THE CRESSER CAR COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-20 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£489K
+16,857.8% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£2M
+14.6% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
45
+25% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£319K
+543.6% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £19,190,678 | £22,411,330 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £7,315 | £368,634 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£71,955 | £319,213 | |
| Net profit | — | £219,681 | — | £33,428 | £14,534 | -£104,520 | £286,996 | |
| Cash | — | £15,750 | — | £250,376 | £306,247 | £2,881 | £488,554 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,717,812 | — | £1,751,240 | £1,765,774 | £2,004,032 | £2,307,112 | |
| Net assets | — | £1,717,812 | — | £1,751,240 | £1,765,774 | £1,971,467 | £2,258,463 | |
| Equity | £1,371,409 | £1,717,812 | £1,717,812 | £1,751,240 | £1,765,774 | £1,971,467 | £2,258,463 | |
| Average employees | — | 28 | — | 21 | 19 | 36 | 45 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £1,085,360 | £1,243,742 |
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 | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 1.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -0.5% | 1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4% | 16.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.25x | 1.26x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 0.09x | 7.46x |
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
- Ballards LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “On 1 April 2025, subsequent to the balance sheet date but prior to the approval of these financial statements, The Cresser Car Company Limited transferred its trade and certain assets and liabilities to its fellow group undertaking, Thomas Startin Junr. Limited, as part of a Group reorganisation. The transaction was structured as a hive-across and completed on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FREEMAN, Timothy Gerald | Director | 2022-01-31 | Aug 1988 | British |
| WINSLOW, Benjamin Peter | Director | 2022-01-31 | Feb 1975 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMALLWOOD, Brent Kingsley | Secretary | 1995-05-16 | 2022-01-31 |
| MOTORS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | — | 1995-05-16 |
| BARRETT, Dean Michael | Director | — | 1992-09-30 |
| CLARK, Andrew David | Director | 1993-09-29 | 1994-01-04 |
| CRESSER, Alfred John | Director | — | 2019-12-10 |
| DANKS, Nicholas Paul | Director | 2014-08-01 | 2022-01-31 |
| GLADWIN, Peter William | Director | — | 1994-01-04 |
| HICKS, Jeremy Christopher | Director | 1992-09-30 | 1993-09-29 |
| SMALLWOOD, Brent Kingsley | Director | 1995-05-16 | 2022-01-31 |
| MOTORS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1994-01-04 | 1995-05-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman Junior Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-01-31 | Ceased 2022-01-31 |
| Freeman Junior Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-01-31 | Active |
| Mr Alfred John Cresser | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2017-04-19 | Ceased 2022-01-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 168 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-05-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-06-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-23 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-06-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-06-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-02-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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 2024-12-30 vs 2023-12-30
-
Turnover
+16.8%
£19,190,678 £22,411,330
-
Cash
+16,857.8%
£2,881 £488,554
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+14.6%
£1,971,467 £2,258,463
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+25%
36 45
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+4,939.4%
£7,315 £368,634
-
Profit before tax
+543.6%
-£71,955 £319,213
-
Wages
+14.6%
£1,085,360 £1,243,742
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