SANDICLIFFE LIMITED
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Cash
£2.6m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£26m
Equity attributable
Employees
425
Average over period
Profit before tax
£3.3m
Period ending 2023-12-31
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £312,673,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £4,755,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £3,288,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £2,398,000 | — | |
| Cash | £2,553,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £32,218,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £25,963,000 | — | |
| Equity | £25,963,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 425 | — | |
| Wages | £13,842,000 | — | |
| 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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.5% | |
| Net margin | 0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 73.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.09x | |
| Interest cover | 3.24x |
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
- SANDICLIFFE LIMITED 2008-02-18 → present
- SANDICLIFFE OF LEICESTER LIMITED 1996-06-11 → 2008-02-18
- SIGNAL TIME LIMITED 1996-05-02 → 1996-06-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Auditor concludes directors' use of going concern basis appropriate and identified no material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- SANDICLIFFE LIMITED · parent
- Automotive Distribution Services Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOODHOUSE, Nicholas William Thomas | Secretary | 1996-06-03 | — | British |
| BARTON, Thomas Henry Alystair | Director | 1996-06-03 | Jun 1963 | British |
| PEZZOTTA, Nicholas Angelo | Director | 2026-01-01 | Oct 1988 | British |
| WOODHOUSE, Nicholas William Thomas | Director | 1996-06-03 | Nov 1952 | British |
| WOODHOUSE, Paul Richard George | Director | 2015-08-26 | Apr 1977 | British |
| WOODHOUSE, Richard Andrew Joseph Barton | Director | 1996-06-03 | May 1945 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FNCS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-05-02 | 1996-06-03 |
| ASHER, Stephanie | Director | 2021-10-13 | 2025-12-31 |
| BARTON, Thomas Henry | Director | 1996-06-03 | 2019-05-05 |
| BEDDARD, Darren James | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2020-03-20 |
| TUTT, Reginald | Director | 2009-12-23 | 2018-03-01 |
| WOODHOUSE, John Richard | Director | 1996-06-03 | 2017-01-30 |
| FNCS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-05-02 | 1996-06-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandicliffe Motor Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-11-14 | Active |
| Sandicliffe Garage Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 297 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-03 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-12-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-10-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-10-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-10-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.