AUTOROLA LTD
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-28 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
+64% vs 2024
Net assets
£1M
-45.2% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
79
+9.7% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
-9% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £4,708,305 | £7,857,770 | — | — | £10,165,816 | £10,985,268 | |
| Operating profit | £930,713 | £2,119,011 | — | — | £1,969,382 | £1,833,632 | |
| Profit before tax | £935,179 | £2,119,488 | £2,605,273 | £2,749,808 | £2,078,840 | £1,892,776 | |
| Net profit | £758,489 | £1,717,907 | £2,108,062 | £2,113,069 | £1,556,829 | £1,419,607 | |
| Cash | £826,681 | £5,067,283 | £8,294,555 | £1,554,230 | £2,347,347 | £3,850,239 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,646,194 | £2,864,101 | £4,222,163 | £4,585,232 | £2,392,061 | £1,311,668 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £2,392,061 | £1,311,668 | |
| Equity | £1,646,194 | £2,864,101 | £4,222,163 | £4,585,232 | £2,392,061 | £1,311,668 | |
| Average employees | 42 | 47 | 53 | 65 | 72 | 79 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,512,257 | £2,962,859 | £3,169,384 | £3,621,951 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £352,730 | £273,582 | £202,374 | £100,534 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
-
Turnover
+8.1%
£10,165,816 £10,985,268
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+64%
£2,347,347 £3,850,239
-
Net assets
-45.2%
£2,392,061 £1,311,668
-
Employees
+9.7%
72 79
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-6.9%
£1,969,382 £1,833,632
-
Profit before tax
-9%
£2,078,840 £1,892,776
-
Wages
+14.3%
£3,169,384 £3,621,951
highest in 4 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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 19.8% | 27.0% | — | — | 19.4% | 16.7% | |
| Net margin | 16.1% | 21.9% | — | — | 15.3% | 12.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 56.5% | 74.0% | — | — | 82.3% | 139.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 61.2% | 77.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.61x | 1.27x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 195.67x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- AUTOROLA LTD 2010-03-04 → present
- AUTOROLA GLOBAL REMARKETING LIMITED 2006-08-21 → 2010-03-04
- R. L. POLK GLOBAL REMARKETING LTD 2003-06-18 → 2006-08-21
- GLOBAL REMARKETING LIMITED 1997-05-16 → 2003-06-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Afford Bond Holdings Limited
- 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
- “The Company demonstrated an 8% increase in sales in 2025 with turnover increasing but not to the required level due to the shortage of 2 to 4 year old cars in the market.”
- “The company's gross profit margins have been maintained even with an increase in transport costs at 77.7%.”
- “The Company has increased its sales staff from last year and has invested in manpower to aid Autorola solutions, a customised product to support fleet management processes, in the UK market.”
- “The Company's balance sheet reserves have decreased from £2,392,061 to £1,311,668 due to large dividends to the parent company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GROFTEHAUGE, Peter | Secretary | 2006-07-31 | — | Danish |
| FROST, Neil David | Director | 2012-12-10 | Feb 1977 | British |
| GROFTEHAUGE, Peter | Director | 2006-07-31 | Nov 1966 | Danish |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEACON, David Anthony | Secretary | 2002-01-14 | 2002-08-30 |
| KERR, James Thompson | Secretary | 1997-05-16 | 2000-11-13 |
| MAGRATH, Patrick Edward | Secretary | 2000-11-13 | 2001-07-20 |
| SMITH, Philip John | Secretary | 2001-07-20 | 2002-01-14 |
| TUTT, Anne Catherine | Secretary | 2004-12-17 | 2005-11-18 |
| WARREN, Louise Ann | Secretary | 2002-08-30 | 2004-12-17 |
| HALCO SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-01-03 | 2006-07-31 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-05-16 | 1997-05-16 |
| BUSBY, Terence John | Director | 2002-11-01 | 2004-03-31 |
| CROCKER, Michael | Director | 2006-07-31 | 2009-04-18 |
| EGGLESTON, Philip Andrew | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2004-08-18 |
| FLEISCHHAUER, Todd Barry | Director | 2005-11-15 | 2006-07-31 |
| HAWKINS, Mark Richard | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2009-04-18 |
| KERR, James Thompson | Director | 1997-05-16 | 2002-07-31 |
| LARSEN, Peter Bisgaard | Director | 2014-09-10 | 2021-02-01 |
| MITCHELL, Jonathan Scott | Director | 2012-12-10 | 2024-12-31 |
| MOLTRUP, Claus Andresen | Director | 2009-02-03 | 2014-09-10 |
| PERSSON, Erik | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2009-02-03 |
| POLK, Stephen Roland | Director | 2001-06-18 | 2006-07-31 |
| RAWLS, Kendra Lynn | Director | 2005-11-15 | 2006-07-31 |
| SMITH, Philip John | Director | 2000-11-13 | 2002-12-04 |
| THOMPSON, John Neville | Director | 1997-05-16 | 2002-05-31 |
| TUTT, Anne Catherine | Director | 2003-10-20 | 2005-11-18 |
| WADE, Malcolm Stewart | Director | 2003-03-24 | 2004-08-18 |
| WALKER, Joseph Vincent | Director | 2004-08-02 | 2006-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter Groftehauge | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-05-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 140 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-16 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-02-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-03-11 | 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.