John Dolbear Tyre & Auto Services Limited
Registered name: JOHN DOLBEAR TYRE & AUTO SERVICES LIMITED
John Dolbear Tyre & Auto Services Limited made £476k revenue and £14.1k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
John Dolbear Tyre & Auto Services Limited’s revenue grew 11% to £476k in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £14.1k profit and 5 employees. The company is classified under “maintenance and repair of motor vehicles” and is based in Cardiff; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Cardiff, Wales
- Age
- 16 yrs · since 2010
- 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 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £413k | £395k | £431k | £476k |
| Profit after tax | £35.8k | £20.1k | £22.9k | £14.1k |
| Profit (best available) | £35.8k | £20.1k | £22.9k | £14.1k |
| Staff costs | £93.9k | £88.4k | £104k | £128k |
| Employees (average) | — | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 8.7% | 5.1% | 5.3% | 3% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £79.1k | £86.2k | £95.3k |
| Profit per employee | — | £4k | £4.6k | £2.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼4.3% | ▲9% | ▲10.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼44% | ▲14.4% | ▼38.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | −£31.8k | −£35.8k | −£36.9k | −£46.8k |
| Fixed assets | £18.1k | £17.9k | £29.1k | £26.7k |
| Current assets | £13.7k | — | £13.4k | £15.9k |
| 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
- 3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £95.3k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 5.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now −£46.8k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 5
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼8%
- Now £26.7k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £14.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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