COX AUTOMOTIVE RETAIL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-05 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£166K
+23.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£71M
+7.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
38
-17.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4M
+36% highest in 3 filed years
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- COX AUTOMOTIVE RETAIL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2016-09-26 → present
- MANHEIM RETAIL SERVICES LIMITED 2011-02-03 → 2016-09-26
- MANHEIM RETAIL MARKETING LIMITED 2010-07-21 → 2011-02-03
- PORTFOLIO EUROPE LIMITED 2002-01-31 → 2010-07-21
- RUTHERFORD ASPEL & MAY LIMITED 1993-07-22 → 2002-01-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £7,922,000 | £6,600,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£926,000 | -£826,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£419,000 | £3,063,000 | £4,166,000 | |
| Net profit | £655,000 | £2,312,000 | £4,930,000 | |
| Cash | £416,000 | £134,000 | £166,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £63,765,000 | £66,077,000 | £71,007,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £66,077,000 | £71,007,000 | |
| Equity | £63,765,000 | £66,077,000 | £71,007,000 | |
| Average employees | 88 | 46 | 38 | |
| Wages | £3,294,000 | £3,260,000 | £2,041,000 |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -11.7% | -12.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 29.2% | 74.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -1.4% | -1.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.40x | 5.23x |
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
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“These forecasts demonstrate that MGMUK has sufficient liquidity and will be able to operate within its available facilities during the forecast period covering 12 months from the date of signing this report. Accordingly, the Directors have adopted the going concern basis in preparing the Company's financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 10 April 2025, the Group announced the closure of Modix GmbH from the end of June 2025. The Group is still assessing the impact of the closure on the Company operations, but it is anticipated that any impact on the Company will be immaterial. Management anticipates select employees to be retained via transfer of employment to the Company from Modix GmbH.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORBES, Martin Leigh | Director | 2018-04-23 | Mar 1976 | British |
| SHEIKH, Furrukh Mehmood, Mr | Director | 2024-07-01 | Jul 1985 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVILA JR, Luis Angel | Secretary | 2023-01-30 | 2024-01-31 |
| BUXTON, Michael | Secretary | 1999-12-23 | 2020-02-14 |
| HENSHAW, Deborah Jayne | Secretary | 1993-07-22 | 1999-12-23 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-07-22 | 1993-07-22 |
| BAILEY, John Ernest | Director | 1999-12-23 | 2018-06-14 |
| BERRY, Gary Dennis | Director | 1999-12-23 | 2006-04-10 |
| BOWSER, Mark Francis | Director | 2020-02-14 | 2021-03-29 |
| BUXTON, Michael | Director | 2008-02-04 | 2020-02-14 |
| CARSON, Ryan Reece | Director | 2021-03-29 | 2024-07-01 |
| GAMLEN, Anita Denise | Director | 1999-12-23 | 2016-12-06 |
| HENSHAW, Andrew | Director | 1993-07-22 | 2005-05-18 |
| LINIADO, Ralph Martin | Director | 1999-12-23 | 2008-02-04 |
| MORNIN, Darren Paul | Director | 2018-04-23 | 2023-06-28 |
| MUTTON, Jamie Clifford | Director | 2000-09-04 | 2005-05-18 |
| THOMAS, Nigel Sprague | Director | 2000-06-04 | 2005-05-18 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-07-22 | 1993-07-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Automotive Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-31 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-02-14 | 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
-16.7%
£7,922,000 £6,600,000
-
Cash
+23.9%
£134,000 £166,000
-
Net assets
+7.5%
£66,077,000 £71,007,000
-
Employees
-17.4%
46 38
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+10.8%
-£926,000 -£826,000
-
Profit before tax
+36%
£3,063,000 £4,166,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
-37.4%
£3,260,000 £2,041,000
lowest in 3 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