MOTOSAVE LIMITED
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Cash
£215k
+36.6% vs 2025
Net assets
£4.8m
-2% vs 2025
Employees
211
-0.9% vs 2025
Profit before tax
-£124k
-415.2% 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 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,532,931 | £13,015,274 | £13,054,309 | £14,147,444 | £15,242,275 | £15,492,871 | +1.6% | |
| Operating profit | £805,263 | £589,867 | — | £26,278 | £31,597 | -£136,007 | -530.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £806,158 | £589,867 | £65,614 | £39,167 | £39,408 | -£124,195 | -415.2% | |
| Net profit | £655,658 | £482,275 | £19,638 | £26,167 | £22,762 | -£96,721 | -524.9% | |
| Cash | £327,978 | £333,119 | £120,912 | £125,639 | £157,450 | £215,052 | +36.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,313,413 | £4,795,688 | £4,885,326 | £4,911,493 | £4,949,255 | £4,862,534 | -1.8% | |
| Net assets | — | £4,795,688 | £4,815,326 | £4,841,493 | £4,864,255 | £4,767,534 | -2% | |
| Equity | £4,313,413 | £4,795,688 | £4,815,326 | £4,841,493 | £4,864,255 | £4,767,534 | -2% | |
| Average employees | 204 | 195 | 199 | 208 | 213 | 211 | -0.9% | |
| Wages | £4,504,263 | £4,445,290 | £4,700,817 | £5,328,523 | £5,978,490 | £6,202,478 | +3.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £134,586 | £154,883 | £157,125 | £146,176 | £83,971 | £92,098 | +9.7% |
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 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.0% | 4.5% | — | 0.2% | 0.2% | -0.9% | |
| Net margin | 5.7% | 3.7% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | -0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.7% | 12.3% | — | 0.5% | 0.6% | -2.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.60x | 3.47x | 3.61x |
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
- MOTOSAVE LIMITED 1993-11-10 → present
- SMITH AND ROUND LIMITED 1980-01-31 → 1993-11-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Sexty & Co
- 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. 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 current financial year has had uncertainty due to ongoing conflict in the Middle East. This is affecting one of our main product groups that we sell, oil.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLMAN, Stephen Paul | Secretary | 2005-03-03 | — | British |
| BEARDSWORTH, Daniel | Director | 2009-03-03 | Apr 1973 | British |
| GRAND, Gary Ivan | Director | 2004-08-03 | Nov 1962 | British |
| SHORTIS, Richard John | Director | 2004-08-03 | Sep 1969 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNETT, Brandon | Secretary | 2000-05-02 | 2005-03-02 |
| HARRISON, William Herbert | Secretary | 1996-02-28 | 2000-03-09 |
| HOWLAND, Kevin | Secretary | — | 1995-09-28 |
| SMITH, Janet | Secretary | 2000-03-09 | 2000-05-02 |
| SMITH, Janet | Secretary | 1995-09-29 | 1996-02-28 |
| BARNETT, Brandon | Director | 2000-05-02 | 2005-03-02 |
| DEAKIN, Paul Ian | Director | 1996-03-22 | 2009-02-27 |
| HARRISON, William Herbert | Director | 1996-02-28 | 2000-03-09 |
| HOWLAND, Kevin | Director | — | 1995-09-28 |
| ROUND, Paul | Director | — | 1993-05-20 |
| ROUND, Richard Albert | Director | 1991-09-30 | 1993-06-25 |
| SHORTIS, Kevin John | Director | 2004-08-03 | 2019-06-14 |
| SMITH, Janet | Director | — | 2004-08-03 |
| SMITH, Terry | Director | — | 2004-08-03 |
| ZAJAC, Carlo | Director | 2005-06-15 | 2023-10-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard John Shortis | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-06-14 | Active |
| Mr Richard John Shortis | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-12-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 196 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-05 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2019-12-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2019-12-05 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2019-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-07-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.