FREEMAN AUTOMOTIVE (UK) LTD
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Cash
£1.1m
+104.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£10m
+5.4% vs 2024
Employees
122
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£5.4m
+19% highest 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 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £31,531,732 | £32,671,613 | £34,031,773 | +4.2% | |
| Operating profit | £4,967,105 | £4,547,742 | £5,410,081 | +19% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,967,105 | £4,547,883 | £5,410,081 | +19% | |
| Net profit | £3,835,680 | £3,404,692 | £4,223,103 | +24% | |
| Cash | £3,551,873 | £532,875 | £1,089,737 | +104.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,604,124 | £9,891,187 | £10,408,724 | +5.2% | |
| Net assets | £12,544,329 | £9,852,003 | £10,383,412 | +5.4% | |
| Equity | £12,544,329 | £9,852,003 | £10,383,412 | +5.4% | |
| Average employees | 120 | 122 | 122 | 0% | |
| Wages | £3,209,917 | £3,473,211 | £3,649,289 | +5.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £148,669 | £163,694 | £162,085 | -1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £6,611 | £8,143 | £7,563 | -7.1% |
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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 15.8% | 13.9% | 15.9% | |
| Net margin | 12.2% | 10.4% | 12.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 39.4% | 46.0% | 52.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 35.0% | 41.7% | 39.8% | |
| Current ratio | 2.67x | 2.24x | 2.38x |
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
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months...”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALLETT, James | Director | 2014-04-01 | Mar 1974 | British |
| WALDER, Martin | Director | 2026-08-17 | Jul 1963 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FREEMAN, Andrew Charles | Secretary | — | 2004-06-14 |
| LAWSON, Lucy | Secretary | 2010-12-17 | 2018-07-27 |
| MCCRICKARD, Mary Margaret | Secretary | 2004-06-14 | 2010-12-17 |
| FREEMAN, Andrew Charles | Director | — | 2014-03-31 |
| FREEMAN, Winifred | Director | — | 2004-06-14 |
| LAWSON, Lucy Anne | Director | 2013-12-19 | 2018-07-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebc Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr James Anthony Hallett | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 107 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-17 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-03-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2019-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-04-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-07-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.