ANTHONY MOTORS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-09 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-26
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£5M
Equity attributable
Employees
34
Average over period
Profit before tax
£289K
Period ending 2025-04-30
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ANTHONY MOTORS LIMITED 1979-12-31 → present
- DUBANA LIMITED 1979-05-10 → 1979-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,666,037 | £26,053,462 | |
| Operating profit | £400,727 | £391,666 | |
| Profit before tax | £326,288 | £289,396 | |
| Net profit | £245,904 | £212,958 | |
| Cash | £2,008,427 | £1,678,458 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,668,241 | £4,844,492 | |
| Net assets | £4,634,518 | £4,819,516 | |
| Equity | £4,634,518 | £4,819,516 | |
| Average employees | 35 | 34 | |
| Wages | £952,351 | £1,248,299 |
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 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.1% | 1.5% | |
| Net margin | 1.3% | 0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.6% | 8.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 29.6% | 28.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.85x | 2.99x | |
| Interest cover | 4.30x | 2.15x |
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
- Auditor
- PJE AUDIT SERVICES LTD
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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.”
Significant events
- “Future issues relate to the industry transition from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles and the associated costs of re-training staff and educating customers. Risks and uncertainties also exist in relation to external ongoing events effecting the supply of new vehicles into the UK. The issues are easing and the company maintains growing sales despite the issues faced by the industry.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Colin Rees | Secretary | 2023-09-30 | — | — |
| DAVIES, Ruth Amanda | Director | 2025-01-23 | Oct 1962 | Welsh |
| MANLEY, Justin Morgan | Director | 2001-03-01 | Mar 1970 | British |
| ROBERTS, Sean Lloyd | Director | 2025-01-23 | Jan 1995 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Paul Lyn | Secretary | 2021-12-15 | 2023-10-31 |
| POWELL, Richard Mervyn | Secretary | — | 2021-02-10 |
| THOMAS, Claire | Secretary | 2021-02-11 | 2021-12-16 |
| RICHARDS, Evan | Director | — | 2003-12-31 |
| RICHARDS, William Anthony | Director | — | 2024-12-05 |
| SAMUEL, Maynard | Director | — | 2004-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Ruth Amanda Davies | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2025-01-23 | Ceased 2025-01-24 |
| Sean Lloyd Roberts | Individual | Significant influence | 2025-01-23 | Ceased 2025-01-24 |
| Mr William Anthony Richards | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-01-23 | Active |
| Mr Justin Morgan Manley | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-12-05 | Ceased 2025-01-24 |
| Mr William Anthony Richards | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-12-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 150 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-12 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-29 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-24 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-23 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-23 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
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 2025-04-30 vs 2024-01-31