Ford & Slater Limited
Active02495131Wholesale & retailIncorporated 23 Apr 1990 · Leicester
The principal activity of the compnay throughout the year was the sale and provision of services in respect of commercial vehicles and the sale of spare parts for commercial vehicles and trailers.
Revenue
£364.6m
▲ +12.8% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
£1.8m
Margin 1.3%
Employees
861
▲ +8.3% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£27.0m
Total assets £185.6m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
4 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
Jan 2022Not available
Jan 2023
£199.0m
Dec 2023
£323.2m▲ +62.4%
Dec 2024
£364.6m▲ +12.8%
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2024 | £364.6m | ▲ +12.8% | £2.6m | 861 | £27.0m |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £323.2m | ▲ +62.4% | £1.2m | 795 | £24.1m |
| 1 Jan 2023 | £199.0m | — | £3.1m | 629 | £22.7m |
| 1 Jan 2022 | — | — | — | — | £20.1m |
Latest available figures
Period ending 31 Dec 2024. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £364.6m
- Gross profit
- £65.0m
- Operating profit
- £4.8m
- Profit before tax
- £2.6m
- Profit after tax
- £1.8m
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £185.6m
- Cash
- £6.8m
- Total liabilities
- £158.6m
- Net assets
- £27.0m
- Revenue per employee
- £423k
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