DRVN Automotive Ltd
Registered name: DRVN AUTOMOTIVE LTD
DRVN Automotive Ltd made £7.3m revenue and a £619k loss in the year to 31 Jul 2025.
DRVN Automotive Ltd’s revenue grew 14% to £7.3m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with a loss of £619k and 193 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Perth; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Perth, Scotland
- Age
- 6 yrs · since 2020
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 Jul 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £7.1m | £6.4m | £7.3m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £3.2m | £3.9m | £2.6m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £3.9m | £2.6m | £4.8m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1.1m | −£3m | −£3.1m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £956k | −£3.4m | −£3.6m |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £640k | −£1.8m | −£619k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £640k | −£1.8m | −£619k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £3.3m | £5.8m | £8.4m |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 32 | 151 | 193 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 9% | −27.3% | −8.4% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 54.8% | 40.2% | 64.8% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £223k | £42.6k | £38k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £20k | −£11.6k | −£3.2k |
| Cash conversion | — | — | 45.8% | — | — |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | — | ▲14% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | — | — | ▲27.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £1 | £1 | £1 | £988 | £470 |
| Net assets | £1 | £1 | £16.8m | £15.5m | £20.1m |
| Fixed assets | £4.1k | £4.1k | £17.5m | £17.4m | £21m |
| Current assets | £1 | £1 | £1 | £119k | £226k |
| Debtors | — | — | — | £1.3k | £4.5k |
| Cash from operations | — | — | £490k | £5.1m | £11.3m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −8.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 64.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £38k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£3.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 285.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- 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
- ▲29%
- Now £20.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▼52%
- Now £470
- Headcount
- ▲28%
- Now 193
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲21%
- Now £21m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (11)
- Sloane Private Clients LtdRev. £25.5k · Profit −£97k
- Boreham Motorworks LimitedFigures not disclosed
- DRVN Capital LtdFigures not disclosed
- DRVN Group Holdings LtdFigures not disclosed
- DRVN Toolroom LimitedFigures not disclosed
- DRVN West Midlands LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Evolution E-Types LtdActive - Proposal to Strike offFigures not disclosed
- Evoluto Automobili LimitedFigures not disclosed
- I T G Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- J E Engineering Ltd.Figures not disclosed
- Vulcan Automotive LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit −£619k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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