RIVERSIDE MOTORS (DONCASTER) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-12 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-29
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
+205.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£12M
-26.5% vs 2023
Employees
116
+6.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£6M
+20.4% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £162,291,557 | £51,935,097 | |
| Operating profit | £4,966,581 | £5,802,980 | |
| Profit before tax | £4,567,664 | £5,501,152 | |
| Net profit | £3,411,694 | £3,870,912 | |
| Cash | £1,198,034 | £3,655,888 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,339,604 | £12,324,812 | |
| Net assets | £15,736,666 | £11,566,578 | |
| Equity | £15,736,666 | £11,566,578 | |
| Average employees | 109 | 116 | |
| Wages | £3,209,501 | £3,331,740 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.1% | 11.2% | |
| Net margin | 2.1% | 7.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 30.4% | 47.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 54.9% | 65.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.53x | 1.24x | |
| Interest cover | 12.45x | 19.23x |
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
- Harris & Co Limited
- 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.”
Significant events
- “The Company operates franchised Volvo and Polestar motor retail centres. These franchises are vital to source new stock, perform warranty repairs and servicing whilst displaying the manufacturer trademarks and logos.”
- “The brands we represent are at the forefront of development of both hybrid and fully electric vehicles and new engine technology to enhance efficiency and reduce emissions. The business continues to promote and see growth in these areas and invests in technology and training to maintain these vehicles.”
- “The company has given to HSBC Plc a group unlimited multilateral guarantee which amounted to £3,396,949 as at 31st December 2024 (2023: £3,636,883).”
- “The company has given to Santander Consumer (UK) Plc, a group joint and several guarantee and indemnity which amounted to £2,994,002 (2023: £2,164,159), which represents used vehicle funding and is secured on vehicle stocks.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENTON, Mark Duane | Director | 1997-04-22 | Jul 1963 | British |
| WRIGHT, Russell | Director | 2024-10-16 | Mar 1982 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRATT, Mark Andrew | Secretary | 1992-07-31 | 1993-12-31 |
| BULLIVENT, Elizabeth | Secretary | — | 1992-07-31 |
| GIBSON, Sylvia | Secretary | 1994-01-01 | 1994-10-15 |
| WRIGHT, Denise | Secretary | 2011-05-25 | 2024-10-16 |
| WRIGHT, Stephen | Secretary | 1994-10-15 | 2011-05-25 |
| GIBSON, Charles David | Director | — | 2011-02-09 |
| HAYSELDEN, Thomas | Director | — | 1997-10-02 |
| WRIGHT, Stephen | Director | — | 2024-10-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Motors Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 135 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-09-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-09-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-09-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-09-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-04-04 | 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-68%
£162,291,557 £51,935,097
-
Cash
+205.2%
£1,198,034 £3,655,888
-
Net assets
-26.5%
£15,736,666 £11,566,578
-
Employees
+6.4%
109 116
-
Operating profit
+16.8%
£4,966,581 £5,802,980
-
Profit before tax
+20.4%
£4,567,664 £5,501,152
-
Wages
+3.8%
£3,209,501 £3,331,740
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