BARRETTS OF CANTERBURY LIMITED
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Cash
£159k
-91.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£35m
+0.9% vs 2024
Employees
442
-4.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£603k
+143.6% first positive since 2024
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Our short-form breakdown of BARRETTS OF CANTERBURY LIMITED's latest filing
Barretts of Kent flipped a £1.38m loss into profit this year, driven by a 16% rise in used car sales and tighter admin costs. 🚗
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £276,457,000 | £271,926,000 | £263,442,000 | -3.1% | |
| Operating profit | £2,840,000 | £469,000 | £1,989,000 | +324.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,182,000 | -£1,382,000 | £603,000 | +143.6% | |
| Net profit | £1,787,000 | -£1,344,000 | £309,000 | +123% | |
| Cash | £7,448,000 | £1,886,000 | £159,000 | -91.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £43,065,000 | £41,235,000 | £41,016,000 | -0.5% | |
| Net assets | £36,211,000 | £34,867,000 | £35,176,000 | +0.9% | |
| Equity | £36,211,000 | £34,867,000 | £35,176,000 | +0.9% | |
| Average employees | 472 | 465 | 442 | -4.9% | |
| Wages | £16,982,000 | £17,256,000 | £17,147,000 | -0.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £468,000 | £287,000 | £301,000 | +4.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £6,000 | £4,000 | £4,000 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | £248,000 | £249,000 | £249,000 | 0% |
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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.8% | |
| Net margin | 0.6% | -0.5% | 0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.6% | 1.1% | 4.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 61.8% | 60.3% | 58.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.26x | 1.26x | 1.29x | |
| Interest cover | 1.88x | 0.24x | 1.39x |
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
- 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.”
Significant events
- “In May 2025, the Board took the decision to close the bodyshop business.”
- “During the year, the Board strengthened the Group's governance framework through the appointment of three Non-Executive Directors.”
- “On 1 June 2026, the Company completed the acquisition of the Kia and Nissan dealership operations in Canterbury from Broad Oak Motor Group. The acquisition expands the Company's franchise portfolio and strengthens its presence within the Canterbury motor retail market through the addition of two established dealership businesses.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARRETT, Patricia | Director | 1993-01-14 | May 1965 | British |
| BARRETT, Paul Jonathan | Director | — | Jul 1960 | British |
| GAUTON, Jonathan Spencer Harley | Director | 2025-06-02 | Oct 1965 | British |
| MILLER, John David | Director | 2025-06-02 | Dec 1958 | British |
| SYROCKI, Anton Kazimierz | Director | 2025-06-02 | Sep 1953 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRETT, Douglas George | Secretary | — | 2009-09-30 |
| BARRETT, Anne Isabel | Director | — | 2006-05-23 |
| BARRETT, Douglas George | Director | — | 2015-06-15 |
| BARRETT, Geoffrey Robert | Director | — | 2016-07-20 |
| BARRETT, Gillian Elizabeth | Director | 1993-01-14 | 2024-01-19 |
| BARRETT, Mary Margaret | Director | — | 2018-06-29 |
| BARRETT, Shaun Robert | Director | — | 2024-01-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barretts Top Co Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-01-19 | Active |
| Mr Paul Jonathan Barrett | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-01-19 |
| Shaun Robert Barrett | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-01-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 174 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-05 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-07 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.