How much does Nowell Forecourts Limited make?

Nowell Forecourts Limited reported revenue of £32.8m and £1.3m profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Nowell Forecourts Limited have?

Nowell Forecourts Limited reported an average of 71 employees in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Is Nowell Forecourts Limited profitable?

Yes — Nowell Forecourts Limited reported a profit of £1.3m in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Company No. 09319880 · Incorporated 20 Nov 2014

Nowell Forecourts Limited

Registered name: NOWELL FORECOURTS LIMITED

Part of Nowell Limited group

Nowell Forecourts Limited made £32.8m revenue and £1.3m profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Nowell Forecourts Limited’s revenue fell 2% to £32.8m in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with £1.3m profit and 71 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores” and is based in Leeds; 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: Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 11 yrs · since 2014
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 Jan 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£32.8m

Growth ▼1.7%

Profit

£1.3m

Growth ▼11.7%

Profit margin

3.9%

Gross 9.3%

Employees

Change ▼6.6%

Profit / employee

£18.1k

Revenue/employee £462k

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.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	30 Jan 2023	30 Jan 2024	31 Jan 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£35.6m	£33.4m	£32.8m
Cost of sales	£32.6m	£30.1m	£29.7m
Gross profit	£3.1m	£3.3m	£3.1m
Operating profit	—	£1.9m	£1.7m
Profit before tax	£2m	£1.9m	£1.7m
Profit after tax	£1.6m	£1.5m	£1.3m
Profit (best available)	£1.6m	£1.5m	£1.3m
Staff costs	£1.2m	£1.3m	£1.5m
Employees (average)	76	76	71
Ratios
Profit margin	4.4%	4.3%	3.9%
Gross margin	8.6%	9.8%	9.3%
Revenue per employee	£469k	£439k	£462k
Profit per employee	£20.7k	£19.1k	£18.1k
Cash conversion	—	−119.9%	—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼6.4%	▼1.7%
Profit growth	—	▼7.7%	▼11.7%
Headcount growth	—	0%	▼6.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£3.2m	£4.5m	£2.2m
Net assets	£3.6m	£4.6m	£5.3m
Fixed assets	£287k	£302k	£343k
Current assets	£10.1m	£11.8m	£13m
Debtors	£361k	£296k	£331k
Deferred income	£42.3k	£40.3k	£41.3k
Cash from operations	−£2.2m	−£2.3m	—
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 3.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 9.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £462k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £18.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 1.1%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 1%; 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: ▲17%; Now £5.3m
Cash at bank: ▼52%; Now £2.2m
Headcount: ▼7%; Now 71
Deferred income: ▲2%; Now £41.3k
Fixed assets: ▲14%; Now £343k

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

Nowell Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Nowell Forecourts 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

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit £1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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