ROCHFORDS GARAGES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-04 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-21
Watchouts
Cash
£655K
+13.2% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£2M
+10.2% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
88
-7.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£292K
-53.4% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
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 | — | — | — | — | £11,876,448 | £12,517,262 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £768,773 | £559,981 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £625,543 | £291,753 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £502,369 | £220,558 | |
| Cash | £48,702 | £285,883 | £194,993 | £275,844 | £578,528 | £654,739 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £655,046 | £1,368,879 | £2,193,718 | £3,295,129 | £4,788,384 | £5,561,413 | |
| Net assets | £299,548 | £569,793 | £1,094,023 | £1,605,625 | £2,156,221 | £2,376,780 | |
| Equity | £299,548 | £569,793 | £1,094,023 | £1,605,625 | £2,156,221 | £2,376,780 | |
| Average employees | 24 | 33 | 45 | 74 | 95 | 88 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £3,084,353 | £3,349,214 |
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 | — | — | — | — | 6.5% | 4.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 4.2% | 1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 16.1% | 10.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.49x | 1.66x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 5.37x | 2.03x |
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
- Mullen Stoker Limited
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Sales have increased by 5.4% from £11,876k to £12,517k Gross margin is down from 29.6% to 26.1% Profit before tax is £292k compared to £625k The reduction in gross profit has caused a reduction in profit before tax. Overheads though continue to be controlled tightly. The main reason for the reduction in gross profit is a change in sales mix. Additionally the company has invested heavily in a fully compliant fleet and this will yield positive results in the future.”
- “It is expected that 2025 will yield similar results to those of 2024. Throughout 2025, a large amount of resources have been (and continue to be) dedicated to growing the business to increase operational capacity - particularly through the development of the, relatively newly acquired, additional premises. The directors anticipate that the benefits of the increased operational capacity will be enjoyed from late 2025 or the beginning of 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCHFORD, Judith Anne | Secretary | 2008-08-06 | — | British |
| ROCHFORD, Judith Anne | Director | 2021-04-06 | May 1968 | British |
| ROCHFORD, Michael Thomas | Director | 2021-04-06 | Oct 1992 | British |
| ROCHFORD, Michael | Director | 1998-10-21 | Dec 1967 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRIMES, Eileen | Secretary | 1998-10-21 | 2008-08-06 |
| CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-10-21 | 1998-10-21 |
| GRIMES, Eileen | Director | 1998-10-21 | 2008-08-06 |
| MC FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-10-21 | 1998-10-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Judith Anne Rochford | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Michael Rochford | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 86 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-08-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-04-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-04-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-04-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2021-04-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-04-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-03-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation 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
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Turnover
+5.4%
£11,876,448 £12,517,262
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Cash
+13.2%
£578,528 £654,739
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+10.2%
£2,156,221 £2,376,780
highest in 6 filed years
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Employees
-7.4%
95 88
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Operating profit
-27.2%
£768,773 £559,981
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Profit before tax
-53.4%
£625,543 £291,753
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Wages
+8.6%
£3,084,353 £3,349,214
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