Ford Fuels (Holdings) Limited
Registered name: FORD FUELS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
Ford Fuels (Holdings) Limited made £246m revenue and £3.3m profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025.
Ford Fuels (Holdings) Limited’s revenue fell 6% to £246m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £3.3m profit and 198 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Bristol; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bristol, South West
- Age
- 11 yrs · since 2015
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £274m | £262m | £246m |
| Cost of sales | — | £248m | £232m |
| Gross profit | — | £14.3m | £14.3m |
| Operating profit | — | £5.3m | £4.9m |
| Profit before tax | — | £4.5m | £4.3m |
| Profit after tax | £7.2m | £2.1m | £3.3m |
| Profit (best available) | £7.2m | £2.1m | £3.3m |
| Staff costs | — | £8.7m | £9.4m |
| Employees (average) | 196 | 197 | 198 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 2.6% | 0.8% | 1.4% |
| Gross margin | — | 5.5% | 5.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £1.4m | £1.3m | £1.2m |
| Profit per employee | £36.7k | £10.8k | £16.9k |
| Cash conversion | — | — | 112% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼4.2% | ▼6.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼70.5% | ▲57.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲0.5% | ▲0.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | — | £6.1m | £5.8m |
| Net assets | £5.1m | £389k | £389k |
| Fixed assets | £11.3m | £11m | £11.2m |
| Current assets | £38.6m | £37.5m | £34.8m |
| Debtors | £28.2m | £24.7m | £22.5m |
| Cash from operations | — | — | £5.5m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 5.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1.2m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £16.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 112%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 4.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 9.1%
- 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
- 0%
- Now £389k
- Cash at bank
- ▼5%
- Now £5.8m
- Headcount
- ▲1%
- Now 198
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲2%
- Now £11.2m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Ford Fuels LimitedRev. £246m · Profit £3.2m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit £3.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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