Moss Europe Limited
Registered name: MOSS EUROPE LIMITED
Part of Radial Automotive UK Holding Company Ltd groupMoss 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full 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) | 97 | 91 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −13.6% | −8.1% |
| Gross margin | 30.7% | 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 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 |
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.
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.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Radial Automotive UK Holding Company Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- Moss Europe Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- SNG Group LimitedRev. £14.4m · Profit £429k
- Radial Automotive UK Intermediate LtdFigures 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 2023 (profit −£1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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