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HARTWELL AUTOMOTIVE GROUP LIMITED

#00158447 · Active · Incorporated 1919-09-02 (107y 1m) · Last filing 2026-09-08 (1mo ago)
Consumer Discretionary · SIC 45111 · G Wholesale & Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-08-31 (in 10 months) · Confirmation due 2027-07-24 (in 9 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£4.9m

+73.3% highest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£79m

-2.1% lowest in 3 filed years

Employees

0

Average over period

Profit before tax

-£1.3m

-150% lowest in 3 filed years

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-11-30

Metric Trend 2023-11-302024-11-302025-11-30 Δ vs prior
Turnover £249,992,000£247,442,000£249,074,000 +0.7%
Operating profit £164,000£3,151,000-£423,000 -113.4%
Profit before tax -£231,000£2,588,000-£1,294,000 -150%
Net profit £613,000£1,598,000-£1,206,000 -175.5%
Cash £2,389,000£2,803,000£4,857,000 +73.3%
Total assets less current liabilities £81,121,000£83,511,000£81,433,000 -2.5%
Net assets £78,785,000£80,383,000£78,721,000 -2.1%
Equity £78,785,000£80,383,000£78,721,000 -2.1%
Average employees 000 —
Wages ——— —
Directors' remuneration £493,000£525,000£499,000 -5%
Directors' pension contributions £54,000£89,000£94,000 +5.6%
Highest paid director £410,000£313,000£269,000 -14.1%

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 2023-11-302024-11-302025-11-30
Operating margin 0.1%1.3%-0.2%
Net margin 0.2%0.6%-0.5%
Return on capital employed 0.2%3.8%-0.5%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 35.1%42.2%35.3%
Current ratio 2.01x1.76x2.08x
Interest cover 0.42x5.60x-0.49x

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 4 times since incorporation

  1. HARTWELL AUTOMOTIVE GROUP LIMITED 1994-02-21 → present
  2. TRIMOCO MOTOR GROUP LIMITED 1987-03-09 → 1994-02-21
  3. TRIMOCO LIMITED 1983-03-30 → 1987-03-09
  4. TRIMOCO CARS (LUTON) LIMITED 1982-09-27 → 1983-03-30
  5. TRICENTROL CARS (LUTON) LIMITED 1919-09-02 → 1982-09-27

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
BDO LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“Based upon the cash reserves available, together with the forecasts prepared by the group the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources and cash headroom to be able to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”

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

People

6 active · 36 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
FORBES, Georgina Suzanne Secretary 2005-11-16 — British
FORBES, Georgina Suzanne Director 2022-04-07 Aug 1977 British
GIBBIN, Craig Robert Director 2022-04-07 Mar 1971 British
GODFREY, Kevin Paul Director 2009-09-25 Aug 1961 British
ROWE, Kayleigh Director 2024-01-15 Feb 1990 British
TUCKER, Nicholas John Director 2016-06-07 Jan 1959 British
Show 36 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
AHL, Emma Joanne Secretary 1997-06-23 2001-08-15
GEORGE, Catherine Ann Secretary 2001-08-15 2004-11-09
GRIFFITHS, Christopher Stanton Secretary 1993-08-31 1997-06-23
HOLMES, Peter David Secretary 2004-11-09 2005-11-16
LEE, Ronald George Secretary — 1993-08-31
AHL, Emma Joanne Director 2001-01-26 2001-08-15
ASHFIELD, Thomas David Colin Director 2001-08-15 2001-10-01
BARAKAT, Mounir Director 2001-01-26 2009-08-27
BOWHAY, Bernard Geoffrey Director — 1991-12-31
CADDICK, Rees Director 2001-01-26 2001-02-20
CARINGTON, Rupert Francis John, The Hon Director 2000-05-31 2000-12-31
CARINGTON, Rupert Francis John, The Hon Director 1997-12-02 2000-05-31
FEARN, Malcolm Stanley Director 1993-12-31 1997-12-02
FENNER, Christopher John Director 2004-05-17 2006-06-12
FORBES, Georgina Suzanne Director 2013-10-25 2016-06-07
GRIFFITHS, Christopher Stanton Director 2005-05-06 2014-05-30
GRIFFITHS, Christopher Stanton Director 1993-05-04 1997-12-02
HAMADEH, Mohammed Samir Director 2000-05-31 2001-10-01
HANCOCK, Paul Anthony Director — 1993-07-05
HAYWOOD, David Director 2016-11-30 2017-05-19
HILL, Keith Brian Director — 1993-09-03
HOLMES, Peter David Director 2005-11-16 2016-11-30
HUNT, Jon Terance Director 1993-12-31 1996-05-10
JONES, Ian Russell Director — 1992-11-05
KEENAN, John Leslie Director 2005-05-06 2006-04-24
LANGLEY, Christopher James Director 2004-03-29 2004-11-10
LAVERY, Mark Jonathan James Director 2001-02-20 2003-12-21
LEE, Ronald George Director — 1993-08-31
LEMON, Andrew Mark Director 2017-03-27 2022-03-07
MCCABE, Edward Gerard Francis Director 1993-05-04 2005-05-06
NAFOUSI, Mahmoud Director 2005-11-16 2007-12-07
REHMAN, Atiq Director 2016-06-07 2024-04-09
WEI, John You-Hsung Director 1997-12-02 2000-05-31
WILLIS, Graeme Richard Director 2004-05-17 2005-11-01
WILLIS, Graeme Richard Director 1999-07-21 2001-03-09
WRIGHT, Donald Director — 1993-09-03

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Hartwell Plc Corporate entity Shares 75–100% 2016-06-30 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 205 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-09-08 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2026-08-04 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-09-01 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-05-22 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-08-27 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-07-29 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-04-09 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-01-16 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2023-07-26 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-06-10 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-11-02 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-07-26 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-04-07 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2022-04-07 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2022-03-08 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2021-07-27 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-05-17 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2020-09-22 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2020-07-15 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2019-07-10 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates 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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