LLOYD MOTORS LIMITED
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Cash
£519k
0% vs 2024
Net assets
£161m
+8.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,284
+4.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£18m
-6.4% 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 | £870,985,000 | £939,785,000 | £1,088,455,000 | +15.8% | |
| Operating profit | £24,799,000 | £22,752,000 | £21,894,000 | -3.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £22,453,000 | £19,546,000 | £18,288,000 | -6.4% | |
| Net profit | £16,458,000 | £14,334,000 | £12,976,000 | -9.5% | |
| Cash | £3,485,000 | £519,000 | £519,000 | 0% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £135,142,000 | £149,225,000 | £161,937,000 | +8.5% | |
| Net assets | £134,461,000 | £148,485,000 | £161,118,000 | +8.5% | |
| Equity | £134,461,000 | £148,485,000 | £161,118,000 | +8.5% | |
| Average employees | 1,168 | 1,230 | 1,284 | +4.4% | |
| Wages | £42,668,000 | £48,485,000 | £56,563,000 | +16.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £876,000 | £883,000 | £844,000 | -4.4% | |
| Highest paid director | £634,000 | £685,000 | £841,000 | +22.8% |
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 | 2.8% | 2.4% | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | 1.9% | 1.5% | 1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.4% | 15.2% | 13.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 47.1% | 48.1% | 54.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.42x | 1.37x | 1.29x | |
| Interest cover | 10.49x | 7.02x | 5.98x |
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
- LLOYD MOTORS LIMITED 1993-01-01 → present
- R. LLOYD MOTORS LIMITED 1976-08-04 → 1993-01-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Director is of the opinion that the financial statements should be prepared on a going concern basis. In forming this opinion, the director has considered forecasts prepared through to December 2028, as well as severe downside scenarios. The Company has strong balance sheet reserves, and the Director is satisfied that there is no reason to believe that the Company's current funding and liquidity position is not sufficient.”
Group structure
- LLOYD MOTORS LIMITED · parent
- Lloyd Motors Newcastle Limited 100%
- Lloyd Bodyshop Newcastle Limited 100%
- Lloyd Motors Colne Limited 100%
- Lloyd Motors Colne Holdings Limited 100%
- Lloyd Motors Blackpool Limited 100%
- Lloyd Motors Kelso Limited 100%
- X Cars Limited 100%
- Lloyd Specialist Cars Limited 100%
- Batemans Limited 100%
- Lloyd Motors South Lakes Limited 100%
- Grange Motors Limited 100%
- Wilsons (Lindale) Limited 100%
- RFS Motors Limited 100%
- PVD Motors Limited 100%
- N. & M. Walkingshaw Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 29 August 2025, Lloyd Motors Limited acquired the trade and assets for JLR Newcastle, Houghton le Spring and Stockton motor dealerships for cash consideration of £10.8m.”
- “On 27 May 2025, Lloyd Motors Limited acquired the trade and assets for Skoda Carlisle motor dealership for cash consideration of £2.4m.”
- “On 24 March 2026, Lloyd Motors Limited acquired the trade and assets for a Volkswagen motor dealership in Carlisle, for a cash consideration of £3.5m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINS, Stuart | Secretary | 1999-11-01 | — | British |
| LLOYD, Samuel James | Director | 2020-03-12 | Aug 1987 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LLOYD, Bryan | Secretary | 1999-04-05 | 1999-11-01 |
| LLOYD, John Barry | Secretary | — | 1996-03-01 |
| MILLER, Joseph Bertram | Secretary | 1996-03-01 | 1999-04-05 |
| LLOYD, Bryan | Director | — | 2025-01-09 |
| LLOYD, John Barry | Director | — | 2019-06-26 |
| LLOYD, John Barry | Director | — | 1992-08-04 |
| LLOYD, Ralph Conrad | Director | — | 2011-10-19 |
| LLOYD, Tracy Ann | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Motor Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-06-26 | Active |
| Mr Bryan Lloyd | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-06-26 |
| Mr John Barry Lloyd | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-06-26 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 158 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-03-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-03-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2019-10-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
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.