BELL TRUCKS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
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Cash
£14M
+14.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£9.8M
+10.8% vs 2024
Employees
222
+2.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.3M
-52.3% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £160,045,258 | £167,439,858 | +4.6% | |
| Operating profit | £5,404,085 | £4,321,756 | -20% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,676,855 | £1,277,724 | -52.3% | |
| Net profit | £2,002,949 | £956,400 | -52.3% | |
| Cash | £12,239,586 | £14,041,963 | +14.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,175,314 | £10,061,638 | +9.7% | |
| Net assets | £8,856,772 | £9,813,172 | +10.8% | |
| Equity | £8,856,772 | £9,813,172 | +10.8% | |
| Average employees | 216 | 222 | +2.8% | |
| Wages | £9,243,101 | £9,463,918 | +2.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £171,391 | £174,028 | +1.5% |
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 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.4% | 2.6% | |
| Net margin | 1.3% | 0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 58.9% | 43.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.07x | 1.09x | |
| Interest cover | 1.98x | 1.41x |
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
- BELL TRUCKS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 2006-12-20 → present
- SANDCO 1002 LIMITED 2006-08-09 → 2006-12-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the factors set out above the directors believe that it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis. The company's forecasts and projections for the next twelve months show that the company should be able to continue in operational existence for that period, taking into account reasonable possible changes in trading performance and the potential impact on the business of possible future scenarios arising from the ongoing issues facing the wider economy. The financial performance of the company has resulted in further balance sheet improvements strengthening its position as a going concern.”
Group structure
- BELL TRUCKS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED · parent
- Bell Truck Sales Limited 100%
- BLS Commercials Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The group increased its customer database by 21% to 48,726 unique customers.”
- “In 2023 the business moved into a new purpose-built premises and benefits from energy efficient appliances. Unfortunately, and through no fault of Bell Trucks (Holdings) Limited, the business was unable to energise this premises via the grid until September 2025 and had to rely on the use of a generator which significantly increased our use of gas oil.”
- “The group is party to a multilateral intercompany guarantee in respect to bank facilities for other group companies.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWAR, Manjit Singh | Director | 2017-09-22 | Oct 1976 | British |
| SAWRIJ, Danny Steven | Director | 2017-09-22 | Jun 1969 | British |
| SOWERSBY, Benjamin | Director | 2017-10-02 | May 1977 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELL, Yvonne | Secretary | 2006-12-08 | 2017-09-22 |
| WARD HADAWAY COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-08-09 | 2006-12-08 |
| BAYNE, Carolyn | Director | 2006-12-08 | 2017-09-22 |
| BELL, James | Director | 2009-09-15 | 2011-07-06 |
| BELL, James | Director | 2006-12-08 | 2006-12-08 |
| BELL, Yvonne | Director | 2011-07-06 | 2017-09-22 |
| DAVISON, Lee | Director | 2017-09-22 | 2018-02-26 |
| HEWITT, Gavin | Director | 2017-09-22 | 2017-11-17 |
| SIMMONS, Trevor Mark | Director | 2006-12-08 | 2017-08-22 |
| WARD HADAWAY INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-08-09 | 2006-12-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Sowersby | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-05-20 | Active |
| Danny Steven Sawrij | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2019-05-07 | Active |
| Leo Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-09-22 | Ceased 2019-05-07 |
| Mrs Yvonne Bell | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50%, Voting 25–50% (as trust), Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-22 |
| Mrs Carolyn Bayne | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50%, Voting 25–50% (as trust), Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 106 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-02-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-02-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-01-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-10-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-10-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with 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.