WILLIAMS MOTOR CO.(HOLDINGS)LIMITED
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Cash
£4.7m
+134.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£94m
+6.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
821
-1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£9.7m
-2.7% 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 | £543,886,000 | £577,213,000 | £612,846,000 | +6.2% | |
| Operating profit | £16,258,000 | £13,219,000 | £12,310,000 | -6.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £13,532,000 | £9,951,000 | £9,683,000 | -2.7% | |
| Net profit | £10,054,000 | £7,390,000 | £7,141,000 | -3.4% | |
| Cash | £3,812,000 | £2,013,000 | £4,717,000 | +134.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £102,751,000 | £105,992,000 | £110,363,000 | +4.1% | |
| Net assets | £82,653,000 | £88,244,000 | £93,667,000 | +6.1% | |
| Equity | £82,653,000 | £88,244,000 | £93,667,000 | +6.1% | |
| Average employees | 773 | 829 | 821 | -1% | |
| Wages | £29,525,000 | £32,269,000 | £32,819,000 | +1.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,100,000 | £941,000 | £986,000 | +4.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £31,000 | £31,000 | £32,000 | +3.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £808,000 | £684,000 | £719,000 | +5.1% |
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 | 3.0% | 2.3% | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 1.3% | 1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.8% | 12.5% | 11.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 56.9% | 56.0% | 53.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.33x | 1.36x | 1.42x | |
| Interest cover | 5.96x | 4.04x | 4.69x |
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
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On this basis and at the time of approving the financial statements, the Directors are confident that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the near future. Thus, the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- WILLIAMS MOTOR CO.(HOLDINGS)LIMITED · parent
- Williams Motor Co. Ltd 100%
- Williams (Bolton) Ltd 100%
- Williams Motor Co. (Manchester) Ltd 100%
- Williams Rochdale Ltd 100%
- Orlando Street Bridge (Bolton) Ltd 100%
- Nine Gorrells Way Ltd 100%
- Williams Stockport Ltd 100%
- Benham (Specialist Cars) Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “On 27 March 2026, the company completed the sale of the two vacated properties on Upper Brook Street, Manchester both of which were surplus to business requirements with ownership transferring to Manchester City Council for a total consideration of £16,000,000 resulting in a gain for the Company of up to £10.1m, which will be reported in the 2026 results.”
- “The Company's £3.0m Barclays bank term loan was fully repaid in the period whilst maintaining a £6.0m overdraft facility.”
- “The Company ceased sales involving Discretionary Commissions in January 2021 and the Board does not currently consider that provisions are required to be made in respect of any exposures in this area and will update shareholders as the position becomes clearer.”
- “The Company's manufacturer partners for MINI moved to an Agency sales distribution model during March 2025, with BMW expected to transfer to the Agency model on a date to be agreed, whilst JLR have postponed their adoption indefinitely.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, William Guy | Director | 2019-01-01 | Sep 1970 | British |
| COOK, Alexandra Mary | Director | 2010-01-01 | Dec 1971 | British |
| DUNNING, Nicholas John | Director | — | Mar 1962 | British |
| ORTON WILLIAMS, Margaret Mary | Director | — | Jun 1939 | English |
| SHERWIN, Michael | Director | 2019-10-01 | Mar 1959 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HORSFIELD, Peter | Secretary | — | 1995-06-27 |
| ROBERTS, Jean | Secretary | 1995-07-31 | 2014-03-31 |
| COCHRANE, James Scott | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| COOK, Nicholas John | Director | — | 2018-12-31 |
| FAIRBOTHAM, Jeffrey Alan | Director | 2003-01-27 | 2014-10-31 |
| GALLOWAY, David Allistair | Director | 2000-09-15 | 2006-06-23 |
| HARDCASTLE, Paul | Director | — | 1991-07-25 |
| HEELEY, Michael David | Director | — | 1999-12-31 |
| ROBERTS, Cyril Lloyd | Director | 2001-09-24 | 2002-09-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Margaret Mary Orton Williams | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 183 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-05-22 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-04-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-15 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.