J.K.C.SPECIALIST CARS LIMITED
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Cash
£212k
-80.4% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£12m
+4.2% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
81
-9% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£658k
-27.8% lowest in 6 filed years
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Our short-form breakdown of J.K.C.SPECIALIST CARS LIMITED's latest filing
Northern Ireland BMW dealer JKC Specialist Cars sold £58.1m of vehicles last year, but a margin squeeze meant operating profit took a 28% hit. 🚗📉
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £54,861,719 | £49,841,375 | £51,649,571 | £55,267,574 | £55,438,412 | £58,077,813 | +4.8% | |
| Operating profit | £1,370,281 | £1,068,736 | £1,217,624 | £1,299,044 | £913,755 | £657,863 | -28% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,370,281 | £1,116,444 | £1,217,640 | £1,298,250 | £911,437 | £657,669 | -27.8% | |
| Net profit | £1,092,777 | £939,219 | £960,542 | £902,262 | £670,037 | £491,305 | -26.7% | |
| Cash | £3,318,909 | £289,116 | £1,689,560 | £1,573,445 | £1,080,778 | £212,344 | -80.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,003,436 | £9,989,720 | £10,740,960 | £11,528,061 | £11,948,896 | £12,379,043 | +3.6% | |
| Net assets | £8,854,936 | £9,734,155 | £10,484,697 | £11,181,959 | £11,646,996 | £12,135,801 | +4.2% | |
| Equity | £8,854,936 | £9,734,155 | £10,484,697 | £11,181,959 | £11,646,996 | £12,135,801 | +4.2% | |
| Average employees | 84 | 82 | 82 | 85 | 89 | 81 | -9% | |
| Wages | — | £2,357,705 | £2,632,839 | £2,935,256 | £3,260,693 | £2,677,377 | -17.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £151,900 | £151,900 | £225,527 | £218,980 | £189,391 | £163,383 | -13.7% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1.6% | 1.1% | |
| Net margin | 2.0% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.2% | 10.7% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 7.6% | 5.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 38.7% | 31.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.31x | 2.12x | 2.62x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Moore (NI) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The directors are aware of intention to transition new BMW vehicle sales to an agency sales model, which is currently expected to be implemented during 2028.”
- “Subsequent to the year end, on 29 May 2026, the company completed the purchase of Unit 2, Riverside Park North Regional Park, Coleraine, BT51 3AW for consideration of £1.4 million.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASSIDY, Mary S | Secretary | 1978-11-30 | — | British |
| CASSIDY, John Kenneth | Director | 1978-11-30 | Mar 1942 | British |
| CASSIDY, Mary S | Director | 1978-11-30 | Nov 1950 | British |
| MACFLYNN, Niall | Director | 2015-10-13 | Sep 1971 | Irish |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.K.C Garages (Coleraine) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.