BRIAN ROBSON COACHWORKS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-14 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£664K
-73.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£2M
+2.6% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
59
+9.3% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
-2.5% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- BRIAN ROBSON COACHWORKS LIMITED 2004-07-30 → present
- B. ROBSON COACHWORKS LIMITED 1989-01-30 → 2004-07-30
- TEBTIME LIMITED 1988-12-07 → 1989-01-30
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £10,864,312 | £12,169,863 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,522,038 | £1,477,552 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,504,294 | £1,465,996 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,120,633 | £1,091,965 | |
| Cash | £1,480,737 | £1,082,757 | £2,523,299 | £664,443 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,700,793 | £1,768,679 | £1,786,250 | £1,939,945 | |
| Net assets | £1,385,410 | £1,532,546 | £1,603,179 | £1,645,144 | |
| Equity | £1,385,410 | £1,532,546 | £1,603,179 | £1,645,144 | |
| Average employees | 38 | 44 | 54 | 59 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,891,141 | £2,118,226 |
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 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 14.0% | 12.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 10.3% | 9.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 85.2% | 76.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 78.2% | 72.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.08x | 1.14x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 21.15x | 22.05x |
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
- Mercer & Hole LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's 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
- “This was the first full year of operations with our third productive site, which has further strengthened output capacity.”
- “The company acquired additional premises to enhance the customer experience, supporting our main branches and reinforcing our market presence.”
- “During the year, the business successfully passed all British Standard and Kite Mark audits with 100% compliance, along with other sector-specific accreditations.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBSON, Martin | Director | 2014-03-19 | Sep 1975 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBSON, Margaret Lesley | Secretary | — | 2014-03-19 |
| ROBSON, Brian | Director | — | 2014-03-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Robson Arc Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 99 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-01-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-05-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-05-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-04-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2019-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+12%
£10,864,312 £12,169,863
-
Cash
-73.7%
£2,523,299 £664,443
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+2.6%
£1,603,179 £1,645,144
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+9.3%
54 59
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-2.9%
£1,522,038 £1,477,552
-
Profit before tax
-2.5%
£1,504,294 £1,465,996
-
Wages
+12%
£1,891,141 £2,118,226
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