THE RETAIL MOTOR INDUSTRY FEDERATION LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-28 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£796K
-71.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£27M
+12.5% vs 2023
Employees
77
+8.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
+611.4% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE RETAIL MOTOR INDUSTRY FEDERATION LIMITED 1990-07-10 → present
- MOTOR AGENTS' ASSOCIATION LIMITED(THE) 1913-12-31 → 1990-07-10
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,221,011 | £9,822,478 | |
| Operating profit | -£684,121 | -£241,225 | |
| Profit before tax | -£294,616 | £1,506,619 | |
| Net profit | -£290,861 | £3,003,991 | |
| Cash | £2,830,043 | £796,421 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £27,020,449 | £28,585,244 | |
| Net assets | £24,378,609 | £27,433,429 | |
| Equity | £24,378,609 | £27,433,429 | |
| Average employees | 71 | 77 | |
| Wages | £3,395,831 | £3,795,929 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -8.3% | -2.5% | |
| Net margin | -3.5% | 30.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.5% | -0.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.32x | 0.58x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Federation has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future For this reason, and based on the following, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements”
Group structure
- THE RETAIL MOTOR INDUSTRY FEDERATION LIMITED · parent
- RMI SC Limited 100%
- Hybrid and Electrical Vehicle Repair Alliance Limited 100%
- National Conciliation Service Limited 100%
- The Petrol Retailers Association Limited 100%
- Motor Industry Pension Plan Trustees Limited 100%
- Trusted Dealers Limited 58.7%
- The Vehicle Builders and Repairers Association 100%
- The National Franchised Dealers Association Limited 100%
- The National Association of Radiator Specialists Limited 100%
- Motorcycle Rider Training Association Limited 100%
- Motorcycle Retailers Association Limited 100%
- Society of Motor Auctions Limited 100%
- Independent Garage Association Limited 100%
- Chenshed Numbers Dealers Association Limited 100%
- Car Wash Association 100%
- Big Oil Limited 100%
- Association of Vehicle Recovery Operators 100%
- Semester Learning and Development Limited 100%
Significant events
- “A general election in the UK in July 2024 combined with the wider anticipated impact of US elections held in November 2024 continue to impact business confidence and wider consumer confidence.”
- “Subscription income showed a 12% increase at £4,653k (2023 £4,134k).”
- “NFDA engaged with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) regarding the Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Order (MVBEO) guidance.”
- “PRA continued to rigorously represent its members with government and others on a variety of areas including the Working with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on the "Market Monitor" scheme.”
- “CWA continued raising environmental issues with water companies of high levels of pollution caused by illegally discharged trade effluent from non-compliant hand car washes into storm drains.”
- “A major milestone for the NBRA in 2024 was its central role in the development of ARIES, the Accident Repair Industry Environmental Standard.”
- “VBRA developed a new Partner-level agreement with a leading international paint manufacturer.”
- “In October 2024 we acquired the training organisation, Semester Learning and Development.”
- “This acquisition building on the 2023 acquisition activity of HEVRA (Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Repair Alliance Limited) and AVRO (Association of Vehicle Recovery Operators).”
- “In October the Court of Appeal handed down a judgement relating to the disclosure of commission paid to dealers by motor finance lenders.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 85 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'DWYER, Noel | Secretary | 2023-02-07 | — | — |
| BALMER, Gordon George | Director | 2021-05-04 | Sep 1958 | English |
| COLLISON, Robert Michael | Director | 2021-05-04 | Mar 1966 | English |
| FINN, Kevin | Director | 2017-04-28 | Jun 1960 | British |
| JAMES, Stuart George | Director | 2011-12-14 | Nov 1963 | British |
| LATHBURY, Alan | Director | 2025-02-11 | Nov 1967 | British |
| MASON-DRUST, Wayne Austin | Director | 2022-06-28 | Aug 1969 | British |
| NEWMAN, David John | Director | 2020-02-04 | Jun 1961 | British |
| O'DWYER, Noel | Director | 2023-02-07 | Dec 1971 | Irish |
| PULESTON, Michael | Director | 2024-05-21 | Dec 1952 | English |
| ROBINSON, Susan Ann | Director | 2007-01-18 | Nov 1954 | British |
| ROWLEY, Martyn | Director | 2024-05-21 | Dec 1963 | English |
| RUSSELL, Alexander Charles Thomas Wriothesley | Director | 2022-04-25 | Jun 1950 | British |
| SAVAGE, Ken Francis | Director | 2014-12-17 | Nov 1962 | British |
| THOROGOOD, Richard James | Director | 2021-05-04 | Sep 1964 | English |
Show 85 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIGGS, Kevin John | Secretary | 2014-09-26 | 2015-10-05 |
| COLESHILL, Graham Leslie | Secretary | 2003-11-01 | 2005-09-30 |
| EVANS, David John | Secretary | — | 2003-10-31 |
| THOMAS, Christopher David | Secretary | 2015-10-05 | 2022-07-29 |
| WATERMAN, Kevin John | Secretary | 2005-10-01 | 2014-08-31 |
| ALLEN, John David | Director | — | 1992-05-27 |
| ALLMOND, Michael Mcarthur | Director | 2005-06-07 | 2006-05-17 |
| ALLMOND, Michael Mcarthur | Director | 2000-06-28 | 2003-08-31 |
| ANDERSON, Michael Graham | Director | 1997-05-21 | 1999-05-19 |
| AUSTIN, Martin Wyn | Director | 1997-02-19 | 2000-05-17 |
| BATES, Geoffrey | Director | 2015-06-26 | 2018-07-25 |
| BEVAN, Geoffrey Robert Stafford | Director | 2005-06-07 | 2007-08-15 |
| BICKERDIKE, Peter | Director | — | 1992-05-27 |
| BIRCH, Francis Reginald | Director | 1993-05-26 | 1994-05-25 |
| BOND-SMITH, John Edward | Director | 1999-05-19 | 2004-05-18 |
| BOWES, Nicholas | Director | 2003-05-20 | 2006-03-08 |
| BRADLEY, Eamon | Director | 2004-05-18 | 2005-01-12 |
| BRIGGS, Kevin John | Director | 2014-09-26 | 2015-10-05 |
| BROUGH, Peter George | Director | 2006-05-18 | 2009-05-27 |
| BROUGH, Peter George | Director | 2002-05-21 | 2005-11-30 |
| BROWNSON, Susan Ann | Director | 1995-02-22 | 2005-06-07 |
| BRYAN, Kevin Alan | Director | 2005-06-07 | 2006-05-18 |
| CANNINGS, David James | Director | 1993-05-26 | 1999-01-20 |
| CARRINGTON, Matthew Hadrian Marshall, Lord | Director | 2002-09-04 | 2006-10-31 |
| COLE, Robert Ernest | Director | — | 1993-05-26 |
| COLLINGS, Roger Andrew | Director | 2017-04-28 | 2021-12-31 |
| CORNFORTH, Max | Director | 2003-05-20 | 2006-03-29 |
| COWARD, Arthur John | Director | 1997-05-21 | 2002-05-21 |
| CREIGHTON, Niall Waring | Director | 1993-05-26 | 1997-05-21 |
| DENNE, David Ralph | Director | 1994-05-25 | 1995-05-24 |
| DENTON, John | Director | 2003-05-20 | 2005-11-30 |
| DIGNAN, Terence Thomas | Director | 1996-05-22 | 1996-12-18 |
| DONALD, Malcolm David | Director | 1994-05-25 | 1997-05-21 |
| DOOKS, Charles Richard | Director | — | 1994-05-25 |
| DRAISEY, Mark Paul | Director | 2023-02-07 | 2025-01-10 |
| EASTWOOD, Richard Martin | Director | 1999-05-19 | 2005-06-07 |
| ENGLEFIELD, Timothy John | Director | 2005-06-07 | 2008-02-19 |
| EVANS, Bettine Valerie | Director | 2006-05-08 | 2017-04-28 |
| EVANS, David John | Director | — | 2003-10-31 |
| FIELD, Stephen David | Director | 2019-05-02 | 2021-05-04 |
| FISHER, Raymond | Director | 1994-12-06 | 1999-05-19 |
| FOULSTON, Robert James | Director | 2008-05-20 | 2011-03-23 |
| FROST, Michael Vernon | Director | 1993-05-26 | 1994-11-28 |
| GANNON, Anthony | Director | 2012-05-30 | 2013-04-22 |
| GENT, John David Wright | Director | — | 1995-09-30 |
| GILLIGAN, Michael | Director | 2000-05-17 | 2003-05-20 |
| GILLIGAN, Michael | Director | — | 1993-05-26 |
| GRANT, David Peter Napier, Esq. | Director | 2005-06-07 | 2007-08-15 |
| GREEN, Charles | Director | 1997-05-21 | 2000-05-17 |
| GREEN, Charles | Director | 1992-06-02 | 1996-05-22 |
| HILL, John Richard | Director | 1999-05-19 | 2003-05-20 |
| HILL, Paul Anthony | Director | 2014-07-23 | 2016-06-28 |
| HINES, Alan Ronald | Director | 2000-04-03 | 2000-07-13 |
| HOLLOWAY, Raymond | Director | 2007-01-18 | 2008-12-31 |
| HUGHES, Michael John | Director | — | 1995-05-24 |
| HUTCHINSON, Cecil | Director | 1995-05-24 | 1999-05-19 |
| JOHNSON, Peter | Director | 2012-07-25 | 2022-06-28 |
| JOHNSON, Peter Hedley | Director | 2001-05-22 | 2005-06-07 |
| JOHNSON, Peter William | Director | 1994-05-25 | 1996-05-22 |
| JONES, Peter | Director | 2014-02-05 | 2016-09-06 |
| JONES, Peter | Director | 2002-05-21 | 2004-05-18 |
| KIELTY, Esmond | Director | 2006-05-18 | 2007-08-15 |
| KIMBER, John Derek | Director | 1996-05-22 | 1998-01-19 |
| LINDOP, Derek John | Director | — | 1998-05-20 |
| LOCKE, Alan John | Director | 1999-05-19 | 2000-05-17 |
| LOVELL, Bernard William John | Director | — | 1993-05-26 |
| LOWE, Anthony Paul | Director | 2003-05-20 | 2018-12-11 |
| MACGOWAN, Christopher John | Director | 1995-04-26 | 1999-05-19 |
| MADDERSON, Christopher Brian | Director | 2012-05-30 | 2021-12-31 |
| MAGUIRE, Frederick Sydney | Director | 2001-05-22 | 2005-06-07 |
| MARKS, David Wayne | Director | 1992-05-27 | 1995-05-24 |
| MARSHALL, Martin Christopher | Director | 2012-05-30 | 2020-02-04 |
| MARTINDALE, William Kenneth | Director | — | 1996-05-22 |
| MAXWELL, David | Director | 1997-09-01 | 2000-01-19 |
| MCSPADDEN, James Reginald | Director | 1999-05-19 | 2007-08-15 |
| MCSPADDEN, James Reginald | Director | — | 1995-05-24 |
| MOSELEY, Jason | Director | 2016-06-28 | 2017-10-20 |
| MURRAY, Alec Barclay | Director | 2011-10-07 | 2015-06-30 |
| MURRAY, Alec Barclay | Director | 2007-01-18 | 2008-09-30 |
| MURRAY, Alec Barclay | Director | 1995-07-19 | 1998-05-20 |
| NAYLOR, David Alan | Director | 1997-09-03 | 1998-03-20 |
| O'DELL, William Richard | Director | 2000-02-01 | 2002-05-21 |
| OSBORNE, Nigel Peter | Director | 2006-05-18 | 2007-08-15 |
| PARKER, George | Director | 1992-05-27 | 1998-11-30 |
| PARLETT, Colin Bernard Neville | Director | 1999-05-19 | 2021-05-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Kevin Finn | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-06-28 | Active |
| Mr Peter Johnson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-06-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 360 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-21 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2023-09-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-11-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+19.5%
£8,221,011 £9,822,478
-
Cash
-71.9%
£2,830,043 £796,421
-
Net assets
+12.5%
£24,378,609 £27,433,429
-
Employees
+8.5%
71 77
-
Operating profit
+64.7%
-£684,121 -£241,225
-
Profit before tax
+611.4%
-£294,616 £1,506,619
-
Wages
+11.8%
£3,395,831 £3,795,929
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers