CATHEDRAL MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED
Get an alert when CATHEDRAL MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Cash
£4.5k
+362.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£11m
+9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
300
+2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.1m
-9.9% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £188,832,857 | £222,256,393 | £218,362,424 | -1.8% | |
| Operating profit | £1,656,548 | £2,565,886 | £2,341,028 | -8.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,305,577 | £2,288,914 | £2,062,206 | -9.9% | |
| Net profit | £897,236 | £1,623,545 | £1,423,440 | -12.3% | |
| Cash | £2,339 | £965 | £4,460 | +362.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,716,286 | £10,546,090 | £11,548,396 | +9.5% | |
| Net assets | £9,446,322 | £10,269,867 | £11,193,307 | +9% | |
| Equity | £9,446,322 | £10,269,867 | £11,193,307 | +9% | |
| Average employees | 288 | 294 | 300 | +2% | |
| Wages | £10,177,742 | £11,325,238 | £11,439,909 | +1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,155,057 | £1,251,738 | £1,288,992 | +3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £100,246 | £95,118 | £85,937 | -9.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £289,046 | £278,726 | £271,944 | -2.4% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.9% | 1.2% | 1.1% | |
| Net margin | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.0% | 24.3% | 20.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 64.7% | 65.8% | 73.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.07x | 1.10x | 1.05x | |
| Interest cover | 4.72x | 9.26x | 8.40x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- CATHEDRAL MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED 2000-02-25 → present
- PINCO 1347 LIMITED 2000-01-20 → 2000-02-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- 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 in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- CATHEDRAL MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- Cathedral Motors Bromsgrove LLP 88%
- Goodfellows Garage Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The company has taken the decision to change Dealer Management System in H1 2026, after exploring the market for a more simple, full encompassing integrated software solution.”
- “The company has not been involved in any lending activity, and that is why the Board of Directors do not believe there to be any exposures to consider providing for [in relation to FCA redress scheme for motor finance].”
- “Our Bromsgrove Dealer was recognised as the No.1 Peugeot Dealer of the Year in the Guild of Lion Awards for 2025, in addition to securing No.1 position for Sales Department of the Year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOBSON, Martin Thomas | Secretary | 2025-10-20 | — | — |
| ARCHER, Anthony Bernard | Director | 2000-02-24 | Jul 1945 | British |
| ARCHER, Benjamin James | Director | 2016-01-19 | Oct 1973 | British |
| BARRETT, Neil Alan | Director | 2000-03-31 | Nov 1965 | British |
| BEARDMORE, Garry | Director | 2023-01-19 | Jan 1974 | British |
| DOBSON, Martin Thomas | Director | 2025-09-10 | Dec 1972 | British |
| GOODWIN, Paul | Director | 2004-05-14 | Mar 1963 | British |
| STENNING, David John | Director | 2000-02-24 | Feb 1952 | British |
| STENNING, Scott | Director | 2020-01-01 | Aug 1986 | British |
| WISEMAN, Angus | Director | 2006-12-15 | Jan 1968 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRETT, Neil | Secretary | 2025-05-01 | 2025-10-20 |
| BARRETT, Neil Alan | Secretary | 2000-03-31 | 2023-01-19 |
| DREW, Stephen | Secretary | 2023-01-19 | 2025-05-01 |
| STENNING, David John | Secretary | 2000-02-24 | 2000-03-31 |
| PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-01-20 | 2000-02-24 |
| ARCHER, Giles Anthony | Director | 2001-08-07 | 2018-01-15 |
| DREW, Stephen John | Director | 2021-09-17 | 2025-05-01 |
| TIMMINS, Neil James | Director | 2016-01-19 | 2023-08-04 |
| PINSENT MASONS DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2000-01-20 | 2000-02-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 169 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-07-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-07-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-07-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-07-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-07-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-07-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-07-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-07-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-22 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-20 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 16
- 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.