9:42 am, November 9, 2026
Luxury car dealer Tom Hartley Cars has seen its profits rocket by almost 84% after bouncing back from a difficult year of trading.
The Derbyshire-based supercar specialist has reported a pre-tax profit of £3.9m for the year to the end of October 2025, compared with £2.12m in the previous 12 months.
Accounts recently published via Companies House show that turnover also jumped by 48% from £32.72m to £48.43m, as the family-run outfit enjoyed a return to form.
The results represent a major turnaround for the business, which reported falling sales and profits in its previous accounts.
At the time, founder Tom Hartley blamed a ‘slow moving market’ for the downturn, which saw turnover fall by 31.5% and profits dip by 8.2%.
However, the latest figures paint a much brighter picture, with gross profits rising from £2.83m to £4.79m.
Gross profit margin also improved from 8.7% to 9.9%, while operating profit climbed from £1.88m to £3.71m.
The bumper results were achieved despite the business employing an average of just 10 people, including its two directors, Tom Hartley and his son Carl (pictured top).
That figure was down from 11 employees in the previous year, with the company’s total wage bill and associated staffing costs rising from £342,834 to £519,367.
Writing in the firm’s strategic report, Hartley said the directors were ‘very happy’ with the performance of the business, despite the challenges of the specialist luxury car market.
He added that the company remained in a strong position thanks to its substantial cash reserves and lack of debt, which he said allowed it to withstand quieter trading periods.
Those cash reserves increased significantly during the year, rising from £11.02m to £16.11m.
Meanwhile, the firm’s net assets climbed from £17.16m to £18.79m.
The accounts also reveal that dividends totalling £1.27m were paid during the year in respect of shares held by the company’s directors.
The business, which operates from Hartley’s private estate in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, also reduced the value of its vehicle stock from £6.10m to £5.48m.
The number of cars sold during the period has not been disclosed.
The improved performance follows a busy period for the luxury car specialist, which made headlines in January 2025 when it began selling supercars from the windows of Harrods in London.