BREEZE (SOUTHAMPTON) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-02 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£289K
-67.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
+29% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
58
+7.4% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£842K
-6% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BREEZE (SOUTHAMPTON) LIMITED 2004-10-07 → present
- TESTWOOD MOTORS LIMITED 1970-07-23 → 2004-10-07
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £25,681,782 | — | £33,110,765 | — | £35,976,956 | £37,934,015 | £41,373,898 | |
| Operating profit | — | £321,124 | — | £1,310,090 | — | £1,216,991 | £1,139,330 | £1,176,771 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £172,878 | — | £1,115,493 | — | £981,679 | £895,360 | £841,616 | |
| Net profit | — | £188,115 | — | £886,452 | — | £804,017 | £759,054 | £770,780 | |
| Cash | — | £191,663 | — | £1,500,822 | — | £1,834,462 | £890,410 | £289,376 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £637,802 | — | £1,135,149 | — | £1,904,466 | £2,663,683 | £3,441,027 | |
| Net assets | — | £209,509 | — | £1,095,961 | — | £1,899,978 | £2,659,032 | £3,429,812 | |
| Equity | £21,394 | £209,509 | £209,509 | £1,095,961 | £1,095,961 | £1,899,978 | £2,659,032 | £3,429,812 | |
| Average employees | — | 48 | — | 50 | — | 47 | 54 | 58 | |
| Wages | — | £2,051,295 | — | £2,127,042 | — | £2,234,932 | £2,532,613 | £2,606,507 |
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 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 1.3% | — | 4.0% | — | 3.4% | 3.0% | 2.8% | |
| Net margin | — | 0.7% | — | 2.7% | — | 2.2% | 2.0% | 1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 50.3% | — | 115.4% | — | 63.9% | 42.8% | 34.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.24x | 1.27x | |
| Interest cover | — | 2.17x | — | 6.73x | — | 5.04x | 4.67x | 3.51x |
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
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. In considering going concern, management has reviewed the financial information of the Company for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of the accounts. Having reviewed this information, management has a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the twelve months following signing. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLKINGHORNE, Alison Gail | Secretary | 2026-02-17 | — | — |
| BROWN, Karl Stephen Peter | Director | 2022-06-01 | Jan 1994 | British |
| GUNNER, Michael William | Director | 2026-02-17 | May 1980 | British |
| LANGFORD, Mark Edward | Director | 2023-08-01 | Feb 1975 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOBSON, Melvyn | Secretary | — | 2004-10-04 |
| SUTER, Paul David | Secretary | 2004-10-04 | 2004-10-04 |
| DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-11-24 | 2018-01-19 |
| HP SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-10-04 | 2008-11-24 |
| CORDEROY, John Edward | Director | 2004-10-04 | 2025-11-20 |
| HARWOOD, Guy | Director | 2004-10-04 | 2004-10-04 |
| HENLEY, David John | Director | — | 2004-10-04 |
| HOBSON, Melvyn | Director | — | 2004-10-04 |
| OAKLEY, Edwin Robert | Director | — | 2004-10-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breeze Motor Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 169 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-08 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-12-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-02-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-02-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-28 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+9.1%
£37,934,015 £41,373,898
highest in 5 filed years
-
Cash
-67.5%
£890,410 £289,376
-
Net assets
+29%
£2,659,032 £3,429,812
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+7.4%
54 58
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+3.3%
£1,139,330 £1,176,771
-
Profit before tax
-6%
£895,360 £841,616
-
Wages
+2.9%
£2,532,613 £2,606,507
highest in 5 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