BROTHERWOOD AUTOMOBILITY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-29 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
+47.3% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£7M
+14.1% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
62
+3.3% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+27.5% highest in 4 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BROTHERWOOD AUTOMOBILITY LIMITED 1988-04-05 → present
- STATION GARAGE (YETMINSTER) LIMITED 1978-01-25 → 1988-04-05
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £9,119,469 | £10,532,075 | £12,095,472 | £12,672,294 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,165,789 | £1,448,858 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £805,403 | £1,231,159 | £1,238,155 | £1,578,247 | |
| Net profit | — | £792,801 | £1,185,159 | £1,052,688 | £1,300,535 | |
| Cash | — | £3,525,860 | £3,934,690 | £2,935,584 | £4,323,850 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £5,825,490 | £6,378,478 | £6,772,053 | £7,401,030 | |
| Net assets | — | £4,713,263 | £5,468,422 | £6,086,110 | £6,946,645 | |
| Equity | £4,360,462 | £4,713,263 | £5,468,422 | £6,086,110 | £6,946,645 | |
| Average employees | — | 58 | 57 | 60 | 62 | |
| Wages | — | £1,666,648 | £1,761,820 | £1,938,228 | £2,054,592 |
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 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 9.6% | 11.4% | |
| Net margin | — | 8.7% | 11.3% | 8.7% | 10.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 17.2% | 19.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 32.5% | 31.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.10x | 2.98x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 14.94x | 25.15x |
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
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are satisfied that the going concern basis of preparation remains appropriate in preparing these financial statements In making their assessment the directors have considered, in particular, the known and reasonably foreseeable impacts of the logistical and regulatory impacts of Brexit and the current UK and global economic and supply chain uncertainty which has been exacerbated by events in Ukraine”
Group structure
- BROTHERWOOD AUTOMOBILITY LIMITED · parent
- ABC (Auto Brotherwood Conversions) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Despite another challenging year due to ongoing and significant supplier production delays, the directors are satisfied with the company's performance, realising a turnover of £12,672,294 (2024 £12,095,472) and profit after tax of £1,300,535 (2024 - £1,052,688), increasing on the previous year”
- “Global economic and supply chain uncertainty: The directors recognise that the business is not immune to the wider economic and supply chain issues that have arisen over the course of recent years exacerbated by the war in Ukraine. The company has been directly impacted through the limited supply and increased costs of vehicles from manufacturers.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A'COURT, Leanne | Secretary | 2021-09-06 | — | — |
| BROTHERWOOD, Rodney John | Director | — | Dec 1945 | British |
| DANIEL, John Paul | Director | 2018-03-29 | Feb 1971 | English |
| WORTHINGTON, Dale Anthony | Director | 2018-03-29 | Sep 1974 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROTHERWOOD, Jacqueline | Secretary | — | 2018-03-29 |
| SAYWELL, Lindsay Stephen | Secretary | 2021-02-09 | 2021-06-22 |
| ARNOLD, Charles William Geoffrey | Director | 2004-10-12 | 2017-04-05 |
| BROTHERWOOD, Jacqueline | Director | — | 2018-03-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brotherwood Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-03-29 | Active |
| Mr Rodney John Brotherwood | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 126 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-23 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-06-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-06-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-11-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31
-
Turnover
+4.8%
£12,095,472 £12,672,294
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+47.3%
£2,935,584 £4,323,850
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+14.1%
£6,086,110 £6,946,645
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+3.3%
60 62
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+24.3%
£1,165,789 £1,448,858
-
Profit before tax
+27.5%
£1,238,155 £1,578,247
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+6%
£1,938,228 £2,054,592
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