GRAVELL'S LIMITED
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Cash
£958k
+24.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£13m
-8.5% vs 2024
Employees
155
-2.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3.3m
-7.9% vs 2024
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South Wales car dealership Gravells pays out a £3.8m dividend on £2.6m of net profit. 🚗💷
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 | £76,531,092 | £96,288,098 | £107,427,918 | £130,594,837 | £147,881,390 | £154,194,606 | +4.3% | |
| Operating profit | £2,459,451 | £4,440,928 | £2,358,053 | £4,819,693 | £3,286,904 | £3,234,966 | -1.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,371,992 | £4,909,708 | £2,454,136 | £4,648,855 | £3,584,461 | £3,302,589 | -7.9% | |
| Net profit | £2,125,616 | £4,076,597 | £2,060,281 | £3,860,686 | £2,878,203 | £2,604,249 | -9.5% | |
| Cash | £2,691,507 | £1,181,646 | £513,132 | £2,836,455 | £771,176 | £958,270 | +24.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,917,545 | £12,469,629 | £12,957,363 | £15,224,929 | £18,354,213 | £17,203,307 | -6.3% | |
| Net assets | £9,145,764 | £11,677,361 | £12,052,642 | £14,228,328 | £13,714,979 | £12,544,938 | -8.5% | |
| Equity | £9,145,764 | £11,677,361 | £12,052,642 | £14,228,328 | £13,714,979 | £12,544,938 | -8.5% | |
| Average employees | 138 | 137 | 148 | 151 | 159 | 155 | -2.5% | |
| Wages | £2,619,580 | £3,088,218 | £3,513,792 | £3,701,508 | £4,017,566 | £4,310,392 | +7.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £13,389 | £9,640 | £10,517 | £10,517 | £10,517 | £11,085 | +5.4% |
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 | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2.2% | 3.7% | 2.2% | 2.1% | |
| Net margin | 2.8% | 4.2% | 1.9% | 3.0% | 1.9% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 24.8% | 35.6% | 18.2% | 31.7% | 17.9% | 18.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.00x | 1.19x | 1.01x | |
| Interest cover | 27.93x | 58.60x | 29.99x | 15.43x | 5.14x | 7.28x |
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
- GRAVELL'S LIMITED 1980-12-31 → present
- PINGED HILL GARAGE LIMITED 1960-03-22 → 1980-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- James & Uzzell Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The company made a further acquisition in 2025, a Renault dealership in Hereford.”
- “The director has provided a personal guarantee of £400,000 to Hyundai Capital to cover all facilities provided. This personal guarantee was released on 25th March 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIDINGS, Scott | Secretary | 2025-04-30 | — | — |
| GRAVELL, Jonathan Thomas | Director | 2009-12-21 | Jun 1973 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Simon Craig | Secretary | 2005-10-21 | 2006-07-25 |
| EVANS, Kevin | Secretary | 2019-06-19 | 2025-05-05 |
| EVEANS, Richard Henry | Secretary | 2000-12-22 | 2005-10-21 |
| GRAVELL, David Edward | Secretary | — | 2000-12-22 |
| GRAVELL, Jonathan Thomas | Secretary | 2006-07-25 | 2019-06-10 |
| GRAVELL, David Edward | Director | — | 2010-12-31 |
| GRAVELL, Ian David Henry | Director | 2009-11-30 | 2010-08-31 |
| GRAVELL, Jonathan Thomas | Director | 2007-11-28 | 2009-11-30 |
| GRAVELL, Margaret Myra | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| GRAVELL, Richard Huw | Director | — | 1996-03-31 |
| JONES, Ieuan Arfon | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2000-12-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jtg Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 197 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-02-02 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-02-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-02-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-02-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.