Soltyre Limited
Registered name: SOLTYRE LIMITED
Part of J. W. Johnston Limited groupSoltyre Limited made £10.7m revenue and a £29.4k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text
Soltyre Limited’s revenue fell 14% to £10.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £29.4k and 55 employees. The company is classified under “retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories” and is based in Bathgate; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bathgate, Scotland
- 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. From the filing: “The immediate and ultimate parent undertaking is J. W. Johnston Limited, a company whose registered address is Standhill, Whitburn Road, Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 3HR. J. W. Johnston Limited is the”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £12.8m | £13.2m | £12.5m | £10.7m |
| Cost of sales | £9.1m | £9.1m | £8.3m | £6.9m |
| Gross profit | £3.6m | £4.1m | £4.2m | £3.8m |
| Operating profit | −£33.4k | £81.2k | −£135k | −£33.9k |
| Profit before tax | −£43.9k | £75k | −£138k | −£34.9k |
| Profit after tax | −£115k | £57.1k | −£90.2k | −£29.4k |
| Profit (best available) | −£115k | £57.1k | −£90.2k | −£29.4k |
| Staff costs | £2m | £2.3m | £2.6m | £2.2m |
| Employees (average) | 66 | 68 | 69 | 55 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −0.9% | 0.4% | −0.7% | −0.3% |
| Gross margin | 28.4% | 30.9% | 33.9% | 35.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £193k | £194k | £181k | £195k |
| Profit per employee | −£1.7k | £840 | −£1.3k | −£535 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲3.4% | ▼5.4% | ▼14% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼257.9% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲3% | ▲1.5% | ▼20.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £14.1k | £245k | £119k | £88.9k |
| Net assets | £88k | £145k | £55k | £25.6k |
| Fixed assets | £973k | £761k | £646k | £675k |
| Current assets | £4m | £4.3m | £4.8m | £3.6m |
| Debtors | £1.9m | £1.7m | £1.7m | £1.1m |
| Deferred income | £51.1k | £122k | £99.7k | £57k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 35.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £195k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£535
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 6.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.5%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10.5%
- 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
- ▼53%
- Now £25.6k
- Cash at bank
- ▼25%
- Now £88.9k
- Headcount
- ▼20%
- Now 55
- Deferred income
- ▼43%
- Now £57k
- Fixed assets
- ▲5%
- Now £675k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- J. W. Johnston Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Soltyre Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (6)
- Cirrus Wind Services LimitedRev. — · Profit −£656k
- Herning Wind LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Java (ML94) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Johnston Fuels LimitedRev. — · Profit £7.9m
- Sos Drains LimitedFigures not disclosed
- TG Industrial Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£29.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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