PRODRIVE MOTORSPORT LIMITED
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Cash
£831k
+32.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£19m
+31.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
232
-2.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3.7m
+521.2% first positive since 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £57,622,000 | £84,621,000 | £73,675,000 | -12.9% | |
| Operating profit | £3,827,000 | -£868,000 | £3,681,000 | +524.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,799,000 | -£871,000 | £3,669,000 | +521.2% | |
| Net profit | £4,126,000 | -£365,000 | £4,562,000 | +1,349.9% | |
| Cash | £7,827,000 | £626,000 | £831,000 | +32.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,889,000 | £14,509,000 | £19,071,000 | +31.4% | |
| Net assets | £14,874,000 | £14,509,000 | £19,071,000 | +31.4% | |
| Equity | £14,874,000 | £14,509,000 | £19,071,000 | +31.4% | |
| Average employees | 193 | 239 | 232 | -2.9% | |
| Wages | £9,048,000 | £11,393,000 | £11,618,000 | +2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £310,000 | £310,000 | £0 | -100% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.6% | -1.0% | 5.0% | |
| Net margin | 7.2% | -0.4% | 6.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 25.7% | -6.0% | 19.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 75.3% | 69.0% | 60.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.27x | 1.36x | 1.56x |
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
- PRODRIVE MOTORSPORT LIMITED 2001-12-03 → present
- PRODRIVE LIMITED 1987-01-15 → 2001-12-03
- D.R. AUTOSPORT PRODUCTS AND DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 1983-12-12 → 1987-01-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the Group's forecasts and projections, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and has intent to support the company as evidenced by the letter of support. The Company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Group structure
- PRODRIVE MOTORSPORT LIMITED · parent
- Aston Martin Racing Limited 100%
- Rally 2011 Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLCHESTER, Tim Mark | Director | 2014-01-27 | May 1971 | British |
| LINES, Nicholas | Director | 2025-03-04 | Oct 1971 | British |
| RICHARDS, David Pender | Director | — | Jun 1952 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAILEY, John Francis | Secretary | — | 1997-08-22 |
| BAILEY, Timothy Carew | Secretary | 1997-08-22 | 2016-01-28 |
| BAILEY, John Francis | Director | — | 1997-08-22 |
| BUTCHER, Anthony James | Director | 2001-05-17 | 2014-01-27 |
| CAMPION, David | Director | — | 1996-05-13 |
| CHAMBERS, Hugh | Director | 2001-05-17 | 2005-02-01 |
| FRY, Nicholas Richard | Director | 2001-05-17 | 2004-12-31 |
| GAW, John | Director | 2014-07-21 | 2024-09-10 |
| LAPWORTH, William David | Director | — | 2010-01-19 |
| PARRY, Ian | Director | — | 2000-02-28 |
| SCARF, Susan Margaret | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2006-07-31 |
| SCRIVENER, Clive Gerald | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2014-01-13 |
| SPILLER, John | Director | — | 1999-10-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prodrive (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 180 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.