THE TRADE CENTRE GROUP PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-17 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-64.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£12M
-37.8% vs 2023
Employees
675
+4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£5M
-182.3% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- THE TRADE CENTRE GROUP PLC 2019-06-17 → present
- THE TRADE CENTRE GROUP LIMITED 2018-11-09 → 2019-06-17
- THE TRADE CENTRE WALES LTD 2009-07-01 → 2018-11-09
- TCW (2003) LIMITED 2003-10-03 → 2009-07-01
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £311,341,000 | £275,284,000 | |
| Operating profit | £8,577,000 | -£3,551,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £6,588,000 | -£5,425,000 | |
| Net profit | £5,010,000 | -£5,115,000 | |
| Cash | £6,397,000 | £2,252,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £22,406,000 | £14,335,000 | |
| Net assets | £18,821,000 | £11,706,000 | |
| Equity | £18,821,000 | £11,706,000 | |
| Average employees | 649 | 675 | |
| Wages | £26,293,000 | £26,967,000 |
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 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.8% | -1.3% | |
| Net margin | 1.6% | -1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 38.3% | -24.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 71.1% | 80.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.23x | 1.17x | |
| Interest cover | 4.31x | -1.89x |
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
- Azets Audit Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have concluded that the use of the going concern basis in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate, affirming sufficient funds to meet liabilities for at least 12 months from the date of approval.”
Group structure
- THE TRADE CENTRE GROUP PLC · parent
- Can Can Car Finance Limited 100%
- sellyourcartoday.com Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “In July 2024, we took the strategic decision to close our store in Birmingham South to focus on our megastores in Wednesbury and Coventry to grow retail sales across the Midlands region.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Steven George | Secretary | 2022-10-01 | — | — |
| BAILEY, Mark Thomas Raymond | Director | 2009-07-01 | Jun 1968 | British |
| BAILEY, Rhianon Jayne | Director | 2020-10-05 | Nov 1980 | British |
| HARMAN, John Paul | Director | 2023-10-10 | Jan 1962 | British |
| MORGANS, Gavin Evan | Director | 2023-11-24 | Jun 1980 | British |
| PALMER, David | Director | 2026-05-01 | Dec 1975 | English |
| SMITH, Steven George | Director | 2026-05-01 | Dec 1979 | Welsh |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARR, Timothy James | Secretary | 2018-08-06 | 2022-10-01 |
| RICHARDS, Stephen | Secretary | 2005-12-09 | 2018-08-06 |
| WATERS, David Geoffrey | Secretary | 2003-10-03 | 2005-12-09 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-10-03 | 2003-10-03 |
| BAILEY, Nathan Mark | Director | 2019-01-15 | 2024-01-26 |
| CARR, Timothy James | Director | 2018-07-25 | 2022-09-09 |
| COULTHURST, Andrew Paul | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2026-04-21 |
| GUTESHA, Nicholas | Director | 2004-08-16 | 2004-10-01 |
| HOLTAM, Andrew David | Director | 2003-10-03 | 2018-11-13 |
| RICHARDS, Stephen | Director | 2004-08-10 | 2020-06-26 |
| SAINSBURY, Mark David | Director | 2018-08-06 | 2020-06-26 |
| WATERS, David Anthony | Director | 2004-08-02 | 2005-12-09 |
| WATERS, David Geoffrey | Director | 2004-01-26 | 2005-12-09 |
| WILDY, Andrew Charles | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2023-11-24 |
| WILDY, Andrew | Director | 2005-09-12 | 2006-05-01 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-10-03 | 2003-10-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Family Investments Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 145 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-12-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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 2024-11-30 vs 2023-11-30
-
Turnover
-11.6%
£311,341,000 £275,284,000
-
Cash
-64.8%
£6,397,000 £2,252,000
-
Net assets
-37.8%
£18,821,000 £11,706,000
-
Employees
+4%
649 675
-
Operating profit
-141.4%
£8,577,000 -£3,551,000
-
Profit before tax
-182.3%
£6,588,000 -£5,425,000
-
Wages
+2.6%
£26,293,000 £26,967,000
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