# Desira Group PLC

## Details

- **Company number:** [02482580](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02482580)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Public Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 19 Mar 1990
- **Registered office:** VICTORIA ROAD, DISS, IP22 4GS
- **Nature of business:** [45111](/sic/45111) Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
- **Corporate group:** [Desira Holdings PLC](/group/30566) (2 companies)


## Previous names

- D.M.C. (East Anglia) Limited (until 18 Jun 2001)
- Rapid 9889 Limited (until 28 Jun 1990)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESIRA, John Paul | secretary | - | 13 Mar 1995 |
| NORMAN, Peter Charles Russell | secretary | 13 Mar 1995 | 7 Nov 1995 |
| PRETTY, Rodney James | director | - | 19 Dec 1996 |
| DESIRA, Joseph | director | - | 29 Jul 1997 |
| DESIRA, Sauveur | director | - | 29 Jul 1997 |
| BAILES, Peter Leonard Arthur | director | 6 Nov 1997 | 20 Oct 1998 |
| NORMAN, Peter Charles Russell | director | - | 26 Jul 2001 |
| STOCKS, Nigel | director | 6 Nov 1997 | 2 Aug 2002 |
| BELL, Frazer Keith | director | 25 Nov 2004 | 24 May 2005 |
| HARDMAN, Andrew George | director | 13 Aug 2001 | 22 Jul 2005 |
| POCHIN, Jonathan Shane | director | 6 Nov 1997 | 6 Oct 2007 |
| SUNDERLAND, Colin Arnold | secretary | 7 Nov 1995 | 2 Dec 2008 |
| SUNDERLAND, Colin Arnold | director | 7 Nov 1995 | 2 Dec 2008 |
| BAILES, Peter Leonard Arthur | director | 10 Aug 2006 | 22 Jan 2010 |
| DESIRA, John Paul | director | - |  |
| GANT, Michelle Suzanne | secretary | 1 Feb 2009 |  |
| STONE, Stuart Peter | director | 24 Sep 2008 |  |
| DESIRA, Susan Margaret | director | 27 Nov 2007 |  |
| GANT, Michelle Suzanne | director | 18 Feb 2000 |  |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desira Holdings Plc | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent | 6 Apr 2016 |  |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Turnover | Net assets | Cash | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2023 | £68,068,896 | £4,690,358 | £14,017 | 163 |
| 31 Dec 2019 | £76,815,828 | £2,849,315 | £26,348 | 242 |



## Owned by

Desira Group PLC → [Desira Holdings PLC](/company/04553750)



## Controls

- [Simpsons Garage (Gt. Yarmouth) Limited](/company/02022816) (02022816)



## Directors' other companies

- [DESIRA, John Paul](/person/5584633) - director at [Desira Holdings PLC](/company/04553750)
- [DESIRA, Susan Margaret](/person/5584657) - director at [Desira Holdings PLC](/company/04553750)
- [GANT, Michelle Suzanne](/person/5584562) - secretary at [Desira Holdings PLC](/company/04553750)
- [GANT, Michelle Suzanne](/person/5584562) - director at [Desira Holdings PLC](/company/04553750)
- [STONE, Stuart Peter](/person/5584566) - director at [Desira Holdings PLC](/company/04553750)