Southern Commercial Sales Limited
Registered name: SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL SALES LIMITED
Southern Commercial Sales Limited made £9.7m revenue and £590k profit in the year to 31 May 2025.
Southern Commercial Sales Limited’s revenue fell 19% to £9.7m in the year to 31 May 2025, with £590k profit and 9 employees. The company is classified under “sale of used cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in East Sussex; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- East Sussex, South East
- Age
- 23 yrs · since 2003
- 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 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) | £14.5m | £12.9m | £11.9m | £9.7m |
| Cost of sales | £12.1m | £10.3m | £10.2m | £8.2m |
| Gross profit | £2.4m | £2.6m | £1.7m | £1.5m |
| Operating profit | £1.7m | £1.8m | £1.1m | £721k |
| Profit before tax | £1.7m | £1.8m | £1.2m | £786k |
| Profit after tax | £1.2m | £1.4m | £863k | £590k |
| Profit (best available) | £1.2m | £1.4m | £863k | £590k |
| Staff costs | £424k | £423k | £409k | £409k |
| Employees (average) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 8.2% | 11.2% | 7.2% | 6.1% |
| Gross margin | 16.5% | 20% | 14.6% | 15.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £1.6m | £1.4m | £1.3m | £1.1m |
| Profit per employee | £132k | £161k | £95.9k | £65.6k |
| Cash conversion | −106.4% | −34.8% | −71% | −143.2% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼11% | ▼7.6% | ▼18.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲21.3% | ▼40.3% | ▼31.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.9m | £2m | £2.1m | £2.5m |
| Net assets | £6.8m | £7.7m | £8.3m | £8.6m |
| Fixed assets | £820k | £598k | £616k | £688k |
| Current assets | £6.7m | £7.8m | £8.3m | £8.6m |
| Debtors | £35.3k | £137k | £61.1k | £19k |
| Cash from operations | −£1.8m | −£625k | −£756k | −£1m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 15.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1.1m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £65.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −143.2%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 7.1%
- 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
- ▲3%
- Now £8.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▲16%
- Now £2.5m
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 9
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲12%
- Now £688k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £590k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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