Manchetts PB Limited
Registered name: MANCHETTS PB LIMITED
Part of Manchetts Group Ltd groupManchetts PB Limited made £10.3m revenue and £675k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Manchetts PB Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £10.3m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £675k profit and 51 employees. The company is classified under “sale of used cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Burwell; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Burwell, East of England
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £6.8m | £6.8m | £9.7m | £10.3m |
| Cost of sales | £4.9m | £5m | £7.5m | £7.4m |
| Gross profit | £1.9m | £1.8m | £2.2m | £2.8m |
| Operating profit | £958k | £819k | £743k | £906k |
| Profit before tax | £948k | £808k | £711k | £875k |
| Profit after tax | £767k | £628k | £524k | £675k |
| Profit (best available) | £767k | £628k | £524k | £675k |
| Employees (average) | 33 | 33 | 46 | 51 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 11.3% | 9.2% | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| Gross margin | 28.2% | 26.8% | 22.2% | 27.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £206k | £207k | £211k | £201k |
| Profit per employee | £23.2k | £19k | £11.4k | £13.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲0.4% | ▲42.1% | ▲5.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼18.1% | ▼16.6% | ▲29% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲39.4% | ▲10.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £297k | £619k | £289k | £276k |
| Net assets | £855k | £1.3m | £1.4m | £1.8m |
| Fixed assets | £122k | £146k | £247k | £554k |
| Current assets | £2m | £2.3m | £2.7m | £3m |
| Debtors | £617k | £656k | £861k | £1m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 27.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £201k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £13.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 5.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10.2%
- 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
- ▲27%
- Now £1.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▼4%
- Now £276k
- Headcount
- ▲11%
- Now 51
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲124%
- Now £554k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Manchetts Group Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- Manchetts Holdings Limited75–100%
- Manchetts PB Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (3)
- Manchetts (Burwell) LimitedRev. £10.4m · Profit £565k
- Manchetts LimitedRev. £9.1m · Profit £834k
- Manchetts Property LtdRev. £120k · Profit £69.7k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £675k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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