Skip to content
CompanySight
Company No. 06482174 · Incorporated 24 Jan 2008

Howe Rentals Ltd

Registered name: HOWE RENTALS LTD

Howe Rentals Ltd made £441k revenue and a £9.9k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Howe Rentals Ltd’s revenue fell 20% to £441k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £9.9k and 0 employees. The company is classified under “sale of new cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Herfordshire; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Herfordshire, East of England
Age
18 yrs · since 2008
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

IndependentSmall team
Revenue
£441k
Growth ▼20.4%
Profit
−£9.9k
Growth ▼144%
Profit margin
−2.2%
Gross 12.5%
Employees
0
Change —
Profit / employee
—
 
Profitable streak
0yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202231 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£84.9k£335k£554k£441k
Cost of sales£28.8k£238k£477k£386k
Gross profit£56.1k£97k£76.2k£55k
Operating profit£7.8k£56.3k£35.2k£2.5k
Profit before tax£1.1k£46k£25.1k−£9.9k
Profit after tax£252£38.7k£22.5k−£9.9k
Profit (best available)£252£38.7k£22.5k−£9.9k
Employees (average)0000
Ratios
Profit margin0.3%11.6%4.1%−2.2%
Gross margin66.1%28.9%13.8%12.5%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲294.5%▲65.3%▼20.4%
Profit growth—▲15275%▼42%▼144%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£21k£20.7k£4.9k£8.4k
Net assets−£12.2k£26.5k£49k£39.1k
Fixed assets£59.6k£83.5k£74.5k£81k
Current assets£117k£83.5k£114k£79.2k
Debtors£96.3k£5.8k£38k£17k
Deferred income£591£6k£27k£19k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−2.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
12.5%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
—
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
—
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
18.4%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
4.3%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
3.9%
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
▼20%
Now £39.1k
Cash at bank
▲72%
Now £8.4k
Headcount
—
Now 0
Deferred income
▼30%
Now £19k
Fixed assets
▲9%
Now £81k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Same industry, similar size

Similar profitable businesses

Industry benchmarks →

Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£9.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 14 Oct 2026

Contains public sector information from Companies House licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Companies House, © Crown copyright. View the licence.