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Company No. 08862062 · Incorporated 27 Jan 2014

Miles Retail Ltd

Registered name: MILES RETAIL LTD

Miles Retail Ltd made £27.1m revenue and £371k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Miles Retail Ltd’s revenue grew 93% to £27.1m in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with £371k profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores” and is based in Bedford; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47300Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores
Status
Active
Location
Bedford, South East
Age
12 yrs · since 2014
Type
Private Limited Company

Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Jan 2025

Key figures

IndependentSmall teamCapital-light
Revenue
£27.1m
Growth ▲93%
Profit
£371k
Growth ▲54.7%
Profit margin
1.4%
Gross 9.8%
Employees
0
Change —
Profit / employee
—
 
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Jan 202331 Jan 202431 Jan 2025
DisclosureNo P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£14m£27.1m
Cost of sales—£12.5m£24.4m
Gross profit—£1.5m£2.7m
Operating profit—£494k£854k
Profit before tax—£339k£527k
Profit after tax—£240k£371k
Profit (best available)—£240k£371k
Employees (average)000
Ratios
Profit margin—1.7%1.4%
Gross margin—10.8%9.8%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▲93%
Profit growth——▲54.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank—£8k£30.4k
Net assets£365k£605k£976k
Fixed assets£676k£590k£484k
Current assets£272k£516k£2.5m
Debtors—£232k£1.9m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
1.4%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
9.8%
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
1.8%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
6.9%
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
▲61%
Now £976k
Cash at bank
▲280%
Now £30.4k
Headcount
—
Now 0
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼18%
Now £484k
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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit £371k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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