BARRETTS TOP CO LIMITED
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Cash
£159k
-91.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£31m
+1% vs 2024
Employees
438
-5.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£602k
+143.6% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £260,336,000 | £263,442,000 | +1.2% | |
| Operating profit | £377,000 | £1,988,000 | +427.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,382,000 | £602,000 | +143.6% | |
| Net profit | -£1,344,000 | £308,000 | +122.9% | |
| Cash | £1,886,000 | £159,000 | -91.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £37,646,000 | £37,426,000 | -0.6% | |
| Net assets | £30,821,000 | £31,129,000 | +1% | |
| Equity | £30,821,000 | £31,129,000 | +1% | |
| Average employees | 464 | 438 | -5.6% | |
| Wages | £16,578,000 | £17,147,000 | +3.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £209,000 | £249,000 | +19.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £209,000 | £249,000 | +19.1% |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.1% | 0.8% | |
| Net margin | -0.5% | 0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.0% | 5.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 63.4% | 61.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.15x | 1.17x | |
| Interest cover | 0.21x | 1.39x |
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
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After due consideration of the current strong trading position, forecasts prepared, and facilities available to the Group the director considers that the Group has adequate financial resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, and for this reason the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- BARRETTS TOP CO LIMITED · parent
- Barretts of Canterbury Limited 99%
Significant events
- “A cyber incident experienced by a key OEM partner in September 2025 disrupted production and distribution activities for several weeks and affected the availability of vehicles and parts globally. The resulting reduction in vehicle deliveries and aftersales activity had an adverse impact on revenue and profitability in September and throughout Q4.”
- “In May 2025, the Board took the decision to close the bodyshop business.”
- “During the year, the Board strengthened the Group's governance framework through the appointment of three Non-Executive Directors.”
- “On 1 June 2026, the Group completed the acquisition of the Kia and Nissan dealership operations in Canterbury from Broad Oak Motor Group.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARRETT, Paul Jonathan | Director | 2023-12-19 | Jul 1960 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Jonathan Barrett | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-12-19 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 7 of 7 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-02-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-02-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-19 | NEWINC | incorporation | Incorporation company |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.