VANTAGE MOTOR GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£926k
-51.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.7m
+55.2% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1.8m
+40.6% highest 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 | £272,217,000 | £273,292,000 | £262,865,000 | -3.8% | |
| Operating profit | £2,460,000 | £3,544,000 | £3,500,000 | -1.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £929,000 | £1,295,000 | £1,821,000 | +40.6% | |
| Net profit | £658,000 | £908,000 | £1,305,000 | +43.7% | |
| Cash | £3,355,000 | £1,905,000 | £926,000 | -51.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,468,000 | £21,990,000 | £21,343,000 | -2.9% | |
| Net assets | £9,105,000 | £2,363,000 | £3,668,000 | +55.2% | |
| Equity | £9,105,000 | £2,363,000 | £3,668,000 | +55.2% | |
| Average employees | 425 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | £16,525,000 | £17,461,000 | £17,931,000 | +2.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £780,000 | £75,000 | £98,000 | +30.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £75,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | £260,000 | £375,000 | £490,000 | +30.7% |
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 | 0.9% | 1.3% | 1.3% | |
| Net margin | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.3% | 16.1% | 16.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 86.0% | 96.2% | 94.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.85x | 0.87x | 0.88x | |
| Interest cover | 1.61x | 1.58x | 2.08x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- VANTAGE MOTOR GROUP LIMITED 2016-08-02 → present
- MERIDIAN MOTOR GROUP LIMITED 2003-02-10 → 2016-08-02
- BLUE RANGER LIMITED 2003-01-30 → 2003-02-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Smailes Goldie
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis. The Directors have taken note of the guidance issued by the Financial Reporting Council on Going Concern Assessments in determining that this is the appropriate basis of preparation and funding available to the company.”
Group structure
- VANTAGE MOTOR GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Barnsley Honda Limited 100%
- John Wilding Limited 100%
- David Ian Limited 100%
- Vantage Garages (Blackburn) Limited 100%
- Vantage Motor Group Holdings Limited 100%
- Vantage Motor Group Automotive Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWINDIN, Timothy James Ashley | Secretary | 2008-08-15 | — | British |
| MALLORY, Andrew | Director | 2011-04-01 | Feb 1969 | British |
| SWINDIN, Timothy James Ashley | Director | 2008-08-15 | Jan 1967 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HANNAM, David Andrew | Secretary | 2003-11-24 | 2008-04-18 |
| ROBINSON, Sherry Louvain | Secretary | 2003-02-06 | 2003-11-24 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-01-30 | 2003-02-06 |
| HANNAM, David Andrew | Director | 2003-11-24 | 2008-04-18 |
| ROBINSON, Mark Allan | Director | 2003-02-06 | 2019-12-13 |
| WHITE, Philip Michael | Director | 2006-10-10 | 2024-01-02 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-01-30 | 2003-02-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Mallory | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-01-02 | Active |
| Timothy James Ashley Swindin | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-01-02 | Active |
| Mr Philip Michael White | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-01-02 |
| Mr Mark Allan Robinson | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-12-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 162 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-10-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-20 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-04 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-12-04 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-10-07 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-10-07 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-10-07 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-10-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-05 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-02-05 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-03 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-03 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 4
- 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.