VW HERITAGE HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-01 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£567K
+20.4% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£5M
-1.4% vs 2023
Employees
66
-4.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£116K
+62.3% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £12,276,298 | £12,977,008 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£402,794 | -£221,208 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£308,322 | -£116,174 | |
| Net profit | £42,834 | £144,452 | -£6,198 | £107,817 | -£200,372 | -£65,974 | |
| Cash | £1,050 | £805 | £772 | £772 | £471,447 | £567,404 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £70,113 | £64,565 | £58,367 | — | £4,761,238 | £4,635,264 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £4,666,238 | £4,600,264 | |
| Equity | £70,113 | £64,565 | £58,367 | — | £4,666,238 | £4,600,264 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 66 | |
| Wages | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £2,312,434 | £2,265,651 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £281,633 | £248,200 |
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
+5.7%
£12,276,298 £12,977,008
-
Cash
+20.4%
£471,447 £567,404
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
-1.4%
£4,666,238 £4,600,264
-
Employees
-4.3%
69 66
-
Operating profit
+45.1%
-£402,794 -£221,208
-
Profit before tax
+62.3%
-£308,322 -£116,174
-
Wages
-2%
£2,312,434 £2,265,651
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -3.3% | -1.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -1.6% | -0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -8.5% | -4.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.12x | 2.83x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -31.88x | -23.18x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Sumer Audit
- 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 group's and parent 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.”
Group structure
- VW HERITAGE HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Heritage Autoteile GmbH 100%
- Heritage Parts Centre Limited 100%
- VW Heritage Parts Centre Limited 100%
- Big Boys Toys Limited 0%
- Shop4Autoparts Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The group also acquired Evolution Automotive Components Limited, a specialist Land Rover parts business in February 2023 and the focus for the year was its integration into VW Heritage Parts Centre Limited.”
- “The group has had considerable challenges related to the UK leaving the EU in December 2020. The group invested in a distribution centre in Germany which has mitigated a large amount of the loss of sales risk however it has substantially increased the running cost for the business and added operational complexity.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATES, Guy Robert William | Secretary | 2022-03-24 | — | — |
| DINES, Barnaby | Director | 2016-06-23 | Feb 1975 | British |
| GAERTNER, Karl-Jurgen, Dr | Director | 2017-09-28 | Jun 1957 | German |
| HOWARD, Paul | Director | 2016-06-23 | Nov 1974 | British |
| RICKARD, Mark | Director | 2016-06-23 | Mar 1972 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWADEN, Nicola Jane | Secretary | 2016-06-23 | 2017-09-28 |
| SWADEN, Nicola Jane | Director | 2016-06-23 | 2017-09-28 |
| WARD, David William | Director | 2016-06-23 | 2017-09-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ulf Gaertner | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-09-28 | Ceased 2023-03-21 |
| Mrs Inga Gaertner | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-09-28 | Ceased 2023-03-08 |
| Dr Kai Gaertner | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-09-28 | Ceased 2023-03-08 |
| Mr Paul Howard | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-09-28 | Active |
| Mr Barnaby Dines | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-09-28 | Active |
| Dr Karl Jurgen Gaertner | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-09-28 | Active |
| Mr David William Ward | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-06-29 | Ceased 2017-09-28 |
| Ms Nicola Jane Swaden | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-06-29 | Ceased 2017-09-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 48 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-24 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-02-01 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2018-09-28 | OC | miscellaneous | Court order |
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.