KIMBERLEY CARAVAN CENTRE LIMITED
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Cash
£792k
-10.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£3m
+1.9% vs 2024
Employees
76
-13.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£493k
+515.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £32,291,947 | £32,988,924 | £32,388,474 | -1.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£393,939 | -£65,236 | £513,050 | +886.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£489,708 | -£118,602 | £493,084 | +515.7% | |
| Net profit | -£413,079 | -£85,035 | £335,016 | +494% | |
| Cash | £18,159 | £882,664 | £791,711 | -10.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,497,650 | £3,191,639 | £3,089,818 | -3.2% | |
| Net assets | £3,047,939 | £2,962,904 | £3,017,920 | +1.9% | |
| Equity | £3,047,939 | £2,962,904 | £3,017,920 | +1.9% | |
| Average employees | 122 | 88 | 76 | -13.6% | |
| Wages | £3,142,257 | £2,729,146 | £2,417,756 | -11.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £334,326 | £346,539 | £331,598 | -4.3% |
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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.2% | -0.2% | 1.6% | |
| Net margin | -1.3% | -0.3% | 1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -11.3% | -2.0% | 16.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 73.0% | 78.3% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.34x | 1.23x | 1.31x | |
| Interest cover | -4.11x | -1.22x | 25.70x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- KIMBERLEY CARAVAN CENTRE LIMITED 2005-09-27 → present
- KIMBERLEY CARAVAN AND CAR CENTRE LIMITED 1988-11-10 → 2005-09-27
- KIMBERLEY CARAVAN CENTRE LIMITED 1987-07-02 → 1988-11-10
- MANSFIELD CARAVAN CENTRE LIMITED 1983-07-12 → 1987-07-02
- VOGUESABLE LIMITED 1983-02-24 → 1983-07-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the balance sheet date the company had a positive cash balance and strong net current asset position. At the time of signing these accounts, the directors have considered the company's going concern position, and consider that this does indicate that the company will continue to trade for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing these accounts.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOWE, Christopher Michael | Director | 2000-12-11 | Feb 1973 | British |
| LOWE, Maria Philomena | Director | — | Apr 1940 | British |
| LOWE, Michael | Director | — | Dec 1947 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOWE, Maria Philomena | Secretary | — | 2025-09-18 |
| LOWE, Michael | Secretary | — | 2008-01-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Lowe | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Christopher Michael Lowe | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 126 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-09-03 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-09-02 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-09-03 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-09-03 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-09-02 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2025-08-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-03-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.