AUTOPROTECT (MBI) LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-14 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£13M
-23.3% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£2M
-77% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
146
-2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£5M
-540.4% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Financials 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 | — | £23,160,726 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | £2,035,838 | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,941,575 | £2,146,297 | -£734,050 | -£801,130 | -£5,130,435 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,561,647 | — | -£191,011 | -£878,952 | -£5,111,302 | |
| Cash | £14,118,646 | £32,626,040 | £19,195,409 | £20,584,864 | £16,816,224 | £12,905,926 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,461,400 | £9,922,553 | £11,659,949 | £11,334,634 | £10,451,563 | £9,156,359 | |
| Net assets | £4,431,081 | £5,992,728 | £7,707,243 | £7,516,232 | £6,637,280 | £1,525,978 | |
| Equity | £4,431,081 | £5,992,728 | £7,707,243 | £7,516,232 | £6,637,280 | £1,525,978 | |
| Average employees | 134 | 123 | 128 | 137 | 149 | 146 | |
| Wages | £5,233,314 | £6,606,613 | £7,542,185 | £8,260,973 | £8,636,349 | £8,426,472 |
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 | — | 8.8% | — | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | — | 6.7% | — | — | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 20.5% | — | — | — | — | |
| Interest cover | — | 21.60x | — | — | — | — |
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
- Bright Grahame Murray
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors therefore consider the company to be a going concern for at least 12 months after the approval of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- AUTOPROTECT (MBI) LTD · parent
- Autoprotect Administration Limited 100%
- Autoprotect Polska 100%
- iComply Online Limited 100%
- MR Automotive 54%
Significant events
- “In February 2024, following actions by the FCA, insurance providers agreed to suspend the sales of Guaranteed Asset Protection ("GAP") Insurance in the UK. This resulted in the company being unable to provide GAP insurance products to its customers via its third-party dealers and direct to consumers, which had a material impact on the company turnover and operating margins for the year.”
- “During October 2024, the Company obtained capacity from one of their Insurance Providers to distribute GAP through digital channels, which is mostly directly to consumers. Post year-end, the Company obtained further capacity to recommence the distribution of GAP through its third-party dealers.”
- “The company received additional funding during the year via its parent company to mitigate the effects mentioned above, with access to additional support forthcoming should this be required.”
- “Post year-end, the Company commenced a restructuring exercise of shareholder loans. This initiative is expected to strengthen the balance sheet of the Company, improving overall financial resilience and flexibility, The restructuring process is ongoing, and the Board anticipates that the transactions will be concluded before the end of the next financial year, being 31 December 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UYS, Sanet | Secretary | 2023-03-03 | — | — |
| CHARD, David Adrian | Director | 2023-03-30 | Feb 1978 | British,South African |
| EDWARDS, Michael Alexander | Director | 2022-06-30 | Mar 1985 | British |
| MOORE, Ben | Director | 2022-06-30 | Sep 1976 | British |
| NIEMAN, Graeme | Director | 2019-01-03 | Dec 1985 | Dutch |
| ROTHWELL, Andrew Mark | Director | 2022-06-30 | Mar 1972 | British |
| THERON, Samuel Shaer | Director | 2025-10-30 | Jul 1994 | South African |
| UYS, Sanet | Director | 2021-11-24 | Dec 1974 | South African |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHANDARANA, Prakash | Secretary | 2005-03-11 | 2018-11-07 |
| MANAKTALA, Nisha | Secretary | 2019-01-03 | 2019-11-29 |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Kinga Alicja | Secretary | 2004-03-31 | 2004-04-21 |
| OLLIVER, Daniel | Secretary | 2020-10-31 | 2023-03-03 |
| SMITH, Roderick Mckenzie | Secretary | 2004-04-21 | 2005-03-11 |
| WARD, Philip Aiden | Secretary | 2019-11-29 | 2020-10-31 |
| BARRY, Michael Edward | Director | 2012-06-08 | 2013-01-31 |
| BEAUMONT, William Paul | Director | 2017-12-19 | 2020-02-28 |
| BRIGGS, Matthew John | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2022-05-11 |
| CHANDARANA, Prakash | Director | 2013-12-03 | 2018-11-07 |
| GOLDBERG, Arthur Howard | Director | 2006-05-19 | 2011-06-15 |
| HARRADINE, John | Director | 2013-12-03 | 2018-08-07 |
| HEAD, Peter Alfred | Director | 2006-05-19 | 2007-05-17 |
| KNIGHT, Phillip | Director | 2008-11-04 | 2011-09-30 |
| LACEY, Ernest Frank | Director | 2004-03-31 | 2018-11-07 |
| MARX, Johannes Jacobus | Director | 2006-05-19 | 2012-02-01 |
| MCPHEE, Alexander David | Director | 2004-04-21 | 2005-03-11 |
| MCVEIGH, Michael | Director | 2019-01-03 | 2025-05-12 |
| RICHARDS, Andrew Robert | Director | 2006-05-19 | 2008-02-29 |
| SHAPIRO, David Alan | Director | 2008-11-21 | 2018-11-07 |
| SHAPIRO, David Alan | Director | 2006-05-19 | 2008-10-23 |
| SMITH, Roderick Mckenzie | Director | 2004-04-21 | 2005-03-11 |
| WAKE, Nicholas | Director | 2006-05-19 | 2018-11-07 |
| WARD, Philip Aiden | Director | 2019-06-25 | 2020-10-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Tara | Director | 2020-03-18 | 2023-10-31 |
| CRP D2 LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2012-02-01 | 2019-01-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autoprotect Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-11-19 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 152 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-03-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-07-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-23.3%
£16,816,224 £12,905,926
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
-77%
£6,637,280 £1,525,978
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
-2%
149 146
-
Profit before tax
-540.4%
-£801,130 -£5,130,435
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
-2.4%
£8,636,349 £8,426,472
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