W.R. Davies Limited
Registered name: W.R. DAVIES LIMITED
Part of W.r.davies(Motors)limited groupW.R. Davies Limited made £41.6m revenue and £185k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
W.R. Davies Limited’s revenue fell 14% to £41.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £185k profit and 75 employees. The company is classified under “sale of new cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Llandudno Junction; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Llandudno Junction, Wales
- Age
- 34 yrs · since 1992
- 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 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) | £43.8m | £47.2m | £48.6m | £41.6m |
| Cost of sales | £40.6m | £44.2m | £45.8m | £39.2m |
| Gross profit | £3.1m | £3m | £2.8m | £2.4m |
| Operating profit | £1.3m | £1.1m | £837k | £478k |
| Profit before tax | £1.2m | £952k | £704k | £301k |
| Profit after tax | £997k | £750k | £516k | £185k |
| Profit (best available) | £997k | £750k | £516k | £185k |
| Staff costs | £2.1m | £2.3m | £2.4m | £2.4m |
| Employees (average) | 64 | 67 | 73 | 75 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 2.3% | 1.6% | 1.1% | 0.4% |
| Gross margin | 7.1% | 6.4% | 5.7% | 5.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £684k | £705k | £665k | £555k |
| Profit per employee | £15.6k | £11.2k | £7.1k | £2.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲7.9% | ▲2.9% | ▼14.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼24.8% | ▼31.1% | ▼64.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲4.7% | ▲9% | ▲2.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £24.1k | £935k | £1.6m | £259k |
| Net assets | £3.4m | £4m | £4.2m | £4.2m |
| Fixed assets | £3m | £3.3m | £3.3m | £4.2m |
| Current assets | £5.9m | £8.5m | £7.2m | £7.2m |
| Debtors | £274k | £781k | £696k | £584k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 5.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £555k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 10%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1.4%
- 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
- ▲1%
- Now £4.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▼84%
- Now £259k
- Headcount
- ▲3%
- Now 75
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲25%
- Now £4.2m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- W.r.davies(Motors)limitedultimate parent75–100%
- W.R. Davies Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (3)
- Kirby Jones LimitedRev. £78.7m · Profit £524k
- W.R. Davies (2OO4) LimitedRev. £33.3m · Profit £182k
- W R Davies (Stafford) LimitedRev. £14.5m · Profit −£318k
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 2025 (profit £185k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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