FARMER AUTOCARE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-16 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-02
Watchouts
Cash
£13M
+19.6% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£13M
+23.7% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
182
+2.2% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
+18.1% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £20,685,403 | £21,964,288 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £2,648,587 | £3,010,523 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £2,939,483 | £3,472,698 | |
| Net profit | £545,575 | £1,140,056 | £1,208,110 | £935,476 | £2,214,181 | £2,558,998 | |
| Cash | £3,490,306 | £5,193,653 | £6,323,567 | £9,317,780 | £10,770,278 | £12,877,636 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,446,475 | £5,600,091 | — | — | £11,111,564 | £13,912,058 | |
| Net assets | £4,422,506 | £5,562,562 | £6,770,672 | £7,706,148 | £10,798,509 | £13,357,507 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £10,798,509 | £13,357,507 | |
| Average employees | 75 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 178 | 182 | |
| Wages | £1,864,065 | £1,842,266 | £2,066,108 | £2,264,071 | £5,883,802 | £6,371,628 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £249,750 | £250,306 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
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Turnover
+6.2%
£20,685,403 £21,964,288
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Cash
+19.6%
£10,770,278 £12,877,636
highest in 6 filed years
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Net assets
+23.7%
£10,798,509 £13,357,507
highest in 6 filed years
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Employees
+2.2%
178 182
highest in 6 filed years
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Operating profit
+13.7%
£2,648,587 £3,010,523
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Profit before tax
+18.1%
£2,939,483 £3,472,698
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Wages
+8.3%
£5,883,802 £6,371,628
highest in 6 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 12.8% | 13.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 10.7% | 11.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 23.8% | 21.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 4.24x | 5.03x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 15955.34x | — |
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 2 times since incorporation
- FARMER AUTOCARE LIMITED 2003-11-20 → present
- TYRES 'N' WHEELS @ FARMER AUTOCARE LIMITED 2003-11-12 → 2003-11-20
- AUTOMAN LIMITED 2003-03-19 → 2003-11-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The group retains sufficient cash resources to adequately fund its working capital requirements. At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group 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.”
Group structure
- FARMER AUTOCARE LIMITED · parent
- Farmer Autocare North Limited 100%
- Pat McGinley Autocare Limited 100%
- Farmer Autocare West Limited 100%
- Willie McLernon Autocare Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 1 August 2025, the trade and assets of the subsidiaries Farmer Autocare North Limited, Farmer Autocare West Limited and Pat McGinley Limited were transferred to the parent company, Farmer Autocare limited. This has no impact on the group financial statements, as all operations are continuing.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MULVENNA, Andrew Graham | Secretary | 2019-03-21 | — | — |
| KERR, Norman Stephen | Director | 2026-04-01 | Mar 1970 | British |
| MCNEILL, Colin Fyffe | Director | 2022-07-01 | Oct 1968 | British |
| MULVENNA, Andrew Graham | Director | 2013-04-23 | Jun 1974 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCADAM, Mary Anne | Secretary | 2003-03-19 | 2003-04-23 |
| TURNBULL, Stuart Gordon | Secretary | 2003-04-23 | 2003-12-10 |
| ANDERSON STRATHERN WS | Corporate Secretary | 2003-12-10 | 2007-11-26 |
| AS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-11-26 | 2019-03-21 |
| OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-03-19 | 2003-03-19 |
| CURRIE, Robert Paterson Lang | Director | 2005-09-05 | 2006-02-24 |
| DICKSON, Charles George Anderson | Director | 2008-02-01 | 2009-07-14 |
| DOLAN, Gregory James | Director | 2020-06-17 | 2026-04-01 |
| DOLAN, Gregory James | Director | 2003-04-23 | 2003-12-31 |
| FARMER, Thomas, Sir | Director | 2003-12-10 | 2025-05-09 |
| GLEN, David Angus | Director | 2025-07-01 | 2026-04-01 |
| GOODYEAR, David | Director | 2004-10-14 | 2005-06-27 |
| HEWITT, Ronald James, Dr | Director | 2012-07-31 | 2017-08-31 |
| KERR, James | Director | 2018-07-04 | 2020-02-28 |
| KIDD, Brian Addison | Director | 2006-03-01 | 2007-02-05 |
| MCGINLEY, Charles | Director | 2003-04-23 | 2004-04-26 |
| PRINGLE, Aileen | Director | 2003-05-19 | 2008-06-30 |
| PRINGLE, Aileen | Director | 2003-03-19 | 2003-04-23 |
| SHEARER, Douglas Magura | Director | 2007-02-05 | 2014-09-17 |
| SHEARER, Dugald Magura | Director | 2004-04-26 | 2004-12-22 |
| TURNBULL, Stuart Gordon | Director | 2003-04-23 | 2013-02-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diplomat Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-04-01 | Active |
| Sir Tom Farmer | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-04-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 112 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-08 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-04-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-04-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-04-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.