THE OLDHAM MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2m
-68.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£12m
-4.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
168
-2.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£458k
-213.9% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | £89,907,977 | £80,135,140 | £80,589,672 | +0.6% | |
| Operating profit | £1,677,196 | £211,171 | -£502,710 | -338.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,832,482 | £401,971 | -£457,730 | -213.9% | |
| Net profit | £1,267,552 | £129,734 | -£402,947 | -410.6% | |
| Cash | £5,470,508 | £3,875,663 | £1,235,234 | -68.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,016,635 | £13,126,970 | £12,670,793 | -3.5% | |
| Net assets | £12,863,926 | £12,793,373 | £12,190,139 | -4.7% | |
| Equity | £12,863,926 | £12,793,373 | £12,190,139 | -4.7% | |
| Average employees | 168 | 172 | 168 | -2.3% | |
| Wages | £5,074,091 | £5,235,017 | £5,308,921 | +1.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £196,182 | £172,449 | £176,203 | +2.2% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.9% | 0.3% | -0.6% | |
| Net margin | 1.4% | 0.2% | -0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.9% | 1.6% | -4.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 65.6% | 60.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.44x | 1.31x | 1.25x |
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
- THE OLDHAM MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED 1989-01-25 → present
- O. M. C. MOTOR GROUP LIMITED 1988-06-06 → 1989-01-25
- MOVEMINI LIMITED 1988-04-06 → 1988-06-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On this basis 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
- “In 2025, the company consolidated its Ford passenger sales operations into the Oldham site and relocated its Ford commercial business into the Rochdale dealership.”
- “The company partnered with the new Chinese entrant, Changan Automobile Group, at both its Accrington and Oldham sites.”
- “A new state of the art Kia showroom was opened in Oldham during the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGLIN, Jonathan James | Director | 2001-08-01 | Sep 1971 | British |
| EGLIN, Robin Mellor | Director | — | Feb 1945 | British |
| HOYLES, Sally | Director | 2001-08-01 | Jul 1975 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EGLIN, Robin Mellor | Secretary | 2000-04-30 | 2008-04-22 |
| MCKINSTRY, Paul | Secretary | — | 2000-04-30 |
| EGLIN, Ralph Anthony | Director | — | 2012-09-24 |
| MATTHEWS, James William Parkin | Director | — | 1999-03-03 |
| MCKINSTRY, Paul | Director | — | 2000-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omc Motor Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-01-01 | Active |
| Mr Robin Mellor Eglin | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-01-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-05 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-08-03 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
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.