EDC AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED
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Cash
£2.3m
+44.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£7.7m
+28.8% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
178
+33.8% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.7m
+284.4% first positive since 2024
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 | — | £20,239,946 | £25,804,788 | £24,049,425 | £22,851,989 | £38,781,829 | +69.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | £2,575,789 | £3,126,546 | £4,507,423 | -£1,682,129 | £3,830,407 | +327.7% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,198,853 | £2,769,236 | £4,285,838 | -£1,996,281 | £3,681,688 | +284.4% | |
| Net profit | — | £1,817,432 | £2,207,143 | £3,240,832 | -£1,572,613 | £2,712,862 | +272.5% | |
| Cash | £1,091,581 | £1,185,535 | £2,514,956 | £2,612,545 | £1,622,682 | £2,349,505 | +44.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,436,233 | £6,031,502 | £8,391,336 | £9,690,408 | £9,709,766 | £8,862,168 | -8.7% | |
| Net assets | £460,256 | £2,277,688 | £4,484,831 | £7,625,663 | £5,953,050 | £7,665,912 | +28.8% | |
| Equity | £460,256 | £2,277,688 | £4,484,831 | £7,625,663 | £5,953,050 | £7,665,912 | +28.8% | |
| Average employees | 49 | 94 | 140 | 107 | 133 | 178 | +33.8% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £4,593,952 | £6,092,664 | £8,995,089 | +47.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £630,112 | £552,793 | £576,734 | £568,209 | £806,708 | +42% |
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 | — | 12.7% | 12.1% | 18.7% | -7.4% | 9.9% | |
| Net margin | — | 9.0% | 8.6% | 13.5% | -6.9% | 7.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 42.7% | 37.3% | 46.5% | -17.3% | 43.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 42.9% | 62.8% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.99x | 1.35x | 1.33x | |
| Interest cover | — | 6.83x | 8.75x | 20.34x | -5.35x | 21.76x |
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 4 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2026-06-02
- EDC AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED 2026-06-02 → present
- EDWARD DAVIES COMMERCIALS LIMITED 2007-10-09 → 2026-06-02
- DAVIES BARTHOLOMEW COMMERCIALS LIMITED 2001-09-19 → 2007-10-09
- DAVIES GOODING COMMERCIALS LIMITED 2000-01-12 → 2001-09-19
- PLANDROVE LIMITED 1999-11-22 → 2000-01-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes that the company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “On 2 June 2026, the company changed it's name by special resolution from Edward Davies Commercials Limited to EDC Automotive Limited.”
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Robert Hugh Thomas | Secretary | 2000-01-05 | — | British |
| DAVIES, Edward Thomas | Director | 2000-01-05 | Jul 1978 | British |
| DAVIES, Jaime Louise | Director | 2009-05-26 | May 1978 | British |
| DAVIES, Robert Hugh Thomas | Director | 2019-09-27 | Sep 1949 | British |
| PACE, Joseph Benedict | Director | 2019-02-25 | Apr 1984 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-11-22 | 2000-01-05 |
| BARTHOLOMEW, William Alfred John | Director | 2001-08-14 | 2007-09-11 |
| DAVIES, Robert Hugh Thomas | Director | 2001-02-12 | 2001-08-14 |
| GOODING, Michael John | Director | 2000-01-05 | 2001-08-12 |
| SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-11-22 | 2000-01-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edi Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-12-31 | Active |
| Edward Davies (Investments) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 105 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-02 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-02 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-12-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-10-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.