MOTIVAIR COMPRESSORS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-11-30 (in 6mo)
Last filed for 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-03 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-20
Watchouts
Cash
£433K
+12.4% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£4M
+48.5% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
98
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
+205.6% highest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £13,014,033 | £12,870,259 | £14,894,905 | £13,196,407 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £926,758 | £622,506 | £454,153 | £1,294,122 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £888,916 | £594,985 | £431,197 | £1,317,940 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,299,528 | £916,832 | £334,801 | £1,414,336 | |
| Cash | — | — | £397,261 | £200,047 | £385,462 | £433,214 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £1,282,480 | £1,958,288 | £2,913,348 | £4,327,684 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £911,715 | £1,828,547 | £2,913,348 | £4,327,684 | |
| Equity | -£1,132,528 | -£387,813 | £911,715 | £1,828,547 | £2,913,348 | £4,327,684 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 93 | 96 | 98 | 98 | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,691,219 | £3,759,593 | £5,080,202 | £4,206,974 |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 7.1% | 4.8% | 3.0% | 9.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 10.0% | 7.1% | 2.2% | 10.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 72.3% | 31.8% | 15.6% | 29.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.91x | 2.87x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 24.49x | 22.61x | 19.78x | 644.16x |
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 balance sheet date, the company had a positive cash balance and a strong net current asset position. At the time of signing these accounts, the directors have considered the going concern position, and consider that this does indicate that the company will continue to trade for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing these accounts.”
Group structure
- MOTIVAIR COMPRESSORS LIMITED · parent
- Central Compressor Consultants Limited
Significant events
- “On 11 July 2024 3,173,214 Preference shares were cancelled.”
- “On 12 July 2024 5,000 Ordinary shares of £0.10 were consolidated into 500 Ordinary shares of £1 and 4,900 Ordinary B shares were consolidated into 490 Ordinary B shares of £1. On the same date 1,266,786 Preference shares, 850,001 Deferred shares and 490 Ordinary B shares were re-designated as ordinary shares.”
- “On 11th June 2024, Central Compressor Consultants Limited was dissolved.”
- “During the period, an exit event took place on 12 July 2024 and all share options noted below were exercised.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILSON, David | Secretary | 2024-07-12 | — | — |
| ARKINSTALL, Matt | Director | 2024-07-12 | Jun 1978 | British |
| BEADLE, Iain | Director | 2018-01-10 | Oct 1967 | British |
| KEHOE, Christopher James Peter | Director | 2024-11-25 | Feb 1972 | British |
| PATON, Nigel | Director | 2024-07-12 | Dec 1966 | British |
| ROBERTS, Gregor Duncan | Director | 2024-11-25 | Sep 1975 | Scottish |
| WILSON, David Mclaughlan | Director | 2024-07-12 | Feb 1977 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Michael John | Secretary | 2003-07-10 | 2015-03-31 |
| FRY, Malcolm George | Secretary | — | 2003-07-31 |
| MARTIN, David John | Secretary | 2018-01-23 | 2018-09-01 |
| BROWN, Michael John | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2015-03-31 |
| CHAUDRY, Waheed | Director | — | 2001-10-26 |
| DRY-PARKER, Howard Thomas | Director | 1994-04-01 | 2011-01-17 |
| FRY, Malcolm George | Director | — | 2003-07-31 |
| JOHNSON, John Colin | Director | — | 1993-03-12 |
| JORDAN, Garry John | Director | — | 2004-10-31 |
| LEACH, Julian Paul | Director | — | 2024-07-12 |
| LEACH, Nicholas Hubert | Director | 2001-04-01 | 2014-07-16 |
| RHODES, Christopher James | Director | 2004-12-01 | 2018-02-01 |
| SMOUT, Gregory William | Director | 2024-07-12 | 2025-05-05 |
| SOPHER, Jon Andrew Victor | Director | 2003-07-10 | 2024-07-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March (Group) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-12-04 | Active |
| Pettits Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-03-01 | Ceased 2025-12-04 |
| Mr Julian Paul Leach | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-01 | Ceased 2020-02-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 174 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-22 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-07-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-13 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares consolidation | |
| 2024-07-22 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-07-22 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-07-22 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-07-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-22 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-07-19 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2024-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 3
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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 2025-02-28 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
-11.4%
£14,894,905 £13,196,407
-
Cash
+12.4%
£385,462 £433,214
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+48.5%
£2,913,348 £4,327,684
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
0%
98 98
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Operating profit
+185%
£454,153 £1,294,122
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+205.6%
£431,197 £1,317,940
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
-17.2%
£5,080,202 £4,206,974
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