HOWARD GARAGES (WESTON) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-14 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£8M
+127.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£31M
+0.3% vs 2023
Employees
298
+13.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4M
+0.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £198,768,527 | £215,901,882 | |
| Operating profit | — | £4,689,749 | £4,664,505 | |
| Profit before tax | £4,024,748 | £4,350,127 | £4,387,285 | |
| Net profit | £3,230,145 | £3,334,087 | £3,091,321 | |
| Cash | £6,194,375 | £3,413,315 | £7,759,416 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £24,425,796 | £32,128,192 | £32,516,271 | |
| Net assets | £23,747,013 | £30,904,297 | £30,995,618 | |
| Equity | £23,747,013 | £30,904,297 | £30,995,618 | |
| Average employees | 242 | 263 | 298 | |
| Wages | £10,389,490 | £11,353,394 | £12,767,977 |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 2.4% | 2.2% | |
| Net margin | — | 1.7% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 14.6% | 14.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 48.5% | 48.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.54x | 1.52x | |
| Interest cover | — | 9.12x | 7.97x |
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
“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 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
- HOWARD GARAGES (WESTON) LIMITED · parent
- Priorswood Road (Management) Limited 53%
Significant events
- “During 2024, the company completed its significant investment in photovoltaic solar panels, with the technology now on all of our retail sites owned by the Group. This investment was primarily carried out to reduce the company's carbon footprint.”
- “During the year, the company made the difficult decision not to renew the 3 MG franchises, which ended in May 2024. We were, however, delighted to increase our number of Stellantis franchises, bringing both Citroen and Vauxhall to Yeovil.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGGAR, Mark Andrew | Secretary | 2023-06-29 | — | — |
| COLEMAN, Jonathan Francis | Director | 2022-10-05 | Jun 1982 | British |
| COLEMAN, Peter Francis | Director | — | Jul 1951 | British |
| EGGAR, Mark Andrew | Director | 2023-06-29 | Jan 1981 | British |
| LEE, Christopher Garry | Director | 2022-10-05 | May 1981 | British |
| MACKINTOSH, Stuart | Director | 2024-06-13 | Mar 1982 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BACKES, David Grahame | Secretary | 1993-01-01 | 2023-06-29 |
| COLEMAN, Leo John Newton | Secretary | — | 1993-01-01 |
| BACKES, David Grahame | Director | 1998-12-21 | 2023-06-29 |
| BROWN, Stephen Paul | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2014-12-15 |
| BULL, Peter John | Director | — | 2009-09-30 |
| COLEMAN, Leo John Newton | Director | — | 2015-01-21 |
| DAVIES, Ian Keith | Director | 1998-12-21 | 2003-01-31 |
| HAYNES, Peter | Director | 2017-01-10 | 2023-01-01 |
| MALCOLM, David Leslie | Director | 2002-04-25 | 2007-03-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haywood Property Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-10-31 | Ceased 2018-10-31 |
| Howard Garages Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-10-31 | Active |
| Mr Peter Francis Coleman | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 143 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-29 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-06-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-06-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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
+8.6%
£198,768,527 £215,901,882
-
Cash
+127.3%
£3,413,315 £7,759,416
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+0.3%
£30,904,297 £30,995,618
-
Employees
+13.3%
263 298
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-0.5%
£4,689,749 £4,664,505
-
Profit before tax
+0.9%
£4,350,127 £4,387,285
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+12.5%
£11,353,394 £12,767,977
highest in 3 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