BATCHELORS MOTOR GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£560k
+399% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£672k
+8.7% vs 2024
Employees
48
+29.7% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£151k
+68.9% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £14,312,489 | £14,791,835 | £15,649,334 | £16,302,815 | £28,159,386 | +72.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | £302,219 | £141,009 | £155,087 | £204,740 | £430,082 | +110.1% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £208,616 | £29,710 | £1,236 | £89,362 | £150,906 | +68.9% | |
| Net profit | — | £206,541 | £21,428 | £10,811 | £89,362 | £54,106 | -39.5% | |
| Cash | £13,082 | £15,376 | £13 | £175 | £112,328 | £560,491 | +399% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,265,049 | £2,345,198 | £2,371,977 | £618,782 | £670,197 | £792,321 | +18.2% | |
| Net assets | £1,597,273 | £1,709,814 | £1,734,242 | £529,053 | £618,415 | £672,251 | +8.7% | |
| Equity | £1,597,273 | £1,709,814 | £1,734,242 | £529,053 | £618,415 | £672,251 | +8.7% | |
| Average employees | 36 | 35 | 37 | 40 | 37 | 48 | +29.7% | |
| Wages | — | £768,750 | £954,209 | £1,100,687 | £1,024,800 | £1,622,082 | +58.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £14,356 | £18,344 | £14,844 | £28,089 | £14,844 | -47.2% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 2.1% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 1.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 1.4% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 12.9% | 5.9% | 25.1% | 30.5% | 54.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 68.2% | 67.5% | 67.8% | 87.9% | 84.1% | 93.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.08x | 1.11x | 0.98x | |
| Interest cover | — | 3.23x | 1.26x | 1.01x | 1.77x | 1.54x |
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 — the current trading name was adopted 2025-08-04
- BATCHELORS MOTOR GROUP LIMITED 2025-08-04 → present
- BATCHELORS OF RIPON LIMITED 1988-10-04 → 2025-08-04
- CHANGEPLEDGE LIMITED 1987-11-30 → 1988-10-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco 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
- BATCHELORS MOTOR GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Batchelors of York Limited
- Kineholme Garage Limited
Significant events
- “On 31st August 2025, a major internal restructuring was completed to simplify the Group structure and improve operational efficiency. Batchelors of York Limited and Kineholme Garage Limited were transferred into Batchelors Motor Group Limited, resulting in all trading activities being consolidated.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENTON, Antony Michael | Secretary | 2015-01-05 | — | — |
| DENTON, Antony Michael | Director | 2013-06-05 | Jun 1967 | British |
| DENTON, Karen Louise | Director | 2017-06-07 | Jan 1966 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATCHELOR, Elaine | Secretary | 2002-08-02 | 2013-06-05 |
| LANE, John William Joseph | Secretary | 2013-06-05 | 2014-12-01 |
| SMITH, Victor Robert | Secretary | 1995-04-19 | 2002-08-01 |
| MOTORS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | — | 1995-04-19 |
| BARRETT, Dean Michael | Director | — | 1992-09-30 |
| BATCHELOR, David Wilson | Director | — | 2013-06-05 |
| BATCHELOR, Elaine | Director | 1998-03-06 | 2013-06-05 |
| CHAPMAN, Peter | Director | 2001-02-19 | 2002-04-16 |
| CLARK, Andrew David | Director | 1991-12-27 | 1994-01-04 |
| CLARK, Simon Nicholas | Director | 2015-01-05 | 2016-07-01 |
| DENTON, Karen Louise | Director | 2015-01-05 | 2017-06-07 |
| GLADWIN, Peter William | Director | 1993-09-23 | 1994-01-04 |
| HARVEY, John | Director | — | 1991-12-27 |
| HICKS, Jeremy Christopher | Director | 1992-09-30 | 1993-09-23 |
| LANE, John William Joseph | Director | 2013-06-05 | 2014-12-01 |
| LANE, Justin Dominic | Director | 2013-06-05 | 2014-12-01 |
| LANE, Melissa Claire | Director | 2013-06-05 | 2014-12-01 |
| SMITH, David Steven | Director | 2000-11-16 | 2013-06-05 |
| WILLIAMS, Martin Christopher | Director | 1997-04-10 | 2006-03-20 |
| MOTORS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1994-01-04 | 1995-04-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batchelors Motor Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-06-08 | Active |
| Batchelors Of Ripon 2013 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-06-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 255 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-04 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-06-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-04 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
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.