THURLOW NUNN LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-20 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+84.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£7M
+32.4% vs 2023
Employees
431
+1.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
+309.5% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THURLOW NUNN LIMITED 2018-06-01 → present
- THURLOW NUNN (JV) LTD 2005-07-19 → 2018-06-01
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 | £177,482,000 | £195,956,000 | |
| Operating profit | £1,046,000 | £2,118,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £379,000 | £1,552,000 | |
| Net profit | £328,000 | £1,698,000 | |
| Cash | £1,474,000 | £2,713,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,273,000 | £6,935,000 | |
| Net assets | £5,237,000 | £6,935,000 | |
| Equity | £5,237,000 | £6,935,000 | |
| Average employees | 423 | 431 | |
| Wages | £13,102,000 | £14,476,000 |
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 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.6% | 1.1% | |
| Net margin | 0.2% | 0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.8% | 30.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.08x | 1.09x | |
| Interest cover | 1.57x | 3.74x |
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.”
Significant events
- “In 2024, Hyundai was added to the company's portfolio of franchises, joining Vauxhall and Peugeot”
- “On 24 September 2024 the company acquired the business of Lowestoft Hyundai.”
- “Peugeot is still relatively new to the group, though we expanded our representation from one to two locations during 2024”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BILLING, Samuel Peter | Secretary | 2025-01-21 | — | — |
| BILLING, Samuel Peter | Director | 2023-03-29 | May 1985 | British |
| GRYLLS, Simon Nicholas | Director | 2005-07-19 | Feb 1969 | British |
| HASKEY, David Michael | Director | 2023-04-17 | May 1984 | British |
| OSBORN, Gary Brian | Director | 2005-07-19 | Jul 1969 | British |
| PAGE-MORRIS, Geoffrey Giovanni | Director | 2025-07-30 | Jun 1963 | British |
| TEW, William Christopher | Director | 2020-01-13 | May 1991 | British |
| THURLOW, James Robert | Director | 2005-07-19 | Sep 1971 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADDINALL, Philip Harvey | Secretary | 2008-01-14 | 2021-06-25 |
| LEWIS, Ashleigh | Secretary | 2021-06-25 | 2023-03-29 |
| RUSH, Penelope Jane | Secretary | 2023-03-29 | 2025-01-21 |
| SAUNDERS, Paul Stuart | Secretary | 2005-07-19 | 2008-01-14 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-07-19 | 2005-07-19 |
| ADDINALL, Philip Harvey | Director | 2008-01-14 | 2021-06-25 |
| BOTTOMLEY, Simon | Director | 2005-07-19 | 2018-10-31 |
| COURTNEY, Vincent Arnold | Director | 2005-07-19 | 2009-06-02 |
| ELVIDGE, Christopher David | Director | 2022-08-01 | 2025-04-30 |
| LACEY, Christopher John | Director | 2019-07-13 | 2022-06-29 |
| LEWIS, Ashleigh Geralda | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2023-03-29 |
| RUTTERFORD, Christopher William | Director | 2005-07-19 | 2010-12-31 |
| SAUNDERS, Paul Stuart | Director | 2005-07-19 | 2009-07-06 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-07-19 | 2005-07-19 |
| MOTORS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2005-07-19 | 2018-01-05 |
| MOTORS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2005-07-19 | 2018-01-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurlow Nunn Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-10-24 | Active |
| Mr James Robert Thurlow | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-07-04 | Ceased 2023-10-24 |
| Mr Philip Harvey Addinall | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-07-25 | Ceased 2017-06-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 116 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-01-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-24 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-03-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
-
Turnover
+10.4%
£177,482,000 £195,956,000
-
Cash
+84.1%
£1,474,000 £2,713,000
-
Net assets
+32.4%
£5,237,000 £6,935,000
-
Employees
+1.9%
423 431
-
Operating profit
+102.5%
£1,046,000 £2,118,000
-
Profit before tax
+309.5%
£379,000 £1,552,000
-
Wages
+10.5%
£13,102,000 £14,476,000
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