STYLE MOTORS LIMITED
Get an alert when STYLE MOTORS LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Cash
£439k
lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£1.3m
lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
76
lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.6m
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £47,168,025 | £37,534,829 | £38,487,581 | £43,054,755 | £75,996,142 | £56,143,252 | — | |
| Operating profit | £470,821 | £743,091 | £543,523 | £589,772 | £549,007 | -£1,113,003 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £427,329 | £686,785 | £510,390 | £591,646 | £535,901 | -£1,562,519 | — | |
| Net profit | £349,199 | £554,542 | £415,063 | £463,825 | £444,677 | -£1,488,175 | — | |
| Cash | £1,075,222 | £2,201,101 | £1,645,423 | £2,309,415 | £1,166,054 | £438,618 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,104,531 | £2,563,039 | £2,857,480 | £3,337,714 | £3,342,902 | £1,275,006 | — | |
| Net assets | £2,104,076 | £2,555,418 | £2,854,679 | £3,318,504 | £3,263,181 | £1,275,006 | — | |
| Equity | £2,104,076 | £2,555,418 | £2,854,679 | £3,318,504 | £3,263,181 | £1,275,006 | — | |
| Average employees | 94 | 86 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 76 | — | |
| Wages | £2,452,384 | £2,408,285 | £2,341,175 | £2,486,656 | £4,048,972 | £3,033,632 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £239,364 | £248,650 | £274,360 | £280,570 | £171,674 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £77,335 | £9,651 | £0 | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £155,069 | — | — | — |
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 15 months versus 18 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.0% | 2.0% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.7% | -2.0% | |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.6% | -2.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 22.4% | 29.0% | 19.0% | 17.7% | 16.4% | -87.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 58.9% | 60.8% | 55.4% | 56.1% | 70.7% | 84.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.77x | 1.39x | 1.10x | |
| Interest cover | 8.75x | 13.12x | 16.09x | 18.23x | 4.29x | -2.16x |
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
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this assessment, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company will have sufficient resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOODS, William Robert | Secretary | 2023-10-31 | — | — |
| BARLOW, Jason Ian | Director | 2023-10-31 | Jan 1980 | British |
| WAKEFORD, Angus John | Director | 2023-10-31 | Nov 1965 | British |
| WOODS, William Robert | Director | 2023-10-31 | Sep 1977 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KNIGHT, Anne Frederica | Secretary | 1994-05-20 | 1995-07-12 |
| OLDING, Keith | Secretary | 1995-07-12 | 1997-08-08 |
| SMITH, Andrew Peter Ruthven | Secretary | 1997-08-11 | 2023-10-31 |
| WATMORE, Ernest George | Secretary | — | 1994-05-20 |
| BRADY, Edwin Daniel | Director | 2006-03-01 | 2009-03-31 |
| GOLDING, Timothy Mccallan | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2023-10-31 |
| KIMBER, James Nicholas | Director | — | 2023-10-31 |
| KNIGHT, Anne Frederica | Director | 2000-02-01 | 2023-10-31 |
| KNIGHT, Anne Frederica | Director | 1993-03-08 | 1994-01-01 |
| KNIGHT, Colin Arthur Charles | Director | — | 2009-02-01 |
| LILLYWHITE, Steven John | Director | 2002-06-01 | 2018-04-30 |
| OLCOT, Barry Maxwell | Director | 2002-06-01 | 2006-03-31 |
| PHILLIPS, Mark | Director | 2023-10-31 | 2026-06-30 |
| SMITH, Andrew Peter Ruthven | Director | 2002-06-01 | 2023-10-31 |
| WHEELER, Keith Peter | Director | 2002-06-01 | 2023-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Leonards Motors Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-10-31 | Active |
| Anne Frederica Knight | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-10-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 172 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-08 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-12 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-03 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-11-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-03 | 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
- 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.