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Company No. SC038211 · Incorporated 30 Nov 1962

Eastern Western Motor Group Limited

Registered name: EASTERN WESTERN MOTOR GROUP LIMITED

Part of Eastern Holdings Limited group

Eastern Western Motor Group Limited made £894m revenue and £5.1m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Eastern Western Motor Group Limited’s revenue fell 3% to £894m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £5.1m profit and 1,566 employees. The company is classified under “sale of new cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Broxburn; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 45111Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Status
Active
Location
Broxburn, Scotland
Age
63 yrs · since 1962
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 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue
£894m
Growth ▼3%
Profit
£5.1m
Growth ▼28%
Profit margin
0.6%
Gross 12.2%
Employees
1,566
Change ▲2.9%
Profit / employee
£3.3k
Revenue/employee £571k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£859m£922m£894m
Cost of sales−£757m−£815m−£785m
Gross profit£102m£107m£109m
Operating profit£18.1m£13.8m£10.7m
Profit before tax£14.8m£9.5m£6.7m
Profit after tax£11.3m£7.1m£5.1m
Profit (best available)£11.3m£7.1m£5.1m
Employees (average)1,4611,5221,566
Ratios
Profit margin1.3%0.8%0.6%
Gross margin11.9%11.6%12.2%
Revenue per employee£588k£606k£571k
Profit per employee£7.7k£4.7k£3.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲7.2%▼3%
Profit growth—▼37.2%▼28%
Headcount growth—▲4.2%▲2.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.6%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
12.2%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£571k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£3.3k
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
—
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 —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
▲3%
Now 1,566
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Eastern Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Eastern Western Motor Group Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (5)

Sister companies (1)

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 accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £5.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 14 Oct 2026

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