CITY WEST COUNTRY LIMITED
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Cash
£13m
+44.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£24m
-21.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
678
+4.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£6.1m
-212.2% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | £211,078,000 | £219,701,000 | £160,230,000 | -27.1% | |
| Operating profit | £1,473,000 | £6,117,000 | -£6,018,000 | -198.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £568,000 | £5,424,000 | -£6,085,000 | -212.2% | |
| Net profit | £863,000 | £4,080,000 | -£6,468,000 | -258.5% | |
| Cash | £12,194,000 | £8,903,000 | £12,830,000 | +44.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £26,019,000 | £30,146,000 | £31,380,000 | +4.1% | |
| Net assets | £25,978,000 | £30,058,000 | £23,590,000 | -21.5% | |
| Equity | £25,978,000 | £30,058,000 | £23,590,000 | -21.5% | |
| Average employees | 641 | 647 | 678 | +4.8% | |
| Wages | £19,471,000 | £19,543,000 | £19,642,000 | +0.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £881,000 | £956,000 | £1,062,000 | +11.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £48,000 | £33,000 | £38,000 | +15.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £284,924 | £354,259 | £401,399 | +13.3% |
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 | 0.7% | 2.8% | -3.8% | |
| Net margin | 0.4% | 1.9% | -4.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.7% | 20.3% | -19.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 72.9% | 50.8% | 75.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.32x | 1.85x | 1.43x | |
| Interest cover | 1.63x | 7.68x | -7.36x |
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
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- 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 financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- CITY WEST COUNTRY LIMITED · parent
- BYD South West Limited 100%
- GWM South West Limited 100%
- Tangelo Motor Company Limited 100%
- Snap Automotive Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 27 February 2026, City West Motor Group Ltd was incorporated as part of a group reorganisation. Subsequently, on 21 May 2026, a share-for-share exchange was completed, resulting in City West Motor Group Ltd becoming the immediate parent company of the company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALKER, Gavin Robert | Director | 2024-10-01 | Apr 1967 | British |
| WICKINS, Anthony John | Director | 2001-11-20 | Mar 1951 | British |
| WICKINS, Michael Anthony | Director | 2001-10-17 | Oct 1970 | British |
| YETMAN, Luke | Director | 2022-12-05 | Jul 1985 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELVIDGE, Christopher Edric David | Secretary | 2003-08-22 | 2006-07-20 |
| SMITH, David Peter Ansley | Secretary | 2001-10-17 | 2003-08-22 |
| VINCENT, Jacqueline Angelika | Secretary | 2022-05-24 | 2024-06-30 |
| WICKINS, Michael Anthony | Secretary | 2006-07-21 | 2022-05-24 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-10-17 | 2001-10-17 |
| ELVIDGE, Christopher Edric David | Director | 2003-07-04 | 2006-07-20 |
| NASH, Lee | Director | 2022-12-17 | 2025-12-31 |
| SMITH, David Peter Ansley | Director | 2001-10-17 | 2003-08-22 |
| SPAETT, Christian Rainer | Director | 2001-11-20 | 2002-12-19 |
| VINCENT, Jacqueline Angelika | Director | 2022-06-21 | 2024-06-30 |
| WALKER, Gavin Robert | Director | 2008-03-03 | 2020-12-31 |
| WATSON, Kevin Terry | Director | 2001-11-20 | 2005-12-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazelwood Motor Company Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2021-12-13 | Active |
| Friday Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-12-13 | Active |
| Mr Kevin Andrew Coppard | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-13 |
| Mr Michael Anthony Wickins | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-13 |
| Mr Christopher John Wickins | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 116 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-03-09 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-03-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-09-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-09-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-04 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-06-04 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2026-06-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-03-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 3
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.