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Company No. 05167546 · Incorporated 1 Jul 2004

Noel Booth & Sons Limited

Registered name: NOEL BOOTH & SONS LIMITED

Part of NWF Group PLC group

Noel Booth & Sons Limited made £20.8m revenue and £256k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2024.

Noel Booth & Sons Limited’s revenue fell 9% to £20.8m in the year to 31 Aug 2024, with £256k profit and 15 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores” and is based in Crewe; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47300Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores
Status
Active
Location
Crewe, North West
Age
22 yrs · since 2004
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 Aug 2024

Key figures

Capital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£20.8m
Growth ▼8.8%
Profit
£256k
Growth ▼16.7%
Profit margin
1.2%
Gross 6.2%
Employees
15
Change ▼6.3%
Profit / employee
£17.1k
Revenue/employee £1.4m
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Aug 202231 Aug 202331 Aug 2024
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£24.6m£22.8m£20.8m
Cost of sales£23.2m£21.3m£19.5m
Gross profit£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m
Operating profit£371k£377k£310k
Profit before tax£372k£395k£353k
Profit after tax£277k£307k£256k
Profit (best available)£277k£307k£256k
Staff costs£649k£645k£638k
Employees (average)151615
Ratios
Profit margin1.1%1.4%1.2%
Gross margin5.7%6.3%6.2%
Revenue per employee£1.6m£1.4m£1.4m
Profit per employee£18.5k£19.2k£17.1k
Cash conversion−16.5%−129.7%−77.8%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼7.5%▼8.8%
Profit growth—▲11%▼16.7%
Headcount growth—▲6.7%▼6.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.9m£2.1m£1.9m
Net assets£2.4m£2.7m£2.9m
Fixed assets£393k£431k£333k
Current assets£5.9m£5.1m£5.2m
Debtors£3.8m£2.9m£3m
Cash from operations−£61.3k−£488k−£241k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
1.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
6.2%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£1.4m
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£17.1k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−77.8%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
1.6%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
14.4%
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
▲7%
Now £2.9m
Cash at bank
▼6%
Now £1.9m
Headcount
▼6%
Now 15
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼23%
Now £333k
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. NWF Group PLCultimate parent75–100%
  2. NWF Fuels Holdings Limited75–100%
  3. NWF Fuels Limited75–100%
  4. Noel Booth & Sons Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (13)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2024 (profit £256k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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