BOWKER PERFORMANCE CARS LIMITED
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Cash
£3k
-98.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5.5m
-15.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
133
+62.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.1m
-466.5% 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 | £94,050,000 | £87,656,000 | £135,610,000 | +54.7% | |
| Operating profit | £3,999,000 | £1,107,000 | £1,107,000 | 0% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,079,000 | -£200,000 | -£1,133,000 | -466.5% | |
| Net profit | £2,480,000 | -£141,000 | -£1,047,000 | -642.6% | |
| Cash | £458,000 | £218,000 | £3,000 | -98.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,737,000 | £13,724,000 | £12,212,000 | -11% | |
| Net assets | £6,781,000 | £6,571,000 | £5,524,000 | -15.9% | |
| Equity | £6,781,000 | £6,571,000 | £5,524,000 | -15.9% | |
| Average employees | 64 | 82 | 133 | +62.2% | |
| Wages | £2,491,000 | £3,035,000 | £4,981,000 | +64.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £189,000 | £182,000 | £178,000 | -2.2% |
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 | 4.3% | 1.3% | 0.8% | |
| Net margin | 2.6% | -0.2% | -0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 34.1% | 8.1% | 9.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 75.2% | 86.5% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.12x | 0.72x | 0.72x | |
| Interest cover | 4.27x | 0.78x | 0.42x |
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
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the Directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “In August 2025, the Supreme Court delivered its judgment on a series of linked cases concerning the disclosure of motor finance commissions. The Court overturned aspects of the Court of Appeal's earlier decision, but confirmed that, in certain circumstances, the receipt of undisclosed or inadequately disclosed commission could give rise to an unfair relationship under the Consumer Credit Act 1974.”
- “Following the judgment, the FCA announced its intention to consult on an industry-wide redress scheme in respect of historic motor finance commission arrangements.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEE, Andrew John | Secretary | 2018-11-30 | — | — |
| BOWKER, Anthony Paul | Director | 2017-10-19 | Apr 1968 | British |
| FOX, Thomas Bernard | Director | 2017-10-19 | Feb 1965 | British |
| GEE, Andrew John | Director | 2019-02-01 | Jun 1965 | British |
| GORNALL, Benjamin John | Director | 2022-01-01 | Nov 1986 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMASON, Darren | Secretary | 2017-10-19 | 2018-11-30 |
| THOMASON, Darren | Director | 2017-10-19 | 2018-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W H Bowker Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Shares 75–100% (as firm), Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-10-19 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 31 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-11-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2019-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2019-04-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2019-02-11 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2019-02-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name 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.