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VW HERITAGE PARTS CENTRE LIMITED

#03294341 · Active · Incorporated 1996-12-18 (29y 10m) · Last filing 2026-09-18 (1mo ago)
Consumer Discretionary · SIC 45310 · G Wholesale & Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 11 months) · Confirmation due 2026-12-17 (in 2 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£697k

+32% vs 2024

Net assets

£4.5m

+2.4% vs 2024

Employees

69

+6.2% vs 2024

Profit before tax

£140k

+169% first positive since 2024

Accounts

5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2020-12-312021-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £12,075,918£12,604,793£12,276,298£12,916,287£14,011,056 +8.5%
Operating profit £310,133£276,531-£159,568-£196,996£146,586 +174.4%
Profit before tax £299,705£270,940-£69,991-£202,470£139,717 +169%
Net profit £257,510£242,757£34,659-£154,470£103,517 +167%
Cash £1,208,771£233,482£467,940£527,940£696,850 +32%
Total assets less current liabilities £4,160,075£4,334,732£4,619,969£4,405,499£4,474,016 +1.6%
Net assets £3,836,775£4,079,532£4,524,969£4,370,499£4,474,016 +2.4%
Equity £3,836,775£4,079,532£4,524,969£4,370,499£4,474,016 +2.4%
Average employees 7678686569 +6.2%
Wages £2,196,557£2,230,949£2,118,768£1,946,718£2,028,459 +4.2%
Directors' remuneration £262,203£262,500£131,250—— —

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2020-12-312021-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin 2.6%2.2%-1.3%-1.5%1.0%
Net margin 2.1%1.9%0.3%-1.2%0.7%
Return on capital employed 7.5%6.4%-3.5%-4.5%3.3%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 26.7%32.8%28.2%31.3%29.1%
Current ratio ——3.43x3.03x3.20x
Interest cover 27.85x47.35x-12.63x-20.64x13.67x

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
Sumer Audit
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. ... the directors have concluded that there is no material uncertainty”

Group structure

  1. VW HERITAGE PARTS CENTRE LIMITED · parent
    1. Big Boys Toys Limited 100% · England and Wales · Dormant

Significant events

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

People

4 active · 5 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
WATES, Guy Robert William Secretary 2022-03-24 — —
DINES, Barnaby Ross Director 2005-02-21 Feb 1975 British
HOWARD, Paul Director 2005-02-21 Nov 1974 British
RICKARD, Mark Director 2005-02-21 Mar 1972 British
Show 5 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
SWADEN, Nicola Jane Secretary 1997-01-15 2017-09-28
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED Corporate Nominee Secretary 1996-12-18 1997-01-15
SWADEN, Nicola Jane Director 1997-01-15 2017-09-28
WARD, David William Director 1997-01-15 2017-09-28
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED Corporate Nominee Director 1996-12-18 1997-01-15

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Vw Heritage Holdings Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% 2016-07-11 Active
Ms Nicola Jane Swaden Individual Shares 25–50% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2016-07-11
Mr David William Ward Individual Shares 25–50% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2016-07-11

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 114 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-09-18 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2025-12-17 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-09-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2025-03-04 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2024-12-16 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-09-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2023-12-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-09-22 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2022-12-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-09-09 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2022-03-24 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2021-12-09 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-09-24 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2020-12-10 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-09-04 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2020-06-30 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2020-05-28 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2020-05-28 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2019-12-10 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2019-09-13 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

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.

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