WHITE DOVE GARAGES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-14 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£354K
-45.9% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£6M
-6% vs 2023
Employees
55
+5.8% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£823K
+31.6% 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 | — | — | £38,428,158 | — | £43,892,287 | £53,781,987 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £670,576 | £882,223 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,394,793 | £559,989 | £625,186 | £822,935 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,126,298 | £456,218 | £477,965 | £606,857 | |
| Cash | — | — | £2,063,716 | £1,898,410 | £653,774 | £353,830 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £5,981,372 | £6,331,403 | £6,733,261 | £6,218,316 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £5,650,185 | £6,106,403 | £6,584,368 | £6,191,225 | |
| Equity | £3,712,624 | £4,523,887 | £5,650,185 | £6,106,403 | £6,584,368 | £6,191,225 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 48 | 49 | 52 | 55 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,398,340 | £1,386,448 | £1,607,398 | £1,862,427 |
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 | — | — | — | — | 1.5% | 1.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 2.9% | — | 1.1% | 1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 10.0% | 14.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.94x | 2.02x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 9.83x | 9.90x |
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
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “2024 finally saw the return of new car stock availability back to the volumes before Covid and the much-published semi-conductor shortage.”
- “Overall car sales volumes for 2024 were up 19.7% of those achieved in 2023 which was really encouraging. Whilst new retail volumes remained flat there were large increases in both the Motability channel and used cars.”
- “The Directors are pleased with the result for 2024 and are confident of the continuing prospects for 2025.”
- “2025 has been challenging so far with all the brands represented demanding ever increasing volumes in a declining retail market. The transition of the market to battery electric cars is gaining pace but is also a challenge.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUGHES, Edward Rhys | Director | 2022-02-18 | Oct 1968 | British |
| HUGHES, Richard Charles | Director | 2022-02-18 | Sep 1966 | British |
| HUGHES, Ronald John | Director | — | Dec 1936 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANCIS, Margaret Rachel | Secretary | — | 2021-06-14 |
| FRANCIS, Margaret Rachel | Director | — | 2021-06-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Dove Securities Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-02-28 | Active |
| Mr Ronald John Hughes | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-02-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 110 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-28 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-02-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-02-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-02-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+22.5%
£43,892,287 £53,781,987
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-45.9%
£653,774 £353,830
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-6%
£6,584,368 £6,191,225
-
Employees
+5.8%
52 55
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+31.6%
£670,576 £882,223
-
Profit before tax
+31.6%
£625,186 £822,935
-
Wages
+15.9%
£1,607,398 £1,862,427
highest in 4 filed years
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