WILSONS AUTOMOBILES AND COACHWORKS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-04-30
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£8M
+73.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£37M
+0.3% vs 2023
Employees
240
-5.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£254K
-91.6% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-04-30.
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £180,331,222 | £171,151,933 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,868,418 | £37,135 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £3,034,728 | £254,317 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,307,568 | £92,890 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £4,587,676 | £7,963,985 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £36,798,007 | £36,823,910 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £36,534,264 | £36,627,154 | |
| Equity | £26,338,235 | £27,104,975 | £27,224,133 | £30,456,964 | £34,226,696 | £36,534,264 | £36,627,154 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 255 | 240 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £11,184,319 | £10,313,083 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6% | 0.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3% | 0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 7.8% | 0.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 39.7% | 37.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.99x | 2.09x |
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
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are confident the Group will be able to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due, for at least 12 months from the date these financial statements were authorised for issue. As a result, the directors believe it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- WILSONS AUTOMOBILES AND COACHWORKS LIMITED · parent
- Wilsons (Automobiles) Ltd 1%
- Eurocars (Epsom) Limited 1%
- Wilsons (Epsom) Ltd 1%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILSON, Teresa | Secretary | 2004-05-27 | — | British |
| BUTLER, John Patrick | Director | 2008-03-13 | Dec 1970 | British |
| FENWICK, Maria | Director | — | Jun 1966 | British |
| GUMIENNY, Wojciech | Director | 2023-02-01 | Mar 1983 | British |
| JOHNSTONE, Tania | Director | 2023-02-01 | Nov 1979 | British |
| STORR, Gina | Director | — | Oct 1959 | British |
| WILSON, Ian Anthony | Director | — | Aug 1940 | British |
| WILSON, Teresa | Director | — | Sep 1940 | British |
| WILSON, Toni | Director | — | Jul 1961 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Malcolm Reginald | Secretary | — | 2004-05-27 |
| BILLINGS, Stuart | Director | — | 2012-07-31 |
| BROWN, Mark Geoffrey | Director | 1999-03-08 | 1999-04-19 |
| CASSIDY, Mark | Director | 1995-07-07 | 1996-09-16 |
| CLARK, Anthony Peter | Director | 1999-08-09 | 2005-10-24 |
| ELLESON, Jayne | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2012-06-20 |
| GUMIENNY, Wojciech | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2021-02-28 |
| HOWARD, Michael James | Director | 2002-09-17 | 2003-10-03 |
| JOHNSTONE, Tania Kristy | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2010-08-06 |
| JONES, Malcolm Reginald | Director | — | 2004-05-27 |
| MARTIN, Patrick | Director | 1994-03-10 | 1994-07-13 |
| MILNE, David Richard | Director | 2004-02-01 | 2007-03-23 |
| RYLATT, John | Director | 1994-07-04 | 1999-07-24 |
| STACEY, Richard Charles | Director | — | 1993-10-01 |
| STILLMAN, Sam | Director | 2010-09-13 | 2011-01-13 |
| TURNER, Phil | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| WHEATCROFT, David Michael | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2021-10-08 |
| WILSON, Harold Charles Douglas | Director | — | 1992-09-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Gina Storr | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2024-09-16 | Active |
| Maria Fenwick | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2024-09-16 | Active |
| Toni Wilson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2024-09-16 | Active |
| Mrs Teresa Wilson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-09-16 |
| Mr Ian Anthony Wilson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-09-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 208 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-25 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-25 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-25 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-25 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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
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Turnover
-5.1%
£180,331,222 £171,151,933
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Cash
+73.6%
£4,587,676 £7,963,985
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Net assets
+0.3%
£36,534,264 £36,627,154
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Employees
-5.9%
255 240
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Operating profit
-98.7%
£2,868,418 £37,135
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Profit before tax
-91.6%
£3,034,728 £254,317
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Wages
-7.8%
£11,184,319 £10,313,083
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