BUGLE INN MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£76k
-35% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7.2m
-9.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
358
+2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£995k
+9.2% 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 | £281,436,000 | £259,722,000 | £272,224,000 | +4.8% | |
| Operating profit | £421,000 | £557,000 | £582,000 | +4.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£983,000 | -£1,096,000 | -£995,000 | +9.2% | |
| Net profit | -£840,000 | -£1,003,000 | -£834,000 | +16.8% | |
| Cash | £126,000 | £117,000 | £76,000 | -35% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,264,000 | £12,382,000 | £10,792,000 | -12.8% | |
| Net assets | £7,946,000 | £8,011,000 | £7,233,000 | -9.7% | |
| Equity | £7,946,000 | £8,011,000 | £7,233,000 | -9.7% | |
| Average employees | 362 | 351 | 358 | +2% | |
| Wages | £12,091,000 | £11,901,000 | £12,546,000 | +5.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £361,000 | £458,000 | £521,000 | +13.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £6,000 | £4,000 | £9,000 | +125% | |
| Highest paid director | £150,000 | £155,000 | £211,000 | +36.1% |
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 | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | |
| Net margin | -0.3% | -0.4% | -0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.4% | 4.5% | 5.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 84.2% | 84.5% | 87.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.95x | 0.87x | 0.83x | |
| Interest cover | 0.27x | 0.32x | 0.37x |
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
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On this basis and at the time of approving the financial statements, the directors are confident 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
- “Subsequent to the year end, the group has agreed terms to dispose of its Blackpool Hyundai and Kia dealership operations to West Riding, with completion in July 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORKIN, Susan Ann | Director | 2022-10-28 | Nov 1979 | British |
| HOW, William Robert | Director | 2025-02-06 | Nov 1987 | British |
| TURNER, Adam James | Director | 2014-05-16 | Nov 1988 | British |
| TURNER, Andrew John | Director | 1993-11-11 | Jan 1960 | British |
| TURNER, Stacey | Director | 2015-09-01 | Feb 1985 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICOL, Hilary Maria | Secretary | 1999-01-01 | 2022-11-16 |
| TURNER, Justine | Secretary | 1993-11-11 | 1999-01-01 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-11-11 | 1993-11-11 |
| NICOL, Hilary Maria | Director | 1998-06-17 | 2022-11-16 |
| PORTLOCK, Peter Noel | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2011-10-03 |
| TURNER, Justine Rose | Director | 1993-11-11 | 2004-07-01 |
| TURNER, Pauline Mary | Director | 2004-06-20 | 2022-11-14 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-11-11 | 1993-11-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bugle Inn Motor Company Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 133 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-12-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-06-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-06-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-06-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-05-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
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.