Express German Spares Limited
Registered name: EXPRESS GERMAN SPARES LIMITED
Part of Zero Waste Auto Group Ltd groupExpress German Spares Limited made £118k revenue and a £43.6k loss in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Express German Spares Limited’s revenue fell 43% to £118k in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with a loss of £43.6k and 1 employee. The company is classified under “sale of used cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Harlow; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Harlow, East of England
- Age
- 7 yrs · since 2019
- 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 | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £208k | £118k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £22.5k | −£43.6k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £22.5k | −£43.6k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £7.9k | £9.3k |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 10.8% | −36.9% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £104k | £118k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £11.2k | −£43.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼43.2% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼293.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼33.3% | 0% | ▼50% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | −£119k | −£94.4k | −£71.9k | −£115k |
| Fixed assets | £6.9k | £5.2k | £4.2k | £3.3k |
| Current assets | £54.8k | £92.5k | £97.8k | £61.2k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −36.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £118k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£43.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 2.8%
- 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 −£115k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼50%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼20%
- Now £3.3k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Zero Waste Auto Group Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- Express German Spares Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit −£43.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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