MOTOR PARTS DIRECT LIMITED
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Cash
£7.1M
-57.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£57M
-3.7% vs 2024
Employees
2,107
+10.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£37M
+14.6% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-07-01.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £231,335,295 | £242,020,455 | +4.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | £31,684,163 | £36,539,919 | +15.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £27,130,855 | £32,177,412 | £36,879,742 | +14.6% | |
| Net profit | £22,072,867 | £24,098,069 | £27,010,925 | +12.1% | |
| Cash | £11,248,002 | £16,728,843 | £7,123,362 | -57.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £46,817,792 | £60,701,044 | £63,788,200 | +5.1% | |
| Net assets | £46,281,731 | £59,679,800 | £57,474,883 | -3.7% | |
| Equity | £46,281,731 | £59,679,800 | £57,474,883 | -3.7% | |
| Average employees | 1,830 | 1,910 | 2,107 | +10.3% | |
| Wages | £63,752,762 | £46,072,129 | £51,095,082 | +10.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £484,835 | £618,375 | +27.5% |
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 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 13.7% | 15.1% | |
| Net margin | — | 10.4% | 11.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 52.2% | 57.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 43.6% | 48.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.10x | 2.09x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the detailed forecasts prepared by management, the Board has a reasonable expectation that Motor Parts Direct Limited has adequate resources to continue to trade for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing and approving these financial statements. Accordingly, the Board continues to adopt the going concern basis when preparing this Annual Report and Financial Statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE WAAL, Schalk | Director | 2023-02-16 | Mar 1971 | British |
| GRATTON, Lee | Director | 2025-11-11 | May 1978 | British |
| LYNCH, Niall | Director | 2023-02-16 | Nov 1975 | South African,British |
| TRUSCOTT, Robert Gordon | Director | 2022-09-30 | Jun 1965 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHAH, Ninna Mukesh | Secretary | 1998-07-28 | 2022-09-30 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-07-28 | 1998-07-28 |
| DE KLERK, Carel | Director | 2022-09-30 | 2024-11-21 |
| JANSE VAN RENSBURG, Ockert Jacobus | Director | 2022-09-30 | 2024-01-26 |
| PERRIE, Malcolm James | Director | 2022-09-30 | 2024-11-21 |
| SHAH, Darshni | Director | 2017-09-28 | 2022-09-30 |
| SHAH, Kiran Zaverchand | Director | 2008-05-16 | 2022-09-30 |
| SHAH, Mukesh Zaverchand | Director | 1998-07-28 | 2022-09-30 |
| SHAH, Neeta | Director | 2017-09-28 | 2022-09-30 |
| SHAH, Ninna Mukesh | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2022-09-30 |
| SHAH, Ninna Mukesh | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2011-10-31 |
| SHAH, Priyen | Director | 2017-09-28 | 2022-09-30 |
| SHAH, Sagar | Director | 2017-09-28 | 2022-09-30 |
| WYKES, Darren | Director | 2022-09-30 | 2025-11-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Parts Direct (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-06-07 | Active |
| Mr Mukesh Zaverchand Shah | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-06-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 157 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-02 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2025-01-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-01-23 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-01-23 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.