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Company No. 14489035 · Incorporated 16 Nov 2022

Penny Petroleum (GB) Limited

Registered name: PENNY PETROLEUM (GB) LIMITED

Part of Penny Group Investments Limited group

Penny Petroleum (GB) Limited made £45.1m revenue and £885k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Penny Petroleum (GB) Limited’s revenue was £45.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £885k profit and 114 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores” and is based in Alnwick; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47300Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores
Status
Active
Location
Alnwick, North East
Age
3 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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Young and profitableCash flow filed
Revenue
£45.1m
Growth —
Profit
£885k
Growth —
Profit margin
2%
Gross 13.1%
Employees
114
Change —
Profit / employee
£7.8k
Revenue/employee £395k
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£3.9m£45.1m
Cost of sales£3.4m£39.1m
Gross profit£494k£5.9m
Operating profit£202k£2m
Profit before tax£133k£1.3m
Profit after tax£93.6k£885k
Profit (best available)£93.6k£885k
Staff costs£163k£2m
Employees (average)119114
Ratios
Profit margin2.4%2%
Gross margin12.7%13.1%
Revenue per employee£32.7k£395k
Profit per employee£786£7.8k
Cash conversion−14.2%−182.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£944k£849k
Net assets£247k£1.1m
Fixed assets£18.4m£20m
Current assets£3m£2.6m
Debtors£955k£534k
Cash from operations−£28.7k−£3.7m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
13.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£395k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£7.8k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−182.6%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
44.3%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
1.2%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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 £1.1m
Cash at bank
—
Now £849k
Headcount
—
Now 114
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now £20m
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Penny Group Investments Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Penny Forecourts Limited75–100%
  3. Penny Petroleum (GB) Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (5)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £885k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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