DESIRA HOLDINGS PLC — The Accounts

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Next accounts due

2026-06-30 (in 1mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-10-18 (in 5mo)

Last made up 2025-10-04

Watchouts

1 item

Cash

£491K

-30.7% lowest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£13M

+2.4% highest in 3 filed years

Employees

219

+29.6% highest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

£791K

-14.8% vs 2023

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

1 PSC ceased in last 24 months

Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

Net assets

4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median

DESIRA HOLDINGS PLC·Consumer Discretionary median · n=21268

Accounts

4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric	2022-01-01	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Turnover	—	—	£68,153,183	£79,489,443
Operating profit	—	—	£1,014,422	£903,306
Profit before tax	—	—	£928,001	£790,595
Net profit	—	£231,108	£671,684	£619,243
Cash	—	£1,078,832	£708,684	£490,901
Total assets less current liabilities	—	£8,920,578	£13,098,123	£14,161,050
Net assets	—	£8,202,411	£12,219,135	£12,508,378
Equity	£8,371,303	£8,202,411	£12,219,135	£12,508,378
Average employees	—	7	169	219
Wages	—	—	£4,866,946	£6,198,433
Directors' remuneration	—	—	£471,848	£506,640

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Year-on-year

FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31

Turnover

+16.6%

£68,153,183 £79,489,443
Cash

-30.7%

£708,684 £490,901

lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets

+2.4%

£12,219,135 £12,508,378

highest in 3 filed years
Employees

+29.6%

169 219

highest in 3 filed years
Operating profit

-11%

£1,014,422 £903,306
Profit before tax

-14.8%

£928,001 £790,595
Wages

+27.4%

£4,866,946 £6,198,433

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio	2022-01-01	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Operating margin	—	—	1.5%	1.1%
Net margin	—	—	1.0%	0.8%
Return on capital employed	—	—	7.7%	6.4%
Current ratio	—	—	1.25x	1.15x
Interest cover	—	—	9.19x	6.88x

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: Consolidated group
Auditor: Larking Gowen 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 or 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

DESIRA HOLDINGS PLC · parent
1. Desira Group Pic 90% · UK
2. Desira Norfolk Limited 100% · UK · dormant
3. Keyroute Limited 100% · UK · dormant
4. Simpsons Garage (Gt Yarmouth) Limited 100% · UK

Significant events

“In April 2024 Desira Group Plc completed a share purchase of Simpsons Garage (Gt. Yarmouth) Limited. This company is a successful and very long-established motorhome business, representing a range of market leading manufacturers.”
“Also helping these figures has been the addition of three new OMODA and JAECOO showrooms during the latter part of the year. These franchises offer electric, hybrid and petrol derivatives, which allow them to appeal to all.”
“The year ahead also brings an exciting move with the opening of a new Nissan showroom in King's Lynn. Nissan wanted Desira Group to be their main partner for Norfolk and North Suffolk in 2024, with the newly renovated Kings Lynn site opening in June 2025.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

8 active · 6 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
GANT, Michelle Suzanne	Secretary	2009-02-01	—	British
DESIRA, John Paul	Director	2002-10-04	Jul 1948	British
DESIRA, Paul Andrew James	Director	2008-06-05	Jan 1983	British
DESIRA, Susan Margaret	Director	2007-11-27	May 1949	British
GANT, Michelle Suzanne	Director	2009-03-11	Jun 1974	British
GARVEY, Charlotte Marie	Director	2008-06-05	Feb 1978	British
STONE, Stuart Peter	Director	2009-12-23	Nov 1969	British
TAYLOR, Juliette Louise	Director	2008-06-05	Apr 1976	British

Show 6 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
SUNDERLAND, Colin Arnold	Secretary	2002-10-04	2008-12-02
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Secretary	2002-10-04	2002-10-04
HARDMAN, Andrew George	Director	2002-10-04	2005-07-22
SUNDERLAND, Colin Arnold	Director	2002-10-04	2008-12-02
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Director	2002-10-04	2002-10-04
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Director	2002-10-04	2002-10-04

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
Mr John Paul Desira	Individual	Shares 50–75%	2016-04-06	Ceased 2026-03-12

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 101 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

2022-07-25 MA Memorandum articles
2022-07-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution

Date	Type	Category	Description
2026-04-20	SH08	capital	Capital name of class of shares
2026-03-24	PSC08	persons-with-significant-control	Notification of a person with significant control statement	PDF
2026-03-24	PSC07	persons-with-significant-control	Cessation of a person with significant control	PDF
2025-10-06	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2025-07-01	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type group
2024-10-18	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2024-06-28	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type group	PDF
2024-03-20	MR01	mortgage	Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date	PDF
2023-10-31	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2023-07-13	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type group
2022-10-04	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2022-07-25	MA	incorporation	Memorandum articles
2022-07-22	RESOLUTIONS	resolution	Resolution
2022-07-21	SH08	capital	Capital name of class of shares
2022-07-05	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type group
2021-10-13	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2021-10-01	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type group
2020-10-16	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2020-09-30	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type group	PDF
2019-10-04	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 5
Capital events: 1
Officers appointed: 0
Officers resigned: 0

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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