CICELEY COMMERCIALS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-16
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£13M
+316.9% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£7M
+5.4% vs 2023
Employees
235
+0.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
-21.9% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £144,628,349 | £169,530,457 | £156,564,668 | £159,525,972 | £155,578,319 | £197,868,897 | |
| Operating profit | £2,414,677 | £3,521,152 | £4,257,967 | £5,127,440 | £4,310,080 | £3,206,984 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,290,629 | £3,598,334 | £4,433,672 | £5,430,457 | £4,212,009 | £3,289,546 | |
| Net profit | £1,853,351 | £2,893,371 | £3,622,060 | £4,399,158 | £3,112,797 | £2,380,167 | |
| Cash | £5,493,010 | £6,704,252 | £2,162,520 | £2,705,528 | £3,160,686 | £13,178,199 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,190,825 | £8,005,976 | £7,568,219 | £7,967,377 | £7,555,074 | £8,008,530 | |
| Net assets | £7,052,788 | £7,946,159 | £7,568,219 | £7,967,377 | £7,080,174 | £7,460,341 | |
| Equity | £7,052,788 | £7,946,159 | £7,568,219 | £7,967,377 | £7,080,174 | £7,460,341 | |
| Average employees | 238 | 221 | 227 | 237 | 233 | 235 | |
| Wages | £8,474,730 | £9,454,258 | £9,605,236 | £10,734,156 | £11,660,966 | £12,217,716 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.7% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 2.8% | 1.6% | |
| Net margin | 1.3% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 33.6% | 44.0% | 56.3% | 64.4% | 57.0% | 40.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.09x | 1.09x | |
| Interest cover | 12.98x | 90.66x | 344.27x | 55.80x | 12.76x | 8.25x |
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
- PM+M Solutions for Business LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company has sufficient financial resources and has no current requirement for borrowing facilities due to its good liquidity position. As well as selling and maintaining a high quality, desirable product in respect of MercedesBenz Commercial Vehicles, there is an excellent working relationship with MercedesBenz. As a consequence, the directors believe that the company is well placed to manage the business risks under an improving economic climate. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “Investment of £650k in increasing kVa across sites and installing vehicle fast charging solutions in 2023.”
- “Investment of £342k in 325 kw of solar panels across 3 sites with 216 kwh battery storage.”
- “Installation of 4 beehives containing 320,000 bees at two sites.”
- “Plans announced for a new Mercedes-Benz and FUSO truck dealership on a 3.9 acre site at Eurocentral, Scotland.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORGAN, Russell Ian | Secretary | 2006-01-01 | — | British |
| HEYS, Andrew Kevin | Director | 2018-10-19 | Feb 1980 | British |
| MORGAN, Brian | Director | — | Mar 1932 | British |
| MORGAN, Russell Ian | Director | 2008-01-02 | Jul 1962 | British |
| RAMSAY, Jonathan Richard | Director | 2025-03-31 | Dec 1973 | British |
| WILSON, Simon David | Director | 2008-01-02 | Sep 1970 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WATSON, Ronald | Secretary | 1992-11-06 | 2005-12-31 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-11-06 | 1993-10-06 |
| BRIGGS, Colin | Director | 2008-01-02 | 2023-10-31 |
| LEARMONTH, Alan Melville | Director | 2005-12-21 | 2007-05-25 |
| LEWIS, Michael Anton Wharton | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2025-01-22 |
| MORGAN, Brian | Director | 1992-11-06 | 1992-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ciceley Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 99 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-06-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-10-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+27.2%
£155,578,319 £197,868,897
highest in 6 filed years
-
Cash
+316.9%
£3,160,686 £13,178,199
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+5.4%
£7,080,174 £7,460,341
-
Employees
+0.9%
233 235
-
Operating profit
-25.6%
£4,310,080 £3,206,984
-
Profit before tax
-21.9%
£4,212,009 £3,289,546
-
Wages
+4.8%
£11,660,966 £12,217,716
highest in 6 filed years
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