Halliwell Jones Deva Limited
Registered name: HALLIWELL JONES DEVA LIMITED
Part of MJQ Trustees Limited groupHalliwell Jones Deva Limited made £12.6m revenue and £248k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Halliwell Jones Deva Limited’s revenue grew 61% to £12.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £248k profit. The company is classified under “sale of new cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Chester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Chester, North West
- Age
- 4 yrs · since 2022
- 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 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £7.8m | £12.6m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | −£7.2m | −£11.6m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £600k | £985k |
| Operating profit | — | — | £35k | £262k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £18.5k | £246k |
| Profit after tax | £0 | £144k | £14.4k | £248k |
| Profit (best available) | £0 | £144k | £14.4k | £248k |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 5 | 9 | — |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 0.2% | 2% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 7.7% | 7.8% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £866k | — |
| Profit per employee | £0 | £28.8k | £1.6k | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲61.4% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼90% | ▲1630% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲80% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £21.6k | £381k | £539k | — |
| Net assets | £100 | £144k | £158k | — |
| Fixed assets | £5.7k | £45.8k | £62.3k | — |
| Current assets | £149k | £1.1m | £2.1m | — |
| Debtors | £0 | £255k | £143k | — |
| Deferred income | £7.5k | £104k | £57.4k | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 7.8%
- 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
- —
- 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 —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- MJQ Trustees Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Halliwell Jones Group Limited75–100%
- Roundel Limited75–100%
- Halliwell Jones Deva Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (3)
- Halliwell Jones (Wilmslow) LimitedRev. £99.4m · Profit £248k
- Freedom Rental LimitedRev. £8.7m · Profit £239k
- Halliwell Jones (Wilmslow) Bodyshop LimitedRev. — · Profit £336k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £248k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 12 Oct 2026
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