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MILCARS (RADLETT) LIMITED

#01377771 · Active · Incorporated 1978-07-10 (48y 1m) · Last filing 2026-07-01 (1mo ago)
Consumer Discretionary · SIC 45111 · G Wholesale & Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 1y) · Confirmation due 2026-10-08 (in 2 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£158k

-39.1% lowest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£1.3m

+13.3% highest in 3 filed years

Employees

31

-16.2% lowest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

£168k

+7,606.2% highest in 3 filed years

Accounts

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

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £18,073,196£15,579,120£15,759,351 +1.2%
Operating profit £115,350£128,724£281,413 +118.6%
Profit before tax £3,715£2,176£167,686 +7,606.2%
Net profit £3,655-£1,451£146,436 +10,192.1%
Cash £171,426£259,057£157,724 -39.1%
Total assets less current liabilities £1,594,104£1,488,232£1,438,118 -3.4%
Net assets £1,105,389£1,103,938£1,250,374 +13.3%
Equity £1,105,389£1,103,938£1,250,374 +13.3%
Average employees 373731 -16.2%
Wages £976,615£972,158£999,107 +2.8%
Directors' remuneration £187,700£44,000£23,750 -46%

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 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin 0.6%0.8%1.8%
Net margin 0.0%-0.0%0.9%
Return on capital employed 7.2%8.6%19.6%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 82.5%82.3%80.7%
Current ratio 1.05x1.03x1.02x
Interest cover 1.03x1.02x2.47x

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 3 times since incorporation

  1. MILCARS (RADLETT) LIMITED 1983-03-24 → present
  2. HOWARDS CARS LIMITED 1979-12-31 → 1983-03-24
  3. HOWARDS CARS LIMITED 1979-12-31 → 1983-03-24
  4. GALSTOWE LIMITED 1978-07-10 → 1979-12-31

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Abridged
Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
Auditor
Crowe U.K. LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The director considers the going concern basis to be appropriate having paid due regard to the company's projected results during the twelve months from the date the financial statements are approved, the company's anticipated cash flows for that period and the availability of support from the company's ultimate parent undertaking, if required.”

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

People

2 active · 5 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
WARD, Tamara Secretary 2021-12-17 — —
WARD, Christopher Leslie Director 2000-12-29 Dec 1969 British
Show 5 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BOOTHBY, Anthony Robert Secretary 2009-01-22 2021-12-17
WARD, Betty Joyce Secretary — 2009-01-21
THOMAS, Anthony Maynard Director — 2003-11-17
WARD, Betty Joyce Director — 2009-01-21
WARD, Leslie Henry John Director — 2009-01-21

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Milcars Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 129 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-07-01 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-09-30 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-07-09 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-09-24 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-09-20 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2024-09-16 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type small
2023-09-25 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-09-22 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type small
2022-10-28 PSC05 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2022-09-29 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-07-19 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-01-28 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2022-01-28 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2021-10-01 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-07-27 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2020-09-29 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-09-22 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2019-10-29 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2019-07-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2018-09-24 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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