AMT SPECIALIST CARS LIMITED
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Cash
£663K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£109K
highest in 4 filed years
Employees
21
Average over period
Profit before tax
£29K
Period ending 2023-04-30
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £33,651,214 | £37,980,747 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £514,372 | £339,658 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£204,712 | £334,230 | £401,131 | £28,951 | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cash | £72,871 | £670,732 | £951,421 | £663,189 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£655,686 | -£321,456 | £79,675 | £108,626 | — | |
| Net assets | -£655,686 | -£321,456 | £79,675 | £108,626 | — | |
| Equity | -£655,686 | -£321,456 | £79,675 | £108,626 | — | |
| Average employees | 8 | 10 | 22 | 21 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,040,348 | £1,049,872 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 1.5% | 0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 645.6% | 312.7% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 4.54x | 1.09x |
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
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
Significant events
- “The company faced a challenging year reporting a loss primarily driven by the closure of two underperforming sites and difficult trading conditions in the used car market.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLE, David Andrew | Director | 2023-03-01 | Oct 1961 | British |
| MCGAWLEY, Neil | Director | 2013-02-14 | Mar 1963 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PASTOU, Panayiotis | Director | 2013-04-22 | 2015-04-29 |
| ROUND, Jonathon Charles | Director | 2013-02-14 | 2013-02-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amt Global Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-08-27 | Active |
| Amt Vehicle Solutions Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-08-27 |
| Amt Global Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 49 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-03 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-02-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-31 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-31 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-10-30 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-03-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.