BLUE BOAR MOTORWAYS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-29
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-30 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-16
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-32% vs 2023
Net assets
£83M
-1.6% vs 2023
Employees
493
-7.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£2M
-140.9% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BLUE BOAR MOTORWAYS LIMITED 1994-08-02 → present
- BLUE BOAR (MOTORWAYS) LIMITED 1959-09-24 → 1994-08-02
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-29
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £39,054,000 | £30,229,000 | |
| Operating profit | £5,091,000 | -£2,064,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £5,100,000 | -£2,086,000 | |
| Net profit | £5,386,000 | -£1,464,000 | |
| Cash | £2,215,000 | £1,506,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £92,014,000 | £90,034,000 | |
| Net assets | £84,031,000 | £82,645,000 | |
| Equity | £84,031,000 | £82,645,000 | |
| Average employees | 532 | 493 | |
| Wages | £7,813,000 | £7,811,000 |
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 | 2024-12-29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.0% | -6.8% | |
| Net margin | 13.8% | -4.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.5% | -2.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 13.4% | 13.0% | |
| Current ratio | 10.81x | 11.64x | |
| Interest cover | 299.47x | -114.67x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are of the opinion that, having regard to the funding available from other group companies, the Company has sufficient funds to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The Company operated two Motorway Service Areas in the UK.”
- “The Company incurred significantly higher utility costs in the year, as a result of increases in wholesale energy prices.”
- “Investment in EV charging infrastructure continued with 6 high-powered charging hubs adding 36 bays in 2024.”
- “Opened new catering outlets (McDonald's Drive Thru, two Leon units, Coco di Mama) and refurbished several Costa Coffee and WH Smith units.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEDDITCH, Michael | Secretary | 2009-03-31 | — | Other |
| BUNN, Laura | Director | 2021-10-01 | Dec 1978 | British |
| COSSAR, Peter Alan | Director | 2023-05-23 | Jul 1979 | British |
| EGAN, Joshua Ellis Thomas Allan | Director | 2025-10-10 | Jan 1987 | British |
| GITTINS, Timothy James | Director | 2025-04-04 | Jul 1964 | British |
| MORRIS, Roisin Elish | Director | 2023-05-23 | Nov 1967 | British |
| WADE, Darrell Andrew Eggington | Director | 2019-09-30 | Apr 1974 | British |
| YACOOB, Sajid | Director | 2025-04-04 | Mar 1976 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAMALL, Colin Stephen | Secretary | 2004-06-14 | 2007-09-07 |
| FLANAGAN, Thomas John | Secretary | 1999-01-08 | 2004-06-14 |
| GIBBONS, Laurence Tony | Secretary | — | 1995-09-29 |
| SLY, Gary | Secretary | 1997-10-26 | 1998-07-30 |
| STANLEY, Richard John | Secretary | 1995-09-29 | 1995-11-30 |
| STEPHENSON, Gloria Rosemary | Secretary | 1995-11-30 | 1997-10-26 |
| WARWICK, Timothy James | Secretary | 1998-07-30 | 1999-01-08 |
| FINSBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-09-07 | 2009-03-31 |
| BRAMALL, Colin Stephen | Director | 2004-06-07 | 2007-09-07 |
| BROUGHTON, Nicholas David Walter | Director | 1998-08-24 | 2004-06-10 |
| CLARKE, Mark Raymond | Director | 1998-07-30 | 2003-06-26 |
| COCKILL, Clifford | Director | — | 1992-02-05 |
| COLE, Thomas William | Director | 1997-01-09 | 1998-07-30 |
| DAFNA, Lior | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| FOX, Mark William | Director | 2018-09-03 | 2025-04-04 |
| GIBBONS, Laurence Tony | Director | 1992-02-05 | 1995-11-30 |
| GRANT, Martin James | Director | 2004-04-19 | 2007-07-20 |
| GREENWOOD, John Robert | Director | 2001-01-02 | 2004-09-30 |
| HAIAT, Assaf | Director | 2007-07-20 | 2009-12-31 |
| HILL, Timothy Ingram | Director | 1998-07-30 | 1999-12-19 |
| HOBDAY, Simon Christopher | Director | 1997-08-04 | 1998-07-30 |
| HUNT, Richard | Director | 2004-12-09 | 2007-11-01 |
| HUTTON, Timothy Horace | Director | 1996-01-02 | 1998-07-30 |
| LEE, Stephanie | Director | 2010-01-15 | 2011-07-31 |
| MARGERRISON, Russell John | Director | 2009-01-30 | 2010-01-14 |
| MCKAY, Ian, Dr | Director | 2009-01-30 | 2021-09-30 |
| MCVAY, Ernest Christopher | Director | 1998-08-24 | 2001-04-15 |
| MUIRHEAD, James Cameron | Director | 2014-10-30 | 2025-10-10 |
| SAVAGE, Raimond | Director | 2009-01-30 | 2009-12-31 |
| STEPHENSON, Gloria Rosemary | Director | — | 1998-07-30 |
| TINDALE, Richard Ian | Director | 2010-01-15 | 2024-02-01 |
| TURL, Simon Charles | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2020-09-30 |
| WATSON, Dennis | Director | 1992-03-02 | 1998-07-30 |
| WOOD, Brian Bowran | Director | 1992-02-05 | 1994-04-25 |
| FINSBURY CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2007-09-07 | 2009-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadchef Motorways Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 233 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-04-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2024-12-29 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-22.6%
£39,054,000 £30,229,000
-
Cash
-32%
£2,215,000 £1,506,000
-
Net assets
-1.6%
£84,031,000 £82,645,000
-
Employees
-7.3%
532 493
-
Operating profit
-140.5%
£5,091,000 -£2,064,000
-
Profit before tax
-140.9%
£5,100,000 -£2,086,000
-
Wages
0%
£7,813,000 £7,811,000
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