Leslies Isle of Wight Limited
Registered name: LESLIES ISLE OF WIGHT LIMITED
Part of Leslies Motors Limited groupLeslies Isle of Wight Limited made £16.9m revenue and £246k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Leslies Isle of Wight Limited’s revenue fell 5% to £16.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £246k profit and 47 employees. The company is classified under “sale of new cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Cowes; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Cowes, South East
- Age
- 11 yrs · since 2015
- 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 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £12.4m | £17m | £17.9m | £16.9m |
| Cost of sales | £10.8m | £15.1m | £16m | £15m |
| Gross profit | £1.7m | £1.8m | £1.9m | £1.9m |
| Operating profit | £124k | £124k | £174k | £409k |
| Profit before tax | £47.9k | −£10.1k | £15.8k | £224k |
| Profit after tax | £15.1k | −£16.4k | £19.8k | £246k |
| Profit (best available) | £15.1k | −£16.4k | £19.8k | £246k |
| Staff costs | £963k | £1.1m | £1.1m | £1.1m |
| Employees (average) | 46 | 49 | 48 | 47 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 0.1% | −0.1% | 0.1% | 1.5% |
| Gross margin | 13.4% | 10.9% | 10.6% | 11.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £270k | £346k | £373k | £360k |
| Profit per employee | £327 | −£335 | £413 | £5.2k |
| Cash conversion | −341.9% | −545.7% | −271.7% | 23% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲36.5% | ▲5.7% | ▼5.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼209.1% | — | ▲1143% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲6.5% | ▼2% | ▼2.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £187 | £266 | £216 | £216 |
| Net assets | £151k | £102k | £93.5k | £316k |
| Fixed assets | £2.1m | £2.1m | £2m | £1.5m |
| Current assets | £3.1m | £3.5m | £3.8m | £3.2m |
| Debtors | £56.1k | £48.5k | £81.1k | £75.1k |
| Cash from operations | −£422k | −£675k | −£474k | £93.9k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 11.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £360k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £5.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 23%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 8.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.4%
- 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
- ▲238%
- Now £316k
- Cash at bank
- 0%
- Now £216
- Headcount
- ▼2%
- Now 47
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼27%
- Now £1.5m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Leslies Motors Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Leslies Isle of Wight Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (3)
- Leslie's Car Sales (I.o.w.) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Leslie's Service Station LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Leslies (Ventnor) LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £246k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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