FERRARIS PISTON SERVICE LIMITED
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Cash
£58m
+55.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£95m
-0.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,523
+2.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£26m
+2.1% 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 | £391,894,000 | £540,853,000 | £543,144,000 | +0.4% | |
| Operating profit | £30,472,000 | £25,685,000 | £26,221,000 | +2.1% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £25,685,000 | £26,221,000 | +2.1% | |
| Net profit | £23,009,000 | £18,997,000 | £19,069,000 | +0.4% | |
| Cash | £19,360,000 | £37,323,000 | £57,947,000 | +55.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £107,348,000 | £109,452,000 | £110,433,000 | +0.9% | |
| Net assets | £98,411,000 | £95,563,000 | £94,844,000 | -0.8% | |
| Equity | £98,411,000 | £95,563,000 | £94,844,000 | -0.8% | |
| Average employees | 1,249 | 1,485 | 1,523 | +2.6% | |
| Wages | £34,613,000 | £40,849,000 | £42,284,000 | +3.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £300,000 | £430,000 | £355,797 | -17.3% | |
| Highest paid director | £350,000 | £280,000 | £174,918 | -37.5% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.8% | 4.7% | 4.8% | |
| Net margin | 5.9% | 3.5% | 3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 28.4% | 23.5% | 23.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 56.7% | 73.2% | 74.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.26x | 0.97x | 0.99x |
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 — the current trading name was adopted 2026-10-06
- FERRARIS PISTON SERVICE LIMITED 2026-10-06 → present
- FERRARIS PISTON SERVICE LIMITED 2001-04-05 → 2026-10-06
- SHOPMOTOR LIMITED 2001-01-26 → 2001-04-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the Directors consider it appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the Company financial statements.”
Group structure
- FERRARIS PISTON SERVICE LIMITED · parent
- Tayna Group Limited 100%
- Tayna Limited 100%
- Automotion Factors Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 1 June 2025, the trade of another group company, Tayna Limited, was transferred to the Company.”
- “In April 2026, the Company sold a property in Sheffield, giving rise to a profit on disposal of £3m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GALVIN, Cade Ashby | Director | 2025-08-21 | Mar 1986 | British |
| RICHARDSON, Stephen William | Director | 2019-12-31 | Aug 1969 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLAKEMAN, David John | Secretary | 2004-08-12 | 2007-01-02 |
| COOMBES, John Frederick | Secretary | 2017-11-30 | 2025-08-21 |
| DAVIS, Neil Anthony | Secretary | 2001-03-16 | 2004-08-12 |
| EDEN, Jonathan Clive | Secretary | 2016-11-04 | 2017-11-30 |
| GREGSON, Robin Anthony | Secretary | 2009-12-31 | 2011-10-01 |
| MACDONALD, Stuart Randolph | Secretary | 2007-01-02 | 2009-12-31 |
| MACGEEKIE, Glenda | Secretary | 2011-10-01 | 2016-11-04 |
| WAINWRIGHT, Terence Michael | Secretary | 2001-03-16 | 2001-03-16 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-01-26 | 2001-03-16 |
| ANDRE, Denis | Director | 2016-11-04 | 2018-10-31 |
| BLACKBURN, Peter Edward | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2016-02-29 |
| BLAKEMAN, David John | Director | 2004-08-12 | 2007-01-02 |
| BROWN, Alistair Stuart | Director | 2016-11-04 | 2019-12-31 |
| BRUCE, Andrew Campbell | Director | 2009-05-22 | 2016-11-04 |
| COOMBES, John Frederick | Director | 2017-11-30 | 2025-12-31 |
| DAVIS, Neil Anthony | Director | 2001-03-16 | 2017-11-30 |
| DODD, Philip George | Director | 2001-03-16 | 2012-09-28 |
| DYSON, David Victor, Mr. | Director | 2004-08-12 | 2009-05-19 |
| EDEN, Jonathan Clive | Director | 2017-11-30 | 2022-08-22 |
| EDEN, Jonathan Clive | Director | 2016-03-01 | 2016-11-04 |
| GREGSON, Robin Anthony | Director | 2009-05-20 | 2016-11-04 |
| HILTON, Benjamin | Director | 2014-04-24 | 2016-11-04 |
| JONES, Peter | Director | 2009-05-08 | 2013-12-31 |
| KNIGHT, Graham | Director | 2001-03-16 | 2016-11-04 |
| LAFONT, Jean-Jacques Mathieu | Director | 2016-11-04 | 2019-12-31 |
| PARKER, Adrian Philip | Director | 2001-03-16 | 2016-11-04 |
| PARKINSON, Stuart Garry | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2016-11-04 |
| PEACOCK, Dominique Amanda | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2016-11-04 |
| SURGENOR, Henry Kenneth | Director | 2004-08-12 | 2009-09-30 |
| WAINWRIGHT, Terence Michael | Director | 2001-03-16 | 2020-12-31 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-01-26 | 2001-03-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fps Distribution Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 187 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-10-06 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-10-06 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2026-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-21 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-22 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-08-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.