BARLOW MOTORS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2m
+64.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6.2m
-10.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
93
-1.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£337k
-44.9% lowest 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 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £66,280,457 | £81,730,857 | £85,680,965 | +4.8% | |
| Operating profit | £1,824,926 | £617,547 | £336,880 | -45.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,804,813 | £611,942 | £336,880 | -44.9% | |
| Net profit | £1,393,476 | £409,393 | £227,631 | -44.4% | |
| Cash | £910,606 | £705,655 | £1,162,933 | +64.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,439,543 | £7,420,190 | £6,668,791 | -10.1% | |
| Net assets | £7,033,007 | £6,942,712 | £6,214,948 | -10.5% | |
| Equity | £7,033,007 | £6,942,712 | £6,214,948 | -10.5% | |
| Average employees | 87 | 94 | 93 | -1.1% | |
| Wages | £3,348,964 | £3,877,886 | £4,395,067 | +13.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £18,192 | £103,597 | £93,597 | -9.7% |
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 | 2.8% | 0.8% | 0.4% | |
| Net margin | 2.1% | 0.5% | 0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 24.5% | 8.3% | 5.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 64.3% | 67.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.12x | 1.10x | 1.06x | |
| Interest cover | 90.66x | — | — |
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
- BARLOW MOTORS LIMITED 2006-03-23 → present
- BDBCO NO. 790 LIMITED 2005-10-05 → 2006-03-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Lancaster Haskins Limited Statutory Auditor
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis. The directors have considered the period of 12 months following approval of the financial statements. They have not identified any material uncertainties that could cast doubt on the ability of the company to meet all of its financial obligations as they fall due.”
Significant events
- “We anticipate looking for suitable opportunities in the market with other players should they arise.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARLOW, David John | Director | 2009-04-23 | Nov 1975 | British |
| OWEN, Mark Andrew Peter | Director | 2005-10-05 | Jun 1959 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROADWAY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-10-05 | 2011-10-05 |
| BROADWAY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2005-10-05 | 2005-10-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Andrew Peter Owen | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2017-10-05 | Active |
| Mr David John Barlow | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-10-05 | Ceased 2017-10-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 75 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-07-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2019-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2018-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.