USED CAR SITES LIMITED
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Cash
£72k
-92.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£29m
+21.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
42
+5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£6.9m
+21.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,830,000 | £10,956,000 | £11,552,000 | +5.4% | |
| Operating profit | £5,553,000 | £5,720,000 | £6,943,000 | +21.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,546,000 | £5,716,000 | £6,944,000 | +21.5% | |
| Net profit | £4,214,000 | £4,287,000 | £5,204,000 | +21.4% | |
| Cash | £1,027,000 | £944,000 | £72,000 | -92.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £23,747,000 | £28,951,000 | +21.9% | |
| Net assets | £19,460,000 | £23,747,000 | £28,951,000 | +21.9% | |
| Equity | £19,460,000 | £23,747,000 | £28,951,000 | +21.9% | |
| Average employees | 34 | 40 | 42 | +5% | |
| Wages | £1,741,000 | £2,075,000 | £1,752,000 | -15.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,431,000 | £1,229,000 | £1,278,000 | +4% |
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 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 51.3% | 52.2% | 60.1% | |
| Net margin | 38.9% | 39.1% | 45.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 24.1% | 24.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 13.7% | 11.1% | 11.2% | |
| Current ratio | 7.33x | 9.00x | 8.92x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- USED CAR SITES LIMITED 2003-01-30 → present
- UK CAR SEARCH LIMITED 2002-09-27 → 2003-01-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have concluded that the Company has sufficient funds to continue trading for this period and the foreseeable future without significant curtailment of operations. Therefore, the financial statements have been prepared using the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “On 4 February 2026, the AA Limited group renewed its £200m Liquidity Facility with an effective date of 4 March 2026. The facility remains undrawn.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COX, James Edward | Secretary | 2022-10-12 | — | — |
| HOSKING, James | Director | 2024-11-01 | Nov 1980 | British |
| KEELING, Dean Christopher | Director | 2024-11-15 | Oct 1975 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOWNING, Nigel | Secretary | 2019-09-10 | 2022-10-11 |
| FREE, Catherine Marie | Secretary | 2018-04-17 | 2019-01-30 |
| HOOSEN, Nadia | Secretary | 2019-01-30 | 2019-08-01 |
| MILLAR, Mark Falcon | Secretary | 2018-03-01 | 2018-04-17 |
| PRESTON, Darren | Secretary | 2002-09-27 | 2018-03-01 |
| SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-09-27 | 2002-09-27 |
| CLARKE, Martin Andrew, Dr | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2018-12-13 |
| COUGHLAN, David Patrick | Director | 2020-07-07 | 2022-03-15 |
| DANGERFIELD, Kevin Jeremy | Director | 2020-02-13 | 2020-07-07 |
| DAVIS, Paul Andrew | Director | 2002-09-27 | 2020-01-10 |
| FAIRCLOUGH, James Edward | Director | 2018-06-27 | 2022-12-31 |
| FROST, James | Director | 2018-12-13 | 2019-09-10 |
| HORVATH, Briony Jennifer | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2024-11-01 |
| LLOYD, Michael Samuel | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2018-06-08 |
| PARK, Joseph Augustus | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2024-11-15 |
| PRESTON, Darren | Director | 2002-09-27 | 2020-01-03 |
| STRICKLAND, Mark William | Director | 2019-09-10 | 2020-02-13 |
| CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-09-27 | 2002-09-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aa Corporation Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-03-01 | Active |
| Mrs Sarah Ann O'Connor | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-20 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-13 | GUARANTEE2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2024-07-15 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2024-07-15 | AGREEMENT2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2024-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.