The Right Car (UK) Ltd
Registered name: THE RIGHT CAR (UK) LTD
The Right Car (UK) Ltd made £68.9m revenue and £2.1m profit in the year to 31 May 2025.
The Right Car (UK) Ltd’s revenue was £68.9m in the year to 31 May 2025, with £2.1m profit and 126 employees. The company is classified under “sale of new cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Beverley; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Beverley, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 27 yrs · since 1999
- 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 May 2022 | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £57.3m | £59.8m | £69m | £68.9m |
| Cost of sales | £52.2m | £55.1m | £63.2m | £63.6m |
| Gross profit | £5.1m | £4.7m | £5.8m | £5.3m |
| Operating profit | £2.4m | £1.9m | £3.4m | £2.8m |
| Profit before tax | £2.5m | £1.9m | £3.3m | £2.8m |
| Profit after tax | £2m | £1.5m | £2.5m | £2.1m |
| Profit (best available) | £2m | £1.5m | £2.5m | £2.1m |
| Staff costs | £4.4m | £4.5m | £4.5m | £4.8m |
| Employees (average) | 126 | 124 | 138 | 126 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 3.5% | 2.6% | 3.6% | 3% |
| Gross margin | 8.9% | 7.9% | 8.3% | 7.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £454k | £482k | £500k | £547k |
| Profit per employee | £15.8k | £12.4k | £18k | £16.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲4.5% | ▲15.3% | ▼0.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼22.9% | ▲61.8% | ▼16.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼1.6% | ▲11.3% | ▼8.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £936k | £2.3m | £342k | £1.1m |
| Net assets | £5.7m | £5.6m | £6.6m | £7.7m |
| Fixed assets | £809k | £936k | £903k | £957k |
| Current assets | £13.2m | £14.2m | £14.7m | £15.8m |
| Debtors | £305k | £343k | £856k | £542k |
| Deferred income | £616k | £563k | £494k | £641k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 7.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £547k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £16.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.9%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.8%
- 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
- ▲16%
- Now £7.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▲217%
- Now £1.1m
- Headcount
- ▼9%
- Now 126
- Deferred income
- ▲30%
- Now £641k
- Fixed assets
- ▲6%
- Now £957k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Robspeed Motorcycles LimitedRev. — · Profit £124k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £2.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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