TMS LIMITED
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Cash
£2.1m
+84.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.2m
-0.3% vs 2024
Employees
262
+24.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£956k
-14.8% 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 | £140,328,557 | £131,525,439 | £180,106,803 | +36.9% | |
| Operating profit | £1,090,921 | £2,075,666 | £1,833,488 | -11.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £801,124 | £1,121,824 | £956,014 | -14.8% | |
| Net profit | £519,482 | £877,247 | £709,575 | -19.1% | |
| Cash | £5,757,157 | £1,145,057 | £2,108,529 | +84.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,531,210 | £17,450,516 | £16,774,284 | -3.9% | |
| Net assets | £5,014,997 | £5,244,303 | £5,230,838 | -0.3% | |
| Equity | £5,014,997 | £5,244,303 | £5,230,838 | -0.3% | |
| Average employees | 193 | 211 | 262 | +24.2% | |
| Wages | £5,511,179 | £5,932,946 | £7,658,406 | +29.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £175,926 | £177,139 | £182,491 | +3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £4,031 | £4,264 | +5.8% |
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 | 0.8% | 1.6% | 1.0% | |
| Net margin | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.1% | 11.9% | 10.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 83.7% | 87.2% | 88.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.92x | 0.91x | |
| Interest cover | 3.76x | 2.18x | 2.09x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have assessed the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, taking into account its current financial position, trading performance, cash resources and dealer financing facilities... Accordingly, the Directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “In October 2025, we were pleased to welcome Geely to our portfolio of brands, with the opening of our Geely dealership in Leicester.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KERR, Derek William | Secretary | 2007-12-03 | — | British |
| HALLOWS, Benjamin Neal | Director | 2015-08-06 | Jul 1979 | British |
| HALLOWS, Dominic Kyle | Director | 2015-08-06 | Apr 1983 | British |
| HALLOWS, Leonard John | Director | 2006-03-17 | Feb 1957 | British |
| HALLOWS, Oliver Simon | Director | 2015-08-06 | Jul 1984 | British |
| HALLOWS, Thomas Paul | Director | 2015-08-06 | Apr 1981 | British |
| KERR, Derek William | Director | 2011-12-20 | Oct 1972 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEICESTER REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-01-31 | 2007-12-03 |
| HALLOWS, Monica Wendy | Director | 2006-01-31 | 2013-10-14 |
| INGRAM, Richard Edwin | Director | 2006-08-23 | 2023-08-01 |
| PETRIE, Anthony Nicholas | Director | 2006-08-25 | 2017-02-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Leonard John Hallows | Individual | Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 139 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-04 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-09-04 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-09-04 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-09-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge part | |
| 2025-09-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge part | |
| 2025-08-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
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.