Nationwide Vehicle Contracts Limited
Registered name: NATIONWIDE VEHICLE CONTRACTS LIMITED
Nationwide Vehicle Contracts Limited made £10.7m revenue and a £378k loss in the year to 31 May 2025.
Nationwide Vehicle Contracts Limited’s revenue fell 12% to £10.7m in the year to 31 May 2025, with a loss of £378k and 55 employees. The company is classified under “other credit granting” and is based in Manchester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Manchester, North West
- Age
- 24 yrs · since 2002
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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) | £14.2m | £11.2m | £12.3m | £10.7m |
| Cost of sales | £2.1m | £1.5m | £2.8m | £2.1m |
| Gross profit | £12m | £9.8m | £9.5m | £8.7m |
| Operating profit | £815k | −£181k | −£253k | −£382k |
| Profit before tax | £815k | −£181k | −£253k | −£382k |
| Profit after tax | £650k | −£174k | −£249k | −£378k |
| Profit (best available) | £650k | −£174k | −£249k | −£378k |
| Staff costs | £9m | £8m | £7.7m | £7m |
| Employees (average) | 61 | 57 | 56 | 55 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 4.6% | −1.6% | −2% | −3.5% |
| Gross margin | 84.9% | 86.9% | 77.1% | 80.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £232k | £197k | £219k | £195k |
| Profit per employee | £10.7k | −£3.1k | −£4.4k | −£6.9k |
| Cash conversion | 61.5% | — | — | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼20.6% | ▲9% | ▼12.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼126.8% | — | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼6.6% | ▼1.8% | ▼1.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.1m | £2m | £1.3m | £1.4m |
| Net assets | £2.4m | £2.2m | £2m | £1.6m |
| Fixed assets | £658k | £633k | £615k | £602k |
| Current assets | £4m | £3.2m | £3.6m | £2.5m |
| Debtors | £1.3m | £695k | £1.3m | £1m |
| Cash from operations | £501k | −£13.7k | £625k | −£43.9k |
| 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
- −3.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 80.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £195k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£6.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 5.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 9.4%
- 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
- ▼19%
- Now £1.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▲3%
- Now £1.4m
- Headcount
- ▼2%
- Now 55
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼2%
- Now £602k
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit −£378k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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