ACCIDENT EXCHANGE LIMITED
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Cash
£276k
+203.3% vs 2025
Net assets
£22m
+34.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
519
-7.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.9m
+185.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 | 2026-02-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £134,064,000 | £147,966,000 | £149,587,000 | +1.1% | |
| Operating profit | £763,000 | £4,596,000 | £8,027,000 | +74.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,762,000 | £2,064,000 | £5,901,000 | +185.9% | |
| Net profit | £2,867,000 | £5,397,000 | £5,528,000 | +2.4% | |
| Cash | £819,000 | £91,000 | £276,000 | +203.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £24,632,000 | £29,215,000 | £35,194,000 | +20.5% | |
| Net assets | £10,835,000 | £16,232,000 | £21,760,000 | +34.1% | |
| Equity | £10,835,000 | £16,232,000 | £21,760,000 | +34.1% | |
| Average employees | 587 | 559 | 519 | -7.2% | |
| Wages | £21,807,000 | £20,959,000 | £19,312,000 | -7.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £716,000 | £731,000 | £676,000 | -7.5% |
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 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 | 2026-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.6% | 3.1% | 5.4% | |
| Net margin | 2.1% | 3.6% | 3.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.1% | 15.7% | 22.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 73.4% | 66.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.51x | 1.78x | 2.10x | |
| Interest cover | 0.30x | 1.81x | 3.77x |
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
- ACCIDENT EXCHANGE LIMITED 2001-02-15 → present
- BROOMCO (2452) LIMITED 2001-01-15 → 2001-02-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors consider that the Group has adequate resources to remain in operation for the foreseeable future and have therefore continued to adopt a going concern basis in preparing the financial statements of the Group and Company.”
Group structure
- ACCIDENT EXCHANGE LIMITED · parent
- APU Limited 100%
- In-Car Cleverness Limited 100%
- AXI Limited 100%
- Motor Assist Limited 100%
- AX Automotive Limited 100%
- UK Motor Assist Limited 100%
- Motor Assist Group Limited 100%
- Dealer Car Manager Limited 100%
Significant events
- “There were confirmed orders, cancellable at any time, for 28 motor vehicles with a value of £1,388,000 at 28 February 2026 (2025: 67 motor vehicles with a value of £1,504,000).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SADIQ, Irfan | Secretary | 2015-03-13 | — | — |
| DOSTER IV, Thomas | Director | 2017-09-14 | Dec 1968 | American |
| HAMILTON-COOPER, Scott | Director | 2025-07-28 | Oct 1985 | British |
| NEIWEEM, Holly Ann | Director | 2017-09-14 | Dec 1980 | American |
| WILLIAMS, Nicholas John | Director | 2023-02-10 | Nov 1970 | British |
| WOODS, Lucy | Director | 2017-01-16 | Nov 1958 | British |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, Stephen Anthony | Secretary | 2001-02-14 | 2004-04-20 |
| JONES, Stephen Robert | Secretary | 2006-10-30 | 2015-03-13 |
| PICKERING, Nicola Jane Catherine | Secretary | 2004-09-01 | 2006-10-30 |
| CARGIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-04-20 | 2004-09-01 |
| DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-01-15 | 2001-02-14 |
| ANDREWS, Martin John | Director | 2016-08-16 | 2017-01-16 |
| ANDREWS, Martin John | Director | 2004-11-10 | 2011-05-31 |
| BEACROFT, Guy Robert | Director | 2001-02-14 | 2004-12-10 |
| BRAMWELL, Martin Scott | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2007-04-30 |
| CLARKE, Garry George | Director | 2007-10-12 | 2008-02-20 |
| CRUMP, Ian William James | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2004-01-31 |
| EAVES, Timothy Charles | Director | 2005-06-13 | 2007-04-30 |
| ELDRED, Stephen Terence | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2004-12-10 |
| EVANS, Debra Elaine | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2004-01-31 |
| EVANS, Stephen Anthony, Dr | Director | 2001-02-14 | 2016-09-30 |
| FISHER, Elizabeth | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2007-04-30 |
| GUPTA, Daksh | Director | 2007-01-02 | 2007-10-22 |
| HODKINSON, Philip | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2006-03-10 |
| HORSBURGH, Alistair John Charles | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2007-04-30 |
| PAGET-WALL, Steine Thomas | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2004-12-10 |
| PICKERING, Nicola Jane Catherine | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2007-10-12 |
| POPE, Richard John | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2004-12-10 |
| ROY, Nicola Jane Catherine | Director | 2012-11-16 | 2025-06-30 |
| SEEL, Roderick Hubert | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2007-04-30 |
| WHATLEY, David Andrew | Director | 2011-05-31 | 2012-11-16 |
| WILDES, Paul | Director | 2003-11-04 | 2004-05-05 |
| WOODLEY, Lee Stuart | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2007-04-30 |
| YOUNG, The Rt Hon Lord Young Of Graffham David Ivor, Lord | Director | 2003-05-01 | 2006-07-22 |
| DLA NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-01-15 | 2001-02-14 |
| DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-01-15 | 2001-02-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Thomas Doster Iv | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-09-14 | Active |
| Automotive And Insurance Solutions Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 170 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-03-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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