SLATERS NORTH WALES LIMITED
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Cash
£523k
+107.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.9m
+8.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
55
+3.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£296k
+93.3% 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 | £25,496,953 | £23,665,860 | £22,917,415 | -3.2% | |
| Operating profit | £466,575 | £267,842 | £377,865 | +41.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £310,983 | £153,105 | £295,915 | +93.3% | |
| Net profit | £237,996 | £117,176 | £216,828 | +85% | |
| Cash | £38,106 | £251,653 | £522,759 | +107.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,158,746 | £3,040,946 | £3,107,206 | +2.2% | |
| Net assets | £2,550,825 | £2,668,001 | £2,884,829 | +8.1% | |
| Equity | £2,550,825 | £2,668,001 | £2,884,829 | +8.1% | |
| Average employees | 52 | 53 | 55 | +3.8% | |
| Wages | £1,587,323 | £1,725,881 | £1,823,379 | +5.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £85,000 | £94,659 | £127,578 | +34.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £13,000 | £9,659 | £29,828 | +208.8% |
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 | 1.8% | 1.1% | 1.6% | |
| Net margin | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.8% | 8.8% | 12.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 70.0% | 67.9% | 67.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.17x | 1.16x | 1.16x | |
| Interest cover | 3.00x | 2.33x | 4.61x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- SLATERS NORTH WALES LIMITED 2017-09-23 → present
- SLATERS (GM) LIMITED 2009-08-14 → 2017-09-23
- MOTORS INVESTMENTS (CAERNARFON) LIMITED 2006-10-09 → 2009-08-14
- KEITH SHAW (MOTORS) LIMITED 2000-04-20 → 2006-10-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- bk plus Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation 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.”
Significant events
- “Slaters North Wales Limited successfully expanded its franchise portfolio through the introduction of the Alfa Romeo franchise at Colwyn Bay and the Jeep franchise at Caernarfon.”
- “The loan from General Motors UK Ltd was fully repaid in the 2025 year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNOWLSON, Colin Robert | Director | 2009-06-26 | Jun 1949 | British |
| KNOWLSON, Nigel Andrew | Director | 2009-06-26 | Feb 1974 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOTORS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-04-20 | 2017-08-18 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-04-20 | 2000-04-20 |
| PRITCHARD, Timothy | Director | 2009-08-03 | 2015-07-08 |
| SHAW, Keith | Director | 2000-04-20 | 2004-08-18 |
| CERTAGENT LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2000-04-20 | 2000-04-20 |
| MOTORS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2000-04-20 | 2017-08-18 |
| MOTORS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2004-08-18 | 2017-08-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Nigel Knowlson | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-08-18 | Active |
| Slaters Of Abergele Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-05-05 |
| General Motors Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-08-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 130 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-17 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-03-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-03-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2019-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.