How much does Bears Ambulance Service Limited make?

Bears Ambulance Service Limited reported revenue of £14.4m and a loss of £954k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Bears Ambulance Service Limited have?

Bears Ambulance Service Limited reported an average of 110 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Bears Ambulance Service Limited profitable?

No — Bears Ambulance Service Limited reported a loss of £954k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 07000942 · Incorporated 26 Aug 2009

Bears Ambulance Service Limited

Registered name: BEARS AMBULANCE SERVICE LIMITED

Bears Ambulance Service Limited made £14.4m revenue and a £954k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Bears Ambulance Service Limited’s revenue fell 12% to £14.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £954k and 110 employees. The company is classified under “renting and leasing of trucks and other heavy vehicles” and is based in Borehamwood; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 77120Renting and leasing of trucks and other heavy vehicles

Status: Active
Location: Borehamwood, East of England
Age: 17 yrs · since 2009
Type: Private Limited Company

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-light

Revenue

£14.4m

Growth ▼12.1%

Profit

−£954k

Growth ▼155.5%

Profit margin

−6.6%

Gross 15.9%

Employees

110

Change ▼14.7%

Profit / employee

−£8.7k

Revenue/employee £131k

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 to	31 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£21.3m	£21.2m	£16.4m	£14.4m
Cost of sales	£14.4m	£16.3m	£12.1m	£12.1m
Gross profit	£6.9m	£4.9m	£4.3m	£2.3m
Operating profit	£4.5m	£2.7m	£2.5m	−£1.5m
Profit before tax	£4.4m	£2.6m	£2.4m	−£1.7m
Profit after tax	£3.6m	£2m	£1.7m	−£954k
Profit (best available)	£3.6m	£2m	£1.7m	−£954k
Employees (average)	154	137	129	110
Ratios
Profit margin	17%	9.2%	10.5%	−6.6%
Gross margin	32.5%	23.2%	26.2%	15.9%
Revenue per employee	£138k	£155k	£127k	£131k
Profit per employee	£23.5k	£14.3k	£13.3k	−£8.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼0.3%	▼23%	▼12.1%
Profit growth	—	▼46.1%	▼12%	▼155.5%
Headcount growth	—	▼11%	▼5.8%	▼14.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.4m	£3.1m	£515k	£105k
Net assets	£5m	£6.2m	£6.1m	£6m
Fixed assets	£300k	£162k	£85.1k	£75.1k
Current assets	£5.3m	£6.2m	£6.3m	£6m
Debtors	£0	£0	£0	£0
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −6.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 15.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £131k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£8.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.5%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 0%; 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: ▼1%; Now £6m
Cash at bank: ▼80%; Now £105k
Headcount: ▼15%; Now 110
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▼12%; Now £75.1k

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (1)

Starcross Trading LimitedRev. £14.3m · Profit −£1.1m

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 Mar 2025 (profit −£954k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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