JOHN BRADSHAW LIMITED
Company number 01260881 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
John Bradshaw Limited is a resilient, family-led manufacturer of specialized electric vehicles with a strong niche in airport ground support markets and a consistent 34% gross margin. However, collapsing profit (from £535k to £134k) and a precarious cash position signal that operational efficiencies and cost control are urgent priorities. To secure long-term growth, the company must double down on airport electrification opportunities, expand its hire fleet revenue stream, and strengthen working capital management to weather margin compression.
Shareholders' funds
£4,974,536
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
What it does
The principal activity of the company is the manufacture, sale and hire of electric vehicles.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1976-06-01
- Employees
- 72 (2025 accounts · was 70 in 2024)
- Registered office
- New Lane, Stibbington, Peterborough, PE8 6LW
- Postcode
- PE8 6LW
- Capital
- 51,500 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 8 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-06-28
- Next due by
- 2027-07-12
Nature of business (SIC)
- 29100 Manufacture of motor vehicles
Officers 7 current · 6 resigned
Public contracts won 4
£142,695 total awarded value where published.
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA363908 (Tier 2), registered since 2018.
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Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| JOHN BRADSHAW (PLANT & EQUIPMENT) LIMITED | 1983-04-25 |
| JOHN BRADSHAW PLANT LIMITED | 1979-12-31 |
| MAXCOURT LIMITED | 1976-12-31 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 34 similar companies in PE
2nd largest employer among its local peers (72 staff).
2nd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1976.
No.1 of the largest manufacture of motor vehicles companies in Peterborough →
Competitors Peterborough
This company ranks 1 among manufacture of motor vehicles in Peterborough.
The class of 1976
51%
of the 7,067 companies incorporated in 1976 are still active today; 41% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Freehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2016-08-10
- Where
- Cambridgeshire
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB337513 | Cambridgeshire | Freehold | 2016-08-10 | — |
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