BAYLIS (GLOUCESTER) LIMITED
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Cash
£1.6M
-22.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£6.4M
+9.4% vs 2024
Employees
382
+2.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.5M
-23% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £122,283,618 | £130,933,838 | +7.1% | |
| Operating profit | £2,000,786 | £1,639,609 | -18.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,901,774 | £1,464,812 | -23% | |
| Net profit | £1,422,106 | £1,108,748 | -22% | |
| Cash | £2,048,492 | £1,596,183 | -22.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,046,034 | £7,767,112 | +10.2% | |
| Net assets | £5,812,484 | £6,358,917 | +9.4% | |
| Equity | £5,812,484 | £6,358,917 | +9.4% | |
| Average employees | 372 | 382 | +2.7% | |
| Wages | £11,619,700 | £12,430,888 | +7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £60,582 | £56,585 | -6.6% |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.6% | 1.3% | |
| Net margin | 1.2% | 0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 28.4% | 21.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 65.1% | 62.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.65x | 1.74x | |
| Interest cover | 20.21x | 9.38x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- BAYLIS (GLOUCESTER) LIMITED 1994-02-25 → present
- HEATPOOL ENTERPRISES LIMITED 1993-12-01 → 1994-02-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- BAYLIS (GLOUCESTER) LIMITED · parent
- H.S.H. Limited 100%
- Haines & Strange Limited 100%
Significant events
- “After the year end the company secured a new franchise with Mitsubishi.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOWMAN, Jeremy | Director | 2002-10-18 | Jan 1971 | British |
| JONES, David John | Director | 2002-10-18 | Feb 1967 | British |
| LORD, Frank Douglas | Director | 2013-08-02 | Mar 1952 | British |
| ROBBINS, Andrew | Director | 2002-10-18 | May 1964 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CERTAGENT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2018-12-21 | 2024-08-14 |
| MACKEE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1993-12-15 | 1994-02-14 |
| MOTORS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1994-02-14 | 2018-12-21 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-12-01 | 1993-12-15 |
| BAYLIS, Michael Christopher | Director | 1994-02-14 | 2013-08-02 |
| TVEDT, Gerard | Director | 1993-12-15 | 1994-02-14 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-12-01 | 1993-12-15 |
| MOTORS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1994-02-14 | 2018-12-21 |
| MOTORS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2013-08-02 | 2018-12-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylis (Gloucester) Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2021-06-21 | Active |
| Mr David John Jones | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-12-21 | Ceased 2021-06-21 |
| Mr Andrew Robbins | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-12-21 | Ceased 2021-06-21 |
| Mr Jeremy Bowman | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-12-21 | Ceased 2021-06-21 |
| General Motors Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-12-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 233 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-03-09 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-03-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-18 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-03-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.