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Company No. 07216859 · Incorporated 8 Apr 2010

Sapphire Vehicle Services Limited

Registered name: SAPPHIRE VEHICLE SERVICES LIMITED

Part of Ballyvesey Industries Limited group

Sapphire Vehicle Services Limited made £36.2m revenue and £590k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Sapphire Vehicle Services Limited’s revenue grew 9% to £36.2m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £590k profit and 313 employees. The company is classified under “sale of other motor vehicles” and is based in Swadlincote; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 45190Sale of other motor vehiclesSIC 45320Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Status
Active
Location
Swadlincote, East Midlands
Age
16 yrs · since 2010
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 30 Sep 2025

Key figures

Capital-light
Revenue
£36.2m
Growth ▲9.4%
Profit
£590k
Growth ▲9.4%
Profit margin
1.6%
Gross 37.5%
Employees
313
Change ▲4%
Profit / employee
£1.9k
Revenue/employee £116k
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Sep 202430 Sep 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£33.1m£36.2m
Cost of sales£20.6m£22.6m
Gross profit£12.5m£13.6m
Operating profit£922k£624k
Profit before tax£1.2m£769k
Profit after tax£539k£590k
Profit (best available)£539k£590k
Employees (average)301313
Ratios
Profit margin1.6%1.6%
Gross margin37.8%37.5%
Revenue per employee£110k£116k
Profit per employee£1.8k£1.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲9.4%
Profit growth—▲9.4%
Headcount growth—▲4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.2m£140k
Net assets£5.3m£5.3m
Fixed assets£1.9m£1.8m
Current assets£10.4m£10.8m
Debtors£6m£7.3m
Deferred income£840k£888k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
1.6%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
37.5%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£116k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£1.9k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
5.1%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
2.5%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
20.1%
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
▼0%
Now £5.3m
Cash at bank
▼88%
Now £140k
Headcount
▲4%
Now 313
Deferred income
▲6%
Now £888k
Fixed assets
▼1%
Now £1.8m

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

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Ballyvesey Industries Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Ballyvesey Holdings Limited75–100%
  3. Sapphire Vehicle Services Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (17)

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 30 Sep 2025 (profit £590k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026

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