CONTRACT VEHICLES RENTALS LIMITED
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Cash
£8.9m
+216.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£17m
+13.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
29
-12.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.7m
+38.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £41,150,000 | £39,500,000 | £38,584,000 | -2.3% | |
| Operating profit | £975,000 | £1,230,000 | £1,701,000 | +38.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £975,000 | £1,230,000 | £1,701,000 | +38.3% | |
| Net profit | £829,000 | £1,185,000 | £2,089,000 | +76.3% | |
| Cash | £8,430,000 | £2,822,000 | £8,921,000 | +216.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £32,188,000 | £29,151,000 | £30,079,000 | +3.2% | |
| Net assets | £13,854,000 | £15,039,000 | £17,128,000 | +13.9% | |
| Equity | £13,854,000 | £15,039,000 | £17,128,000 | +13.9% | |
| Average employees | 36 | 33 | 29 | -12.1% | |
| Wages | £1,628,000 | £1,862,000 | £1,778,000 | -4.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £197,000 | £302,000 | £237,000 | -21.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £17,000 | £23,000 | £23,000 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | £141,000 | £117,000 | £119,000 | +1.7% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.4% | 3.1% | 4.4% | |
| Net margin | 2.0% | 3.0% | 5.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.0% | 4.2% | 5.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 75.9% | 75.1% | 73.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.93x | 0.98x | 1.01x |
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
- CONTRACT VEHICLES RENTALS LIMITED 2020-09-23 → present
- HAMSARD 3577 LIMITED 2020-06-23 → 2020-09-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On this basis, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATEL, Manisha | Secretary | 2020-09-20 | — | — |
| ABBOTT, Joshua | Director | 2024-06-01 | Jul 1991 | British |
| BURNS, Eric Ross | Director | 2022-04-01 | Oct 1973 | British |
| SMITHIES, Noelle Lesley | Director | 2023-06-01 | Dec 1973 | British |
| TAYLOR, Craig | Director | 2026-04-30 | Jul 1970 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-06-23 | 2020-09-20 |
| BUCHAN, Timothy Peter | Director | 2020-09-20 | 2022-04-01 |
| BUTLER, Robert Alan | Director | 2020-09-20 | 2021-07-31 |
| HOLLAND, Martin Peter | Director | 2021-08-01 | 2023-03-31 |
| JENKINS, Martin Alexander | Director | 2020-09-20 | 2026-04-30 |
| JONES, Jonathan James | Director | 2020-06-23 | 2020-09-20 |
| PARKES, Carol | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2023-06-01 |
| PHILLIPS, Mark Trevor, Mr. | Director | 2020-09-20 | 2022-04-01 |
| RODMAN, Philip Anthony | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2026-03-31 |
| SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2020-06-23 | 2020-09-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract Vehicles Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-09-20 | Active |
| Squire Patton Boggs Directors Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-06-23 | Ceased 2020-09-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 59 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-21 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2022-04-21 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.