Kerr's Tyres Limited
Registered name: KERR'S TYRES LIMITED
Part of Chiltern Capital LLP groupKerr's Tyres Limited made £17.9m revenue and £675k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Kerr's Tyres Limited’s revenue grew 12% to £17.9m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £675k profit and 123 employees. The company is classified under “retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories” and is based in Antrim; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Antrim, Northern Ireland
- Age
- 17 yrs · since 2009
- 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 | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £19.3m | £14.8m | £15.9m | £17.9m |
| Cost of sales | £16.8m | £11.9m | £12.3m | £13.2m |
| Gross profit | £2.5m | £2.9m | £3.6m | £4.6m |
| Operating profit | −£550k | £573k | £817k | £1.2m |
| Profit before tax | −£771k | £359k | £537k | £1m |
| Profit after tax | −£610k | £400k | £304k | £675k |
| Profit (best available) | −£610k | £400k | £304k | £675k |
| Staff costs | £4.2m | £3.2m | £4.1m | £4.8m |
| Employees (average) | 89 | 93 | 116 | 123 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −3.1% | 2.7% | 1.9% | 3.8% |
| Gross margin | 13.2% | 19.4% | 22.8% | 25.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £217k | £159k | £137k | £145k |
| Profit per employee | −£6.8k | £4.3k | £2.6k | £5.5k |
| Cash conversion | — | −167.5% | 115.9% | 40.2% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲7.5% | ▲12.4% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼24.1% | ▲122.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲24.7% | ▲6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £61.7k | £28.2k | £42.5k | £1k |
| Net assets | £26.8k | £427k | £731k | £1.4m |
| Fixed assets | £1.9m | £1.8m | £2.2m | £2.5m |
| Current assets | £4.2m | £3.9m | £4.4m | £5.6m |
| Debtors | £2.4m | £2m | £1.9m | £2.5m |
| Deferred income | £79.5k | £70.5k | — | — |
| Cash from operations | −£626k | −£960k | £946k | £488k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 25.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £145k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £5.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 40.2%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 14%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 14%
- 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
- ▲92%
- Now £1.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▼98%
- Now £1k
- Headcount
- ▲6%
- Now 123
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲13%
- Now £2.5m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Chiltern Capital LLPultimate parent75–100%
- Crummock Nominees Limited50–75%
- Diplomat Topco Limited75–100%
- Diplomat Midco 1 Limited75–100%
- Diplomat Midco 2 Limited75–100%
- Diplomat Bidco Limited75–100%
- Kerr's Tyres Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Bracken Enterprises LtdFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (1)
- Farmer Autocare LimitedRev. — · Profit £895k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £675k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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