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Company No. 08764487 · Incorporated 6 Nov 2013

Preston Caravans and Motorhomes Limited

Registered name: PRESTON CARAVANS AND MOTORHOMES LIMITED

Part of Runshaw Holdings Limited group

Preston Caravans and Motorhomes Limited made £26.7m revenue and £281k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Preston Caravans and Motorhomes Limited’s revenue grew 17% to £26.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £281k profit and 44 employees. The company is classified under “sale of other motor vehicles” and is based in Preston; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 45190Sale of other motor vehicles
Status
Active
Location
Preston, North West
Age
12 yrs · since 2013
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 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightDoing more with less
Revenue
£26.7m
Growth ▲16.7%
Profit
£281k
Growth ▼60.5%
Profit margin
1.1%
Gross 12.8%
Employees
44
Change ▼2.2%
Profit / employee
£6.4k
Revenue/employee £607k
Profitable streak
4yrs
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 Aug 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£19.6m£29.1m£22.9m£26.7m
Cost of sales£16.4m£24.6m£19.5m£23.3m
Gross profit£3.1m£4.4m£3.3m£3.4m
Operating profit£1.5m£1.2m£969k£409k
Profit before tax£1.4m£1.2m£950k£377k
Profit after tax£1.1m£955k£711k£281k
Profit (best available)£1.1m£955k£711k£281k
Staff costs£1.3m£1.9m£1.5m£2.1m
Employees (average)43444544
Ratios
Profit margin5.8%3.3%3.1%1.1%
Gross margin16.1%15.3%14.6%12.8%
Revenue per employee£455k£661k£508k£607k
Profit per employee£26.4k£21.7k£15.8k£6.4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth———▲16.7%
Profit growth———▼60.5%
Headcount growth———▼2.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£3.6m£1.2m£928k£2.5m
Net assets£3.5m£3.2m£3.5m£3.5m
Fixed assets£23.8k£57.4k£36.6k£21.5k
Current assets£9.6m£10.2m£13.1m£11.6m
Debtors£79.9k£24.4k£160k£50.5k
Deferred income£477k£190k£239k£274k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
1.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
12.8%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£607k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£6.4k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
0.1%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
1%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
0.2%
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 £3.5m
Cash at bank
▲174%
Now £2.5m
Headcount
▼2%
Now 44
Deferred income
▲14%
Now £274k
Fixed assets
▼41%
Now £21.5k

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. Runshaw Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Preston Caravans and Motorhomes Limitedthis company

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

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

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £281k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026

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