Wings of Peterborough Limited
Registered name: WINGS OF PETERBOROUGH LIMITED
Wings of Peterborough Limited made £30.1m revenue and £927k profit in the year to 30 Jan 2025.
Wings of Peterborough Limited’s revenue fell 2% to £30.1m in the year to 30 Jan 2025, with £927k profit and 38 employees. The company is classified under “sale of new cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Peterborough; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Peterborough, East of England
- Age
- 26 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 Jan 2022 | 30 Jan 2023 | 30 Jan 2024 | 30 Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £21.4m | £22.4m | £30.8m | £30.1m |
| Cost of sales | £18.9m | £19.5m | £27.6m | £27.2m |
| Gross profit | £2.5m | £2.9m | £3.2m | £2.8m |
| Operating profit | £1.3m | £1m | £1.3m | £1.1m |
| Profit before tax | £1.2m | £1m | £1.4m | £1.3m |
| Profit after tax | £997k | £843k | £1m | £927k |
| Profit (best available) | £997k | £843k | £1m | £927k |
| Staff costs | £890k | £1.3m | £1.3m | £1.4m |
| Employees (average) | 38 | 47 | 43 | 38 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 4.7% | 3.8% | 3.3% | 3.1% |
| Gross margin | 11.6% | 12.9% | 10.3% | 9.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £564k | £477k | £716k | £791k |
| Profit per employee | £26.2k | £17.9k | £23.6k | £24.4k |
| Cash conversion | −80.7% | −136.4% | −91.3% | −98.2% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲4.8% | ▲37.1% | ▼2.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼15.5% | ▲20.2% | ▼8.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲23.7% | ▼8.5% | ▼11.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £3.3m | £4.1m | £4.2m | £4.3m |
| Net assets | £5.4m | £6.1m | £7.1m | £7.9m |
| Fixed assets | £837k | £969k | £1.1m | £1.4m |
| Current assets | £6.2m | £7.1m | £8.1m | £7.9m |
| Debtors | £333k | £912k | £956k | £61.2k |
| Cash from operations | −£1m | −£1.4m | −£1.2m | −£1.1m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 9.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £791k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £24.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −98.2%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 4.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.2%
- 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
- ▲12%
- Now £7.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▲4%
- Now £4.3m
- Headcount
- ▼12%
- Now 38
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲23%
- Now £1.4m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jan 2025 (profit £927k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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