BLACK HORSE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-05 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£83M
+19.5% vs 2024
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
905
-3.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£418M
+18.4% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- BLACK HORSE LIMITED 2001-07-05 → present
- CHARTERED TRUST PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1979-12-31 → 2001-07-05
- JULIAN S. HODGE & COMPANY LIMITED 1960-06-01 → 1979-12-31
Profit before tax
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£512,281,000 | -£417,866,000 | |
| Net profit | -£384,217,000 | -£314,768,000 | |
| Cash | £69,565,000 | £83,113,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | |
| Equity | -£239,115,000 | £229,117,000 | |
| Average employees | 939 | 905 | |
| Wages | £39,308,000 | £38,303,000 |
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
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the accounts. As set out in the Strategic report, the Company has uncertainty in relation to the outcomes of the FCA review into historical motor finance commission arrangements and sales.”
Significant events
- “On 3 December 2025, the FCA announced that the pause on motor finance complaints handling would be lifted on 31 May 2026 for complaints made in relation to the subject matter of the scheme, and that this timeline may be superseded in due course by the operational timetable to be set out in the final scheme rules.”
- “In April 2026, the Court of Appeal is expected to consider whether, in the context of motor finance claims, it is possible for multiple unfair relationship claims to be dealt with via one omnibus claim form.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 49 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HENNESSEY, David Dermot | Secretary | 2026-03-09 | — | — |
| AMBANI, Anish Bipin | Director | 2023-03-08 | Jan 1977 | British |
| GOULD, Gregory David | Director | 2022-02-10 | May 1969 | British |
| MACKECHNIE, Donald | Director | 2025-04-01 | Jan 1973 | British |
| MCCAFFREY, James Patrick | Director | 2019-12-09 | Jun 1970 | British |
| ROGERS, Preston Mark Philip | Director | 2025-01-15 | Oct 1979 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Nicholas Andrew | Director | 2022-10-29 | Jun 1974 | British |
Show 49 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEATTIE, Ryan | Secretary | 2024-07-31 | 2026-03-09 |
| FRAIN, Paula | Secretary | 2000-05-08 | 2001-05-29 |
| GITTINS, Paul | Secretary | 2024-01-19 | 2024-07-31 |
| GITTINS, Paul | Secretary | 2013-10-02 | 2017-06-07 |
| GOW, David Stewart | Secretary | 1991-05-03 | 2000-05-08 |
| HENNESSEY, David Dermot | Secretary | 2017-06-07 | 2024-01-08 |
| HICKS, Colin Geoffrey | Secretary | — | 1991-05-03 |
| KILBEE, Michael Peter | Secretary | 2001-05-29 | 2008-04-30 |
| SAUNDERS, Deborah Ann | Secretary | 2008-04-30 | 2010-01-06 |
| AU, Alexander Siu Kee | Director | 1998-07-02 | 1998-07-30 |
| BARRY, Paul Anthony | Director | — | 2000-09-08 |
| BLACKWELL, Timothy Mark | Director | 2007-09-28 | 2011-06-21 |
| BLAKE, Brendan Patrick Paul | Director | — | 2000-01-16 |
| BROUGHAM, David Peter, The Hon | Director | 1991-05-03 | 1997-12-31 |
| BULLOCK, Gareth Richard | Director | 1996-07-01 | 1999-07-30 |
| DAVIES, John Lewis | Director | 2000-08-31 | 2006-12-18 |
| DAVIES, John Lewis | Director | 1997-02-04 | 1999-12-17 |
| DAVIES, Stewart Edmund | Director | 1997-03-03 | 2000-10-13 |
| DAWSON, Adrian Keith | Director | — | 2000-08-31 |
| ENLOW, Fred Clark | Director | 1998-07-02 | 2000-08-31 |
| FRANKLIN, William John | Director | — | 1997-02-20 |
| GOW, David Stewart | Director | 1995-01-20 | 2000-12-21 |
| GOWLAND, Christopher | Director | 2023-05-01 | 2024-12-06 |
| GRANT, Philip Robert | Director | 2016-05-20 | 2017-07-07 |
| HARRIS, Joanna Kate | Director | 2019-12-09 | 2023-04-30 |
| HART, Michael Charles | Director | — | 1993-01-31 |
| HODDELL, John | Director | — | 1992-04-04 |
| HUNTER, Richard Andrew | Director | 1999-12-17 | 2000-08-31 |
| JONES, Richard Andrew | Director | 2015-12-14 | 2022-10-28 |
| KENNY, Peter Nigel, Dr | Director | 1994-09-15 | 1996-07-01 |
| MACKENZIE, John | Director | — | 1991-09-16 |
| MILNE, Raymond John Hildreth | Director | 2018-08-23 | 2021-03-14 |
| MORGAN, David John | Director | 1998-09-17 | 2000-08-31 |
| MORRIS, Kim | Director | 2020-12-18 | 2024-10-31 |
| OLDFIELD, David James Stanley | Director | 2006-12-19 | 2012-11-21 |
| PAILLART, Philippe Marcel Etienne | Director | 1998-01-02 | 1998-06-30 |
| PEREZ, Israel Santos | Director | 2019-12-09 | 2023-02-24 |
| PFAUDLER, Jakob, Dr | Director | 2012-11-21 | 2015-12-14 |
| POTTS, David Keith | Director | 2000-08-31 | 2007-09-28 |
| PRITCHARD, David Peter | Director | 2000-08-31 | 2003-08-21 |
| ROBERTS, Jeffrey Anthony | Director | 1997-03-03 | 2000-09-14 |
| SARFO-AGYARE, Claude Kwasi | Director | 2012-07-31 | 2018-06-25 |
| STANSFIELD, Damian Charles | Director | 2017-07-07 | 2018-05-31 |
| STOKES, Mark Andrew | Director | 2000-02-16 | 2000-02-25 |
| STONES, Philip John | Director | 1997-06-24 | 2000-02-11 |
| SUTTON, Christopher | Director | 2012-08-24 | 2015-07-09 |
| TARGETT, Stephen Craig | Director | 2003-08-21 | 2004-04-30 |
| TATE, George Truett | Director | 2004-04-30 | 2012-02-06 |
| WEBB, Anthony Clifford | Director | — | 1998-01-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Horse Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 303 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-09 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-08-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-22 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-01-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 2
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+19.5%
£69,565,000 £83,113,000
-
Net assets
—
Not reported
-
Employees
-3.6%
939 905
-
Profit before tax
+18.4%
-£512,281,000 -£417,866,000
-
Wages
-2.6%
£39,308,000 £38,303,000
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