MOTORPOINT LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of the London-listed Motorpoint Group PLC, the company is an omnichannel retailer of nearly new cars and commercial vehicles under the Motorpoint brand, alongside running the business-to-business auction platform Auction4Cars.com.
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Cash
£5.2m
-21.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£97m
+8.6% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
829
+4.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£8.4m
+78.7% highest in 3 filed years
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Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £1,086,600,000 | £1,173,100,000 | £1,268,600,000 | +8.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£400,000 | £13,700,000 | £18,000,000 | +31.4% | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£9,600,000 | £4,700,000 | £8,400,000 | +78.7% | |
| Net profit | — | -£7,700,000 | £3,800,000 | £6,300,000 | +65.8% | |
| Cash | £5,600,000 | £9,200,000 | £6,600,000 | £5,200,000 | -21.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £153,200,000 | £139,800,000 | £142,600,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £91,200,000 | £84,200,000 | £89,100,000 | £96,800,000 | +8.6% | |
| Equity | £91,200,000 | £84,200,000 | £89,100,000 | £96,800,000 | +8.6% | |
| Average employees | — | 760 | 791 | 829 | +4.8% | |
| Wages | — | £27,900,000 | £33,700,000 | £33,300,000 | -1.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £700,000 | £1,300,000 | £1,700,000 | +30.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £19,000 | £34,000 | £38,000 | +11.8% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £448,000 | £400,000 | £400,000 | 0% |
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 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -0.0% | 1.2% | 1.4% | |
| Net margin | — | -0.7% | 0.3% | 0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -0.3% | 9.6% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 70.0% | 66.8% | 70.7% | 72.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.50x | 1.64x | 1.44x | — | |
| Interest cover | — | -0.04x | 1.52x | 1.88x |
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
- MOTORPOINT LIMITED 2011-08-01 → present
- MOTORPOINT OF DERBY LIMITED 1998-01-27 → 2011-08-01
- WILLOUGHBY (157) LIMITED 1997-12-17 → 1998-01-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have assessed the prospects of the Company over a period in excess of 12 months from the date of signing the Company financial statements as required by the 'Going Concern' provision, by selecting the period to the end of September 2027.”
Group structure
- MOTORPOINT LIMITED · parent
- Chartwell Leasing Limited 100%
- Auction 4 Cars Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER, Mark Gwilym | Director | 2011-07-01 | Jan 1972 | British |
| MORGAN, Thomas Christopher | Director | 2021-01-11 | Oct 1966 | British |
| SINGH, Kalwant | Director | 2024-06-04 | Apr 1972 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAMBERS, Paul Carl | Secretary | 2015-01-16 | 2015-09-23 |
| GILMOUR, James | Secretary | 2015-09-23 | 2016-05-11 |
| LATHAM, Paula | Secretary | 2001-01-09 | 2015-01-16 |
| SHELTON, Joanne Tracey | Secretary | 1998-01-12 | 2001-01-09 |
| VIRK, Manjit Kaur | Secretary | 2016-05-11 | 2021-02-27 |
| WILLOUGHBY CORPORATE SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1997-12-17 | 1998-01-08 |
| BAIRD, Jonathan | Director | 2017-07-14 | 2021-11-12 |
| GILLESPIE, John Anthony | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2012-03-15 |
| GILMOUR, James Edward | Director | 2015-09-23 | 2020-08-24 |
| HEMMINGS, Keely Sarah | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2017-07-14 |
| SHELTON, David Edward | Director | 1998-01-08 | 2018-03-31 |
| WARREN, Gary | Director | 1998-01-12 | 2012-03-05 |
| WINFIELD, Paul | Director | 2001-01-09 | 2016-12-31 |
| WILLOUGHBY CORPORATE REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1997-12-17 | 1998-01-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motorpoint Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Voting 75–100% (as firm) | 2016-05-09 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 165 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-08-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-08-20 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2021-08-20 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2021-08-20 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2021-08-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.