BRITISH MOTOR INDUSTRY HERITAGE CENTRE LIMITED
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Cash
£1M
-7.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£23K
-26.9% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1.2M
-5.4% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,260,934 | £3,361,075 | +3.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £1,298,220 | £1,228,330 | -5.4% | |
| Net profit | £1,298,220 | £1,228,330 | -5.4% | |
| Cash | £1,108,529 | £1,023,130 | -7.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £31,417 | £22,970 | -26.9% | |
| Net assets | £31,417 | £22,970 | -26.9% | |
| Equity | £31,417 | £22,970 | -26.9% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | |
| Wages | £882,872 | £1,002,489 | +13.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 39.8% | 36.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 97.7% | 98.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.02x | 1.02x |
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
- BRITISH MOTOR INDUSTRY HERITAGE CENTRE LIMITED 1988-10-19 → present
- BOLDBELL LIMITED 1988-05-26 → 1988-10-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Forecasts indicate that, taking account of severe but plausible downsides, BMIHC Ltd will have sufficient funds to meet its liabilities as they fall due for that period. The financial statements continue to be prepared under the going concern basis of accounting.”
Significant events
- “2024 was the first year since 2019 that conference sales exceeded ",2 million, hearteningly this was made possible by a 14% year-on-year growth of external conference sales.”
- “After many years the hotel development is closer than ever, with both a lease and planning permission agreed the hotel is on course for an opening in 2027.”
- “2025 will be a transitional year as the current MD retires and a new CEO is appointed, this brings with it a degree of uncertainty, but an experienced senior leadership team will ensure a steady transition.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAIRNS, Helen Suzanne | Secretary | 2019-03-31 | — | — |
| ARMSTRONG, Peter John | Director | 2025-09-01 | Nov 1963 | British |
| MANAGHAN, Adrian James Peter | Director | 2015-05-05 | Nov 1981 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWLER, Pauline Elizabeth | Secretary | — | 1993-09-29 |
| ELLIOTT, Teresa Margaret | Secretary | 1993-09-29 | 2000-05-17 |
| PEARSON, Susan Lesley | Secretary | 2000-10-20 | 2019-03-31 |
| SHAH, Rajul Kunjbihari | Secretary | 2000-05-18 | 2000-10-20 |
| ARMITAGE, Andrew Thomas | Director | 1999-04-23 | 2000-06-30 |
| BARNES, Derek Gordon | Director | 2002-03-27 | 2012-04-01 |
| CHICK, Denis Roy | Director | 1999-01-11 | 1999-11-30 |
| COOPE, Jeffrey Colin | Director | 2020-04-22 | 2025-03-21 |
| COULTAS, Frederick Arthur | Director | 1994-05-27 | 2000-04-28 |
| DAVIES, Leslie Sydney | Director | 1994-05-27 | 1999-03-26 |
| MITCHELL, Peter | Director | 2000-12-06 | 2005-09-29 |
| MITCHELL, Peter | Director | — | 1994-05-27 |
| RAMSAY, Roderick Thomas Wilson | Director | 1995-06-08 | 1998-07-02 |
| SHAH, Rajul Kunjbihari | Director | 2000-05-18 | 2002-03-27 |
| SMITH, David Miles | Director | 2000-12-06 | 2015-04-15 |
| TEW, Julie Susan | Director | 2001-03-13 | 2020-04-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Motor Industry Heritage Trust | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 150 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-05-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.