ALTON CARS LIMITED
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Cash
£579K
+134.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£8.1M
-0.3% vs 2023
Employees
420
-4.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£975K
-53.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £52,476,149 | £64,160,909 | £65,259,490 | +1.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,696,331 | £2,364,984 | £1,259,241 | -46.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,494,647 | £2,104,943 | £974,897 | -53.7% | |
| Net profit | £1,111,737 | £1,601,083 | £615,197 | -61.6% | |
| Cash | £296,725 | £247,280 | £579,041 | +134.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,185,897 | £8,552,700 | £8,748,582 | +2.3% | |
| Net assets | £6,360,429 | £8,105,555 | £8,077,268 | -0.3% | |
| Equity | £6,360,429 | £8,105,555 | £8,077,268 | -0.3% | |
| Average employees | 440 | 440 | 420 | -4.5% | |
| Wages | £13,253,856 | £15,875,561 | £17,338,700 | +9.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £654,380 | £689,200 | £665,015 | -3.5% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.2% | 3.7% | 1.9% | |
| Net margin | 2.1% | 2.5% | 0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 23.6% | 27.7% | 14.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.73x | 1.62x | |
| Interest cover | 8.41x | 9.03x | 4.43x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- ALTON CARS LIMITED 2015-09-21 → present
- ALTON CARS LEEDS LTD 2011-08-11 → 2015-09-21
- ALTON CARS LIMITED 1979-12-27 → 2011-08-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BHP LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “The Directors are pleased to report a substantial increase in both turnover and profitability for the first quarter of 2025 with the expected turnover projected to rise by a further £1.2 million to £66.5 million, this increase will be driven by inflationary rises and continued improved efficiencies.”
- “The accident repair industry continues to be in a state of flux. The ongoing economic climate is having a direct impact on the number of accident claims being reported to insurers. The main reason for this is that comparison websites allow for customers to increase their policy excess enabling them to reduce their insurance premium and coupled with higher interest rates and living costs, this impacts on the consumer being able to afford to have their car repaired.”
- “PAS2060:2014 is coming to an end this year, and Alton Cars Ltd along with a number of key stakeholders in the industry have been key in writing a brand-new standard for our industry. Alton are the first Bodyshop Group transitioning to the new standard called ARIES, and this is expected to be in place by June 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALTON, Sadie Jane | Director | 2025-10-29 | Dec 1973 | British |
| BUTTERWORTH, Thomas James | Director | 2022-02-24 | Oct 1982 | British |
| CONNELL, Graham | Director | 2018-10-01 | Apr 1967 | British |
| GREAVES, Wesley | Director | 2024-01-17 | Aug 1982 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAITHWAITE, Sophie Jane | Secretary | 2022-02-24 | 2026-03-23 |
| MILNER, Julian Paul | Secretary | 2001-09-30 | 2011-09-15 |
| PARISH, Diane Julie | Secretary | 2011-09-15 | 2022-02-07 |
| STEPHENSON, Alan | Secretary | — | 2001-09-30 |
| ALI, Rofique | Director | 2022-02-24 | 2022-02-24 |
| BLUNDELL, Paul | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2019-11-10 |
| BRAITHWAITE, Sophie Jane | Director | 2013-11-26 | 2026-03-23 |
| DAVIS, Roland Arthur | Director | — | 2021-11-01 |
| HEFFERON, Douglas James | Director | — | 2001-09-19 |
| JONES, Neilson Anthony | Director | 2014-06-01 | 2026-01-31 |
| JONES, Thomas | Director | 2022-02-24 | 2026-03-25 |
| MILNER, Julian Paul | Director | 1999-12-01 | 2025-06-30 |
| PARISH, Anthony John | Director | — | 2022-02-07 |
| PARISH, Diane Julie | Director | 1994-05-01 | 2022-02-07 |
| PARISH, Mathew John | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2022-02-07 |
| PARISH, Tracy Ann | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2022-02-07 |
| PLUNKETT, Ian Robert | Director | 2021-05-01 | 2021-06-11 |
| STEPHENSON, Alan | Director | — | 2001-09-30 |
| STEPHENSON, Susan | Director | 1994-05-01 | 2001-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alton Cars Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-02-07 | Active |
| Mr Anthony John Parish | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-02-07 |
| Mrs Diane Julie Parish | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-02-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 212 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-02-01 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-02-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-01 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-02-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-01-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.