Autotrader Group PLC
Registered name: AUTOTRADER GROUP PLC
Autotrader Group PLC made £624m revenue and £294m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Autotrader Group PLC’s revenue grew 4% to £624m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £294m profit and 1,267 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Manchester; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Manchester, North West
- Age
- 11 yrs · since 2015
- Type
- Public 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £571m | £601m | £624m |
| Operating profit | £349m | £377m | £393m |
| Profit before tax | £345m | £376m | £389m |
| Profit after tax | £257m | £283m | £294m |
| Profit (best available) | £257m | £283m | £294m |
| Employees (average) | — | 1,244 | 1,267 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 45% | 47% | 47.1% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £483k | £493k |
| Profit per employee | — | £227k | £232k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲5.3% | ▲3.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲10% | ▲4% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲1.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 47.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £493k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £232k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲2%
- Now 1,267
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Autotrader Holding LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £294m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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