ROCHFORDS GARAGES LIMITED
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Cash
£879k
+34.2% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£2.5m
+3.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
88
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£129k
-55.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · 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 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £11,876,448 | £12,517,262 | £12,776,544 | +2.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £768,773 | £559,981 | £388,481 | -30.6% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £625,543 | £291,753 | £129,097 | -55.8% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £502,369 | £220,558 | £93,786 | -57.5% | |
| Cash | £285,883 | £194,993 | £275,844 | £578,231 | £654,739 | £878,844 | +34.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,368,879 | £2,193,718 | £3,295,129 | £4,797,407 | £5,561,413 | £5,841,713 | +5% | |
| Net assets | £569,793 | £1,094,023 | £1,605,625 | £2,220,199 | £2,376,780 | £2,470,566 | +3.9% | |
| Equity | £569,793 | £1,094,023 | £1,605,625 | £2,220,199 | £2,376,780 | £2,470,566 | +3.9% | |
| Average employees | 33 | 45 | 74 | 95 | 88 | 88 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,084,353 | £3,349,214 | £3,415,728 | +2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £119,236 | £165,162 | £166,569 | +0.9% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 6.5% | 4.5% | 3.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 4.2% | 1.8% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 16.0% | 10.1% | 6.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 71.5% | 65.3% | 63.9% | 67.7% | 67.7% | 70.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.49x | 1.66x | 1.40x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 5.37x | 2.03x | 1.39x |
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
- Mullen Stoker Limited
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCHFORD, Judith Anne | Secretary | 2008-08-06 | — | British |
| ROCHFORD, Judith Anne | Director | 2021-04-06 | May 1968 | British |
| ROCHFORD, Michael Thomas | Director | 2021-04-06 | Oct 1992 | British |
| ROCHFORD, Michael | Director | 1998-10-21 | Dec 1967 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRIMES, Eileen | Secretary | 1998-10-21 | 2008-08-06 |
| CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-10-21 | 1998-10-21 |
| GRIMES, Eileen | Director | 1998-10-21 | 2008-08-06 |
| MC FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-10-21 | 1998-10-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Judith Anne Rochford | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Michael Rochford | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 92 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-09-23 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-09-22 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-09-22 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-08-13 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-08-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.