FIRST MOTORWAY SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-29
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-04 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+8.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£12M
+13.8% vs 2023
Employees
459
-0.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
+34.2% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- FIRST MOTORWAY SERVICES LIMITED 1996-04-10 → present
- FILBUK 382 LIMITED 1995-11-15 → 1996-04-10
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-29
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £28,711,000 | £29,272,000 | |
| Operating profit | £1,202,000 | £1,614,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,173,000 | £1,574,000 | |
| Net profit | £926,000 | £1,426,000 | |
| Cash | £1,330,000 | £1,443,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,642,000 | £18,509,000 | |
| Net assets | £10,372,000 | £11,800,000 | |
| Equity | £10,372,000 | £11,800,000 | |
| Average employees | 460 | 459 | |
| Wages | £6,833,000 | £7,255,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.2% | 5.5% | |
| Net margin | 3.2% | 4.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.8% | 8.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 61.2% | 60.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.22x | 0.25x | |
| Interest cover | 44.52x | 19.68x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are of the opinion that, having regard to the funding available from other group companies, the Company has sufficient funds to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The Group is investing significantly in this sector [EV charging], with a multi million pound roll out of high powered fast chargers across the estate. In 2024, The Group's investment in EV continued to gather pace in the year, with 6 high-powered charging hubs ("HPCH") adding 36 high-powered bays ("HPC") to the estate.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEDDITCH, Michael | Secretary | 2012-02-01 | — | — |
| BUNN, Laura | Director | 2021-10-01 | Dec 1978 | British |
| COSSAR, Peter Alan | Director | 2023-05-23 | Jul 1979 | British |
| EGAN, Joshua Ellis Thomas Allan | Director | 2025-10-10 | Jan 1987 | British |
| GITTINS, Timothy James | Director | 2025-04-04 | Jul 1964 | British |
| MORRIS, Roisin Elish | Director | 2023-05-23 | Nov 1967 | British |
| WADE, Darrell Andrew Eggington | Director | 2019-09-30 | Apr 1974 | British |
| YACOOB, Sajid | Director | 2025-04-04 | Mar 1976 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WARD, Gary | Secretary | 1996-03-29 | 2011-08-10 |
| FILBUK (SECRETARIES) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1995-11-15 | 1996-03-29 |
| BARBOUR SMITH, James Kenneth Alexander | Director | 2004-05-27 | 2006-02-10 |
| BRUNING, Christian Lewis | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2004-05-27 |
| DAFNA, Lior | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| FISHER, David Malcolm | Director | 1997-09-24 | 2000-12-12 |
| FOX, Mark William | Director | 2018-09-03 | 2025-04-04 |
| MCKAY, Ian, Dr | Director | 2011-08-10 | 2021-09-30 |
| MILLAR, Robin David | Director | 1996-03-29 | 2011-08-10 |
| MUIRHEAD, James Cameron | Director | 2014-10-30 | 2025-10-10 |
| RICHARDS, Noel Telfryn | Director | 1996-03-29 | 2011-08-10 |
| TINDALE, Richard Ian | Director | 2011-08-10 | 2024-02-01 |
| TURL, Simon Charles | Director | 2011-08-10 | 2020-09-30 |
| TWAMLEY, Paul James | Director | 2000-12-12 | 2006-03-31 |
| WARD, Gary | Director | 1996-03-29 | 2011-08-10 |
| FILBUK NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1995-11-15 | 1996-03-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadchef Newco 1 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 228 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2024-12-29 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+2%
£28,711,000 £29,272,000
-
Cash
+8.5%
£1,330,000 £1,443,000
-
Net assets
+13.8%
£10,372,000 £11,800,000
-
Employees
-0.2%
460 459
-
Operating profit
+34.3%
£1,202,000 £1,614,000
-
Profit before tax
+34.2%
£1,173,000 £1,574,000
-
Wages
+6.2%
£6,833,000 £7,255,000
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