EDEN MOTOR RETAIL LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£2.9m
+41.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
169
+1.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.4m
+408.3% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
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 | £170,221,108 | £160,278,924 | £178,381,629 | +11.3% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,208,091 | £313,932 | £3,485,275 | +1,010.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,424,784 | -£785,541 | £2,421,814 | +408.3% | |
| Net profit | -£3,353,085 | -£785,541 | £2,108,000 | +368.4% | |
| Cash | £645 | £951 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£4,240,240 | -£5,025,781 | -£2,603,967 | +48.2% | |
| Net assets | -£4,240,240 | -£5,025,781 | -£2,917,781 | +41.9% | |
| Equity | -£4,240,240 | -£5,025,781 | -£2,917,781 | +41.9% | |
| Average employees | 192 | 167 | 169 | +1.2% | |
| Wages | £6,371,958 | £5,885,866 | £6,625,642 | +12.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 | -1.3% | 0.2% | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | -2.0% | -0.5% | 1.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 112.9% | 112.2% | 105.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.83x | 0.85x | 0.92x | |
| Interest cover | -1.81x | 0.29x | 3.28x |
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
- EDEN MOTOR RETAIL LIMITED 2013-06-21 → present
- ALAN GIBSON LIMITED 1996-06-25 → 2013-06-21
- ENFRANCHISE 213 LIMITED 1996-05-14 → 1996-06-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have prepared detailed cash flow forecasts and financial projections which demonstrate that the Group has adequate resources to meet its obligations as they fall due for the foreseeable future.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HADLEY, Nicola | Secretary | 2013-10-06 | — | — |
| BELCHER, Stephen Peter | Director | 2020-11-23 | Feb 1979 | British |
| HADLEY, Nicola | Director | 2013-10-06 | Dec 1961 | British |
| POTTS, Graeme John | Director | 2013-04-08 | Oct 1957 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLAY, Terence Hubert | Secretary | 2011-08-12 | 2011-08-12 |
| FLAY, Terence Hubert | Secretary | 1996-06-17 | 1997-12-10 |
| HITCHMAN, Trevor John | Secretary | 1997-12-10 | 2011-08-12 |
| PENNSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-05-14 | 1996-06-17 |
| FLAY, Terence Hubert | Director | 1996-06-17 | 2013-04-08 |
| GIBSON, Alan Cedric | Director | 1996-06-17 | 2013-04-08 |
| HITCHMAN, Trevor John | Director | 2000-01-25 | 2011-08-12 |
| JACOBS, David Michael | Director | 1996-06-17 | 2013-04-08 |
| PENNINGTONS DIRECTORS (NO 1) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-05-14 | 1996-06-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Graeme John Potts | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Eden Automotive Investments Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 156 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-09-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-09-10 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- 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.