H B Motors Ltd
Registered name: H B MOTORS LTD
H B Motors Ltd made £404k revenue and a £20.3k loss in the year to 30 Nov 2025.
H B Motors Ltd’s revenue fell 29% to £404k in the year to 30 Nov 2025, with a loss of £20.3k and 1 employee. The company is classified under “sale of used cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Hornchurch; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Hornchurch, London
- Age
- 12 yrs · since 2013
- 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 | 30 Nov 2022 | 30 Nov 2023 | 30 Nov 2024 | 30 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £674k | £666k | £569k | £404k |
| Cost of sales | £565k | £552k | £450k | — |
| Gross profit | £109k | £114k | £119k | — |
| Operating profit | £30.1k | £31k | £27.1k | — |
| Profit before tax | £30.1k | £31k | £27.1k | — |
| Profit after tax | £30.1k | £31k | £27.1k | −£20.3k |
| Profit (best available) | £30.1k | £31k | £27.1k | −£20.3k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £13.5k | £14.6k |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 4.5% | 4.7% | 4.8% | −5% |
| Gross margin | 16.2% | 17.1% | 20.9% | — |
| Revenue per employee | — | £666k | £569k | £404k |
| Profit per employee | — | £31k | £27.1k | −£20.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼1.3% | ▼14.6% | ▼29% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲3.1% | ▼12.7% | ▼174.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £46.8k | £9.7k | £61.7k | — |
| Net assets | £56.1k | £87.1k | £114k | £94k |
| Fixed assets | £360 | £296 | £1.1k | £1.1k |
| Current assets | £217k | £174k | £240k | £178k |
| Debtors | £3.6k | £16.1k | £28.3k | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £404k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£20.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.3%
- 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
- ▼18%
- Now £94k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- 0%
- Now £1.1k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Nov 2025 (profit −£20.3k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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