COTSWOLD MOTOR GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£21k
-93.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£22m
+17.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
331
-2.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.6m
+49.3% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | £235,861,629 | £223,646,614 | £241,426,206 | +7.9% | |
| Operating profit | £6,739,359 | £5,268,583 | £6,666,463 | +26.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,472,335 | £3,061,387 | £4,570,711 | +49.3% | |
| Net profit | £3,315,333 | £2,375,908 | £3,185,962 | +34.1% | |
| Cash | £341,588 | £312,747 | £20,978 | -93.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £40,806,629 | £41,201,385 | £43,539,659 | +5.7% | |
| Net assets | £16,198,844 | £18,574,752 | £21,768,879 | +17.2% | |
| Equity | £16,198,844 | £18,574,752 | £21,768,879 | +17.2% | |
| Average employees | 343 | 338 | 331 | -2.1% | |
| Wages | £12,108,967 | £11,812,388 | £12,356,722 | +4.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £443,880 | £415,960 | £476,526 | +14.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £7,544 | £7,544 | £7,544 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | £217,110 | £210,351 | £255,911 | +21.7% |
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 | 2.9% | 2.4% | 2.8% | |
| Net margin | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.5% | 12.8% | 15.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 82.7% | 78.9% | 76.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.16x | 1.20x | 1.22x | |
| Interest cover | 2.96x | 2.35x | 3.09x |
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
- COTSWOLD MOTOR GROUP LIMITED 2006-04-03 → present
- COTSWOLD MOTOR GROUP PLC 1995-05-09 → 2006-04-03
- CHARMBONUS LIMITED 1995-03-03 → 1995-05-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors consider appropriate.”
Significant events
- “On 19th June 2026 Cotswold Motor Group 2026 Limited became the immediate parent company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES, Mitchell Stephen | Secretary | 2017-09-18 | — | British |
| HULCOOP, Andrew Christopher | Director | 2006-01-07 | Oct 1960 | British |
| JAMES, Mitchell Stephen | Director | 2026-06-19 | Aug 1987 | British |
| NEALE, Paul Henry | Director | 2019-03-29 | Jan 1978 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FERGUSON, Michael Craig Maxwell | Secretary | 1995-03-13 | 1997-05-07 |
| MITCHELL, Craig Lancelot | Secretary | 1999-06-11 | 2016-11-09 |
| MURPHY, Bernard Hugh | Secretary | 1997-05-07 | 1999-04-24 |
| STAINES, Clive Mervyn | Secretary | 1998-09-28 | 1999-06-11 |
| TEAGUE, Pauline Ann | Secretary | 1999-06-11 | 2016-04-22 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-03-03 | 1995-03-13 |
| BATEMAN, Barry Walter | Director | 1995-03-30 | 2001-05-11 |
| FERGUSON, Michael Craig Maxwell | Director | 1995-03-13 | 1996-01-03 |
| HARRIS, Peter Michael | Director | 1995-05-01 | 2019-03-29 |
| HARRIS, Vanessa Jayne | Director | 2001-05-11 | 2006-02-20 |
| MITCHELL, Craig Lancelot | Director | 1995-03-13 | 1996-01-03 |
| MURPHY, Bernard Hugh | Director | 1995-03-30 | 1999-04-24 |
| REDFERN, Peter Lindsay | Director | 2019-08-01 | 2026-01-28 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-03-03 | 1995-03-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotswold Motor Group 2026 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-06-17 | Active |
| Carmen Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-10-13 | Ceased 2026-06-18 |
| Dopano Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-10-13 | Ceased 2026-06-17 |
| Cotswold Motor Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2019-03-22 | Ceased 2022-10-13 |
| Harris Realisations Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2019-03-20 | Ceased 2019-03-22 |
| Mr Peter Michael Harris | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-29 |
| Mr Andrew Christopher Hulcoop | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 206 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-07-03 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-06-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-06-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-06-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-19 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-18 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-06-18 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-06-18 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-06-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-06-18 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-06-17 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-06-17 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-06-17 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-06-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 19
- Capital events
- 6
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.