W.R.DAVIES(MOTORS)LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-09 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-25
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+60.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£19M
+5.6% vs 2023
Employees
293
+12.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
-1.9% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £148,320,085 | £169,265,060 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £2,515,919 | £2,549,846 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,834,105 | £1,799,986 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,222,825 | £1,289,347 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £1,010,584 | £1,625,565 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £21,589,581 | £19,764,920 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £17,588,772 | £18,578,119 | |
| Equity | £5,446,996 | £5,891,553 | £6,898,897 | £7,244,035 | £17,588,772 | £18,578,119 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 260 | 293 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £6,853,679 | £8,069,654 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 1.7% | 1.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 0.8% | 0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 11.7% | 12.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.10x | 1.04x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 3.57x | 3.28x |
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
- D.R.E. & Co. (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 group's and the parent 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.”
Group structure
- W.R.DAVIES(MOTORS)LIMITED · parent
- W R Davies Limited 100%
- W R Davies (Stafford) Limited 100%
- Kirby Jones Limited 100%
- W R Davies (2004) Limited 100%
- Regent Centre (Newtown) Limited 50%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, Craig John Donald | Secretary | 2025-07-14 | — | — |
| CONWAY, Douglas James | Director | 2013-09-17 | Oct 1964 | British |
| DAVIES, Jonathan Rees | Director | 1996-12-31 | Mar 1972 | British |
| SULLIVAN, Neil Douglas | Director | 2013-09-17 | Apr 1967 | British |
| TAYLOR, Craig John Donald | Director | 2018-12-01 | May 1978 | British |
| WEILDS, Patrick Brian | Director | 2025-09-16 | Nov 1970 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRITCHARD, Bernard Rees | Secretary | 1999-02-26 | 2025-07-14 |
| PRITCHARD, Margaret Beryl | Secretary | — | 1999-02-26 |
| DAVIES, Evan Rees | Director | — | 2001-10-31 |
| DAVIES, Margery Lottie Joyce | Director | — | 2001-10-31 |
| PRITCHARD, Bernard Rees | Director | 1996-12-31 | 2025-07-14 |
| PRITCHARD, Margaret Beryl | Director | — | 1999-02-26 |
| PRITCHARD, Robert | Director | 1996-12-31 | 2008-09-16 |
| PRITCHARD, William Stephen | Director | 1996-12-31 | 2012-11-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jonathan Rees Davies | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 170 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-26 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-11-25 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-15 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-07-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-07 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-06-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-06-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-06-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-06-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-06-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
+14.1%
£148,320,085 £169,265,060
-
Cash
+60.9%
£1,010,584 £1,625,565
-
Net assets
+5.6%
£17,588,772 £18,578,119
-
Employees
+12.7%
260 293
-
Operating profit
+1.3%
£2,515,919 £2,549,846
-
Profit before tax
-1.9%
£1,834,105 £1,799,986
-
Wages
+17.7%
£6,853,679 £8,069,654
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