Flora Motors (Cornwall) Ltd.
Registered name: FLORA MOTORS (CORNWALL) LTD.
Flora Motors (Cornwall) Ltd. made £22m revenue and £173k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Flora Motors (Cornwall) Ltd.’s revenue fell 2% to £22m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £173k profit and 45 employees. The company is classified under “sale of new cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Cornwall; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Cornwall, South West
- Age
- 29 yrs · since 1997
- 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) | £21.2m | £25.9m | £22.5m | £22m |
| Cost of sales | £19m | £23.8m | £21m | £20m |
| Gross profit | £2.3m | £2.1m | £1.5m | £2.1m |
| Operating profit | £1m | £626k | −£48.9k | £300k |
| Profit before tax | £921k | £521k | −£135k | £216k |
| Profit after tax | £732k | £389k | −£135k | £173k |
| Profit (best available) | £732k | £389k | −£135k | £173k |
| Employees (average) | 43 | 43 | 46 | 45 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 3.5% | 1.5% | −0.6% | 0.8% |
| Gross margin | 10.6% | 8% | 6.5% | 9.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £494k | £602k | £488k | £490k |
| Profit per employee | £17k | £9k | −£2.9k | £3.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲21.9% | ▼13.2% | ▼1.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼46.9% | ▼134.8% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲7% | ▼2.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.6m | £1.8m | £1.9m | £2.3m |
| Net assets | £3.4m | £3.8m | £3.6m | £3.8m |
| Fixed assets | £1.7m | £1.7m | £1.7m | £1.6m |
| Current assets | £4.6m | £5.4m | £5m | £6.4m |
| Debtors | £231k | £571k | £405k | £471k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 9.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £490k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 7.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 2.1%
- 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
- ▲5%
- Now £3.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▲22%
- Now £2.3m
- Headcount
- ▼2%
- Now 45
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼4%
- Now £1.6m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £173k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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