How much does Baylis (Gloucester) Limited make?

Baylis (Gloucester) Limited reported revenue of £131m and £1.1m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Baylis (Gloucester) Limited have?

Baylis (Gloucester) Limited reported an average of 382 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Baylis (Gloucester) Limited profitable?

Yes — Baylis (Gloucester) Limited reported a profit of £1.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 02877066 · Incorporated 1 Dec 1993

Baylis (Gloucester) Limited

Registered name: BAYLIS (GLOUCESTER) LIMITED

Part of Baylis (Gloucester) Holdings Limited group

Baylis (Gloucester) Limited made £131m revenue and £1.1m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Baylis (Gloucester) Limited’s revenue grew 7% to £131m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.1m profit and 382 employees. The company is classified under “sale of new cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Cheltenham; we hold 2 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

Status: Active
Location: Cheltenham, South West
Age: 32 yrs · since 1993
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 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£131m

Growth ▲7.1%

Profit

£1.1m

Growth ▼22%

Profit margin

0.9%

Gross 17.3%

Employees

382

Change ▲2.7%

Profit / employee

£2.9k

Revenue/employee £343k

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£122m	£131m
Cost of sales	£101m	£108m
Gross profit	£21.2m	£22.6m
Profit before tax	£1.9m	£1.5m
Profit after tax	£1.4m	£1.1m
Profit (best available)	£1.4m	£1.1m
Staff costs	£13.1m	£14.7m
Employees (average)	372	382
Ratios
Profit margin	1.2%	0.9%
Gross margin	17.4%	17.3%
Revenue per employee	£329k	£343k
Profit per employee	£3.8k	£2.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲7.1%
Profit growth	—	▼22%
Headcount growth	—	▲2.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2m	£1.6m
Net assets	£5.8m	£6.4m
Fixed assets	£843k	£1m
Current assets	£15.8m	£15.8m
Debtors	£2.2m	£2.4m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 0.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 17.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £343k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £2.9k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.8%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 1.9%; 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: ▲9%; Now £6.4m
Cash at bank: ▼22%; Now £1.6m
Headcount: ▲3%; Now 382
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▲23%; Now £1m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Baylis (Gloucester) Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Baylis (Gloucester) Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

H.S.H. Limited.Figures not disclosed

Sister companies (1)

Southern (Merthyr) LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 £1.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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