SIMPSONS GARAGE (GT. YARMOUTH) LIMITED
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Cash
£205k
+27.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.4m
-73.4% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
32
-13.5% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£279k
-43.5% lowest in 6 filed years
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,986,226 | £20,450,352 | £20,383,408 | £18,940,254 | £13,428,845 | £11,673,632 | -13.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £506,124 | £484,480 | £220,337 | -54.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £332,236 | £848,691 | £620,827 | £506,124 | £493,829 | £279,045 | -43.5% | |
| Net profit | £265,956 | £676,705 | £498,348 | £383,307 | £520,637 | £201,330 | -61.3% | |
| Cash | £1,246,792 | £1,873,904 | £1,803,651 | £2,032,285 | £160,702 | £204,864 | +27.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,126,086 | £3,807,023 | £4,301,167 | £4,682,401 | £5,329,368 | £1,539,089 | -71.1% | |
| Net assets | £3,098,371 | £3,775,076 | £4,273,424 | £4,656,731 | £5,177,368 | £1,378,698 | -73.4% | |
| Equity | £3,098,371 | £3,775,076 | £4,273,424 | £4,656,731 | £5,177,368 | £1,378,698 | -73.4% | |
| Average employees | 41 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 37 | 32 | -13.5% | |
| Wages | £775,598 | £1,020,215 | £1,257,586 | £1,277,918 | £1,063,562 | £863,913 | -18.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £142,742 | £181,428 | £214,900 | £221,672 | £34,431 | — | — |
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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 2.7% | 3.6% | 1.9% | |
| Net margin | 1.9% | 3.3% | 2.4% | 2.0% | 3.9% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 10.8% | 9.1% | 14.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 34.5% | 42.2% | 78.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.66x | 2.46x | 1.31x |
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
- Larking Gowen LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this, the directors have concluded that they have a reasonable expectation that the Company will have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, and at least twelve months from the date of signing these financial statements, they therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Post year-end the vehicle trade and assets of the Company were transferred to the immediate parent entity, Desira Group Plc.”
- “Dividends paid in the year amount to £4,000,000 (2024 - £Nil).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GANT, Michelle Suzanne | Secretary | 2024-04-23 | — | — |
| DESIRA, John Paul | Director | 2024-04-23 | Jul 1948 | British |
| GANT, Michelle Suzanne | Director | 2024-04-23 | Jun 1974 | British |
| STONE, Stuart Peter | Director | 2024-04-23 | Nov 1969 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUMMERY, Mark | Secretary | 2009-09-16 | 2024-04-23 |
| WALKER, Keith Robert | Secretary | 2007-12-18 | 2009-08-18 |
| WOODGREAVES, Simon | Secretary | — | 2007-12-18 |
| ABLE, Amanda Josie Wood | Director | 2018-10-05 | 2024-04-23 |
| ALDIS, Andrew David | Director | 2006-10-09 | 2024-04-23 |
| CLAYTON, Mark Adrian | Director | — | 1994-02-07 |
| CRICK, Belinda Jane Wood | Director | 2008-01-20 | 2024-04-23 |
| GREAVES, Marcus George Wood | Director | 2018-10-05 | 2024-04-23 |
| OLDFIELD, Peter John | Director | — | 2005-03-01 |
| SAMPSON, Russell William | Director | — | 2005-03-01 |
| WOODGREAVES, Pauline Francis | Director | 1993-06-23 | 2017-11-12 |
| WOODGREAVES, Simon | Director | — | 2007-12-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desira Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-04-23 | Active |
| Mrs Belinda Jane Wood Crick | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-08-07 | Ceased 2024-04-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 151 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.