MOTABILITY OPERATIONS LIMITED
Get an alert when MOTABILITY OPERATIONS LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Next accounts due
2027-06-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-16 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-05-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£700K
-78.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£3B
-6.4% vs 2024
Employees
1,666
+6.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£280M
+49.9% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- MOTABILITY OPERATIONS LIMITED 2008-07-01 → present
- MOTABILITY FINANCE LIMITED 1978-06-16 → 2008-07-01
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,966,700,000 | £7,231,700,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£153,500,000 | £303,200,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£558,400,000 | -£280,000,000 | |
| Net profit | -£420,000,000 | -£230,600,000 | |
| Cash | £3,300,000 | £700,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,709,900,000 | £16,489,800,000 | |
| Net assets | £3,591,600,000 | £3,361,100,000 | |
| Equity | £3,591,600,000 | £3,361,100,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,559 | 1,666 | |
| Wages | £100,800,000 | £110,800,000 |
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 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -2.2% | 4.2% | |
| Net margin | -6.0% | -3.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1.0% | 1.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 79.6% | 82.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.58x | 1.21x | |
| Interest cover | -0.38x | 0.52x |
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
- UK-adopted international accounting standards
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors are satisfied that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, and for this reason the financial statements continue to be prepared on the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The UK government's 2025 Autumn Statement, announced on 26 November 2025, included some provisions that will impact the Company, the most significant of which are as follows: Restrictions will be placed on criteria for future vehicle eligibility on the Motability Scheme, such that premium brand vehicles and models will no longer be available on the Scheme”
- “Additional Payments made by Motability customers over and above rental payments covered by eligible allowances, which are currently zero-rated, will be subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20%”
- “The current exemption from paying Insurance Premium Tax ('IPT') on the insurance provided by the Company will be removed”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 78 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOTHA, Kelly-Jane | Secretary | 2025-02-01 | — | — |
| HAMILTON-JAMES, Matthew John | Director | 2015-06-01 | Jan 1974 | British |
| MILLER, Andrew Arthur | Director | 2021-01-01 | Jul 1966 | British |
Show 78 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUSTIN, Michael Hayman | Secretary | — | 1995-06-29 |
| GOURLAY, Anthony David | Secretary | 1997-04-24 | 1997-09-10 |
| MCMANUS, Julie Rose | Secretary | 2015-11-03 | 2025-01-31 |
| PENTLAND, Joanne Caroline | Secretary | 2005-09-23 | 2015-11-03 |
| SAMUELSSON, Anna Macdonald | Secretary | 1996-09-10 | 1997-03-14 |
| SIMPSON, Phillip | Secretary | 1997-09-10 | 2005-09-05 |
| WALKER, Amanda | Secretary | 1995-06-29 | 1996-09-10 |
| ARMSTRONG, George | Director | 1997-09-10 | 2000-09-19 |
| BETTS, Michael Keith | Director | 2002-06-18 | 2020-03-31 |
| BISHOP, John Henry | Director | 2000-06-06 | 2008-06-30 |
| BOX, Sarah | Director | 1996-05-17 | 1998-09-07 |
| BROOKES, Malcolm James | Director | 1998-12-03 | 2001-10-10 |
| BROWN, Martin Graham | Director | — | 1997-01-15 |
| CALLENDER, John Dalrymple | Director | 2006-07-03 | 2008-06-30 |
| CALLENDER, John Dalrymple | Director | 1993-06-23 | 2006-03-31 |
| CAMP, Alastair Keith | Director | 2006-06-14 | 2007-07-11 |
| CARTE, Brian Addison | Director | 1992-09-16 | 1995-06-29 |
| CLIBBENS, Nigel Timothy John | Director | 2002-12-04 | 2008-06-30 |
| CORNER, Robin | Director | 2000-06-06 | 2001-08-21 |
| COTTON, Simon Christopher | Director | 2007-03-14 | 2008-06-30 |
| CURD, Gordon John | Director | 1995-03-28 | 2002-07-17 |
| DAVIES, John Lewis | Director | 2003-03-05 | 2006-12-13 |
| DOWNEY, Anne Therese | Director | 2004-09-15 | 2017-06-30 |
| ELLIS, David James | Director | 1992-09-16 | 1994-06-28 |
| FARNELL, Adrian Colin | Director | 1995-03-28 | 2004-10-04 |
| FLINT, Eion Arthur Mcmorran | Director | 2001-09-11 | 2002-12-04 |
| FOAD, Allan Robert | Director | 1994-11-25 | 2004-05-26 |
| FORSYTH, Gordon Stuart | Director | — | 1995-03-28 |
| FULLELOVE, William Roy | Director | — | 1994-11-25 |
| GILMAN, David William | Director | — | 2016-09-30 |
| GOLDTHORPE, Brian Lees | Director | — | 1992-09-16 |
| GOSWELL, Ian Michael Roy | Director | 2004-12-08 | 2023-12-31 |
| GOURLAY, Anthony David | Director | 1993-02-24 | 2002-05-31 |
| GRANT, George Alexander | Director | 2002-12-31 | 2008-06-30 |
| HALLIWELL, Christopher Roger | Director | — | 2000-04-25 |
| HARRISON, David Henry Arnold | Director | 1995-05-02 | 2001-07-31 |
| HASSELL, Brian Charles | Director | — | 1994-05-31 |
| HENNESSY, Joseph | Director | 2006-01-03 | 2008-06-30 |
| HOLMES, Timothy Victor | Director | 2003-12-03 | 2005-12-30 |
| HUXLEY, Graham Roland | Director | 1995-03-28 | 2002-12-31 |
| JOHNSON, Neil Anthony | Director | 2001-08-01 | 2008-06-30 |
| KALIRAI, Surrinder Singh | Director | 2002-09-26 | 2006-03-15 |
| LEE, Michael Edward | Director | — | 1994-07-04 |
| LESTER, Edward Paul | Director | 1994-01-27 | 2003-10-30 |
| LESTER, Edward Paul | Director | — | 1993-04-28 |
| LEWIS, Brian John Wyndham | Director | 2002-12-12 | 2007-09-30 |
| LORD, Peter Edmund | Director | 1999-01-22 | 2008-06-30 |
| LYONS, John Anthony | Director | 2000-06-06 | 2002-12-31 |
| MACKENZIE, Robert Douglas | Director | 2000-09-19 | 2001-09-12 |
| MEAD, David Harry | Director | 2001-10-10 | 2002-09-26 |
| MILES, Peter Bernard | Director | — | 2003-03-05 |
| MORRISH, Brian Patrick | Director | — | 1992-12-16 |
| MOSELEY, Ian Angus | Director | 2006-09-20 | 2007-07-11 |
| MOSELEY, Ian Angus | Director | 2003-03-05 | 2006-04-01 |
| NEWBERY, Timothy Peter | Director | 2016-02-01 | 2017-08-31 |
| OUTTEN, Alan Gilbert | Director | — | 1992-06-25 |
| PENTLAND, Joanne Caroline | Director | 2015-06-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| POWELL, Martin Edward | Director | 1998-12-16 | 1999-06-09 |
| PURDY, John Douglas | Director | 1992-12-16 | 1998-12-31 |
| RODRIGUES, Michael Anthony | Director | 1994-07-04 | 1998-12-31 |
| ROWBERRY, Duncan John | Director | 2007-12-12 | 2008-06-30 |
| RUSSELL-BROWN, Michael John | Director | 2006-01-03 | 2008-06-30 |
| SILCOCK, Frank Avis | Director | — | 1993-06-23 |
| SIMPSON, Phillip | Director | 2004-09-15 | 2005-09-05 |
| SMYTH, Jeffrey William Alexander | Director | 2004-09-15 | 2009-08-14 |
| STEAD, Nigel Cleator | Director | 2004-07-12 | 2008-06-30 |
| STEIN, Wallace George William | Director | 1993-04-28 | 1998-12-03 |
| STUART, John David | Director | 2007-09-19 | 2008-06-30 |
| SWEETMAN, Jonathan Michael | Director | 1997-02-11 | 2001-07-24 |
| SYLVESTER, Ashley Graham | Director | 2004-09-15 | 2024-09-30 |
| TAYLOR, Robert George | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2003-08-06 |
| TITCHENER, Malcolm Pearson | Director | — | 1992-08-28 |
| WEAR, Michael John | Director | 2004-09-15 | 2005-10-20 |
| WEAVING, John Martin | Director | 1994-06-28 | 1996-05-17 |
| WELSH, David Charles | Director | 1998-09-07 | 2003-03-20 |
| WILD, Andrew Charles | Director | 2006-06-14 | 2008-05-28 |
| YARDLEY, John Edward | Director | 1993-02-24 | 1996-10-31 |
| YORKE, Martyn | Director | 1999-08-09 | 2004-10-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motability Operations Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 320 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-09-28 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-09-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-09-28 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-07 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-02-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-29 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-09-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-09-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-09-30 vs 2024-09-30
-
Turnover
+3.8%
£6,966,700,000 £7,231,700,000
-
Cash
-78.8%
£3,300,000 £700,000
-
Net assets
-6.4%
£3,591,600,000 £3,361,100,000
-
Employees
+6.9%
1,559 1,666
-
Operating profit
+297.5%
-£153,500,000 £303,200,000
-
Profit before tax
+49.9%
-£558,400,000 -£280,000,000
-
Wages
+9.9%
£100,800,000 £110,800,000
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