AUTOLINK HOLDINGS (M6) LTD
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Cash
£12m
+20.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£3m
+50.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1.3m
-69.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
Due to the upcoming expiry of the PFI concession, the directors intend to cease the operations of the group following completion of the handback works. Therefore, the directors do not consider it to be appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £15,976,000 | £19,892,000 | £20,698,000 | +4.1% | |
| Operating profit | £3,822,000 | £3,437,000 | £530,000 | -84.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,740,000 | £4,462,000 | £1,349,000 | -69.8% | |
| Net profit | £3,626,000 | £3,346,000 | £1,011,000 | -69.8% | |
| Cash | £25,295,000 | £9,628,000 | £11,570,000 | +20.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £25,012,000 | £6,905,000 | -72.4% | |
| Net assets | -£1,338,000 | £2,008,000 | £3,019,000 | +50.3% | |
| Equity | -£1,338,000 | £2,008,000 | £3,019,000 | +50.3% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £69,000 | £73,000 | £76,000 | +4.1% |
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 | 23.9% | 17.3% | 2.6% | |
| Net margin | 22.7% | 16.8% | 4.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 13.7% | 7.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 94.8% | 87.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.41x | 1.95x | 1.17x |
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
- AUTOLINK HOLDINGS (M6) LTD 1997-04-09 → present
- HIKEHELP LIMITED 1997-02-17 → 1997-04-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“Due to the upcoming expiry of the PFI concession, the directors intend to cease the operations of the group following completion of the handback works. Therefore, the directors do not consider it to be appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- AUTOLINK HOLDINGS (M6) LTD · parent
- Autolink Concessionaires (M6) plc 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 40 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEMPSEY, John Alistair | Secretary | 2025-04-17 | — | — |
| DEAN, Benjamin Christopher Jacob | Director | 2018-10-01 | Nov 1979 | British |
| JAMES, Christopher | Director | 2018-10-01 | Jan 1968 | British |
| LAIDLAW, John Kinloch | Director | 2023-08-31 | Sep 1957 | British |
| WOTHERSPOON, Robert John William | Director | 2008-07-23 | Jan 1967 | British |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCBRIDE, Robert Ian | Secretary | 1997-03-12 | 1997-04-16 |
| PEARSON, Kevin John | Secretary | 2013-06-26 | 2025-04-17 |
| SHELLEY, Miles Colin | Secretary | 1997-04-16 | 2003-07-24 |
| WALKER, Robert Peter | Secretary | 2008-11-06 | 2013-06-26 |
| WOTHERSPOON, Robert John William | Secretary | 2003-07-24 | 2008-11-06 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-02-17 | 1997-03-12 |
| BANNISTER, Paul Alan | Director | 2000-04-20 | 2004-03-29 |
| BARR, William James | Director | 1997-04-16 | 2003-04-08 |
| BICKERSTAFF, Anthony Oliver | Director | 2001-07-18 | 2004-03-29 |
| BOWN, Nicholas George | Director | 2001-04-10 | 2003-04-08 |
| BRADBURY, David Richard | Director | 2015-07-22 | 2019-04-30 |
| CLARKE, Edward Hilton | Director | 2003-04-08 | 2012-06-01 |
| COLLARD, Michael John | Director | 1997-04-16 | 2007-03-31 |
| CROWTHER, Nicholas John Edward | Director | 2005-02-08 | 2018-10-01 |
| FERNANDES, Milton Anthony | Director | 2001-03-06 | 2005-07-07 |
| GATES, Antony Richard | Director | 2017-12-13 | 2023-08-31 |
| GRAHAM, John | Director | 2012-06-01 | 2018-05-23 |
| HENDRY, Brian William | Director | 1999-05-28 | 2000-04-20 |
| KASHEM, Timothy John | Director | 2003-04-08 | 2005-02-08 |
| LIMBERT, Derek | Director | 1997-04-16 | 1999-05-28 |
| LINNEY, Joseph Mark | Director | 2013-03-26 | 2015-07-22 |
| LOPEZ-SIMON, Maria Milagros | Director | 2019-05-01 | 2019-10-21 |
| LUCAS, William Anthony | Director | 1997-04-16 | 2003-02-12 |
| MAIR, Logan Michael | Director | 1997-03-12 | 1997-04-16 |
| MCBRIDE, Robert Ian | Director | 1997-03-12 | 1997-04-16 |
| MERCER-DEADMAN, Michael John | Director | 2003-03-14 | 2012-03-29 |
| METTER, David Antony | Director | 1997-05-08 | 2003-06-26 |
| MOGG, Charles Michael | Director | 2003-02-12 | 2003-03-14 |
| NEILL, James Graeme | Director | 2012-04-16 | 2017-12-13 |
| NELSON, Andrew Latham | Director | 2003-02-12 | 2003-03-14 |
| NELSON, Andrew Latham | Director | 2001-05-30 | 2003-02-12 |
| PEARSON, Andrew Stephen | Director | 2012-03-29 | 2013-03-26 |
| POTTS, Derek | Director | 2003-03-14 | 2009-02-02 |
| SHELLEY, Miles Colin | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2012-04-16 |
| SHELLEY, Miles Colin | Director | 1999-11-01 | 2004-08-02 |
| SMITH, Neil | Director | 2009-02-02 | 2012-01-16 |
| WEEKLEY, Colin Bruce | Director | 2007-05-10 | 2008-07-23 |
| WHITE, David Douglas Percival | Director | 2000-04-20 | 2001-07-18 |
| WOTHERSPOON, Robert John William | Director | 2004-08-02 | 2006-01-01 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-02-17 | 1997-03-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innisfree M&G Ppp Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2021-09-14 | Active |
| Innisfree Nominees Limited (Acting In Its Capacity As Nominee Of Innisfree M&G Ppp Lp) | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-09-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 185 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-02-07 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-17 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-04-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-08-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-17 | 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
- 4
- 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.