OAKMERE CARS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-03-29
Overdue
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-14 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-30
Watchouts
Cash
£312K
-70% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£3M
-5.2% vs 2023
Employees
34
+3% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£167K
-136.5% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2026-03-29.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- OAKMERE CARS LIMITED 1992-09-18 → present
- OAKMERE TOYOTA LIMITED 1992-08-20 → 1992-09-18
- CHRISTOPHER NEIL SPORTSCARS (PARTS) LIMITED 1982-11-08 → 1992-08-20
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-03-29
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-29 | 2024-03-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,957,088 | — | £14,441,042 | £14,379,586 | |
| Operating profit | -£165,069 | — | £459,195 | -£167,482 | |
| Profit before tax | -£177,401 | £356,143 | £459,195 | -£167,482 | |
| Net profit | -£151,073 | £275,747 | £380,704 | -£159,747 | |
| Cash | £702,043 | £1,249,300 | £1,040,081 | £312,225 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,463,327 | £2,735,432 | £3,103,471 | £3,497,000 | |
| Net assets | £2,439,285 | £2,715,032 | £3,095,736 | £2,935,989 | |
| Equity | £2,439,285 | £2,715,032 | £3,095,736 | £2,935,989 | |
| Average employees | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | |
| Wages | £841,437 | £831,676 | £865,129 | £938,641 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-29 | 2024-03-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.8% | — | 3.2% | -1.2% | |
| Net margin | -1.7% | — | 2.6% | -1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -6.7% | — | 14.8% | -4.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 42.9% | 52.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.09x | 1.80x | |
| Interest cover | -13.39x | — | — | — |
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
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The company competes with other franchised vehicle dealerships, independent used vehicle sellers, private buyers and sellers, internet-based dealers, independent service and repair shops and vehicle manufacturers who have entered the retail market.”
- “The company provided a cross guarantee in respect of Christopher Neil Management Services Limited. At the balance sheet date there were potential contingent liabilities of £1,629,503 (2023: £2,836,643) respectively.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPRATT, Quentin Rodney | Secretary | 2016-08-25 | — | — |
| JARRATT, Jonathan Richard Alan | Director | 2014-04-17 | Jan 1976 | British |
| SHEPHERDSON, Amy Victoria | Director | 2014-04-17 | Jun 1986 | British |
| SHEPHERDSON, Louise Helen | Director | 2014-04-17 | Dec 1963 | British |
| SHEPHERDSON, Natalie Elizabeth | Director | 2014-04-17 | Oct 1982 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEWISON, John Ernest | Secretary | 1992-03-08 | 2016-08-25 |
| SHEPHERDSON, Elizabeth Caroline | Secretary | — | 1992-03-08 |
| EVANS, David Richard | Director | 1993-03-17 | 2002-12-31 |
| SHEPHERDSON, Elizabeth Caroline | Director | — | 1992-12-07 |
| SHEPHERDSON, Neil | Director | — | 2014-04-15 |
| SHEPHERDSON, Neil | Director | — | 1992-03-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Neil Management Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-07-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-12 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2024-06-11 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-03-21 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-12 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2022-04-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-12-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-03-29 vs 2023-03-29
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Turnover
-0.4%
£14,441,042 £14,379,586
-
Cash
-70%
£1,040,081 £312,225
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-5.2%
£3,095,736 £2,935,989
-
Employees
+3%
33 34
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-136.5%
£459,195 -£167,482
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-136.5%
£459,195 -£167,482
-
Wages
+8.5%
£865,129 £938,641
highest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers