NATHANIEL CAR SALES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-15 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-01
Watchouts
Cash
£10K
+62.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
+16.8% vs 2023
Employees
134
+2.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£874K
+38% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £107,957,865 | £104,866,111 | |
| Operating profit | £1,831,411 | £2,031,506 | |
| Profit before tax | £633,131 | £874,003 | |
| Net profit | £446,290 | £653,875 | |
| Cash | £6,200 | £10,070 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,024,845 | £7,745,808 | |
| Net assets | £3,816,375 | £4,456,564 | |
| Equity | £3,816,375 | £4,456,564 | |
| Average employees | 131 | 134 | |
| Wages | £3,946,444 | £4,941,609 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.7% | 1.9% | |
| Net margin | 0.4% | 0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 30.4% | 26.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.03x | 1.09x | |
| Interest cover | 1.53x | 1.76x |
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
- R H Jeffs & Rowe
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, I have concluded that the directors use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work I have performed, I 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
- “On 1 April 2023, the Company acquired the business of Colley Motors, incorporating the MG dealership located in Cwmbran into its operations. This strategic acquisition marked a significant step in the Company's expansion across South Wales.”
- “Subsequently, on 17 June 2024, the Company successfully launched a new car dealership branch in Swansea. The opening of this branch increased the number of dealership sites operated by the Company to four, including its existing locations in Bridgend, Cardiff, and Cwmbran. This expansion reflects the Company's continued commitment to broadening its geographic reach and enhancing service accessibility for customers throughout the region.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRIFFITHS, Nathan | Secretary | 2023-10-11 | — | — |
| BRIGDEN, Paul Andrew | Director | 2024-08-07 | Sep 1966 | British |
| GRIFFITHS, Nathan Lee | Director | 2024-01-31 | Dec 1979 | Welsh |
| GRIFFITHS, Wayne | Director | — | Nov 1957 | Welsh |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRIFFITHS, Sharon Rose | Secretary | — | 2009-09-29 |
| JOYCE, Ian Thomas | Secretary | 2009-09-29 | 2023-10-11 |
| GRIFFITHS, Sharon Rose | Director | — | 2009-07-27 |
| LLOYD, Roderick Havard | Director | 1998-02-12 | 2000-10-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel Property Developments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-04-01 | Active |
| Mr Wayne Griffiths | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-04-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 144 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-01 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-04-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-04-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 1
- 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-2.9%
£107,957,865 £104,866,111
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Cash
+62.4%
£6,200 £10,070
-
Net assets
+16.8%
£3,816,375 £4,456,564
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Employees
+2.3%
131 134
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Operating profit
+10.9%
£1,831,411 £2,031,506
-
Profit before tax
+38%
£633,131 £874,003
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Wages
+25.2%
£3,946,444 £4,941,609
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers