Q1 Cars Ltd
Registered name: Q1 CARS LTD
Q1 Cars Ltd made £43.7k revenue and £4.9k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2024.
Q1 Cars Ltd’s revenue fell 65% to £43.7k in the year to 30 Sep 2024, with £4.9k profit and 1 employee. The company is classified under “sale of used cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Slough; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Slough, South East
- Age
- 6 yrs · since 2020
- 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 | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £98.1k | £124k | £43.7k |
| Profit after tax | £5.4k | £8.3k | £4.9k |
| Profit (best available) | £5.4k | £8.3k | £4.9k |
| Employees (average) | — | 1 | 1 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 5.5% | 6.7% | 11.3% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £124k | £43.7k |
| Profit per employee | — | £8.3k | £4.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲26.7% | ▼64.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲53.8% | ▼40.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | £5.5k | £8.3k | £5k |
| Fixed assets | £5.4k | £6.5k | £2.5k |
| Current assets | £17.7k | £22.1k | £10.1k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 11.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £43.7k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £4.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 5.7%
- 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
- ▼39%
- Now £5k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼62%
- Now £2.5k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2024 (profit £4.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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