PICCADILLY MOTORS LIMITED
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Cash
£11m
+6.9% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£13m
+9.5% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
58
-6.5% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£1.9m
-10.5% vs 2025
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | 2026-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,111,424 | £35,285,645 | £38,566,345 | £42,785,843 | £40,291,530 | -5.8% | |
| Operating profit | £817,519 | £1,316,324 | £1,458,970 | £1,591,788 | £1,450,251 | -8.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £824,899 | £1,331,782 | £1,731,407 | £2,152,814 | £1,926,570 | -10.5% | |
| Net profit | £694,711 | £1,117,838 | £1,332,938 | £1,628,925 | £1,415,599 | -13.1% | |
| Cash | £6,471,242 | £7,621,275 | £9,267,275 | £10,719,873 | £11,459,199 | +6.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,979,927 | £8,283,191 | £10,188,648 | £11,767,573 | £13,004,016 | +10.5% | |
| Net assets | £7,972,927 | £8,262,070 | £10,159,908 | £11,738,833 | £12,859,432 | +9.5% | |
| Equity | £7,972,927 | £8,262,070 | £10,159,908 | £11,738,833 | £12,859,432 | +9.5% | |
| Average employees | 70 | 66 | 58 | 62 | 58 | -6.5% | |
| Wages | £1,281,589 | £1,731,890 | £1,858,599 | £1,953,799 | £1,949,656 | -0.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £48,870 | £73,419 | £77,253 | £79,665 | £82,981 | +4.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £149,397 | £1,211 | -99.2% |
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 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | 2026-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.5% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.6% | |
| Net margin | 3.0% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.2% | 15.9% | 14.3% | 13.5% | 11.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 25.8% | 19.5% | 19.2% | 20.4% | 19.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 5.11x | 4.82x | 5.16x |
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
- PICCADILLY MOTORS LIMITED 1993-04-07 → present
- WEIGHTLODGE LIMITED 1992-12-14 → 1993-04-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Buckle Barton Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the director has a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the director continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting...”
Significant events
- “During the year the Wakefield business underwent the Global Store Concept showroom refurb, which involved increasing the showroom size, constructing a first-floor offices and welfare facilities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATTS, Simon Stuart | Secretary | 2008-02-18 | — | British |
| WATTS, Simon Stuart | Director | 1993-01-07 | May 1961 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GETTINGS, Anita | Secretary | 1993-01-07 | 2008-02-18 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-12-14 | 1993-01-07 |
| HALL, Steven Charles | Director | 1993-01-07 | 2017-10-05 |
| SKELDING, Christopher | Director | 1993-01-07 | 2000-03-31 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-12-14 | 1993-01-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Stuart Watts | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 113 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-07 | RP04PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Second filing notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-05-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-28 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2020-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-04-16 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2019-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.