HARTSHORNE MOTOR SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£8.9m
-5.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£20m
+5.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
250
+8.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£6.4m
+18.5% vs 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 | £115,212,000 | £122,007,000 | £134,606,000 | +10.3% | |
| Operating profit | £7,821,000 | £5,874,000 | £6,963,000 | +18.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,275,000 | £5,414,000 | £6,418,000 | +18.5% | |
| Net profit | £5,442,000 | £4,105,000 | £4,739,000 | +15.4% | |
| Cash | £8,173,000 | £9,413,000 | £8,910,000 | -5.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,072,000 | £23,130,000 | £25,008,000 | +8.1% | |
| Net assets | £14,540,000 | £18,645,000 | £19,684,000 | +5.6% | |
| Equity | £14,540,000 | £18,645,000 | £19,684,000 | +5.6% | |
| Average employees | 218 | 231 | 250 | +8.2% | |
| Wages | £9,731,000 | £10,553,000 | £11,451,000 | +8.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £646,000 | £429,000 | £486,000 | +13.3% |
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 | 6.8% | 4.8% | 5.2% | |
| Net margin | 4.7% | 3.4% | 3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 41.0% | 25.4% | 27.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 61.3% | 66.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.58x | 1.83x | 1.68x | |
| Interest cover | 10.71x | 9.06x | 10.08x |
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
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, after making appropriate enquiries, and taking account of reasonably possible changes in trading performance, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and that there are no material uncertainties that would cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Group structure
- HARTSHORNE MOTOR SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- HY Parts Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Sumer Auditco Limited were appointed as auditor to the company following BHP LLP becoming part of the Sumer Group on 31 December 2025, which required a change in audit firm to comply with applicable regulatory requirements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BULPITT, Jayne | Secretary | 2017-05-02 | — | — |
| BROOKFIELD, Phillip David | Director | 2015-09-06 | Nov 1970 | British |
| BULPITT, Jayne Michelle | Director | 2018-05-01 | Mar 1970 | British |
| COWEN, James Andrew | Director | 2018-05-01 | May 1986 | British |
| CRONIN, Brian | Director | 2019-06-01 | Oct 1970 | British |
| CRONIN, Martin James | Director | 2010-07-30 | Apr 1965 | British |
| CROWLEY, David | Director | 2021-06-10 | Dec 1966 | British |
| HEATH, Kelly Anne | Director | 2026-04-27 | Oct 1980 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLETCHER, Andrew Richard | Secretary | 2010-07-30 | 2017-05-02 |
| MASON, Ian James | Secretary | 1995-06-30 | 2010-07-30 |
| MASON, James Bryan | Secretary | — | 1995-06-30 |
| BACHELOR, Brian Edward | Director | 1995-06-30 | 2008-06-12 |
| BACHELOR, David Michael | Director | — | 2010-07-30 |
| BACHELOR, Stanley Gordon | Director | — | 1999-04-29 |
| BAKER, Mark Charles | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2010-07-30 |
| BANKS, Ian Nicholas | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2012-04-30 |
| FLETCHER, Andrew Richard | Director | 2010-07-30 | 2018-05-03 |
| FRANKHAM, John Samuel | Director | 1995-06-30 | 2010-07-30 |
| GOODE, John Frederick | Director | 2003-03-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| MASON, Ian James | Director | 1995-06-30 | 2010-07-30 |
| MASON, James Bryan | Director | — | 2010-07-30 |
| MIDDLETON, Ian Paul | Director | 2019-06-01 | 2026-03-02 |
| SMITH, David Michael | Director | — | 1995-11-30 |
| TAYLOR, Kevin Peter | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2010-07-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartshorne Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 194 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-20 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.