Drive's Car and Commercial Ltd
Registered name: DRIVE'S CAR AND COMMERCIAL LTD
Drive's Car and Commercial Ltd made £139k revenue and a £8.6k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Drive's Car and Commercial Ltd’s revenue fell 4% to £139k in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with a loss of £8.6k and 2 employees. The company is classified under “maintenance and repair of motor vehicles” and is based in Castle Cary; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Castle Cary, South West
- Age
- 4 yrs · since 2022
- 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 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £126k | £146k | £139k |
| Cost of sales | — | £86.4k | £88.1k | £73.4k |
| Gross profit | — | £39.8k | £57.4k | £65.6k |
| Operating profit | — | −£4.2k | £4k | −£8.6k |
| Profit before tax | — | −£4.2k | £4k | −£8.6k |
| Profit after tax | — | −£4.2k | £3.2k | −£8.6k |
| Profit (best available) | — | −£4.2k | £3.2k | −£8.6k |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | −3.4% | 2.2% | −6.2% |
| Gross margin | — | 31.6% | 39.5% | 47.2% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £63.1k | £48.5k | £69.5k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£2.1k | £1.1k | −£4.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲15.2% | ▼4.5% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼367.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲100% | ▲50% | ▼33.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £15.2k | £19.6k | £12.8k | £10.4k |
| Net assets | £18.2k | £15.4k | £22.7k | £9.8k |
| Current assets | £24.5k | £20.3k | £22.7k | £13k |
| Debtors | £5.3k | £8.4k | £10k | £2.6k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −6.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 47.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £69.5k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£4.3k
- 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
- 1.8%
- 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
- ▼57%
- Now £9.8k
- Cash at bank
- ▼18%
- Now £10.4k
- Headcount
- ▼33%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit −£8.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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