ISLINGTON TROWBRIDGE LIMITED
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Cash
£547k
-54.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.2m
+26.6% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
67
-25.6% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£918k
+50% highest in 5 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £34,452,147 | £42,827,940 | £45,091,244 | £41,020,758 | £30,943,894 | -24.6% | |
| Operating profit | £533,630 | £529,572 | £366,945 | £679,693 | £996,737 | +46.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £506,629 | £495,350 | £208,740 | £611,774 | £917,874 | +50% | |
| Net profit | £408,739 | £391,554 | £149,276 | £493,148 | £673,496 | +36.6% | |
| Cash | £477,840 | £1,306,579 | £1,068,962 | £1,201,441 | £546,666 | -54.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,573,402 | £1,978,373 | £2,137,852 | £2,624,626 | £3,259,055 | +24.2% | |
| Net assets | £1,497,060 | £1,888,614 | £2,037,890 | £2,531,038 | £3,204,534 | +26.6% | |
| Equity | £1,497,060 | £1,888,614 | £2,037,890 | £2,531,038 | £3,204,534 | +26.6% | |
| Average employees | 93 | 94 | 102 | 90 | 67 | -25.6% | |
| Wages | £2,637,447 | £3,038,800 | £3,136,869 | £3,079,713 | £2,439,363 | -20.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £332,850 | £340,005 | £344,421 | £400,141 | £311,564 | -22.1% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £214,305 | £254,349 | +18.7% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.5% | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 3.2% | |
| Net margin | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 33.9% | 26.8% | 17.2% | 25.9% | 30.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 80.5% | 83.4% | 81.5% | 80.9% | 51.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.21x | 1.91x | |
| Interest cover | 19.76x | 15.47x | 3.93x | 5.58x | 8.40x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- ISLINGTON TROWBRIDGE LIMITED 1999-09-21 → present
- ISLINGTON MOTORS (TROWBRIDGE) LIMITED 1979-12-31 → 1999-09-21
- HOOKLYNN LIMITED 1979-05-29 → 1979-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- ML Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the Company's forecasts and projections, which cover the 12-month period from the date of signing the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “In July 2025, Islington Trowbridge Limited disposed of its Ford main dealer business, located in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, to Trust Ford who are wholly owned by Ford of Britain in a strategic move to consolidate the Islington Motor Group of dealerships.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAKEPEACE, Kevin Ian | Secretary | 2020-05-05 | — | — |
| HOWE, Nick | Director | 2005-01-01 | Jan 1970 | British |
| JONES, Paul Colin | Director | 2001-01-01 | Dec 1971 | British |
| TIMBRELL-WHITTLE, Roderick Donald | Director | 1997-08-01 | Apr 1947 | British |
| TIMBRELL-WHITTLE, Susan Ann | Director | 1997-08-01 | Nov 1952 | British |
| TURNER, Dylan Thomas | Director | 2014-09-01 | Dec 1979 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HALE, Tina Anne | Secretary | — | 1992-07-20 |
| HATCH, Dina Mary Christine | Secretary | 1992-07-20 | 2020-05-05 |
| DAVIS, Michael Ronald | Director | — | 1998-01-12 |
| DOWN, Philip Michael | Director | — | 1997-08-01 |
| HATCH, Dina Mary Christine | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2020-05-05 |
| HEWIN, David | Director | — | 1997-08-01 |
| ROBERTSON, Diana Mary | Director | — | 1997-08-01 |
| ROBERTSON, Neil Anthony | Director | — | 1997-08-01 |
| SANTRY, Owen John | Director | 1997-11-25 | 1998-01-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doric Developments (Bath) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-05-18 | Active |
| Dr Roderick Donald Timbrell-Whittle | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-05-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 148 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-21 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-11-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.