CATHEDRAL MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-07 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-23
Watchouts
Cash
£965
-58.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£10M
+8.7% vs 2023
Employees
294
+2.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
+75.3% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- CATHEDRAL MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED 2000-02-25 → present
- PINCO 1347 LIMITED 2000-01-20 → 2000-02-25
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £188,832,857 | £222,256,393 | |
| Operating profit | £1,656,548 | £2,565,886 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,305,577 | £2,288,914 | |
| Net profit | £897,236 | £1,623,545 | |
| Cash | £2,339 | £965 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,716,286 | £10,546,090 | |
| Net assets | £9,446,322 | £10,269,867 | |
| Equity | £9,446,322 | £10,269,867 | |
| Average employees | 288 | 294 | |
| Wages | £10,177,742 | £11,325,238 |
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 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.9% | 1.2% | |
| Net margin | 0.5% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.0% | 24.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.07x | 1.10x | |
| Interest cover | 4.72x | 9.26x |
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
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' 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.”
Group structure
- CATHEDRAL MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- Cathedral Motors Bromsgrove LLP 88%
- Goodfellows Garage Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The company made the decision to cease trading during the year in its Citroen New car Franchise, reducing locations to eight, but continued to operate as a Citroen Authorised Repairer in its neighbouring Peugeot location.”
- “Since the previously reported FCA review, there have been several important developments as of August 2025 which may have material implications for our finance partners, customer finance arrangements, and our operations.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOBSON, Martin Thomas | Secretary | 2025-10-20 | — | — |
| ARCHER, Anthony Bernard | Director | 2000-02-24 | Jul 1945 | British |
| ARCHER, Benjamin James | Director | 2016-01-19 | Oct 1973 | British |
| BARRETT, Neil Alan | Director | 2000-03-31 | Nov 1965 | British |
| BEARDMORE, Garry | Director | 2023-01-19 | Jan 1974 | British |
| DOBSON, Martin Thomas | Director | 2025-09-10 | Dec 1972 | British |
| GOODWIN, Paul | Director | 2004-05-14 | Mar 1963 | British |
| STENNING, David John | Director | 2000-02-24 | Feb 1952 | British |
| STENNING, Scott | Director | 2020-01-01 | Aug 1986 | British |
| WISEMAN, Angus | Director | 2006-12-15 | Jan 1968 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRETT, Neil | Secretary | 2025-05-01 | 2025-10-20 |
| BARRETT, Neil Alan | Secretary | 2000-03-31 | 2023-01-19 |
| DREW, Stephen | Secretary | 2023-01-19 | 2025-05-01 |
| STENNING, David John | Secretary | 2000-02-24 | 2000-03-31 |
| PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-01-20 | 2000-02-24 |
| ARCHER, Giles Anthony | Director | 2001-08-07 | 2018-01-15 |
| DREW, Stephen John | Director | 2021-09-17 | 2025-05-01 |
| TIMMINS, Neil James | Director | 2016-01-19 | 2023-08-04 |
| PINSENT MASONS DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2000-01-20 | 2000-02-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 159 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-31 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-01-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-22 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-20 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-19 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-31 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-31 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-01-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-03 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-01-03 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
+17.7%
£188,832,857 £222,256,393
-
Cash
-58.7%
£2,339 £965
-
Net assets
+8.7%
£9,446,322 £10,269,867
-
Employees
+2.1%
288 294
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Operating profit
+54.9%
£1,656,548 £2,565,886
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Profit before tax
+75.3%
£1,305,577 £2,288,914
-
Wages
+11.3%
£10,177,742 £11,325,238
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