DAVID HAYTON LIMITED

1. DAVID HAYTON LIMITED 1988-12-05 → present
2. CHADFARE LIMITED 1988-11-03 → 1988-12-05

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Armstrong Watson Audit Limited

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The Directors have considered the post year end position of the Group, and using their knowledge of the business and its industry, believe that the strong financial position presented on the balance sheet, combined with the available overdraft facility and continued support of the directors and their other business interests is sufficient to consider the Group a going concern.”

Group structure

1. DAVID HAYTON LIMITED · parent
   1. Hayton Automotive Limited 100% · England · Vehicle leasing

Significant events

• “During 2024 the business continued its transition from the traditional franchise model, with the sales relationship with Peugeot coming to an end mid-year. The business will move forward with Autostore and Penrith Motor Auction and grow in these areas.”
• “Net assets at the year end decreased by £0.34m to £11.21m. The group invested £0.55m in fixed assets. Overall there was a net cash decrease of £0.07m to £0.21m in cash and cash equivalents.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

4

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -11.3%

  £47,131,805 → £41,812,160

• Cash

  -25.8%

  £288,594 → £214,057

• Net assets

  -2.9%

  £11,554,977 → £11,217,320

• Employees

  +8.9%

  101 → 110

• Operating profit

  -87%

  £1,221,320 → £158,688

• Profit before tax

  -110.8%

  £965,936 → -£104,441

• Wages

  +3.9%

  £2,707,207 → £2,814,112

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