The Elms Car Sales Ltd
Registered name: THE ELMS CAR SALES LTD
The Elms Car Sales Ltd made £586k revenue and a £18.8k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
The Elms Car Sales Ltd’s revenue fell 18% to £586k in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £18.8k and 3 employees. The company is classified under “sale of used cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Bridgwater; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bridgwater, South West
- Age
- 9 yrs · since 2017
- Type
- Private Limited Company
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £718k | £586k |
| Profit after tax | — | £33.6k | −£18.8k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £33.6k | −£18.8k |
| Staff costs | — | £77.6k | £79.5k |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | 4.7% | −3.2% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £239k | £195k |
| Profit per employee | — | £11.2k | −£6.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼18.4% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼155.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | £112k | £145k | £127k |
| Fixed assets | £2.2k | £2.2k | £2.2k |
| Current assets | £180k | £183k | £148k |
| Source | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −3.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £195k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£6.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.4%
- 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
- ▼13%
- Now £127k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- 0%
- Now £2.2k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£18.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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