DONALDS GARAGE (IPSWICH) LIMITED
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Cash
£73k
-86.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.6m
-7.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
60
+46.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£203k
+0.7% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
These circumstances represent a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the group's and company's ability to continue as a going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £25,056,346 | £29,072,305 | £29,477,744 | +1.4% | |
| Operating profit | £380,376 | £199,520 | £240,096 | +20.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £156,455 | -£204,198 | -£202,841 | +0.7% | |
| Net profit | £75,339 | -£214,712 | -£204,726 | +4.7% | |
| Cash | £117,124 | £555,780 | £72,659 | -86.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,184,188 | £2,968,157 | £2,807,024 | -5.4% | |
| Net assets | £3,030,592 | £2,815,880 | £2,611,154 | -7.3% | |
| Equity | £3,030,592 | £2,815,880 | £2,611,154 | -7.3% | |
| Average employees | 43 | 41 | 60 | +46.3% | |
| Wages | £1,118,651 | £1,419,522 | £1,562,034 | +10% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £38,873 | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.5% | 0.7% | 0.8% | |
| Net margin | 0.3% | -0.7% | -0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.9% | 6.7% | 8.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.86x | 0.86x | 0.88x | |
| Interest cover | 1.70x | 0.49x | 0.54x |
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
- DONALDS GARAGE (IPSWICH) LIMITED 2004-06-17 → present
- POWERSOURCE LIMITED 2004-03-25 → 2004-06-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“These circumstances represent a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the group's and company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “In the periods following the year end, the group breached certain financial covenants relating to bank loans in the parent company. These breaches have continued into the subsequent financial year ending 30 April 2026. Further details and the implications of these matters on the group's going concern assessment are set out in note 2.3.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAMBLIN, Ilse Charlotte | Director | 2017-03-23 | Aug 1940 | German |
| HAMBLIN, Samantha Caroline | Director | 2014-04-29 | Nov 1974 | British |
| KELLY, Jaime | Director | 2021-05-01 | Jun 1979 | British |
| WEMYSS, David Graham | Director | 2021-05-01 | Apr 1974 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMBLIN, Peter Richard | Secretary | 2004-04-20 | 2015-05-01 |
| M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-03-25 | 2004-04-20 |
| HAMBLIN, Peter Richard | Director | 2004-04-20 | 2015-05-01 |
| HAMBLIN, Samantha Caroline | Director | 2004-04-20 | 2010-04-30 |
| STONE, Daniel Lee | Director | 2004-04-21 | 2019-09-18 |
| DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-03-25 | 2004-04-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Ilse Charlotte Hamblin | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Miss Samantha Caroline Hamblin | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Robert George Rowley | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Donald's Garage Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 92 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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.