AUTO WINDSCREENS SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£682k
-44.3% vs 2024
Net assets
-£3.7m
-404.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
859
+3.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£5.7m
-414.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
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 | £89,215,000 | £89,634,000 | £100,241,000 | +11.8% | |
| Operating profit | £3,080,000 | £672,000 | -£3,860,000 | -674.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,393,000 | -£1,114,000 | -£5,736,000 | -414.9% | |
| Net profit | £970,000 | -£1,121,000 | -£4,966,000 | -343% | |
| Cash | £431,000 | £1,225,000 | £682,000 | -44.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,268,000 | £22,150,000 | £21,702,000 | -2% | |
| Net assets | £2,350,000 | £1,229,000 | -£3,737,000 | -404.1% | |
| Equity | £2,350,000 | £1,229,000 | -£3,737,000 | -404.1% | |
| Average employees | 801 | 831 | 859 | +3.4% | |
| Wages | £22,582,000 | £23,530,000 | £26,349,000 | +12% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £188,000 | £234,000 | £234,000 | 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.5% | 0.7% | -3.9% | |
| Net margin | 1.1% | -1.3% | -5.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.2% | 3.0% | -17.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 95.1% | 97.6% | 109.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.88x | 1.04x | 0.99x | |
| Interest cover | 1.83x | 0.38x | -2.06x |
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
- AUTO WINDSCREENS SERVICES LIMITED 2021-09-28 → present
- TRIFORDS LIMITED 2011-02-07 → 2021-09-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company's immediate parent entity, Markerstudy Group Limited ("MGL"), has provided a letter of support confirming that it will continue to provide financial support to the Company such that it will continue to be able to meet its obligations for at least 12 months. On this basis, the Directors continue to prepare these financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAYNE, Christopher James | Secretary | 2015-09-18 | — | — |
| BARBER, Keith John | Director | 2011-02-21 | May 1974 | British |
| HUMPHREYS, Gary | Director | 2011-05-11 | May 1965 | British |
| MACBETH, James Alexander | Director | 2021-11-03 | Oct 1971 | British |
| SPENCER, Kevin Ronald | Director | 2011-05-11 | Jul 1965 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAYWARD, Susan Elizabeth | Secretary | 2011-09-13 | 2015-09-18 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-02-07 | 2011-02-21 |
| DAVIES, Dunstana Adeshola | Director | 2011-02-07 | 2011-02-21 |
| MIYAN, Saleem Hamid | Director | 2012-12-07 | 2014-02-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markerstudy Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-07-15 | Active |
| Mr Kevin Ronald Spencer | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-06-25 | Ceased 2021-07-15 |
| Markerstudy Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 79 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.