MOTORPOINT GROUP PLC
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Cash
£6.6M
-28.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£27M
-13.5% vs 2024
Employees
799
+4.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£4.1M
+58.2% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,086,600,000 | £1,173,100,000 | +8% | |
| Operating profit | -£4,000,000 | £3,800,000 | +195% | |
| Profit before tax | -£9,800,000 | -£4,100,000 | +58.2% | |
| Net profit | -£10,200,000 | -£4,200,000 | +58.8% | |
| Cash | £9,200,000 | £6,600,000 | -28.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £130,900,000 | £128,400,000 | -1.9% | |
| Net assets | £31,100,000 | £26,900,000 | -13.5% | |
| Equity | £31,100,000 | £26,900,000 | -13.5% | |
| Average employees | 764 | 799 | +4.6% | |
| Wages | £28,200,000 | £34,100,000 | +20.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £933,000 | £1,138,000 | +22% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.4% | 0.3% | |
| Net margin | -0.9% | -0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -3.1% | 3.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 87.6% | 88.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.14x | 1.12x | |
| Interest cover | -0.57x | 0.40x |
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
- MOTORPOINT GROUP PLC 2016-05-11 → present
- MOTORPOINT GROUP LIMITED 2016-04-12 → 2016-05-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- MOTORPOINT GROUP PLC · parent
- Motorpoint Limited 100%
- Chartwell Leasing Limited 100%
- Motorpoint 4 Cars Limited 100%
Significant events
- “FY25 saw moderate improvement in interest rates, periods of lower inflation, and some lessening of supply, leading to strong retail sales and market share growth.”
- “The Group recommenced its store opening programme, including the successful opening of its 21st store in Norwich in December.”
- “A share buyback programme for the cancellation of 3.6m shares was completed, and a further programme for up to 3.0m ordinary shares was announced.”
- “The Board proposed a final dividend of 1 pence per share for FY25.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORGAN, Thomas Christopher | Secretary | 2021-02-27 | — | — |
| CARPENTER, Mark Gwilym | Director | 2016-04-12 | Jan 1972 | British |
| COOPER, Adele | Director | 2020-03-06 | Sep 1971 | Irish |
| MANSFIELD, Keith John | Director | 2020-05-20 | Oct 1964 | British |
| MCNAMARA, Mary Jane | Director | 2016-05-13 | Aug 1960 | British |
| MORGAN, Thomas Christopher | Director | 2021-01-11 | Oct 1966 | British |
| PATHAKJI, Swarupa Gaurang | Director | 2024-10-01 | Apr 1979 | British |
| WALDEN, John Carl | Director | 2022-01-10 | Jan 1960 | American |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GILMOUR, James | Secretary | 2016-04-12 | 2016-05-11 |
| VIRK, Manjit Kaur | Secretary | 2016-05-11 | 2021-02-27 |
| GILMOUR, James Edward | Director | 2016-04-12 | 2020-08-24 |
| HURST, Gordon Mark | Director | 2016-05-13 | 2020-05-20 |
| MORRIS, Mark Christopher | Director | 2016-04-12 | 2022-01-10 |
| SHELTON, David Edward | Director | 2016-04-12 | 2019-12-31 |
| WELLER, Stephen Andrew | Director | 2016-05-13 | 2019-10-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 203 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-30 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-10-13 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-09-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-09-03 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-09-03 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-08-26 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-08-19 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-08-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-08 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-08-01 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-07-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-18 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-07-15 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-07-03 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-06-13 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-06-12 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-06-09 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-06-03 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 16
- Capital events
- 16
- 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.