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Cash

£617k

+555.1% highest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£443k

-36.3% lowest in 3 filed years

Employees

41

+13.9% highest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

-£321k

-80.6% lowest in 3 filed years

Watchouts

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

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-30

Metric Trend 2023-04-302024-04-302025-04-30 Δ vs prior
Turnover £24,513,476£30,178,735£33,777,852 +11.9%
Operating profit £306,589£90,857-£9,112 -110%
Profit before tax £197,952-£177,789-£321,062 -80.6%
Net profit £131,940-£142,861-£252,622 -76.8%
Cash £450£94,199£617,100 +555.1%
Total assets less current liabilities £864,410£695,150£442,528 -36.3%
Net assets £838,011£695,150£442,528 -36.3%
Equity £838,011£695,150£442,528 -36.3%
Average employees 373641 +13.9%
Wages £1,160,476£1,261,593£1,265,371 +0.3%
Directors' remuneration £65,026£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 2023-04-302024-04-302025-04-30
Operating margin 1.3%0.3%-0.0%
Net margin 0.5%-0.5%-0.7%
Return on capital employed 35.5%13.1%-2.1%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 89.9%93.6%
Current ratio 1.10x1.07x0.94x
Interest cover 2.82x0.34x-0.03x

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

  1. DONALDS GARAGE (BURY ST. EDMUNDS) LIMITED 2004-06-17 → present
  2. CLASSICDRIVE LIMITED 2004-05-21 → 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

“At the balance sheet date, the group was compliant with the financial covenant attached to the parent company's bank loan facilities. However, following the year end, continued trading pressures and cost increases resulted in covenant breaches. In response, the bank issued a Reservation of Rights letter confirming that it was not taking action in respect of the breach at that time. Further covenant breaches have occurred subsequently and the bank has issued a Letter of Concern. No enforcement action has been taken by the bank to date. As neither communication constitutes a formal waiver of the covenant requirements, the bank retains the right to demand repayment or take action in respect of the breaches. 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

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 2017-05-26 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 2004-05-21 2015-05-01
M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED Corporate Nominee Secretary 2004-05-21 2004-05-21
HAMBLIN, Peter Richard Director 2004-05-21 2015-05-01
HAMBLIN, Samantha Caroline Director 2004-05-21 2010-04-30
STONE, Daniel Lee Director 2004-05-22 2019-09-18
DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED Corporate Nominee Director 2004-05-21 2004-05-21

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Donalds Garage Ltd Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 85 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-07-23 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2026-06-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-07-08 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-06-05 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-04-08 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-05-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-12-22 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-05-22 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-03-10 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2023-02-01 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-05-23 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
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 PDF
2021-05-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-05-07 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-05-05 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2021-05-05 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2020-05-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-01-08 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2019-09-19 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

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

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