CAR HIRE (DAY OF SWANSEA) LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£104m
+3.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
249
+1.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£11m
-22.6% 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 | £100,128,000 | £111,643,000 | £120,564,000 | +8% | |
| Operating profit | £41,173,000 | £31,299,000 | £27,849,000 | -11% | |
| Profit before tax | £28,865,000 | £14,631,000 | £11,322,000 | -22.6% | |
| Net profit | £21,365,000 | £10,968,000 | £8,258,000 | -24.7% | |
| Cash | £202,000 | £343,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £271,379,000 | £302,467,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £94,963,000 | £100,531,000 | £103,889,000 | +3.3% | |
| Equity | £94,963,000 | £100,531,000 | £103,889,000 | +3.3% | |
| Average employees | 234 | 245 | 249 | +1.6% | |
| Wages | £7,268,000 | £7,748,000 | £8,017,000 | +3.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £695,000 | £568,000 | £539,000 | -5.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £37,000 | £45,000 | £32,000 | -28.9% | |
| Highest paid director | £377,238 | £299,225 | £282,423 | -5.6% |
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 | 41.1% | 28.0% | 23.1% | |
| Net margin | 21.3% | 9.8% | 6.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.2% | 10.3% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 74.2% | 75.8% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.21x | 1.15x | — | |
| Interest cover | 3.35x | 1.88x | 1.69x |
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
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Leighton | Secretary | 2021-03-31 | — | — |
| DAY, Graham Manton | Director | — | Nov 1944 | British |
| DAY, Jillian | Director | — | Jun 1953 | British |
| DAY, Russell David | Director | 2017-10-31 | Apr 1970 | British |
| MATTHEWS, Grant William | Director | 2021-03-31 | Jun 1981 | British |
| MCCARRY, Michael Vincent | Director | 2009-08-01 | Oct 1966 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Aled Rolfe | Director | 2009-08-01 | May 1964 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Stuart Morton | Secretary | 2001-08-31 | 2021-03-31 |
| THOMAS, Wynn Francis | Secretary | — | 2001-08-31 |
| GRANT, Michael John | Director | 1999-05-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| REES, Emrys Aneurin | Director | — | 2020-06-30 |
| SMITH, Stuart Morton | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2021-03-31 |
| THOMAS, Wynn Francis | Director | — | 2001-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.E.M. Day Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 293 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- 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.