DICK LOVETT SPORTING LIMITED
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Cash
£4.2M
-30.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£12M
-0.5% vs 2024
Employees
44
-2.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.9M
+6.8% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £69,194,000 | — | £75,176,000 | £86,880,000 | £93,600,000 | +7.7% | |
| Operating profit | £2,378,000 | — | £1,518,000 | £1,904,000 | £1,989,000 | +4.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,374,000 | £3,360,000 | £1,276,000 | £1,813,000 | £1,936,000 | +6.8% | |
| Net profit | £1,896,000 | £2,702,000 | £920,000 | £1,301,000 | £1,437,000 | +10.5% | |
| Cash | £2,229,000 | £0 | £7,000 | £6,018,000 | £4,160,000 | -30.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,664,000 | £9,393,000 | £10,352,000 | £11,632,000 | £11,554,000 | -0.7% | |
| Net assets | £6,641,000 | £9,343,000 | £10,263,000 | £11,564,000 | £11,501,000 | -0.5% | |
| Equity | £6,641,000 | £9,343,000 | £10,263,000 | £11,564,000 | £11,501,000 | -0.5% | |
| Average employees | 40 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 44 | -2.2% | |
| Wages | £1,258,000 | £1,564,000 | £1,631,000 | £1,783,000 | £1,876,000 | +5.2% | |
| 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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.4% | — | 2.0% | 2.2% | 2.1% | |
| Net margin | 2.7% | — | 1.2% | 1.5% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 35.7% | — | 14.7% | 16.4% | 17.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 57.5% | 48.6% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.70x | 2.02x | 2.15x | |
| Interest cover | 59.45x | — | 6.27x | 12.44x | 20.30x |
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
- DICK LOVETT SPORTING LIMITED 2007-09-27 → present
- DICK LOVETT (MHT) LIMITED 2003-08-20 → 2007-09-27
- MORTIMER HOUGHTON TURNER LIMITED 1993-04-28 → 2003-08-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “2025 saw the Company achieve a turnover of £93.6 million and a profit before tax of £1.9 million, with turnover and profit increasing compared to 2024. Despite the economic headwinds of national insurance and minimum wage increases and the general reductions in new and used car margins across the industry, the business had an excellent year with used car volumes significantly above the prior year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINTERBURN, Julian | Secretary | 2018-04-01 | — | — |
| LOVETT, Peter Charles | Director | 2002-04-09 | Mar 1950 | British |
| MALONEY, Rebecca Jane | Director | 2023-12-18 | Sep 1979 | British |
| TROTMAN, Russell John | Director | 2025-04-03 | Dec 1965 | British |
| WINTERBURN, Julian | Director | 2018-04-01 | Aug 1969 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOUGHTON, Robert William Rees | Secretary | 1993-04-28 | 2002-04-09 |
| MOULTON, John Christopher | Secretary | 2002-04-09 | 2018-03-31 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-04-28 | 1993-04-28 |
| CAMPBELL, Lynn Ross | Director | 2002-04-09 | 2025-03-31 |
| HOUGHTON, Robert William Rees | Director | 1993-04-28 | 2002-04-09 |
| HOWSE, Christopher Guy | Director | 1999-10-06 | 2002-04-09 |
| HOWSE, Christopher Guy | Director | 1993-05-25 | 1999-10-04 |
| MORTIMER, Robin Peter | Director | 1993-04-28 | 1999-10-05 |
| MOULTON, John Christopher | Director | 2002-04-09 | 2018-03-31 |
| TURNER, Andrew Ronald | Director | 1993-05-25 | 2002-04-09 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-04-28 | 1993-04-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Rebecca Jane Maloney | Individual | Significant influence | 2025-11-18 | Active |
| Dick Lovett Automobile Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2024-05-10 | Active |
| Mr Peter Charles Lovett | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-11-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 137 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-21 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-07 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-10 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-29 | 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.