HENLEY CARS LTD
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Cash
£1.3m
+16.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£320k
-64.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
76
+49% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£779k
-196.9% 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 | £35,207,512 | £58,288,056 | £85,980,312 | +47.5% | |
| Operating profit | £479,757 | £888,825 | -£708,593 | -179.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £401,072 | £804,163 | -£779,348 | -196.9% | |
| Net profit | £317,043 | £600,684 | -£587,532 | -197.8% | |
| Cash | £807,948 | £1,088,840 | £1,264,059 | +16.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,418,816 | £2,143,252 | £1,328,739 | -38% | |
| Net assets | £649,828 | £907,396 | £319,864 | -64.7% | |
| Equity | £649,828 | £907,396 | £319,864 | -64.7% | |
| Average employees | 28 | 51 | 76 | +49% | |
| Wages | £1,042,989 | £1,650,781 | £2,726,352 | +65.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £213,625 | £350,202 | £437,465 | +24.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £1,244 | £4,341 | £4,711 | +8.5% | |
| Highest paid director | £130,210 | £111,541 | £113,032 | +1.3% |
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 | 1.4% | 1.5% | -0.8% | |
| Net margin | 0.9% | 1.0% | -0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 33.8% | 41.5% | -53.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 90.4% | 91.2% | 97.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.93x | 0.98x | 0.89x | |
| Interest cover | 6.10x | 10.01x | -9.15x |
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
- bk plus Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting...”
Significant events
- “On 17 July 2026, the company entered into an investment agreement with one of its principle vehicle suppliers and received proceeds of £4,500,000 through the issue of convertible loan notes.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKES, Peter Julyan | Director | 2024-02-08 | Nov 1968 | British |
| BUXTON, James | Director | 2024-02-08 | Jul 1981 | British |
| PARKER, David Andrew | Director | 2019-05-01 | Sep 1983 | British |
| PARKER, Simon Christopher | Director | 2017-01-20 | Dec 1981 | British |
| WATSON, Samantha Jane | Director | 2024-02-08 | Mar 1974 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BISHOP, David Leslie | Director | 2012-07-03 | 2018-04-06 |
| MASTERSON, Anthony Joseph | Director | 2020-02-13 | 2020-04-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Simon Christopher Parker | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2018-04-09 | Active |
| Mr David Leslie Bishop | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-07 | Ceased 2017-01-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 72 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-07-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-06-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-27 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-08-20 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-08-20 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2026-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-06-06 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2026-06-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-06 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-12-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-04 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 4
- 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.