PREMIER MOTORS (SOLENT) LIMITED
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Cash
£800
+35.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.5M
+3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
56
+1.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£42K
+230.2% first positive since 2024
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 | £14,179,333 | £14,120,434 | £14,073,769 | -0.3% | |
| Operating profit | £54,326 | -£30,775 | £42,525 | +238.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £53,066 | -£32,053 | £41,738 | +230.2% | |
| Net profit | £41,273 | £3,432 | £43,669 | +1,172.4% | |
| Cash | £587 | £589 | £800 | +35.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,479,810 | £1,464,671 | £1,500,905 | +2.5% | |
| Net assets | £1,453,804 | £1,457,236 | £1,500,905 | +3% | |
| Equity | £1,453,804 | £1,457,236 | £1,500,905 | +3% | |
| Average employees | 54 | 55 | 56 | +1.8% | |
| Wages | £1,746,205 | £1,654,743 | £1,755,304 | +6.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £103,725 | £78,533 | £21,923 | -72.1% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.4% | -0.2% | 0.3% | |
| Net margin | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.7% | -2.1% | 2.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 66.4% | 67.9% | 62.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.39x | 1.38x | 1.50x | |
| Interest cover | 43.12x | -24.08x | 54.03x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- PREMIER MOTORS (SOLENT) LIMITED 1979-12-31 → present
- FRANK CHEVERTON LIMITED 1933-04-01 → 1979-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- WR Partners
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's 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 Company's ability to continue as a going concern for period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Looking to 2026 we will continue to strengthen our brand portfolio, with the addition of Peugeot Cars in February.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEPPERRELL, Paul | Secretary | 2005-09-01 | — | British |
| MORRIS, David | Director | 2025-05-01 | May 1971 | British |
| PASSANT, Ashley James | Director | 2023-06-16 | May 1991 | British |
| PASSANT, Derek Robert | Director | 2019-11-01 | Jan 1960 | British |
| PAWSON, Michael Andrew | Director | 2019-11-01 | Apr 1961 | British |
| SWINNERTON, Kevin Anthony | Director | 2023-06-16 | Dec 1966 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLAND, Barry | Secretary | 2003-01-07 | 2005-09-01 |
| MASKELL, Robin William Linsley | Secretary | — | 1997-06-04 |
| PEPPERRELL, Paul | Secretary | 1997-06-04 | 2003-01-07 |
| ADAMS, Michael Charles | Director | 2002-12-10 | 2019-11-01 |
| BRADING, Mark Andrew | Director | 2002-12-10 | 2007-09-03 |
| FINNON, Kerry Paul | Director | 2019-11-01 | 2021-05-10 |
| HARRIS, Raymond Charles | Director | — | 2002-12-10 |
| JUMP, Peter John | Director | — | 1999-10-13 |
| MASKELL, Robin William Linsley | Director | — | 2002-12-10 |
| MULLARKEY, Terence Sydney | Director | — | 2002-12-10 |
| RYE, David John | Director | 2002-12-10 | 2025-03-31 |
| SAYFRITZ, Keith James | Director | 2019-11-01 | 2024-01-12 |
| TURNER, John Barrie | Director | — | 2002-12-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenhous Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-11-01 | Active |
| Mr David John Rye | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-11-01 |
| Adams Morey Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-11-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 173 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-10-21 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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.