ASTON BARCLAY LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2M
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.3M
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
422
highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£10M
Period ending 2025-08-24
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-24
| Metric | Trend | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-08-24 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £29,325,000 | £34,774,000 | £47,268,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £997,000 | £297,000 | -£10,025,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £997,000 | £296,000 | -£10,233,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £952,000 | £268,000 | -£9,789,000 | — | |
| Cash | £18,285,000 | £19,096,000 | £1,152,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,839,000 | £12,107,000 | £2,318,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £11,839,000 | £12,107,000 | £2,318,000 | — | |
| Equity | £11,839,000 | £12,107,000 | £2,318,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 358 | 415 | 422 | — | |
| Wages | £9,367,000 | £10,952,000 | £17,689,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £568,778 | £331,461 | £409,150 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 18 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-08-24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.4% | 0.9% | -21.2% | |
| Net margin | 3.2% | 0.8% | -20.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.4% | 2.5% | -432.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 75.6% | 85.1% | 95.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.20x | 1.11x | 1.02x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -48.20x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- ASTON BARCLAY LIMITED 2016-12-09 → present
- ASTON BARCLAY PLC 1993-07-29 → 2016-12-09
- ASTON BARCLAY & CO. LIMITED 1984-10-04 → 1993-07-29
- VOCALHURST LIMITED 1982-06-18 → 1984-10-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company meets its day to day working capital requirements through its cash reserves and through support from Constellation Automotive Limited. The Company has net current assets of £1.2m. The Directors have reviewed the forecasts and as a result have obtained a letter of support from a parent company. Constellation Automotive Limited has confirmed its willingness to support the Company for at least twelve months from the date the balance sheet is signed. The Company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Group structure
- ASTON BARCLAY LIMITED · parent
- Aston Barclay Chelmsford Limited 100%
- Aston Barclay Westbury Limited 100%
- Aston Barclay Prees Heath Limited 100%
- Aston Barclay Leeds Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LETZA, Martin Richard | Director | 2025-04-13 | Aug 1969 | British |
| TROWELL, Nicholas John | Director | 2025-06-26 | Sep 1976 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KHOT, Pria Dipak | Secretary | 2020-10-01 | 2025-04-13 |
| SCARBOROUGH, Glenn David Paul | Secretary | 1993-06-24 | 2010-03-31 |
| SCARBOROUGH, Pauline | Secretary | — | 1993-06-24 |
| DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2018-03-29 | 2020-09-30 |
| CRICHTON, John Leslie | Director | 2018-03-29 | 2020-06-12 |
| GRAHAM, Chris | Director | 2025-04-13 | 2025-05-28 |
| HARRIS, David Francis | Director | 2025-04-13 | 2025-05-28 |
| HODSON, Neil Thomas | Director | 2017-06-02 | 2020-08-04 |
| HOY, Robert Charles | Director | 2017-06-02 | 2018-02-09 |
| HUDSON, Gordon Timothy | Director | 2010-08-05 | 2012-07-06 |
| KHOT, Pria Dipak | Director | 2020-08-14 | 2025-04-13 |
| LAMPERT, Timothy Giles | Director | 2025-04-13 | 2025-06-26 |
| MACLEOD, Gregory Ian | Director | 2020-08-14 | 2025-04-13 |
| MARLEY, Tom | Director | 2022-03-31 | 2023-05-10 |
| OWEN, Alexandra Catherine | Director | 2018-03-29 | 2018-08-08 |
| POTTER, Martin Andrew | Director | 2017-06-02 | 2022-08-05 |
| SCARBOROUGH, David Martin James | Director | 2010-08-05 | 2018-09-25 |
| SCARBOROUGH, Glenn David Paul | Director | 2010-03-24 | 2018-05-01 |
| SCARBOROUGH, Leslie, Ms. | Director | — | 2010-03-31 |
| SCARBOROUGH, Pauline | Director | — | 2010-03-31 |
| WATTS, Barry John | Director | 2010-08-05 | 2011-11-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Barclay Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-03-17 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 200 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-22 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-05-22 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-05-22 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-05-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-19 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-19 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-10-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-06-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-17 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-05-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 3
- 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.