J. K. C. GARAGES (COLERAINE) LIMITED
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Cash
£212k
-80.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£13m
+3.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
81
-9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£658k
-27.8% lowest in 3 filed years
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Our short-form breakdown of J. K. C. GARAGES (COLERAINE) LIMITED's latest filing
More cars out the door, but a lot less cash left in the glovebox. JKC Garages sees margins thin. 🚗📉
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 | £55,267,574 | £55,438,412 | £58,077,813 | +4.8% | |
| Operating profit | £1,299,044 | £913,755 | £657,863 | -28% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,298,250 | £911,437 | £657,669 | -27.8% | |
| Net profit | £902,262 | £670,037 | £491,305 | -26.7% | |
| Cash | £1,573,445 | £1,080,778 | £212,344 | -80.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,536,496 | £12,957,331 | £13,387,478 | +3.3% | |
| Net assets | £12,190,394 | £12,655,431 | £13,144,236 | +3.9% | |
| Equity | £12,190,394 | £12,655,431 | £13,144,236 | +3.9% | |
| Average employees | 85 | 89 | 81 | -9% | |
| Wages | £2,935,256 | £3,260,693 | £2,677,377 | -17.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £218,980 | £189,391 | — | — |
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 | 2.4% | 1.6% | 1.1% | |
| Net margin | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.4% | 7.1% | 4.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 28.7% | 33.4% | 25.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.82x | 2.48x | 3.23x |
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
- Moore (NI) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- J. K. C. GARAGES (COLERAINE) LIMITED · parent
- JKC Specialist Cars Limited 100%
- Derry Garages Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, on 29 May 2026, JKC Specialist Cars Ltd completed the purchase of Unit 2, Riverside Park North Regional Park, Coleraine, BT51 3AW for consideration of £1.4m.”
- “The directors consider the acquisition to be a significant post year end event due to the size and nature of the transaction.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASSIDY, John K | Secretary | 1972-06-12 | — | — |
| CASSIDY, John Kenneth | Director | 1972-06-12 | Mar 1942 | British |
| CASSIDY, Mary S | Director | 1972-06-12 | Nov 1950 | British |
| MACFLYNN, Niall | Director | 2015-10-13 | Sep 1971 | Irish |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMPSON, Bernard J | Director | 1972-06-12 | 2008-06-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Kenneth Cassidy | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 156 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-02-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-01-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-11-25 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2020-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-10-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
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.