Thames Motor Group (Tunbridge Wells) Limited
Registered name: THAMES MOTOR GROUP (TUNBRIDGE WELLS) LIMITED
Part of Thames Motor Group Limited groupThames Motor Group (Tunbridge Wells) Limited made £19.1m revenue and a £115k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Thames Motor Group (Tunbridge Wells) Limited’s revenue was £19.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £115k and 38 employees. The company is classified under “retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories” and is based in Tunbridge Wells; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Tunbridge Wells, South East
- Age
- 28 yrs · since 1998
- 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.
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) | £18.4m | £15.5m | £19.1m | £19.1m |
| Cost of sales | £17.4m | £14.8m | £18.4m | £18.4m |
| Gross profit | £986k | £662k | £737k | £666k |
| Operating profit | £381k | £18.1k | −£167k | −£119k |
| Profit before tax | £381k | £17.4k | −£168k | −£120k |
| Profit after tax | £308k | £4.7k | −£167k | −£115k |
| Profit (best available) | £308k | £4.7k | −£167k | −£115k |
| Staff costs | £692k | £756k | £902k | £987k |
| Employees (average) | 32 | 35 | 38 | 38 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 1.7% | 0% | −0.9% | −0.6% |
| Gross margin | 5.4% | 4.3% | 3.9% | 3.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £575k | £443k | £503k | £503k |
| Profit per employee | £9.6k | £135 | −£4.4k | −£3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼15.7% | ▲23.3% | ▼0% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼98.5% | ▼3630% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲9.4% | ▲8.6% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £306k | £0 | £175k | £110k |
| Net assets | £1.4m | £1.5m | £1.3m | £1.2m |
| Fixed assets | £45.4k | £94.8k | £88.2k | £68.9k |
| Current assets | £3m | £2.6m | £2.7m | £2.6m |
| Debtors | £301k | £311k | £568k | £310k |
| Deferred income | £15.9k | £10.5k | £42.3k | £27.6k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 3.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £503k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1.6%
- 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
- ▼9%
- Now £1.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▼37%
- Now £110k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 38
- Deferred income
- ▼35%
- Now £27.6k
- Fixed assets
- ▼22%
- Now £68.9k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Thames Motor Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Thames Motor Group (Tunbridge Wells) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- Thames Service Station 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 −£115k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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