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Company No. 03287149 · Incorporated 3 Dec 1996

Vickers (Lakeside) Limited

Registered name: VICKERS (LAKESIDE) LIMITED

Vickers (Lakeside) Limited made £27.2m revenue and a £119k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Vickers (Lakeside) Limited’s revenue grew 17% to £27.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £119k and 69 employees. The company is classified under “sale of new cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Grays; we hold 4 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
Grays, London
Age
29 yrs · since 1996
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightDoing more with lessCash flow filed
Revenue
£27.2m
Growth ▲17.4%
Profit
−£119k
Growth ▼294.6%
Profit margin
−0.4%
Gross 15%
Employees
69
Change ▼9.2%
Profit / employee
−£1.7k
Revenue/employee £394k
Profitable streak
0yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£29.1m£29.1m£23.2m£27.2m
Cost of sales£25.1m£24.4m£19m£23.1m
Gross profit£4m£4.7m£4.2m£4.1m
Operating profit−£50.7k£249k£326k—
Profit before tax−£259k£187£104k£40.9k
Profit after tax−£259k−£5.7k£61.3k−£119k
Profit (best available)−£259k−£5.7k£61.3k−£119k
Staff costs£2.8m£3m£2.8m£2.8m
Employees (average)82867669
Ratios
Profit margin−0.9%0%0.3%−0.4%
Gross margin13.9%16.3%18.1%15%
Revenue per employee£355k£339k£305k£394k
Profit per employee−£3.2k−£66£806−£1.7k
Cash conversion—64.3%−354.6%—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲0.1%▼20.5%▲17.4%
Profit growth———▼294.6%
Headcount growth—▲4.9%▼11.6%▼9.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£15.1k£3.8k£438k£522k
Net assets£830k£824k£886k£766k
Fixed assets£3.7m£3.5m£127k£132k
Current assets£5m£3.6m£4.1m£4.7m
Debtors£469k£321k£260k£594k
Deferred income£369k£263k£187k—
Cash from operations£312k£160k−£1.2m£442k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−0.4%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
15%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£394k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£1.7k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
0.5%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
2.2%
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
▼13%
Now £766k
Cash at bank
▲19%
Now £522k
Headcount
▼9%
Now 69
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▲4%
Now £132k
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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£119k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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