BEVAN MOTOR BODIES LIMITED

Active
Company number 01982336Private limited companyIncorporated 1986

Key figures

£7,502,074+18.1%
Net assets 2025
+11.6%
Average annual growth 2020–2025
02 m4 m6 m8 m202020212022202320242025

BEVAN MOTOR BODIES LIMITED does not disclose its turnover in its latest accounts; the profit for the year is as stated in the accounts.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 29201

Where the company stands among the 796 active companies whose first SIC code is 29201 (Manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans)).

Net assets£7,502,074
Higher than 96% · median £13,553
Total assets£10,828,243
Higher than 93% · median £103,394
Cash£5,459,102
Higher than 97% · median £45,288
Employees1
Lower than 55% · median 2
Company age40.8 years
Older than 96% · median 6.3 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. G-TEKT EUROPE MANUFACTURING LIMITED£122.2m
  2. DENNIS EAGLE LIMITED£74m
  3. SWINDON PRESSINGS LIMITED£44m
  4. MARSHALL LAND SYSTEMS LTD£43.6m
  5. STADCO LIMITED£31.2m
  6. PANELTEX LIMITED£16.5m
  7. FASTTRAX LIMITED£13.6m
  8. MAGNA EXTERIORS (BANBURY) LIMITED£12m
  9. ERWIN HYMER GROUP HOLDINGS UK LIMITED£11.6m
  10. SCARAB SWEEPERS LIMITED£10.8m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 796. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: BEVAN MOTOR BODIES LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

BEVAN MOTOR BODIES LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01982336. It was incorporated on 24 Jan 1986. Its status is active. The registered office is in Halesowen (B62). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans) (29201).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Profit for the year was £1,150,305. Net assets were £7,502,074, up 18.1% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £5,459,102. Total assets were £10,828,243 and total liabilities £3,434,421. The company had an average of 1 employee. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2020–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 796 active companies whose first SIC code is 29201: By net assets it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £13,553). By total assets it ranks higher than 93% of them (median £103,394). By cash it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £45,288). By number of employees it ranks lower than 55% of them (median 2). It is older than 96% of them (median age 6.3 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 2 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2020. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £2.8m. 1 of the awards is shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly vehicles, plastics, iron and steel.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 3 current directors. One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 1 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 3 Jul 2027.

Filed accounts2020–2025
20212022202320242025
Turnover16,542,63216,003,017———
Profit for the year231,823258,656736,504783,9931,150,305
Cash at bank and in hand1,197,5561,659,3491,424,7235,501,0665,459,102
Total assets6,813,7668,532,77214,155,06614,036,61010,828,243
Total liabilities2,427,9733,831,9228,794,0537,835,8753,434,421
Net assets / total equity4,572,6164,831,2725,567,7766,351,7697,502,074
Average number of employees1101021131281
Average pay (per year)32,07435,31445,58346,9024,719,528

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Principal activity

Accounts 2025

The principal activity of the company is commercial vehicle body construction, repairs, livery and finishing.

As described in the company's latest filed accounts.

Public contracts

2 contracts

BEVAN MOTOR BODIES LIMITED is named as a supplier in 2 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2020. The 1 contract awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £2.8m. 1 award is shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers2
UK POWER NETWORKS (TRANSPORT) LIMITED
1 contract · £2.8m
Association of North East Councils Ltd trading as NEPO (Central Purchasing Body)
1 contract
Contracts
  1. Vehicle Racking & Body Build Conversion ServicesUK POWER NETWORKS (TRANSPORT) LIMITED · £2,779,732 · runs until Dec 2028
  2. NEPO224 and TPPL Heavy Goods Vehicle Framework‡Association of North East Councils Ltd trading as NEPO (Central Purchasing Body) · shared by 67 suppliers, up to £400,000,000 in total

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 7 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: vehicles, plastics and iron and steel.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

19 events
  1. Lee Francis DIMMOCK resignedDirector
  2. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: net assets £7.5m, 1 employee
  3. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £6.4m, 128 employees
  4. Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: net assets £5.6m, 113 employees
  5. Financial year 2022 endedAccounts: turnover £16m, net assets £4.8m, 102 employees
  6. Financial year 2021 endedAccounts: turnover £16.5m, net assets £4.6m, 110 employees
  7. Financial year 2020 endedAccounts: turnover £16.4m, net assets £4.3m, 132 employees
  8. Simon DRYBURGH resignedDirector
Earlier events (11)
  1. Ian James ROBERTS resignedDirector
  2. John NADEN resignedDirector
  3. Roy Michael SHELTON appointedDirector
  4. Simon DRYBURGH appointedDirector
  5. Ian James ROBERTS appointedDirector
  6. Bevan Group Limited registered as a person with significant control
  7. Lee Francis DIMMOCK appointedDirector
  8. Lee NEWTON resignedDirector
  9. Lee NEWTON appointedDirector
  10. Ronald BEVAN resignedDirector
  11. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.