Bapchild Motoring World (Kent) Limited
Registered name: BAPCHILD MOTORING WORLD (KENT) LIMITED
Part of Peter Waddell Holdco Limited groupBapchild Motoring World (Kent) Limited made £859m revenue and a £10.7m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Bapchild Motoring World (Kent) Limited’s revenue grew 23% to £859m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £10.7m and 1,293 employees. The company is classified under “sale of used cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Gillingham; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Gillingham
- Age
- 23 yrs · since 2003
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £530m | £697m | £859m |
| Cost of sales | −£497m | −£659m | −£811m |
| Gross profit | £32.2m | £38.1m | £48.2m |
| Operating profit | £12.5m | £6.2m | −£4.2m |
| Profit before tax | £11m | £2.2m | −£11.8m |
| Profit after tax | £8.7m | £1.1m | −£10.7m |
| Profit (best available) | £8.7m | £1.1m | −£10.7m |
| Employees (average) | 613 | 881 | 1,293 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 1.7% | 0.2% | −1.2% |
| Gross margin | 6.1% | 5.5% | 5.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £864k | £792k | £664k |
| Profit per employee | £14.2k | £1.3k | −£8.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲31.7% | ▲23.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼86.9% | ▼1031% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲43.7% | ▲46.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −1.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 5.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £664k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£8.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲47%
- Now 1,293
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Peter Waddell Holdco Limitedultimate parent50–75%
- Bluebell Cars Topco Limited75–100%
- Bluebell Cars Midco Limited75–100%
- Bluebell Cars Bidco Limited75–100%
- Bapchild Motoring World (Kent) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (3)
- Grange Height LimitedRev. £0 · Profit −£975
- SW Group Preparation Centre LimitedRev. £0 · Profit −£575
- Big Car Finance LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£10.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 20 Oct 2026
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