F.G. BARNES & SONS LIMITED
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Cash
£3.9m
+22,039.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£10m
+10.3% vs 2023
Employees
83
-53.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1.1m
+127% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £73,003,173 | £28,887,249 | -60.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£3,404,418 | £1,043,891 | +130.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,891,323 | £1,052,366 | +127% | |
| Net profit | -£3,396,592 | £933,000 | +127.5% | |
| Cash | £17,830 | £3,947,540 | +22,039.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,483,767 | £10,272,633 | +8.3% | |
| Net assets | £9,066,427 | £9,999,427 | +10.3% | |
| Equity | £9,066,427 | £9,999,427 | +10.3% | |
| Average employees | 180 | 83 | -53.9% | |
| Wages | £6,482,482 | £2,760,133 | -57.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £196,041 | £203,041 | +3.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £3,630 | £3,900 | +7.4% | |
| Highest paid director | £121,500 | £130,500 | +7.4% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Net margin | -4.7% | 3.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -35.9% | 10.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 63.0% | 37.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.95x | 1.89x | |
| Interest cover | -6.97x | 5.88x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- F.G. BARNES & SONS LIMITED 2013-12-23 → present
- F.G.BARNES & SONS,LIMITED 1936-11-16 → 2013-12-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- 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 group and the parent 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
- F.G. BARNES & SONS LIMITED · parent
- Bishops Garages (Brighton) Limited 100%
- F G Barnes (Maidstone) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The group's turnover reduced from £73m to £29m, mainly because in February 2024 the company finalised the sale of its DAF businesses and sites in Shoreham and Guildford. In addition, during the year, the sale of our Cuxton Road site in Maidstone was completed.”
- “On 26 September 2025 the company disposed of its used car site in Guildford for a consideration of £1.8m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, Douglas Graham | Director | — | May 1944 | British |
| WALFORD, Robert Phillip | Director | 2024-12-23 | Oct 1972 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, Diana Frances | Secretary | — | 1994-03-27 |
| BARNES, Douglas Graham | Secretary | 1994-03-28 | 2009-06-26 |
| MARSHALL, Derrick Roger | Secretary | 2009-06-26 | 2022-01-25 |
| PARKINSON, Samantha | Secretary | 2022-01-25 | 2026-02-10 |
| BARNES, Percy Douglas | Director | — | 1997-09-18 |
| INSCOE, Adrian Guy | Director | 1997-05-02 | 2009-08-27 |
| PARKINSON, Samantha Jayne | Director | 2022-08-01 | 2026-02-10 |
| WALKER, Robert Peter | Director | 2001-10-30 | 2003-10-01 |
| WARAN, Bala | Director | 2014-03-12 | 2023-01-17 |
| WITTEN, Roger | Director | — | 1993-05-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Douglas Graham Barnes | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 168 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-07 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2024-01-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-01-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-12 | 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
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.