AVAILABLE CAR LIMITED
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Cash
£980K
lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£32M
Equity attributable
Employees
379
Average over period
Profit before tax
£2.6M
Period ending 2025-12-31
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-06-30 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £329,656,000 | £335,681,000 | £334,120,000 | £117,226,000 | £115,366,000 | £252,949,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £3,060,000 | -£680,000 | -£6,112,000 | £1,162,000 | £1,051,000 | £3,337,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £2,095,000 | -£7,313,000 | -£10,823,000 | £155,000 | £527,000 | £2,581,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £1,574,000 | -£6,812,000 | -£10,499,000 | £155,000 | £527,000 | £2,620,000 | — | |
| Cash | £7,541,000 | £2,668,000 | £3,118,000 | £4,929,000 | £2,206,000 | £980,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £55,635,000 | £40,710,000 | £29,308,000 | £28,881,000 | £29,408,000 | £32,028,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £47,783,000 | £40,389,000 | £29,308,000 | £28,881,000 | £29,408,000 | £32,028,000 | — | |
| Equity | £47,783,000 | £40,389,000 | £29,308,000 | £28,881,000 | £29,408,000 | £32,028,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 628 | 660 | 598 | 357 | 387 | 379 | — | |
| Wages | £18,721,000 | £20,398,000 | £18,543,000 | £5,882,000 | £6,405,000 | £13,616,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £595,000 | £737,000 | £443,000 | £195,000 | £242,000 | £580,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 6 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-06-30 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.9% | -0.2% | -1.8% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% | |
| Net margin | 0.5% | -2.0% | -3.1% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.5% | -1.7% | -20.9% | 4.0% | 3.6% | 10.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.83x | 2.24x | |
| Interest cover | 3.17x | -0.41x | -1.40x | 1.12x | 1.92x | 4.14x |
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 Smith Cooper Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- AVAILABLE CAR LIMITED · parent
- Available Vehicles Limited 100%
Significant events
- “2025 has been another positive year for the Company. Achieving a growth in profit from 2024. The plans which were put together to make operational changes are now starting to deliver overbudgeted results.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BELL, Alison Mary | Secretary | 2001-11-07 | — | British |
| BELL, Alison Mary | Director | 2001-11-07 | Feb 1960 | British |
| BELL, Graham | Director | 2001-11-07 | May 1959 | British |
| BELL, Michael William | Director | 2017-04-01 | Sep 1985 | English |
| HILL, Clare Rachel | Director | 2017-04-01 | Sep 1985 | British |
| HITCHEN, Elizabeth Mary | Director | 2017-04-01 | Aug 1983 | British |
| PROUDLER, Simon John | Director | 2022-01-04 | Jan 1987 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-11-07 | 2001-11-07 |
| ALCOCK, Stephen Bryan | Director | 2017-09-29 | 2022-04-14 |
| ARSCOTT, Paul Charles | Director | 2013-01-29 | 2019-03-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Bell Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-11-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 111 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-06 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-11 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-02-14 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-02-14 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2024-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-04 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-02-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-02-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-21 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2023-11-21 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.