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Company No. 03931782 · Incorporated 23 Feb 2000

Moss Europe Limited

Registered name: MOSS EUROPE LIMITED

Part of Radial Automotive UK Holding Company Ltd group

Moss Europe Limited made £15.7m revenue and a £1.3m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2023.

Moss Europe Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £15.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2023, with a loss of £1.3m and 91 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories” and is based in Lincoln; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Lincoln, East Midlands
Age
26 yrs · since 2000
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2023

Key figures

Capital-lightDoing more with lessCash flow filed
Revenue
£15.7m
Growth ▲5.6%
Profit
−£1.3m
Growth —
Profit margin
−8.1%
Gross 34.4%
Employees
91
Change ▼6.2%
Profit / employee
−£14.1k
Revenue/employee £173k
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.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 2023
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£14.9m£15.7m
Cost of sales£10.3m£10.3m
Gross profit£4.6m£5.4m
Operating profit−£2m−£1.1m
Profit before tax−£2m−£1.3m
Profit after tax−£2m−£1.3m
Profit (best available)−£2m−£1.3m
Staff costs£3.6m£3.8m
Employees (average)9791
Ratios
Profit margin−13.6%−8.1%
Gross margin30.7%34.4%
Revenue per employee£154k£173k
Profit per employee−£20.9k−£14.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲5.6%
Headcount growth—▼6.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£207k£315k
Net assets£4.3m£3m
Fixed assets£921k£745k
Current assets£8.9m£8.6m
Debtors£610k£481k
Deferred income£562k£313k
Cash from operations−£3m−£1.2m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−8.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
34.4%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£173k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£14.1k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
4.7%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
2%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
3.1%
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
▼30%
Now £3m
Cash at bank
▲52%
Now £315k
Headcount
▼6%
Now 91
Deferred income
▼44%
Now £313k
Fixed assets
▼19%
Now £745k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Radial Automotive UK Holding Company Ltdultimate parent75–100%
  2. Moss Europe Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (2)

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 2023 (profit −£1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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