W.J.KING(GARAGES)LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
-46% vs 2024
Net assets
£30M
+5.2% vs 2024
Employees
330
-2.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
-35.8% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £163,263,749 | £147,531,205 | |
| Operating profit | £2,794,233 | £1,659,468 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,895,939 | £1,859,203 | |
| Net profit | £2,170,496 | £1,469,187 | |
| Cash | £7,082,275 | £3,826,313 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £28,385,462 | £29,968,649 | |
| Net assets | £28,210,462 | £29,679,649 | |
| Equity | £28,210,462 | £29,679,649 | |
| Average employees | 339 | 330 | |
| Wages | £11,235,028 | £11,355,263 |
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 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.7% | 1.1% | |
| Net margin | 1.3% | 1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.8% | 5.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.26x | 1.28x | |
| Interest cover | 22.63x | 61.28x |
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
- XEINADIN 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 or 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.J.KING(GARAGES)LIMITED · parent
- Herwin Canny and Co Limited 100%
- Clifford and Co (Sidcup) Limited 100%
- Denbridge (Dartford) Limited 100%
- Bexley & Sidcup Property Co. Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Directors intend to expand the garage network by acquiring additional sites, which they are actively seeking.”
- “The Company has introduced dual verification across a number of systems and has updated both hardware and software to support a more robust IT operation.”
- “investments made in extensive refurbishments and its people which have increased this year”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATKINS, Jane | Secretary | 2015-11-03 | — | — |
| ATKINS, Jane | Director | 2022-04-28 | Jan 1955 | British |
| KING, William John | Director | 2018-01-17 | Jun 1992 | British |
| KING, William John | Director | — | Mar 1955 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KING, Jean Mabel | Secretary | — | 2010-12-09 |
| KING, Olivia | Secretary | 2010-12-15 | 2015-11-03 |
| KING, Jean Mabel | Director | — | 2018-08-23 |
| KING, Olivia | Director | — | 2022-03-03 |
| KING, William Johnson | Director | — | 2008-03-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr William John King | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-03-18 | Active |
| Mrs Jane Atkins | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-03-03 | Ceased 2025-03-18 |
| Mr William John King | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-03-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-03-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-03-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-02 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-03 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-11-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-11-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-05-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-01 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2022-03-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-03-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
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Turnover
-9.6%
£163,263,749 £147,531,205
-
Cash
-46%
£7,082,275 £3,826,313
-
Net assets
+5.2%
£28,210,462 £29,679,649
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Employees
-2.7%
339 330
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Operating profit
-40.6%
£2,794,233 £1,659,468
-
Profit before tax
-35.8%
£2,895,939 £1,859,203
-
Wages
+1.1%
£11,235,028 £11,355,263
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