YEOMANS LIMITED
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Cash
£5.5M
+38.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£45M
+6.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
883
+0.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£7.4M
-4.5% vs 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 | £528,257,027 | £581,768,387 | £609,165,288 | +4.7% | |
| Operating profit | £6,664,793 | £7,927,756 | £7,413,714 | -6.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,997,707 | £7,728,702 | £7,377,859 | -4.5% | |
| Net profit | £4,578,099 | £6,099,557 | £5,249,146 | -13.9% | |
| Cash | £2,190,696 | £3,939,867 | £5,472,399 | +38.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £43,539,591 | £45,732,656 | £47,456,957 | +3.8% | |
| Net assets | £38,199,848 | £41,986,905 | £44,576,051 | +6.2% | |
| Equity | £38,199,848 | £41,986,905 | £44,576,051 | +6.2% | |
| Average employees | 784 | 876 | 883 | +0.8% | |
| Wages | £29,864,499 | £32,836,668 | £35,152,075 | +7.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,591,986 | £1,574,620 | £1,586,124 | +0.7% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.2% | |
| Net margin | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.3% | 17.3% | 15.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 70.2% | 68.2% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.10x | 1.16x | 1.09x | |
| Interest cover | 9.49x | 34.09x | — |
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
- YEOMANS LIMITED 2001-05-09 → present
- R.B.S. GARAGES LIMITED 1985-09-11 → 2001-05-09
- WINGDART LIMITED 1985-08-09 → 1985-09-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- YEOMANS LIMITED · parent
- Geo. Collins Engineers Limited 100%
- Starkport Limited 100%
- R.B.S Garages Limited 100%
- Barnard and Brough Limited 100%
- Cornwall Trade Parts Specialists (TPS) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “relocation of Yeomans Nissan Portsmouth to refurbished premises in the Spring”
- “completion of the Yeomans Toyota Brighton showroom reconstruction in late Summer”
- “integration of the Mazda franchise. Yeomans Mazda Bexhill launched mid-year”
- “commitment to expand our Worthing Head Office in early 2026 to accommodate Mazda alongside existing Honda and Peugeot dealerships”
- “diversified its portfolio by launching OMODA & JAECOO in Littlehampton in late Autumn 2025, followed by a second location in Helston, Cornwall, in early 2026”
- “ongoing legal case regarding historical commission arrangements and the proposed Financial Conduct Authority redress scheme”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAMILTON BROWN, David James | Secretary | 2019-10-01 | — | — |
| HAMILTON BROWN, David James | Director | 2017-11-16 | Apr 1989 | British |
| JONES, Katherine Sarah | Director | 2012-10-02 | Apr 1989 | British |
| LIPPE, Anthony | Director | 2024-06-03 | Mar 1969 | British,Australian |
| NEWITT, Kevin Laurence | Director | 2002-10-01 | Oct 1965 | British |
| SMITH, James Richard Barrington | Director | 2009-07-04 | Jul 1985 | British |
| TANHAM, Holly Frances | Director | 2012-10-02 | Dec 1986 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKS, Anthony George | Secretary | 2000-03-20 | 2019-09-30 |
| SMITH, Amanda Jayne | Secretary | — | 2000-03-20 |
| BELL, Simon Dennis | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2024-06-03 |
| BROOKS, Anthony George | Director | 2000-03-20 | 2019-09-30 |
| BROOME, Kirk Lee | Director | 2024-06-03 | 2024-12-02 |
| LANDER, Thomas Stovold | Director | 2000-03-20 | 2020-07-06 |
| O'HARA, Leon Paul | Director | 2022-07-18 | 2023-12-01 |
| RICHARDSON, Laurence Brent | Director | — | 2008-03-31 |
| SEXTON, Ian Kenneth | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2002-05-24 |
| SLATTERY, Edmund Joseph | Director | 2020-10-28 | 2023-06-30 |
| SMITH, Amanda Jayne | Director | — | 2012-10-16 |
| SMITH, Richard Barrington | Director | — | 2012-10-31 |
| WATTS, Jamie Marc | Director | 2023-04-03 | 2024-05-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeomans Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100% | 2025-11-21 | Active |
| Mr James Richard Barrington Smith | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2024-10-29 | Active |
| Mr Richard Barrington Smith | Individual | Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 185 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-07 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-07 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-02 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2023-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.