CARS 2 LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-24 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-10
Watchouts
Cash
£12M
+12.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£27M
+10.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
266
+11.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4M
-1.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £168,021,318 | £191,561,502 | £207,599,992 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £5,349,744 | £5,753,715 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £7,596,822 | £4,110,152 | £4,039,727 | |
| Net profit | — | £5,883,912 | £3,047,729 | £2,996,350 | |
| Cash | — | £15,841,004 | £11,063,971 | £12,456,067 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £27,790,656 | £35,980,544 | £37,890,114 | |
| Net assets | — | £21,382,280 | £24,715,876 | £27,212,226 | |
| Equity | — | £21,382,280 | £24,715,876 | £27,212,226 | |
| Average employees | — | 221 | 239 | 266 | |
| Wages | — | £7,344,669 | £7,853,053 | £9,120,056 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £806,750 | £726,531 | £927,819 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+8.4%
£191,561,502 £207,599,992
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+12.6%
£11,063,971 £12,456,067
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Net assets
+10.1%
£24,715,876 £27,212,226
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+11.3%
239 266
highest in 3 filed years
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Operating profit
+7.6%
£5,349,744 £5,753,715
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Profit before tax
-1.7%
£4,110,152 £4,039,727
lowest in 3 filed years
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Wages
+16.1%
£7,853,053 £9,120,056
highest in 3 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 2.8% | 2.8% | |
| Net margin | — | 3.5% | 1.6% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 14.9% | 15.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.47x | 1.61x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 3.40x | 2.60x |
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
- CARS 2 LIMITED 2006-03-16 → present
- CARS 2 (UK) LIMITED 2006-03-10 → 2006-03-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- UHY Hacker Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The company opened its first OMODA-Jaeccoo facility in Wakefield in August.”
- “The company engaged in an aftersales recruitment project to significantly increase the number of technicians employed.”
- “In January 2025 the company renewed its banking facility to include a loan of £5,000,000.”
- “On 31 January 2025 the company's Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) acquired the shares of the company for £47,602,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLLIER, Lindsay Anne | Secretary | 2007-05-09 | — | British |
| BATES, Jeremy | Director | 2021-04-01 | May 1970 | British |
| COLLIER, Lindsay Anne | Director | 2012-02-13 | Jan 1977 | British |
| CROSSLEY, Neil Martin | Director | 2025-01-31 | Feb 1962 | British |
| OTLEY, Allan George | Director | 2006-03-10 | Apr 1961 | British |
| OTLEY, Callum Thomas | Director | 2019-01-08 | Dec 1991 | British |
| OTLEY, Scott Ledgard | Director | 2019-01-08 | Apr 1989 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTLEY, Colin David | Secretary | 2006-03-10 | 2007-05-09 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-03-10 | 2006-03-10 |
| T.P.D.S.LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-03-28 | 2017-03-06 |
| COLLIER, Mark | Director | 2007-07-06 | 2008-09-16 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-03-10 | 2006-03-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot Eot Limited | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2025-01-31 | Active |
| Mr Allan George Otley | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-01-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 123 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-02-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-02-03 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-11-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-11-21 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-03 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-02-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-02-03 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-01-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-31 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-11-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-11-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.