.6m	£47.4m
Cost of sales	£35.8m	£38.5m	£41.2m	£42.1m
Gross profit	£4m	£4.2m	£5.4m	£5.3m
Operating profit	£184k	£77.3k	−£171k	−£342k
Profit before tax	£104k	£51k	−£103k	−£290k
Profit after tax	£70k	£30.5k	−£93.3k	−£290k
Profit (best available)	£70k	£30.5k	−£93.3k	−£290k
Staff costs	£2.6m	£2.7m	£3.8m	£4m
Employees (average)	84	91	101	107
Ratios
Profit margin	0.2%	0.1%	−0.2%	−0.6%
Gross margin	10%	9.8%	11.5%	11.3%
Revenue per employee	£473k	£470k	£461k	£443k
Profit per employee	£834	£335	−£924	−£2.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲7.5%	▲8.9%	▲1.9%
Profit growth	—	▼56.5%	▼406.2%	—
Headcount growth	—	▲8.3%	▲11%	▲5.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£4.2k	£4.8k	£3.4k	£5k
Net assets	£3.9m	£4m	£3.9m	£3.6m
Fixed assets	£656k	£669k	£868k	£865k
Current assets	£8.6m	£9.8m	£8.3m	£9.9m
Debtors	£959k	£808k	£1.3m	£1.7m
Deferred income	£554k	£259k	£113k	£231k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −0.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 11.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £443k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£2.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 1.8%; 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: 3.6%; 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: ▼7%; Now £3.6m
Cash at bank: ▲45%; Now £5k
Headcount: ▲6%; Now 107
Deferred income: ▲106%; Now £231k
Fixed assets: ▼0%; Now £865k

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

Bassett Property Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
Arthur Bassett & Co. Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (2)

Bassetts (South Wales) LtdRev. £48.4m · Profit £707k
Bassetts (Wales) LtdRev. £32.4m · Profit £283k

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 2025 (profit −£290k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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