ALLPORTS GARAGES LIMITED
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Cash
£7.1m
+41.6% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£17m
+14.2% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
121
+5.2% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.4m
+26.3% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £31,198,575 | £40,681,354 | £45,890,016 | £50,864,414 | £55,787,688 | +9.7% | |
| Operating profit | £2,328,904 | £3,520,301 | £3,600,044 | £2,697,495 | £3,300,236 | +22.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,296,484 | £3,493,166 | £3,577,641 | £2,724,427 | £3,441,267 | +26.3% | |
| Net profit | £1,865,878 | £2,774,868 | £2,922,290 | £1,999,485 | £2,553,197 | +27.7% | |
| Cash | £5,931,524 | £4,330,771 | £2,752,609 | £4,995,429 | £7,071,398 | +41.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,746,120 | £10,102,926 | £11,709,516 | £15,042,951 | £17,121,629 | +13.8% | |
| Net assets | £6,068,604 | £8,445,472 | £10,962,762 | £14,838,939 | £16,942,136 | +14.2% | |
| Equity | £6,068,604 | £8,445,472 | £10,962,762 | £14,838,939 | £16,942,136 | +14.2% | |
| Average employees | 100 | 96 | 105 | 115 | 121 | +5.2% | |
| Wages | £3,142,131 | £3,108,496 | £3,444,541 | £4,259,426 | £4,893,997 | +14.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £129,000 | £151,000 | £154,000 | £154,333 | £460,000 | +198.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £2,675 | £NaN | NaN% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £141,712 | £140,000 | -1.2% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.5% | 8.7% | 7.8% | 5.3% | 5.9% | |
| Net margin | 6.0% | 6.8% | 6.4% | 3.9% | 4.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 30.1% | 34.8% | 30.7% | 17.9% | 19.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 49.7% | 41.6% | 39.7% | 19.9% | 19.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.40x | 2.72x | |
| Interest cover | 71.84x | — | — | — | — |
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
- Haines Watts Wolverhampton Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The company has sufficient financial resources to ensure its operational existence for the foreseeable future and the directors forecast continued revenue and profit growth in 2026 and 2027. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Allports Garages Limited was awarded Renault Trucks UK Van Dealer of the Year 2025 (for a third consecutive year) and Renault Trucks UK Sustainable Green Dealer of the Year 2025.”
- “Further investment was delivered in the form of our HR Development Manager, a key role we inducted during 2025 tasked to help us develop and nurture new and existing talent.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANDERS, Mark Jonathan | Secretary | 2006-02-01 | — | British |
| GALLAGHER, Mark | Director | 2003-01-01 | Dec 1962 | British |
| SANDERS, Mark Jonathan | Director | — | Apr 1962 | British |
| SANDERS, Paul Guy | Director | — | Nov 1965 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARKE, Richard Alan | Secretary | — | 2004-08-31 |
| HORNE, Darren John | Secretary | 2004-09-01 | 2006-01-31 |
| ALLPORT, William Gwynne | Director | — | 2004-12-07 |
| CLARKE, Richard Alan | Director | 1995-01-12 | 2004-08-31 |
| CRAVEN-JONES, Andrew | Director | 2007-09-17 | 2009-08-20 |
| HORNE, Darren John | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2006-01-31 |
| SANDERS, Patricia Mary | Director | — | 2004-12-07 |
| SANDERS, Peter Alan | Director | — | 2004-12-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Jonathan Sanders | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust) | 2024-06-14 | Active |
| Mrs Claire Marie Sanders | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-02-24 | Ceased 2024-06-14 |
| Mr Mark Jonathan Sanders | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-02-24 |
| Mr Paul Guy Sanders | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 139 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-07 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-08 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-03-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-02-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-11-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.