AZUR AUTO LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-12 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£166K
-83.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
-1.6% vs 2023
Employees
43
-4.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£77K
-122.4% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £20,587,000 | £30,819,000 | |
| Operating profit | £483,000 | £141,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £344,000 | -£77,000 | |
| Net profit | £215,000 | -£61,000 | |
| Cash | £1,011,000 | £166,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,989,000 | £3,985,000 | |
| Net assets | £3,844,000 | £3,782,000 | |
| Equity | £3,844,000 | £3,782,000 | |
| Average employees | 45 | 43 | |
| Wages | £1,253,000 | £1,632,000 | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+49.7%
£20,587,000 £30,819,000
-
Cash
-83.6%
£1,011,000 £166,000
-
Net assets
-1.6%
£3,844,000 £3,782,000
-
Employees
-4.4%
45 43
-
Operating profit
-70.8%
£483,000 £141,000
-
Profit before tax
-122.4%
£344,000 -£77,000
-
Wages
+30.2%
£1,253,000 £1,632,000
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.3% | 0.5% | |
| Net margin | 1.0% | -0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.1% | 3.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 48.5% | 58.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.98x | 1.67x | |
| Interest cover | 3.26x | 0.65x |
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
- AZUR AUTO LIMITED 2013-07-17 → present
- LIBRA TRIUMPH LIMITED 2008-02-26 → 2013-07-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Lucraft Hodgson & Dawes LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's 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 original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The retail motor industry continues to face challenges to its traditional model. On top of supply issues, disruption through used retailing comes from large operators offering convenience through digital models with expediency and other innovative consumer assurances. Many OEM's are to change their networks to 'agency' models whereb”
- “The increase in the Bank of England base rate during the years has meant that the overall cost of borrowing has increased significantly. The directors keep borrowing levels under regular review.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUCRAFT SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-02-26 | — | — |
| SEXTON, Ian Kenneth | Director | 2008-02-26 | Oct 1956 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-02-26 | 2008-02-26 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2008-02-26 | 2008-02-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sexton Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-01-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 57 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-02-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-02-27 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2020-02-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2019-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2019-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2018-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.