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Cash

£7M

-43.8% vs 2024

Net assets

-£68M

-255.5% vs 2024

Employees

645

+13.6% vs 2024

Profit before tax

-£49M

-7.9% vs 2024

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31

Metric Trend 2024-03-312025-03-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £66,555,000£112,000,000 +68.3%
Operating profit -£32,622,000-£39,067,000 -19.8%
Profit before tax -£45,079,000-£48,621,000 -7.9%
Net profit -£43,440,000-£46,812,000 -7.8%
Cash £12,290,000£6,907,000 -43.8%
Total assets less current liabilities £13,798,000£46,418,000 +236.4%
Net assets -£19,163,000-£68,121,000 -255.5%
Equity -£19,163,000-£68,121,000 -255.5%
Average employees 568645 +13.6%
Wages £19,848,000£21,796,000 +9.8%
Directors' remuneration £527,000£582,000 +10.4%

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 2024-03-312025-03-31
Operating margin -49.0%-34.9%
Net margin -65.3%-41.8%
Return on capital employed -236.4%-84.2%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 111.1%139.2%
Current ratio 0.57x0.65x
Interest cover -2.55x-3.91x

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 5 times since incorporation

  1. SWITCH MOBILITY LIMITED 2020-11-03 → present
  2. OPTARE GROUP LTD 1998-12-01 → 2020-11-03
  3. OPTARE LIMITED 1985-03-29 → 1998-12-01
  4. SIMCO NO 49 LIMITED 1985-01-25 → 1985-03-29
  5. ORION OF LEEDS LIMITED 1985-01-09 → 1985-01-25
  6. SIMCO NO. 49 LIMITED 1984-05-22 → 1985-01-09

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
IFRS
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
BDO LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The Group has obtained a legally binding letter of support from its ultimate parent company, Ashok Leyland Limited, who are a public limited company incorporated and domiciled in India. This letter confirms that, if necessary, Ashok Leyland Limited will source or provide additional funding if required to allow the group to meet all contractual and legal obligations and covenant requirements if needed, including any intercompany receivable balances due, for the period up to and including the 30 September 2026. The directors have assessed the ability and intention of the ultimate parent company to provide funding if required and consider this satisfactory.”

Group structure

  1. SWITCH MOBILITY LIMITED · parent
    1. Switch Mobility Automotive Limited 100% · India
    2. Switch Mobility Europe SL 100% · Spain

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

6 active · 35 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
MUKHOPADHYAY, Abhijit Secretary 2023-01-25
OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED Corporate Secretary 2012-07-12
ALAPONT, Jose Maria Director 2020-12-11 Sep 1950 Spanish
JONES, Paul Robert, Mr. Director 2026-02-16 Oct 1973 British
PERIYAKARUPPAN, Alagusundaram, Mr. Director 2026-02-16 Sep 1970 Indian
SHANMUGA, Sundaram Ganeshmani, Mr. Director 2026-02-16 May 1967 Indian
Show 35 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
DEEVES, Bill Secretary 2021-07-01 2022-06-30
DUNN, Michael James Secretary 2008-07-23 2011-05-10
FOSSEY, Roger Nicholas Secretary 2008-07-23
PHILLIPS, Peter Brian Secretary 2011-06-06 2012-06-30
AGARWAL, Shenu Director 2023-07-13 2026-01-01
BRAWN, Miranda, Dr Director 2021-07-01 2023-03-31
BRIAN, Andrew Peter Director 2008-07-23 2008-12-04
BRUNOL, Jean Antoine Director 2023-05-15 2026-01-01
BUTLER, Richard Damian Director 2018-12-06 2019-09-05
COLLINS, Simon Jeremy Director 2020-12-11 2021-02-19
COOMBES, Robert Joseph Director 2004-02-18 2008-03-11
DUNN, Michael James Director 2008-07-23 2011-05-10
FICKLING, John Matthew Director 2008-12-22 2020-07-17
FOSSEY, Roger Nicholas Director 2008-03-11
HINDUJA, Dheeraj Gopichand Director 2020-11-26 2026-03-23
HINDUJA, Shom Ashok Director 2020-11-26 2026-01-01
LIJMER, Wolf Director 1993-12-02
MCLAREN, Amanda Louise Director 2011-03-17 2012-06-28
MEIJS, Antonius Maria Christian Director 1993-12-09
MOORE, Diane Elizabeth Director 2022-02-04 2026-01-01
NARASIMHAN, Ramesh Director 2013-04-06 2014-04-17
PALMER, Andrew Charles, Dr Director 2020-07-17 2022-11-03
PHILLIPS, Peter Brian Director 2011-06-06 2012-06-30
RACZ, Andras Director 2004-02-18 2005-07-28
RICHARDSON, Russell Director 2006-04-28 2008-03-11
RICHARDSON, Russell Director 2005-07-28
RONA, Peter Director 2004-02-18 2004-04-22
SAINT, Glenn Craig Director 2010-01-29 2014-10-31
SETH, Nitin Director 2020-10-26 2021-09-30
SONDHI, Vipin Director 2020-11-26 2021-12-31
STANLEY, Roy Robert Edward Director 2008-03-11 2009-07-30
SUBRAMANIAN, Mahesh Babu Director 2022-11-27 2025-08-31
SUMANTRAN, Venkataramani Director 2021-09-17 2026-01-01
SUMNER, James Robert Director 2009-06-01 2012-12-31
VASSALLO, Enrico Director 2013-09-05 2015-10-19

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Optare Plc Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 352 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2026-04-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2026-04-10 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2026-04-10 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2026-04-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2025-12-09 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2025-12-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2025-12-09 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2025-12-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
Date Type Category Description
2026-04-14 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2026-04-10 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2026-04-10 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2026-04-10 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2026-04-10 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2026-03-30 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-03-23 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-03-23 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-03-23 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-02-25 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2026-01-16 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2026-01-13 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-01-12 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-01-12 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-01-12 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-01-12 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-12-09 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2025-12-09 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2025-12-09 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2025-12-09 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
20

last 12 months

Capital events
2

last 24 months

Officers appointed
3

last 12 months

Officers resigned
7

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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