MOTOR OUTLET LIMITED
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Cash
£137K
+51.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£6.3M
+5.9% vs 2024
Employees
190
+68.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£530K
-30% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £92,566,084 | £105,279,598 | +13.7% | |
| Operating profit | £2,372,121 | £2,329,379 | -1.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £757,238 | £530,423 | -30% | |
| Net profit | £520,190 | £348,930 | -32.9% | |
| Cash | £90,560 | £137,077 | +51.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,835,035 | £11,671,209 | +7.7% | |
| Net assets | £5,942,114 | £6,291,044 | +5.9% | |
| Equity | £5,942,114 | £6,291,044 | +5.9% | |
| Average employees | 113 | 190 | +68.1% | |
| Wages | £4,245,966 | £6,005,261 | +41.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £261,972 | £267,776 | +2.2% |
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 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.6% | 2.2% | |
| Net margin | 0.6% | 0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 21.9% | 20.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 79.3% | 84.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.04x | 1.04x | |
| Interest cover | 1.47x | 1.29x |
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
- Thompson Wright (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and the Group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Group structure
- MOTOR OUTLET LIMITED · parent
- RS Marine Limited 100%
- Car Loan First Limited 16%
Significant events
- “During April 2025 the Company acquired a second retail used car sales operation located in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester.”
- “In August 2024, the Company secured a four-year, fixed price energy contracts for both gas and electricity for its Liverpool site. Similarly in April 2025 for its Manchester operation, we also agreed a separate fixed four-year contract.”
- “Major roadworks on Dunnings Bridge Road (A5036) in Liverpool have been ongoing since November 2024 as part of the broader Maritime Corridor Improvement Scheme and National Highways junction upgrades. The current phase of works is anticipated to be completed in June 2026.”
- “Following the Supreme Court's decision in August 2025, because the broker acted on behalf of the lender in arranging the credit and the lender is the one who paid the undisclosed commission, the courts and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) require lenders to handle customer redress and compensation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PADDEN, Steven James | Secretary | 2008-05-12 | — | British |
| LANE, Rebecca Claire | Director | 2023-12-01 | Jul 1990 | British |
| PADDEN, Robert John | Director | 2008-05-12 | Mar 1959 | British |
| PADDEN, Steven James | Director | 2008-05-12 | Mar 1960 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Steven James Padden | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Robert John Padden | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 63 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-19 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2022-09-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-05-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-04-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-07-05 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2019-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
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.