SOUTHDOWNS MOTOR CARAVANS & HORSEBOXES LIMITED
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Cash
£157k
+119.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.5m
+1.7% vs 2024
Employees
41
-10.9% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£360k
+84.2% vs 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 | £20,732,074 | £23,731,658 | £21,852,932 | £20,798,075 | £20,078,406 | £21,656,800 | +7.9% | |
| Operating profit | £689,124 | £1,752,548 | £1,389,091 | £738,028 | £566,816 | £591,039 | +4.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £472,116 | £1,687,994 | £1,367,418 | £603,096 | £195,438 | £360,000 | +84.2% | |
| Net profit | £380,918 | £1,365,050 | £1,112,055 | £457,618 | £99,275 | £253,447 | +155.3% | |
| Cash | £1,375,034 | £1,238,887 | £1,196,408 | £533,517 | £71,848 | £157,442 | +119.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,206,074 | £4,930,836 | £4,724,970 | £4,517,345 | £4,420,078 | £4,489,180 | +1.6% | |
| Net assets | £3,881,575 | £4,923,725 | £4,720,780 | £4,528,398 | £4,402,173 | £4,478,520 | +1.7% | |
| Equity | — | £4,923,725 | £4,720,780 | £4,528,398 | £4,402,173 | £4,478,520 | +1.7% | |
| Average employees | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 41 | -10.9% | |
| Wages | £1,142,716 | £1,044,536 | £1,067,006 | £1,157,278 | £1,361,059 | £1,353,696 | -0.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £31,821 | £23,630 | £17,810 | £37,106 | £29,776 | £122,020 | +309.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £120,000 | £160,000 | — | — |
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 | 3.3% | 7.4% | 6.4% | 3.5% | 2.8% | 2.7% | |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 5.8% | 5.1% | 2.2% | 0.5% | 1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.4% | 35.5% | 29.4% | 16.3% | 12.8% | 13.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 60.0% | 44.1% | 37.9% | 57.2% | 60.7% | 57.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.25x | 1.22x | 1.27x | |
| Interest cover | 3.18x | 27.15x | 64.09x | 5.47x | 1.53x | 2.56x |
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
- MMO Audit Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AYLING, Marjorie | Secretary | 2005-03-30 | — | British |
| AYLING, Andrew Richard Curtis | Director | 2013-03-22 | Jan 1962 | British |
| AYLING, Marjorie Kay | Director | 2013-03-22 | Dec 1939 | British |
| AYLING, Michael John | Director | 2000-03-29 | Apr 1941 | British |
| AYLING, Russell Leslie Paul | Director | 2004-08-13 | Jan 1964 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AYLING, Michael | Secretary | 2000-03-29 | 2005-03-30 |
| HACKETT, Christopher | Nominee Secretary | 2000-03-29 | 2000-03-29 |
| STEELE, Kevin | Director | 2000-03-29 | 2004-08-13 |
| CHICHESTER DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-03-29 | 2000-03-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Russell Leslie Paul Ayling | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Andrew Richard Curtis Ayling | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Michael John Ayling | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 88 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-18 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-03-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2019-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.