RYCLIFF CARS LIMITED
Rycliff Cars Limited is an entity connected to the Ryland motor retail group, sharing directorships and a registered office with Ryland Motors Limited.
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Cash
£643k
-63.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£9.6m
-13.8% vs 2024
Employees
174
+3.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.4m
-117.8% lowest 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 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £58,966,346 | £157,438,956 | £159,868,058 | +1.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£287,015 | £144,104 | £7,668 | -94.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,048,416 | £7,941,726 | -£1,414,098 | -117.8% | |
| Net profit | -£833,491 | £8,081,155 | -£1,539,981 | -119.1% | |
| Cash | £9,743,043 | £1,752,767 | £642,535 | -63.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,803,769 | £11,135,924 | £9,595,943 | -13.8% | |
| Net assets | £3,054,769 | £11,135,924 | £9,595,943 | -13.8% | |
| Equity | £3,054,769 | £11,135,924 | £9,595,943 | -13.8% | |
| Average employees | 52 | 168 | 174 | +3.6% | |
| Wages | £2,074,841 | £7,512,514 | £7,645,522 | +1.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.5% | 0.1% | 0.0% | |
| Net margin | -1.4% | 5.1% | -1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -7.5% | 1.3% | 0.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 88.2% | 78.3% | 82.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.10x | 1.13x | 1.09x | |
| Interest cover | -0.38x | 0.11x | 0.01x |
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
- RYCLIFF CARS LIMITED 1997-01-01 → present
- RYBROOK CARS LIMITED 1992-01-09 → 1997-01-01
- FORAY 343 LIMITED 1991-12-12 → 1992-01-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Company now forms part of the Ryland Automotive Limited group which has group-wide facilities for its working capital requirements.”
Significant events
- “Goodwill and computer software development are the result of an acquisition made by the Rybrook group on 28 February 2019 and were transferred into this company as a result of the group restructure on 8 January 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAGE, Christopher John | Director | 2023-12-14 | Feb 1979 | British |
| SHELDON, Simon Guy | Director | 2022-03-30 | Jan 1965 | British |
| WHALE, Max Howard | Director | 2022-02-23 | Apr 1976 | British |
| WHALE, Peter William | Director | — | Feb 1949 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMPSON, Keith | Secretary | — | 2016-03-22 |
| NURPURI, Jatinder Pal Singh | Secretary | 2016-03-22 | 2024-10-14 |
| HAMPSON, Keith | Director | — | 2016-11-14 |
| NURPURI, Jatinder Pal Singh | Director | 2016-03-22 | 2024-10-14 |
| VICKERS, John Arthur | Director | — | 1995-08-25 |
| WHALE, Henry William | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2024-11-27 |
| WHALE, Nicholas Andrew | Director | — | 1998-12-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rybrook Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-01-08 | Ceased 2024-01-08 |
| Rybrook Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-01-08 | Ceased 2024-01-08 |
| Ryland Automotive Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-01-08 | Active |
| Rybrook Automotive Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-01-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 149 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-18 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.