How much does Hills Numberplates Limited make?

Hills Numberplates Limited reported revenue of £11.8m and £9.1m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

Is Hills Numberplates Limited profitable?

Yes — Hills Numberplates Limited reported a profit of £9.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 08800141 · Incorporated 3 Dec 2013

Hills Numberplates Limited

Registered name: HILLS NUMBERPLATES LIMITED

Part of Ugroup UK Numberplates Limited group

Hills Numberplates Limited made £11.8m revenue and £9.1m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Hills Numberplates Limited’s revenue was £11.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £9.1m profit. The company is classified under “wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories” and is based in Birmingham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 45310Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Status: Active
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands
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. From the filing: “The immediate parent company was”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£11.8m

Growth ▼0.4%

Profit

£9.1m

Growth ▲3893%

Profit margin

77.2%

Gross 19%

Employees

—

Change —

Profit / employee

—

Profitable streak

3yrs

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 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£11.2m	£11.7m	£11.8m	£11.8m
Cost of sales	£9.2m	£8.8m	£8.8m	£9.5m
Gross profit	£2.1m	£2.9m	£3m	£2.2m
Operating profit	−£466k	−£116k	−£30.1k	−£414k
Profit before tax	−£235k	£92.6k	£290k	£9m
Profit after tax	−£295k	£71k	£227k	£9.1m
Profit (best available)	−£295k	£71k	£227k	£9.1m
Staff costs	—	£2m	£2.1m	£2.1m
Employees (average)	50	49	47	—
Ratios
Profit margin	−2.6%	0.6%	1.9%	77.2%
Gross margin	18.4%	24.5%	25%	19%
Revenue per employee	£225k	£239k	£251k	—
Profit per employee	−£5.9k	£1.4k	£4.8k	—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲4.2%	▲0.7%	▼0.4%
Profit growth	—	—	▲219.8%	▲3893%
Headcount growth	—	▼2%	▼4.1%	—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£16.6k	£184k	£3.2k	£33k
Net assets	£3.1m	£3.2m	£3.4m	£3.4m
Fixed assets	£5.6m	£5m	£4.4m	£1.5m
Current assets	£6.6m	£5.8m	£6.2m	£8.9m
Debtors	£2m	£1.7m	£1.7m	£1.5m
Deferred income	£122k	£78.9k	£78k	£115k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 77.2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 19%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: —; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 12.6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 13%; 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 £3.4m
Cash at bank: ▲920%; Now £33k
Headcount: —; Now —
Deferred income: ▲47%; Now £115k
Fixed assets: ▼67%; Now £1.5m

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

Ugroup UK Numberplates Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Hills Numberplates Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

Bestplate LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 Dec 2025 (profit £9.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026

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