Ash & Lacy Automotive Holdings Limited
Registered name: ASH & LACY AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS LIMITED
Ash & Lacy Automotive Holdings Limited made £14.7m revenue and £284k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Ash & Lacy Automotive Holdings Limited’s revenue was £14.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £284k profit and 82 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Smethwick; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Smethwick, West Midlands
- Age
- 5 yrs · since 2021
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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 | No P&L | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | £14.7m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | — | −£8.7m |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | £6m |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £390k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £250k |
| Profit after tax | — | £137k | £2.5m | £284k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £137k | £2.5m | £284k |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | 1.9% |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | 40.6% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | — | £180k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | — | £3.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲1761% | ▼88.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £10 | £10 | £2.5m | — |
| Debtors | — | £0 | £2.5m | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 40.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £180k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- 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 —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now 82
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Ash & Lacy Automotive LimitedRev. £9.1m · Profit −£308k
- Vestatec (U.K.) LimitedRev. £7.4m · Profit £845k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £284k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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