Partsworld Limited
Registered name: PARTSWORLD LIMITED
Partsworld Limited made £12.8m revenue and £723k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Partsworld Limited’s revenue fell 44% to £12.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £723k profit and 34 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories” and is based in Cannock; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Cannock, West Midlands
- Age
- 30 yrs · since 1995
- Type
- Private Limited Company
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) | £24.7m | £22.6m | £23m | £12.8m |
| Cost of sales | £19.3m | £17.4m | £17.6m | £9.8m |
| Gross profit | £5.5m | £5.2m | £5.4m | £3.1m |
| Operating profit | £2.9m | £3.2m | £3.1m | £620k |
| Profit before tax | £2.9m | £3.5m | £3.4m | £963k |
| Profit after tax | £2.4m | £2.6m | £2.6m | £723k |
| Profit (best available) | £2.4m | £2.6m | £2.6m | £723k |
| Staff costs | £1.8m | £1.3m | £1.6m | £1.7m |
| Employees (average) | 38 | 34 | 33 | 34 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 9.6% | 11.7% | 11.2% | 5.6% |
| Gross margin | 22.1% | 23% | 23.6% | 24% |
| Revenue per employee | £651k | £666k | £696k | £378k |
| Profit per employee | £62.3k | £77.8k | £77.6k | £21.3k |
| Cash conversion | −149.3% | −140% | −73.6% | −52.4% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲1.5% | ▼44.1% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼3.1% | ▼71.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▼2.9% | ▲3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £6.6m | £9.6m | £10.2m | £9.2m |
| Net assets | £9.2m | £11.1m | £12.7m | £12.2m |
| Fixed assets | £447k | £499k | £472k | £442k |
| Current assets | £10.4m | £13.9m | £13.9m | £13.9m |
| Debtors | £839k | £1.3m | £921k | £1.3m |
| Cash from operations | −£4.3m | −£4.5m | −£2.3m | −£325k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 24%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £378k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £21.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −52.4%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 3.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 9.8%
- 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 £12.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▼9%
- Now £9.2m
- Headcount
- ▲3%
- Now 34
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼6%
- Now £442k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- Drivetrain Supplies LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Powertrain Supplies LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Reliant Parts World LimitedFigures not disclosed
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 £723k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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