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Company No. 02712853 · Incorporated 7 May 1992

Rye Street Bishops Stortford Ltd

Registered name: RYE STREET BISHOPS STORTFORD LTD

Part of Belfry Topco Limited group

Rye Street Bishops Stortford Ltd made £6m revenue and £187k profit in the year to 31 May 2024.

Rye Street Bishops Stortford Ltd’s revenue grew 4% to £6m in the year to 31 May 2024, with £187k profit and 158 employees. The company is classified under “maintenance and repair of motor vehicles” and is based in Worcester; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 45200Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
Status
Active
Location
Worcester, West Midlands
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 May 2024

Key figures

Capital-lightBoring industry
Revenue
£6m
Growth ▲4%
Profit
£187k
Growth ▼87.7%
Profit margin
3.1%
Gross 21.7%
Employees
158
Change ▲64.6%
Profit / employee
£1.2k
Revenue/employee £38.1k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 May 202231 May 202331 May 2024
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£5.8m£5.8m£6m
Cost of sales£4.3m£4.4m£4.7m
Gross profit£1.5m£1.4m£1.3m
Operating profit£449k£282k£250k
Profit before tax£1.1m£1.6m£255k
Profit after tax£1.1m£1.5m£187k
Profit (best available)£1.1m£1.5m£187k
Staff costs£1.9m£1.5m£1.6m
Employees (average)6896158
Ratios
Profit margin18.2%26.1%3.1%
Gross margin25.8%23.4%21.7%
Revenue per employee£85.1k£60.3k£38.1k
Profit per employee£15.5k£15.8k£1.2k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲0%▲4%
Profit growth—▲43.4%▼87.7%
Headcount growth—▲41.2%▲64.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£115k£216k£1m
Net assets£788k£1m£1.2m
Fixed assets£188k£140k£122k
Current assets£2.3m£2.5m£3.1m
Debtors£564k£652k£901k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data May 2024FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
3.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
21.7%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£38.1k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£1.2k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
2%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
15%
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
▲19%
Now £1.2m
Cash at bank
▲378%
Now £1m
Headcount
▲65%
Now 158
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼13%
Now £122k
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Belfry Topco Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Belfry Midco Limited75–100%
  3. Compass Bidco Limited75–100%
  4. Torrent Midco 1 Ltd75–100%
  5. Torrent Midco 2 Ltd75–100%
  6. Torrent Bidco Ltd75–100%
  7. RKS Holdings Ltd75–100%
  8. Steer Automotive Group Limited75–100%
  9. Macduffy (Holdings) Limited75–100%
  10. Rye Street Bishops Stortford Ltdthis company

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

Subsidiaries (6)

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 May 2024 (profit £187k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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