ROADSIDE MOTORS LIMITED
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Cash
-£1.1M
-1,484% vs 2024
Net assets
£11M
+0.4% vs 2024
Employees
125
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£103K
+127.6% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £65,526,450 | £73,496,450 | £71,576,175 | -2.6% | |
| Operating profit | £851,060 | £323,590 | £388,587 | +20.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £643,649 | £45,367 | £103,268 | +127.6% | |
| Net profit | £475,609 | £93,651 | £38,782 | -58.6% | |
| Cash | — | -£68,323 | -£1,082,221 | -1,484% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,532,679 | £10,545,287 | £10,594,102 | +0.5% | |
| Net assets | £10,376,763 | £10,470,414 | £10,509,196 | +0.4% | |
| Equity | £10,376,763 | £10,470,414 | £10,509,196 | +0.4% | |
| Average employees | 123 | 125 | 125 | 0% | |
| Wages | £3,552,594 | £3,663,859 | £3,832,596 | +4.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £220,500 | £110,450 | £145,323 | +31.6% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.3% | 0.4% | 0.5% | |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.1% | 3.1% | 3.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.65x | 1.60x | 1.84x | |
| Interest cover | 4.10x | 1.16x | 1.36x |
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
- Grant Thornton (NI) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have considered the Group's forecasts and projections, and have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Group therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Group structure
- ROADSIDE MOTORS LIMITED · parent
- Roadside Motors (Lurgan) Limited 100%
- Roadside Motors (Coleraine) Limited 100%
- Roadside Motors (Moneymore) Limited 100%
- Edwin May Limited 100%
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Group since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUTCHINSON, William Ian | Secretary | 1974-11-13 | — | British |
| HUTCHINSON, Brian Cecil | Director | 1974-11-13 | May 1970 | British |
| HUTCHINSON, William Ian | Director | 1974-11-13 | Jan 1965 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Brian Cecil Hutchinson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-08-20 | Active |
| Mr William Ian Hutchinson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-08-20 | Active |
| Mr Albert David Gary Hutchinson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-08-20 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2018-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2017-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2016-08-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
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.