AUTOHORN FLEET SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-21 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-53.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£12M
+57.8% vs 2023
Employees
57
-3.4% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£157K
-80.6% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £39,035,258 | £41,669,523 | £41,285,438 | — | £17,877,019 | £20,476,613 | |
| Operating profit | £1,956,604 | £1,707,078 | £3,933,112 | — | £1,003,975 | £675,573 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,587,454 | £1,313,875 | £3,529,603 | £4,354,461 | £808,891 | £157,208 | |
| Net profit | £1,371,195 | £1,132,289 | £3,104,832 | £3,180,096 | £660,213 | £163,872 | |
| Cash | £837,140 | £1,553,137 | £1,637,005 | £3,291,191 | £2,173,646 | £1,005,310 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,392,942 | £17,641,156 | £16,530,935 | £6,843,074 | £7,655,236 | £12,081,672 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £7,655,236 | £12,081,672 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £7,655,236 | £12,081,672 | |
| Average employees | 72 | 67 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 57 | |
| Wages | £1,861,664 | £1,802,685 | £1,856,093 | £2,057,853 | £1,770,981 | £1,639,238 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £387,998 | £382,001 | £572,333 | £970,574 | £577,012 | £483,285 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+14.5%
£17,877,019 £20,476,613
-
Cash
-53.8%
£2,173,646 £1,005,310
-
Net assets
+57.8%
£7,655,236 £12,081,672
-
Employees
-3.4%
59 57
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-32.7%
£1,003,975 £675,573
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-80.6%
£808,891 £157,208
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Wages
-7.4%
£1,770,981 £1,639,238
lowest in 6 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.0% | 4.1% | 9.5% | — | 5.6% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | 3.5% | 2.7% | 7.5% | — | 3.7% | 0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.2% | 9.7% | 23.8% | — | 13.1% | 5.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.56x | 0.38x | |
| Interest cover | 5.28x | 4.33x | 9.74x | — | 5.15x | 1.30x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- AUTOHORN FLEET SERVICES LIMITED 2016-07-07 → present
- AUTOHORN LIMITED 1995-08-07 → 2016-07-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Josolyne 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.”
Group structure
- AUTOHORN FLEET SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- Disturb Projects Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year the Autohorn daily rental business has grown significantly, following the end of the long-standing franchise with Europcar in December 2023.”
- “In the last quarter, the Business acquired the vehicles and customers from Meridian Vehicle Solutions Limited. This resulted in the purchase of 166 vehicles and the associated customer contracts.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAINES, Frances Mary | Secretary | 1995-08-30 | — | British |
| BAINES, Frances Mary | Director | 1995-08-30 | Dec 1968 | British |
| EDWARDS, Sarah | Director | 2022-09-15 | Jun 1985 | British |
| JENKINS, Scott | Director | 2015-10-01 | May 1974 | British |
| MACLEAN, Fraser Robert | Director | 2015-10-01 | Aug 1976 | British |
| UNDERWOOD, Lee Ramon | Director | 2009-02-09 | Jun 1974 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-08-07 | 1995-08-30 |
| BAINES, Richard James | Director | 1995-08-30 | 2020-06-02 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-08-07 | 1995-08-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autohorn Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 118 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-05-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-12-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
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.