HOWARD GARAGES (WESTON) LIMITED
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Cash
£8.6m
+10.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£33m
+6.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
320
+7.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.2m
-3.5% 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 | £198,768,527 | £215,901,882 | £223,873,190 | +3.7% | |
| Operating profit | £4,689,749 | £4,664,505 | £4,534,031 | -2.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,350,127 | £4,387,285 | £4,232,688 | -3.5% | |
| Net profit | £3,334,087 | £3,091,321 | £3,038,349 | -1.7% | |
| Cash | £3,413,315 | £7,759,416 | £8,566,482 | +10.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £32,128,192 | £32,516,271 | £35,471,249 | +9.1% | |
| Net assets | £30,904,297 | £30,995,618 | £33,033,967 | +6.6% | |
| Equity | £30,904,297 | £30,995,618 | £33,033,967 | +6.6% | |
| Average employees | 263 | 298 | 320 | +7.4% | |
| Wages | £11,353,394 | £12,767,977 | £13,908,663 | +8.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £932,273 | £991,852 | £1,140,154 | +15% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £80,484 | £16,183 | £16,037 | -0.9% | |
| Highest paid director | £405,004 | £395,708 | £404,472 | +2.2% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.6% | 14.3% | 12.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 48.5% | 48.9% | 49.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.54x | 1.52x | 1.48x | |
| Interest cover | 9.12x | 7.97x | 7.40x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- HOWARD GARAGES (WESTON) LIMITED 1980-12-31 → present
- S. HOWARD MOTORS LIMITED 1973-04-17 → 1980-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- 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”
Group structure
- HOWARD GARAGES (WESTON) LIMITED · parent
- Priorswood Road (Management) Limited 53%
Significant events
- “During 2025 we expanded into Devon, purchasing two vacant showrooms in Barnstaple. Building on our relationship with an existing brand, we renovated one of the showrooms to the latest corporate identity and opened as Kia Barnstaple in July.”
- “During 2025 the UK Supreme Court delivered its judgement in the consolidated motor finance commission appeals. The Court ruled that motor dealers acting as credit brokers do not owe fiduciary duties to customers. We continue to monitor industry developments.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGGAR, Mark Andrew | Secretary | 2023-06-29 | — | — |
| COLEMAN, Jonathan Francis | Director | 2022-10-05 | Jun 1982 | British |
| COLEMAN, Peter Francis | Director | — | Jul 1951 | British |
| EGGAR, Mark Andrew | Director | 2023-06-29 | Jan 1981 | British |
| LEE, Christopher Garry | Director | 2022-10-05 | Jun 1981 | British |
| MACKINTOSH, Stuart | Director | 2024-06-13 | Mar 1982 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BACKES, David Grahame | Secretary | 1993-01-01 | 2023-06-29 |
| COLEMAN, Leo John Newton | Secretary | — | 1993-01-01 |
| BACKES, David Grahame | Director | 1998-12-21 | 2023-06-29 |
| BROWN, Stephen Paul | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2014-12-15 |
| BULL, Peter John | Director | — | 2009-09-30 |
| COLEMAN, Leo John Newton | Director | — | 2015-01-21 |
| DAVIES, Ian Keith | Director | 1998-12-21 | 2003-01-31 |
| HAYNES, Peter | Director | 2017-01-10 | 2023-01-01 |
| MALCOLM, David Leslie | Director | 2002-04-25 | 2007-03-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haywood Property Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-10-31 | Ceased 2018-10-31 |
| Howard Garages Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-10-31 | Active |
| Mr Peter Francis Coleman | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 146 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-05 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-29 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-06-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-14 | 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
- 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.