The Little Van Company Ltd
Registered name: THE LITTLE VAN COMPANY LTD
The Little Van Company Ltd made £68.4k revenue and a £1.7k loss in the year to 31 Jan 2025.
The Little Van Company Ltd’s revenue fell 19% to £68.4k in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with a loss of £1.7k and 0 employees. The company is classified under “event catering activities” and is based in Milton Keynes; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Milton Keynes, South East
- 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 Jan 2022 | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £40.7k | £82.2k | £84k | £68.4k |
| Profit after tax | £9.3k | £15.7k | £4k | −£1.7k |
| Profit (best available) | £9.3k | £15.7k | £4k | −£1.7k |
| Staff costs | £0 | £0 | £6k | £0 |
| Employees (average) | — | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 22.9% | 19.1% | 4.8% | −2.5% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £84k | — |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £4k | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲102.1% | ▲2.2% | ▼18.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲68.5% | ▼74.5% | ▼142.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | — | ▼100% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £16.7k | £18.5k | £30.1k | £4.5k |
| Fixed assets | £13k | £13.5k | £30k | £26k |
| Current assets | £11.7k | £8k | £3k | £4.3k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −2.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 38%
- 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
- ▼85%
- Now £4.5k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼100%
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼13%
- Now £26k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit −£1.7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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