Halliwell Jones (Wilmslow) Bodyshop Limited
Registered name: HALLIWELL JONES (WILMSLOW) BODYSHOP LIMITED
Part of MJQ Trustees Limited groupHalliwell Jones (Wilmslow) Bodyshop Limited made £336k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024 (revenue not disclosed).
Halliwell Jones (Wilmslow) Bodyshop Limited reported £336k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024, up 281% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 24 employees. The company is classified under “maintenance and repair of motor vehicles” and is based in Wilmslow; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Wilmslow, North West
- Age
- 35 yrs · since 1991
- 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 Roundel Limited, a company incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales. This company is under the control of P Jones due to his majority shareholdi”
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | £387k | £88.2k | £336k |
| Profit (best available) | £387k | £88.2k | £336k |
| Employees (average) | 21 | 21 | 24 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £18.4k | £4.2k | £14k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Profit growth | — | ▼77.2% | ▲281.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲14.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £287k | £337k | £79k |
| Net assets | £3.5m | £3.3m | £3.4m |
| Fixed assets | £688k | £1.5m | £2m |
| Current assets | £3.7m | £3.6m | £3.4m |
| Debtors | £304k | £350k | £355k |
| Deferred income | £52.5k | £76.1k | £137k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £14k
- 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
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- ▲4%
- Now £3.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▼77%
- Now £79k
- Headcount
- ▲14%
- Now 24
- Deferred income
- ▲80%
- Now £137k
- Fixed assets
- ▲31%
- Now £2m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- MJQ Trustees Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Halliwell Jones Group Limited75–100%
- Roundel Limited75–100%
- Halliwell Jones (Wilmslow) Bodyshop Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (3)
- Halliwell Jones (Wilmslow) LimitedRev. £99.4m · Profit £248k
- Halliwell Jones Deva LimitedRev. £12.6m · Profit £248k
- Freedom Rental LimitedRev. £8.7m · Profit £239k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £336k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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