DEVONSHIRE MOTORS LIMITED
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Cash
£362K
-34.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.9M
+0.5% vs 2024
Employees
57
-1.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£247K
-27.9% 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 | £15,051,556 | £14,139,367 | £14,293,569 | +1.1% | |
| Operating profit | £621,326 | £450,240 | £337,528 | -25% | |
| Profit before tax | £526,510 | £343,432 | £247,445 | -27.9% | |
| Net profit | £386,048 | £243,358 | £150,254 | -38.3% | |
| Cash | £840,586 | £549,676 | £362,263 | -34.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,011,412 | £2,814,010 | £2,606,278 | -7.4% | |
| Net assets | £1,832,817 | £1,866,175 | £1,875,429 | +0.5% | |
| Equity | £1,832,817 | £1,866,175 | £1,875,429 | +0.5% | |
| Average employees | 58 | 58 | 57 | -1.7% | |
| Wages | £1,886,222 | £2,004,810 | £2,011,561 | +0.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £222,242 | £266,970 | £264,748 | -0.8% |
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 | 4.1% | 3.2% | 2.4% | |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 1.7% | 1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.6% | 16.0% | 13.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.31x | 1.20x | 1.11x | |
| Interest cover | 5.71x | 3.76x | 3.52x |
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
- DEVONSHIRE MOTORS LIMITED 2008-04-28 → present
- BANTIO LIMITED 1994-07-19 → 2008-04-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Given that the Company has continued to trade profitably and has sufficient cash resources and borrowing facilities, the Directors believe that the Company will be able to meet its debts as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months after the approval of these financial statements. The Directors have therefore prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “In 2025 the accident repair centre was a national award winner for the 4th year running in the RMI's Sustainability award, individual staff also excelled in the Bodyshop Magazine Craft awards, with five finalists in three award categories, to add to this we were delighted to scoop the ABP Eco-Friendly Single Site Bodyshop award at the ABP Night of Knights event in Manchester, which is one of the headline events in the industry calendar.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Janet Susan | Secretary | 2001-10-22 | — | British |
| DAMPIER BENNETT, Graeme Stuart | Director | 2005-07-01 | Sep 1971 | British |
| JONES, Janet Susan | Director | 2007-08-22 | Mar 1961 | British |
| TOMLINSON, Nathan James | Director | 2005-07-01 | Apr 1973 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROSS, Paul Michael | Secretary | 1998-07-01 | 1999-06-30 |
| CROSS, Ruth Mary | Secretary | 1999-06-30 | 2001-10-22 |
| CROSS, Ruth Mary | Secretary | 1994-07-27 | 1998-06-30 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-07-19 | 1994-07-27 |
| BRETTELL, Barry Anthony | Director | 2007-08-22 | 2009-04-28 |
| CROSS, David Henry | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2007-08-19 |
| CROSS, Ruth Mary | Director | 1994-07-27 | 2019-03-31 |
| JONES, Janet Susan | Director | 2001-09-28 | 2004-11-15 |
| JORDAN, Robert Thomas | Director | 2001-09-28 | 2003-07-31 |
| PRATER, Leslie Martin | Director | 2007-08-22 | 2019-03-31 |
| PRATER, Leslie Martin | Director | 1994-07-27 | 2004-10-07 |
| COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-07-19 | 1994-07-27 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-07-19 | 1994-07-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Janet Susan Jones | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Nathan James Tomlinson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Graeme Stuart Dampier-Bennett | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-04-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-04-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-03-28 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2019-03-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-05-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.