PERTWEE & BACK,LIMITED

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  2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Larking Gowen LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Significant events

• “The Ford sales agreement ceased on 31 December 2025.”
• “The Company has secured the XPENG aftersales agreement which commenced on 29th July 2025.”
• “The Company has partnered with Chery Motors and will be operating as a Chery Motors franchisee, with a full vehicle sales and aftersales agreement from 1 March 2026.”
• “The scheme deficit has been reduced by a further £125,000 and, at the year end, the net pension scheme liability is £65,000 (2024: £190,000).”
• “During the year all preference shares were redeemed in full. No premium was payable on the redemption of the preference shares.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

19

last 12 months

Capital events

1

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -30.1%

  £14,573,726 → £10,182,140

• Cash

  -3.8%

  £1,241,450 → £1,194,026

• Net assets

  +2.4%

  £4,950,460 → £5,068,003

• Employees

  +3.3%

  30 → 31

• Operating profit

  -32.6%

  £256,327 → £172,843

• Profit before tax

  -32.2%

  £270,874 → £183,701

• Wages

  +5.9%

  £889,773 → £941,906

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers