Park's (Ayr) Limited
Registered name: PARK'S (AYR) LIMITED
Part of Park's of Hamilton (Investments) Limited groupPark's (Ayr) Limited made £43.1m revenue and a £157k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Park's (Ayr) Limited’s revenue fell 26% to £43.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £157k and 55 employees. The company is classified under “sale of new cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Hamilton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Hamilton, Scotland
- Age
- 34 yrs · since 1991
- 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 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £66.6m | £60.5m | £58.7m | £43.1m |
| Operating profit | £2.1m | £2.7m | £1.2m | £162k |
| Profit before tax | £2m | £2.5m | £728k | −£157k |
| Profit after tax | £1.6m | £2m | £557k | −£157k |
| Profit (best available) | £1.6m | £2m | £557k | −£157k |
| Staff costs | £2.6m | £2.1m | £2.1m | £1.4m |
| Employees (average) | 72 | 53 | 55 | 55 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 2.4% | 3.3% | 0.9% | −0.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £925k | £1.1m | £1.1m | £784k |
| Profit per employee | £22.5k | £37.9k | £10.1k | −£2.9k |
| Cash conversion | −52.2% | −60.6% | −129.4% | −2102% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼9.1% | ▼3.1% | ▼26.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲23.9% | ▼72.2% | ▼128.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼26.4% | ▲3.8% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £466k | £2.7k | £40.6k | £193 |
| Net assets | £3.9m | £4m | £4.5m | £1.4m |
| Fixed assets | £59.3k | £72.6k | £65.1k | £0 |
| Current assets | £10.7m | £13.1m | £20.8m | £1.5m |
| Debtors | £1.2m | £673k | £1.9m | £7.3k |
| Cash from operations | −£1.1m | −£1.6m | −£1.6m | −£3.4m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £784k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£2.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −2102%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- ▼70%
- Now £1.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▼100%
- Now £193
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 55
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼100%
- Now £0
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Park's of Hamilton (Investments) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Park's of Hamilton (Holdings) Limited75–100%
- Park's (Ayr) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (5)
- Park's of Hamilton (Townhead Garage) LimitedRev. £862m · Profit £13.8m
- Douglas Park LimitedRev. £238m · Profit £4.9m
- Borders Automobile Company LimitedRev. £24m · Profit £377k
- Parks of Hamilton LimitedRev. £0 · Profit £0
- Thistle Contract Hire and LeasinglimitedRev. £0 · Profit £0
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£157k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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