WHITE DOVE GARAGES LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
52
-5.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£154k
-81.2% lowest in 6 filed years
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 | £34,456,443 | £38,428,158 | £34,172,208 | £43,892,287 | £53,781,987 | £46,498,863 | -13.5% | |
| Operating profit | £1,120,836 | £1,462,743 | — | £670,576 | £882,223 | £237,283 | -73.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,018,588 | £1,394,793 | £559,989 | £625,186 | £822,935 | £154,357 | -81.2% | |
| Net profit | £811,263 | £1,126,298 | £456,218 | £477,965 | £606,857 | £83,444 | -86.2% | |
| Cash | £2,189,546 | £2,063,716 | £1,898,410 | £653,774 | £353,830 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,963,879 | £5,981,372 | £6,317,742 | £6,733,261 | £6,218,316 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £4,523,887 | £5,650,185 | £6,106,403 | £6,584,368 | £6,191,225 | — | — | |
| Equity | £4,523,887 | £5,650,185 | £6,106,403 | £6,584,368 | £6,191,225 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 46 | 48 | 49 | 52 | 55 | 52 | -5.5% | |
| Wages | £1,554,409 | £1,398,340 | £1,386,448 | £1,607,398 | £1,862,427 | £1,666,921 | -10.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 3.3% | 3.8% | — | 1.5% | 1.6% | 0.5% | |
| Net margin | 2.4% | 2.9% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.8% | 24.5% | — | 10.0% | 14.2% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 53.3% | 32.2% | 36.6% | 42.3% | 39.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.94x | 2.02x | — | |
| Interest cover | 10.96x | 21.53x | — | 9.83x | 9.90x | 2.40x |
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
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- 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”
Significant events
- “The Company was appointed as dealers for Geely at the end of 2025”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUGHES, Edward Rhys | Director | 2022-02-18 | Oct 1968 | British |
| HUGHES, Richard Charles | Director | 2022-02-18 | Sep 1966 | British |
| HUGHES, Ronald John | Director | — | Dec 1936 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANCIS, Margaret Rachel | Secretary | — | 2021-06-14 |
| FRANCIS, Margaret Rachel | Director | — | 2021-06-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Dove Securities Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-02-28 | Active |
| Mr Ronald John Hughes | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-02-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 111 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-28 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-02-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-02-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-02-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.