BEVAN MOTOR BODIES LIMITED
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Cash
£5.5M
+286.1% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£6.4M
+14.1% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
128
+13.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1.1M
+8.7% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £16,390,341 | £16,542,632 | — | £25,684,768 | £29,977,072 | +16.7% | |
| Operating profit | £158,222 | £268,618 | — | £984,732 | £1,069,211 | +8.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £157,455 | £268,618 | £338,091 | £974,776 | £1,059,096 | +8.7% | |
| Net profit | £121,854 | £231,823 | £258,656 | £736,504 | £783,993 | +6.4% | |
| Cash | £958,549 | £1,197,556 | £1,659,349 | £1,424,723 | £5,501,066 | +286.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,380,967 | £5,131,222 | £5,159,853 | £5,812,548 | £6,436,079 | +10.7% | |
| Net assets | £4,340,793 | £4,572,616 | £4,831,272 | £5,567,776 | £6,351,769 | +14.1% | |
| Equity | £4,340,793 | £4,572,616 | £4,831,272 | £5,567,776 | £6,351,769 | +14.1% | |
| Average employees | 132 | 110 | 102 | 113 | 128 | +13.3% | |
| Wages | £3,604,908 | £3,107,783 | £3,210,972 | £4,400,320 | £5,241,985 | +19.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £139,900 | £142,536 | £140,275 | £144,701 | £142,947 | -1.2% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.0% | 1.6% | — | 3.8% | 3.6% | |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 1.4% | — | 2.9% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.6% | 5.2% | — | 16.9% | 16.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.66x | 1.81x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 98.91x | 79.04x |
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
- CK Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company 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.”
Significant events
- “Sales in the have performed stronger than expected for 2024 resulting in increased profitability. The company is expected to perform well during the first half of 2025 however the second half is expected to be challenging because of a general downturn in the industry. Sales are expected to return to 2024 levels in 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEVAN, Peter John | Secretary | — | — | British |
| BEVAN, Anthony Stuart | Director | — | May 1960 | British |
| BEVAN, Peter John | Director | — | May 1955 | British |
| SHELTON, Roy Michael | Director | 2017-04-01 | Dec 1968 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEVAN, Ronald | Director | — | 2000-06-30 |
| DIMMOCK, Lee Francis | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2026-02-02 |
| DRYBURGH, Simon | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2018-06-27 |
| NADEN, John | Director | — | 2017-10-16 |
| NEWTON, Lee | Director | 2005-01-02 | 2006-12-31 |
| ROBERTS, Ian James | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2018-04-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bevan Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 106 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-07-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-06-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2019-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.