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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

1 item

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

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30

Metric Trend 2024-04-302025-04-30
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 339330
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 2024-04-302025-04-30
Operating margin 1.7%1.1%
Net margin 1.3%1.0%
Return on capital employed 9.8%5.5%
Current ratio 1.26x1.28x
Interest cover 22.63x61.28x

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

  1. W.J.KING(GARAGES)LIMITED · parent
    1. Herwin Canny and Co Limited 100% · UK · Dormant
    2. Clifford and Co (Sidcup) Limited 100% · UK · Dormant
    3. Denbridge (Dartford) Limited 100% · UK · Dormant
    4. Bexley & Sidcup Property Co. Limited 100% · UK · Property rental

Significant events

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 PDF
2025-04-02 PSC01 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2025-04-01 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2025-04-01 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2025-03-28 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2025-03-03 PSC01 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2025-01-23 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2025-01-03 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-01-25 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2024-01-03 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-01-26 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2023-01-12 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2022-12-05 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2022-11-23 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2022-11-21 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2022-05-12 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
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

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

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

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

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