ADAMS-MOREY LIMITED
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Cash
£2.3M
+139.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£20M
+11.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
530
+5.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.6M
-31.3% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | £146,585,022 | £136,701,075 | £123,032,527 | -10% | |
| Operating profit | £5,545,758 | £3,750,928 | £2,543,600 | -32.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,494,614 | £3,726,466 | £2,561,944 | -31.3% | |
| Net profit | £4,472,874 | £2,489,518 | £2,035,846 | -18.2% | |
| Cash | £410,395 | £981,122 | £2,346,649 | +139.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,199,429 | £19,027,667 | £21,515,904 | +13.1% | |
| Net assets | £15,673,660 | £18,163,178 | £20,199,024 | +11.2% | |
| Equity | £15,673,660 | £18,163,178 | £20,199,024 | +11.2% | |
| Average employees | 469 | 502 | 530 | +5.6% | |
| Wages | £18,043,680 | £19,809,051 | £19,804,459 | 0% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £451,816 | £488,664 | £331,009 | -32.3% |
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 | 3.8% | 2.7% | 2.1% | |
| Net margin | 3.1% | 1.8% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 34.2% | 19.7% | 11.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.39x | 1.68x | 1.56x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- ADAMS-MOREY LIMITED 1987-10-19 → present
- MOREYS DAF TRUCKS LIMITED 1982-07-29 → 1987-10-19
- MOREY & SON (WOODCUTTS) LIMITED 1952-03-28 → 1982-07-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- WR Partners
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- ADAMS-MOREY LIMITED · parent
- Kingdon Holdings Limited 100%
- Wessex GS Limited 100%
Significant events
- “As the UK truck industry undergoes significant operational and technological transformation, we have continued to invest in new and improved locations, with several new facilities opening in 2025.”
- “We are also delighted with our brand new, state-of-the-art Van Service Centre in Southampton, one of the first multi-brand service centres in the UK.”
- “We have also opened the doors to our relocated TRP Truck and Van centre in Eastleigh.”
- “Growth in the EV sector will see our first truck chargers being installed in Willenhall and Telford.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORRIS, David | Director | 2025-05-01 | May 1971 | British |
| NASH, Russell Carl | Director | 2003-11-01 | Dec 1960 | British |
| PASSANT, Ashley James | Director | 2023-06-16 | May 1991 | British |
| PASSANT, Derek Robert | Director | 2019-07-01 | Jan 1960 | British |
| PAWSON, Michael Andrew | Director | 2019-07-01 | Apr 1961 | British |
| PAYNTON, William Mark | Director | 2020-09-23 | May 1985 | British |
| SWINNERTON, Kevin Anthony | Director | 2019-07-01 | Dec 1966 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLAND, Barry | Secretary | — | 2008-04-24 |
| MARSHALL, Mark | Secretary | 2008-04-24 | 2018-04-06 |
| ADAMS, Michael Charles | Director | — | 2019-07-01 |
| BLAND, Barry | Director | 1997-11-12 | 2008-04-24 |
| FENNELL, Michael | Director | 1997-11-12 | 2019-07-01 |
| FINNON, Kerry Paul | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2021-05-10 |
| HARVEY, Colin | Director | 2006-05-23 | 2025-10-17 |
| HILL, Stuart | Director | 1997-11-12 | 1999-02-12 |
| MARSHALL, Mark | Director | 2008-04-24 | 2018-04-06 |
| MEAD, Terence | Director | 2003-11-01 | 2013-01-01 |
| MERCER, Stephen John | Director | 2005-10-25 | 2007-11-30 |
| MOREY, Robert Aubrey Charles | Director | — | 1996-10-02 |
| SAYFRITZ, Keith James | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2024-01-12 |
| TIMMS, David | Director | 1987-11-12 | 2007-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenhous Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-07-01 | Active |
| Adams Morey Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-01 |
| Elizabeth Ann Adams | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Michael Charles Adams | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 518 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-10-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-10-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-10-21 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.