ONTIME AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-04 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£203K
-14% vs 2024
Net assets
£7M
+3.6% vs 2024
Employees
94
+6.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£417K
-63.9% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 6 times since incorporation
- ONTIME AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED 2003-03-12 → present
- BIDCORP ONTIME LIMITED 2002-09-23 → 2003-03-12
- JACOBS ONTIME LIMITED 2000-08-01 → 2002-09-23
- JACOBS TRANSPORTATION LIMITED 1998-05-29 → 2000-08-01
- SHEERTRUCKS HOLDINGS LIMITED 1987-09-04 → 1998-05-29
- TROY INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED 1983-02-02 → 1987-09-04
- SHEERTRUCKS HOLDINGS LIMITED 1980-05-01 → 1983-02-02
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,662,949 | £21,477,244 | |
| Operating profit | £1,419,794 | £762,715 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,156,076 | £417,036 | |
| Net profit | £724,393 | £240,032 | |
| Cash | £235,538 | £202,643 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,392,409 | £10,342,385 | |
| Net assets | £6,651,965 | £6,891,997 | |
| Equity | £6,651,965 | £6,891,997 | |
| Average employees | 88 | 94 | |
| Wages | £4,025,498 | £3,956,494 |
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 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.0% | 3.6% | |
| Net margin | 3.1% | 1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.1% | 7.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 54.3% | 49.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.72x | 2.31x | |
| Interest cover | 5.38x | 2.21x |
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
- Nigel Wilson & Co
- 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.”
Group structure
- ONTIME AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED · parent
- Ontime Automotive (Volume Distribution) Limited 100%
- Brentwood Technical Services Limited 100%
- Ontime Rescue & Recovery Limited 100%
- Ontime Parking Solutions Limited 100%
- Ontime Automotive (France) SA 100%
- Ywell Limited 100%
- Ontime (North London & Herts) Rescue & Recovery Limited 100%
- Ontime (Sussex) Rescue & Recovery Limited 100%
- Ontime (Kent) Rescue & Recovery Limited 100%
- Ontime (Essex) Rescue & Recovery Limited 100%
- Ontime (Thames Valley) Rescue & Recovery Limited 100%
- Ontime Automotive Property Holdings Limited 100%
- Ontime (West London) Rescue & Recovery Limited 100%
- Ontime Automotive (Prestige Vehicle Distribution) Limited 100%
- Ontime Automotive (South West London) Limited 100%
- Ontime Automotive Germany GmbH 100%
Significant events
- “The financial year to 30th June 2025 saw mixed fortunes: vehicle delivery volumes continued to rise through the end of 2024, mirroring the previous year, but these increases were offset by issues affecting OEM production in the second half of the financial year. World affairs, such as the ongoing wars in the Middle East and Ukraine and the uncertainty around new tariffs affecting transatlantic trade, led to a drop in worldwide vehicle shipments.”
- “However, despite these difficult trading conditions, the business successfully secured a number of new contracts, which are due to start in FY2025/26.”
- “Good progress has been made with our German subsidiary, with increased storage levels realised and new significant contracts secured.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRINKLOW, Joanne Karen | Director | 2020-12-23 | May 1970 | British |
| BRINKLOW, Justin Cyril | Director | 2007-01-05 | Mar 1971 | British |
| GARDNER, Christopher John | Director | 2018-08-01 | Apr 1959 | British |
| MELLETT, David Mark | Director | 2020-12-23 | May 1983 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT, Paul Clement | Secretary | 1996-07-26 | 2020-12-23 |
| TEMPERLEY, Alison Elizabeth | Secretary | — | 1996-06-06 |
| BARNES, Frederick John | Director | 2008-08-12 | 2010-07-05 |
| BRINKLOW, David Cyril | Director | 1998-05-29 | 2014-01-31 |
| DAWE, Anthony William | Director | 2016-05-30 | 2019-12-31 |
| KINGSHOTT, Michael James | Director | — | 2002-03-31 |
| MCLAUGHLAN, Stuart James | Director | 1998-03-30 | 2009-10-14 |
| PARRY WILLIAMS, Colin | Director | — | 1999-12-31 |
| PASCAN, Paul Michael | Director | 1998-02-25 | 2002-10-31 |
| POTTRUFF, Richard Alan | Director | 1994-07-11 | 1994-10-17 |
| SCOTT, Paul Clement | Director | 2009-10-14 | 2020-12-23 |
| SELLEY, Andrew Mark | Director | 2010-07-05 | 2016-05-30 |
| SPRY, Ian Roger | Director | 1998-05-29 | 2005-09-30 |
| STAFFORD, Allister Mark | Director | 2000-03-29 | 2003-05-30 |
| WINDUSS, David Alexander | Director | 1998-03-30 | 2006-04-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Justin Cyril Brinklow | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2020-12-23 | Active |
| Bidvest Freight Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2020-12-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 191 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-26 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2021-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-01-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
-
Turnover
-9.2%
£23,662,949 £21,477,244
-
Cash
-14%
£235,538 £202,643
-
Net assets
+3.6%
£6,651,965 £6,891,997
-
Employees
+6.8%
88 94
-
Operating profit
-46.3%
£1,419,794 £762,715
-
Profit before tax
-63.9%
£1,156,076 £417,036
-
Wages
-1.7%
£4,025,498 £3,956,494
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers