SINCLAIR MOTOR HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£10M
+48.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£67M
+5% vs 2023
Employees
835
+9.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4.4M
-48.3% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £637,850,910 | £674,140,351 | +5.7% | |
| Operating profit | £12,089,394 | £8,225,451 | -32% | |
| Profit before tax | £8,476,308 | £4,380,641 | -48.3% | |
| Net profit | £6,082,770 | £3,174,807 | -47.8% | |
| Cash | £6,777,743 | £10,084,999 | +48.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £64,362,870 | £67,564,383 | +5% | |
| Net assets | £63,535,357 | £66,710,164 | +5% | |
| Equity | £63,535,357 | £66,710,164 | +5% | |
| Average employees | 764 | 835 | +9.3% | |
| Wages | £33,257,227 | £35,442,236 | +6.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £955,976 | £892,543 | -6.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.9% | 1.2% | |
| Net margin | 1.0% | 0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.8% | 12.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.13x | 1.16x | |
| Interest cover | 3.35x | 2.14x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- SINCLAIR MOTOR HOLDINGS LIMITED 2002-05-22 → present
- RELAYBOOST LIMITED 2002-03-15 → 2002-05-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Haines Watts Wales LLP
- 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. 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 group's and the parent 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
- SINCLAIR MOTOR HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Sinclair Garages (Port Talbot) Limited 100%
- Sinclair Garages (Newport) Limited 100%
- Sinclair Garages (Cardiff) Limited 100%
- Swansea TPS Limited 100%
- Sinclair Garages (Swansea) Limited 100%
- Sinclair Garages Limited 100%
- Sinclair Garages (Bridgend) Limited 75%
- Shukers Limited 100%
- Cambrian Garages Limited 100%
Significant events
- “2024 represented a year of ongoing performance challenges for ourselves and the motor industry across the UK.”
- “The market realignment of used car values had a significant impact on the profitability of our used car departments during the first half of 2024.”
- “The German manufacturers are transitioning to an agency model for selling new vehicles. This means that we received a commission percentage for each unit sold and support for certain expenses.”
- “The transition for Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) to Electric Vehicles (EV) is a major change in our industry. There is a drive to supply electric and hybrid vehicles to meet manufacturer targets.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SINCLAIR, Eleanora Kay | Secretary | 2002-03-27 | — | British |
| SINCLAIR, Andrew James | Director | 2014-07-09 | Aug 1972 | British |
| SINCLAIR, Gerald Stanley | Director | 2002-03-27 | Jan 1939 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-03-15 | 2002-03-27 |
| POTTS, Arthur Gwilym | Director | 2002-03-27 | 2016-12-16 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-03-15 | 2002-03-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Eleanora Kay Sinclair | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust), Voting 50–75% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust) | 2017-07-11 | Active |
| Mr Arthur Gwilym Potts | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust), Voting 50–75% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust) | 2017-07-11 | Active |
| Mr Edward Ellis | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-01-13 |
| Mrs Judith Sadler | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-01-13 |
| Mr Julian Harrington | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-01-13 |
| Mr Jeremy Phillips | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-01-13 |
| Mrs Leanne Smith | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-01-13 |
| Mr Richard Gwilym Seaward | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-01-13 |
| Mr Gerald Stanley Sinclair | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Shares 50–75% (as trust), Voting 25–50%, Voting 50–75% (as trust), Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Andrew James Sinclair | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 103 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-17 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-17 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-17 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-09-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-23 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-23 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-22 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.