PETER VARDY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-27 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£448K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£48M
Equity attributable
Employees
320
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£3M
Period ending 2025-03-31
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- PETER VARDY LIMITED 2006-04-12 → present
- BOYDSLAW 97 LIMITED 2006-02-10 → 2006-04-12
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £438,177,000 | £293,212,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£12,765,000 | -£12,199,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£13,736,000 | -£3,408,000 | |
| Net profit | -£13,607,000 | -£3,496,000 | |
| Cash | £1,966,000 | £448,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £51,485,000 | £47,668,000 | |
| Net assets | £51,164,000 | £47,668,000 | |
| Equity | £51,164,000 | £47,668,000 | |
| Average employees | 772 | 320 | |
| Wages | £30,920,000 | £16,689,000 |
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 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -2.9% | -4.2% | |
| Net margin | -3.1% | -1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -24.8% | -25.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.61x | 2.64x | |
| Interest cover | -7.45x | -6.71x |
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.”
Significant events
- “Peter Vardy Limited divested its dealership network in two corporate transactions. Firstly, the sale of six franchises (across MG, Omoda and Ora) to Arnold Clark in March 2024 and subsequently the sale of six franchises (across BMW, Mini, Jaguar, Land Rover, Omoda and Jaecoo) to Park's Motor Group in December 2024.”
- “During 2025 we made the decision to close our FlexAuto business to focus on other areas of the Group.”
- “During the period the company disposed of the trade and assets of its motor retail division. The carrying value of net assets and liabilities was £25,458,000 and the sales proceeds were £32,508,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROWTHER, Jamie Hamilton | Director | 2024-08-19 | Nov 1962 | British |
| VARDY, Peter, Sir | Director | 2012-10-01 | Mar 1947 | British |
| VARDY, Peter Daniel David | Director | 2006-04-05 | Jun 1978 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DREGHORN, Gary James | Secretary | 2006-06-01 | 2011-08-18 |
| MAITH, Claire | Secretary | 2011-08-18 | 2018-09-21 |
| REAY, Martin Paul | Secretary | 2018-10-29 | 2019-02-08 |
| BOYDSLAW (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-02-10 | 2006-06-01 |
| BARBER, Christopher Derek | Director | 2020-12-01 | 2021-08-13 |
| CROWTHER, Jamie Hamilton | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2014-05-05 |
| DREGHORN, Gary James | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2011-12-16 |
| EDWARDS, Paul Alexander | Director | 2006-05-22 | 2007-04-19 |
| HOUSTON, Michael | Director | 2024-05-20 | 2024-09-20 |
| MAITH, Claire Elizabeth | Director | 2021-08-13 | 2024-05-05 |
| MAITH, Claire Elizabeth | Director | 2011-09-30 | 2018-09-21 |
| MCLELLAN, Colin Wilson | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2020-12-16 |
| MURRAY, Gerard Thomas | Director | 2008-01-04 | 2012-05-30 |
| REAY, Martin Paul | Director | 2018-10-29 | 2019-02-08 |
| BOYDSLAW (DIRECTORS) LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2006-02-10 | 2006-04-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Claire Elizabeth Maith | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-09-21 |
| Mr Peter Daniel David Vardy | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Sir Peter Vardy | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Peter Vardy Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 107 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-07 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-03-27 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-03-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-01-12 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2022-01-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-11-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
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 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2023-12-31