MOTORWAY SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£197
0% vs 2024
Net assets
£110k
+7.6% vs 2024
Employees
655
-3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£10k
+15.5% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples 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 | £135,510,000 | £129,302 | £139,211 | +7.7% | |
| Operating profit | £3,885,000 | £4,134 | £5,940 | +43.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £8,111,000 | £9,088 | £10,494 | +15.5% | |
| Net profit | £4,187,000 | £6,590 | £7,811 | +18.5% | |
| Cash | £198,000 | £197 | £197 | 0% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £95,860,000 | £102,392 | £110,658 | +8.1% | |
| Net assets | £95,660,000 | £102,250 | £110,061 | +7.6% | |
| Equity | £95,660,000 | £102,250 | £110,061 | +7.6% | |
| Average employees | 692 | 675 | 655 | -3% | |
| Wages | £10,272,000 | £10,693 | £11,354 | +6.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2.9% | 3.2% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | 3.1% | 5.1% | 5.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.1% | 4.0% | 5.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 49.8% | 48.5% | 39.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.83x | 1.86x | 2.24x |
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
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Management have prepared a forecast covering the next 12 months from signing the financial statements. Having reviewed these detailed cashflow forecasts, the directors are comfortable that the Welcome Break business, and this company, will have sufficient liquidity to operate for at least the next 12 months from the date of signing the financial statement.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 49 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOLAN, Niall | Director | 2019-09-03 | Aug 1973 | Irish |
| LIGHTFOOT, Timothy Edward | Director | 2017-09-29 | Sep 1974 | British |
| MURRELL, Mark John | Director | 2025-01-31 | Apr 1973 | British |
| RUDD, Timothy Francis | Director | 2024-03-11 | Mar 1988 | British |
Show 49 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDIS-BATES, Jonathan Geoffrey | Secretary | 1994-06-19 | 1995-11-06 |
| HARRIS, Ian Michael Brian | Secretary | 1999-10-30 | 2003-08-27 |
| JAVES, Peter Howard | Secretary | 1997-09-01 | 1999-10-29 |
| MATHEWS, Benedict John Spurway | Secretary | 1996-05-21 | 1996-06-01 |
| MILLS, John Michael | Secretary | 1994-06-19 | 1996-05-14 |
| STEVENS, David John | Secretary | 1995-11-06 | 1996-03-31 |
| TAUTZ, Helen Jane | Secretary | 1996-05-21 | 1996-06-01 |
| WALKER, Ruth Alison | Secretary | 2006-02-01 | 2011-04-12 |
| WARNER, Richard Taylor | Secretary | 1997-03-06 | 1997-09-01 |
| WILSON, Paul James | Secretary | 1992-05-08 | 1994-06-19 |
| WRIGHT, Nicholas David | Secretary | 2003-09-12 | 2006-02-01 |
| BARRETT, Joseph James | Director | 2018-11-29 | 2019-09-03 |
| BELL, Robbie Ian | Director | 2017-09-29 | 2018-12-20 |
| BRETT-LEE, Martyn | Director | 2021-05-17 | 2025-01-31 |
| BROUGHTON, Martyn John | Director | 1997-06-18 | 1999-05-19 |
| BRYAN, Nicholas Martin | Director | 1999-11-24 | 2001-11-14 |
| CANHAM, Michael Derek | Director | 2009-12-14 | 2016-11-11 |
| CHARTERS, Robert George Beattie | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2005-12-14 |
| CLACK, Peter Melvyn | Director | — | 1996-05-08 |
| COX, Andrew Grant Gordon | Director | 2012-05-25 | 2023-04-18 |
| DIVINEY, John | Director | 2019-01-23 | 2021-05-17 |
| ETCHINGHAM, Robert Christopher | Director | 2018-10-31 | 2018-11-29 |
| FINEGAN, Andrea | Director | 2008-06-17 | 2009-08-19 |
| FRANKLIN, Steven Henry | Director | 1997-11-03 | 1999-11-24 |
| FREEMAN, Neil Alexander | Director | 2023-04-18 | 2024-03-11 |
| GOLDSPINK, Mark Richard | Director | 1996-08-01 | 1998-11-16 |
| GUTHRIE, Garth Michael | Director | 1997-03-06 | 2003-01-01 |
| HARRIS, Ian Michael Brian | Director | 2000-05-09 | 2003-08-27 |
| KING, Stephen William Ernest | Director | 2000-06-26 | 2005-11-07 |
| LITTLEJOHNS, Roy Charles | Director | — | 1996-04-15 |
| LYNN, John Charles, Dr | Director | 1998-11-16 | 2000-06-26 |
| MCKAY, Ian, Dr | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2006-02-05 |
| MCKAY, Ian, Dr | Director | 2002-09-11 | 2002-09-11 |
| MCKIE, Roderick Wallace | Director | 2002-03-14 | 2018-05-31 |
| MERRY DEL VAL BARBAVARA DI GRAVELLONA, Felipe Domingo | Director | 2002-01-04 | 2003-01-01 |
| MONNICKENDAM, Anthony Louis | Director | — | 1996-01-19 |
| O'FLAHERTY, Peter Bartholomew | Director | 2016-11-11 | 2018-10-31 |
| O'FLAHERTY, Peter Bartholomew | Director | 2009-08-19 | 2009-12-14 |
| PARROTT, Graham Joseph | Director | 1996-05-21 | 1996-06-01 |
| PATTERSON, Nigel John Arthur | Director | 1997-06-18 | 1998-09-24 |
| PENNYCOOK, Richard | Director | 1998-12-01 | 2002-05-22 |
| POSTER, Stephen Michael | Director | 1996-11-07 | 1997-03-06 |
| PRICE, Anthony Gordon | Director | — | 1992-05-08 |
| STAUNTON, Henry Eric | Director | 1996-05-21 | 1997-03-06 |
| VIGAR, Guy James | Director | 2005-11-07 | 2007-11-01 |
| WARNER, Richard Taylor | Director | 1997-03-06 | 2002-06-19 |
| WORRALL, Brian George | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2012-05-25 |
| WRIGHT, Nicholas David | Director | 2003-08-27 | 2017-09-29 |
| YEA, Philip Edward | Director | 2001-11-20 | 2003-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome Break Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 274 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-02 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2023-02-02 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2022-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-09-06 | 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.