RICHMOND CARS (SOUTHAMPTON) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-07 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2K
-98.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£6M
-14.8% vs 2023
Employees
56
-6.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£105K
-110.2% vs 2023
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £67,382,710 | £42,899,264 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,462,121 | £300,338 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,027,427 | -£104,815 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £762,573 | -£141,413 | |
| Cash | — | — | £180,053 | £2,439 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £6,646,256 | £5,613,742 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £6,466,189 | £5,511,035 | |
| Equity | — | £5,701,470 | £6,466,189 | £5,511,035 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 60 | 56 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,925,786 | £1,531,201 | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-36.3%
£67,382,710 £42,899,264
-
Cash
-98.6%
£180,053 £2,439
-
Net assets
-14.8%
£6,466,189 £5,511,035
-
Employees
-6.7%
60 56
-
Operating profit
-79.5%
£1,462,121 £300,338
-
Profit before tax
-110.2%
£1,027,427 -£104,815
-
Wages
-20.5%
£1,925,786 £1,531,201
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 2.2% | 0.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 1.1% | -0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 22.0% | 5.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.22x | 1.29x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 3.30x | 0.74x |
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
- RICHMOND CARS (SOUTHAMPTON) LIMITED 2011-03-08 → present
- RICHMOND CARS (BOGNOR REGIS) LIMITED 1999-12-01 → 2011-03-08
- STOCKRESET LIMITED 1999-08-06 → 1999-12-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Moore (South) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the balance sheet date, the company made a loss for the year of £141k and had net assets at that date of £5,511k. Subsequent to the year end, the business continues to trade profitably and ahead of budgeted expectations. The directors believe that the company will be able to continue in business and meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “At the beginning of 2024 one of the business's franchises was relocated to Richmond Cars (Botley) Ltd, another company within the wider group.”
- “For 2024 the MG Southampton franchise relocated to improved premises at Richmond Cars (Botley) Limited, with trading results being reported through that company. This franchise is yet to be replaced and the premises at the business are currently vacant.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Catherine | Secretary | 2004-11-01 | — | British |
| NOBES, Michael Ronald | Director | 1999-11-17 | Jan 1962 | British |
| NOBES, Samuel Jonathan | Director | 2017-01-31 | Jul 1987 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAMPNEY, John Smith | Secretary | 2002-12-06 | 2004-11-01 |
| CRADDOCK, Catherine | Secretary | 2000-10-01 | 2002-12-06 |
| SMITH, Elizabeth Evelyn | Secretary | 1999-08-18 | 1999-11-17 |
| SPENCER, Adam Paul | Secretary | 2000-04-18 | 2000-10-01 |
| WHITLOCK, Gary Lea | Secretary | 1999-11-17 | 2000-04-18 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-08-06 | 1999-08-18 |
| DATLEN, Stuart Edmond | Director | 1999-08-18 | 1999-11-17 |
| MORRIS, Alan | Director | 2006-03-10 | 2006-07-03 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-08-06 | 1999-08-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Ronald Nobes | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 133 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-01-08 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2020-01-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2020-01-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-01-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-01-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.