W.BRINDLEY(GARAGES)LIMITED
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Cash
£372K
+3,687.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£34M
+3.7% vs 2023
Employees
246
+1.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3.1M
-28.7% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £261,103,030 | £261,070,536 | 0% | |
| Operating profit | £5,022,219 | £3,687,128 | -26.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,352,324 | £3,101,502 | -28.7% | |
| Net profit | £3,393,932 | £2,385,918 | -29.7% | |
| Cash | £9,816 | £371,778 | +3,687.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £33,014,895 | £35,145,176 | +6.5% | |
| Net assets | £32,529,895 | £33,726,888 | +3.7% | |
| Equity | £32,529,895 | £33,726,888 | +3.7% | |
| Average employees | 242 | 246 | +1.7% | |
| Wages | £8,284,502 | £8,560,686 | +3.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,120,005 | £1,076,621 | -3.9% |
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 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.9% | 1.4% | |
| Net margin | 1.3% | 0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.2% | 10.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 52.1% | 42.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.26x | 1.54x | |
| Interest cover | 7.57x | 5.65x |
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
- Price Pearson
- 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.”
Group structure
- W.BRINDLEY(GARAGES)LIMITED · parent
- Brincars Limited 100%
- E.L. Bouts Motors Limited 100%
- W. Brindley Garages (Cannock) Limited 100%
- Central Car Clearance LLP 94.53%
Significant events
- “During the year the directors implemented a structural reorganisation of the Brindley group, incorporating a new holding company through a share exchange.”
- “As part of this process, an investment property was transferred to the holding company.”
- “In addition, a second investment property was disposed of during the year.”
- “The directors also resolved to reflect the freehold properties from which the company operates at their current market values on the balance sheet, rather than at historical cost.”
- “On 10 September 2024 the company's entire issued share capital was acquired by W. Brindley Garages (Holdings) Limited as part of group reconstruction.”
- “An investment property was transferred via a dividend in specie amounting to ",229,909 during the year.”
- “From 1 December 2024, the trade previously conducted in its subsidiary, Brincars Limited, was transferred to this company to undertake forward.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASHCROFT, Paul Michael | Secretary | 2014-12-15 | — | — |
| ADAMS, Christopher Harper | Director | 2007-02-01 | May 1967 | British |
| ASHCROFT, Paul Michael | Director | 2006-02-01 | Jan 1973 | British |
| BRINDLEY, Robert Guiting | Director | — | Jan 1943 | British |
| DEVEY, Jason Brian | Director | 2022-01-01 | Sep 1972 | British |
| GROSVENOR, Simon Ross | Director | 2007-02-01 | Dec 1961 | British |
| GUTTERIDGE, David Matthew | Director | 2022-01-01 | Jan 1976 | British |
| JACKSON, Clive Peter | Director | 2022-01-01 | Mar 1965 | British |
| NICKLIN, Darren James | Director | 2022-01-01 | Jul 1971 | British |
| PROVERBS, Michael Richard | Director | 2017-12-01 | Apr 1971 | British |
| WATSON, William Che | Director | 1999-04-30 | Feb 1968 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOLLEY, David Rex | Secretary | — | 2014-12-15 |
| ASHWELL, Paul | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2010-11-14 |
| BEARDS, Edward William | Director | 1995-12-01 | 1999-04-30 |
| BUTCHER, Terence Andrew | Director | 2009-08-01 | 2019-10-31 |
| DURRELL, Peter John | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2019-11-30 |
| GILL, Juliet Elizabeth | Director | 2016-04-29 | 2025-02-14 |
| PHILIPSON, Adam Timothy | Director | 2016-04-29 | 2025-02-14 |
| PHILIPSON, Avril Elizabeth | Director | — | 2025-02-14 |
| PHILIPSON, Benjamin William | Director | 2016-04-29 | 2024-09-11 |
| PHILIPSON, Daniel James, Mr. | Director | 2016-04-29 | 2025-02-14 |
| REED, Graeme Bernard Edward | Director | 2009-08-01 | 2017-11-30 |
| TOLLEY, David Rex | Director | — | 2014-12-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Brindley Garages (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-09-10 | Active |
| Mr Robert Guiting Brindley | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-08-28 | Ceased 2024-09-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 202 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-09-16 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-09-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-09-16 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company | |
| 2025-03-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-04 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2024-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-16 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-09-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-16 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-31 | 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.