SOMERSET COUNTY CARS LIMITED
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Cash
£837k
+21.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£399k
-67.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
83
-3.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£71k
+113.5% first positive since 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 | £40,846,159 | £44,069,140 | £40,316,562 | -8.5% | |
| Operating profit | £322,735 | -£523,254 | £81,387 | +115.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £337,694 | -£528,139 | £71,336 | +113.5% | |
| Net profit | £234,078 | -£449,926 | £17,030 | +103.8% | |
| Cash | £861,663 | £688,967 | £837,109 | +21.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,894,227 | £1,678,430 | £766,190 | -54.4% | |
| Net assets | £1,681,769 | £1,231,843 | £398,873 | -67.6% | |
| Equity | £1,681,769 | £1,231,843 | £398,873 | -67.6% | |
| Average employees | 86 | 86 | 83 | -3.5% | |
| Wages | £2,858,798 | £2,951,084 | £3,034,755 | +2.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £402,471 | £295,740 | £200,582 | -32.2% |
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 | 0.8% | -1.2% | 0.2% | |
| Net margin | 0.6% | -1.0% | 0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.0% | -31.2% | 10.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.15x | 1.13x | 0.97x | |
| Interest cover | — | -19.94x | 4.82x |
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
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- SOMERSET COUNTY CARS LIMITED · parent
- Motor Animations Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The company is party to a cross guarantee in respect of a loan advanced to the parent company. The amount outstanding on the loan at 31 December 2025 was £370,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURKE, Nigel David | Director | 2001-02-28 | Dec 1952 | British |
| HARRIS, Jack Lloyd | Director | 2026-01-01 | Dec 1987 | British |
| JENKINS, Deborah Anne | Director | 2024-10-01 | Nov 1966 | British |
| LAFFERTY, Jason Marcus | Director | 2015-01-12 | Jun 1971 | British |
| THOMAS, Paul Anthony | Director | 2023-01-01 | Jun 1976 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TREGASKES, Daniel John | Secretary | 2001-02-28 | 2015-03-11 |
| SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-02-28 | 2001-02-28 |
| CAMPSIE, William Robert | Director | 2015-01-12 | 2025-12-31 |
| TREGASKES, Daniel John | Director | 2001-02-28 | 2015-03-11 |
| TREGASKES, Terence Clive | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2024-08-15 |
| CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-02-28 | 2001-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scc (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 102 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-06-28 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-06-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-06-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-11 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2023-06-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-06-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-06-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-06-28 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-04-04 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-04-04 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2023-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.