ABVR HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.7M
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£14M
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
475
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£28M
Period ending 2025-08-24
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-24
| Metric | Trend | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-08-24 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £134,052,000 | £84,038,000 | £97,307,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£3,455,000 | £9,217,000 | -£28,206,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£6,331,000 | £6,023,000 | -£28,452,000 | — | |
| Net profit | -£6,374,000 | £4,481,000 | -£26,904,000 | — | |
| Cash | £19,930,000 | £20,209,000 | £1,671,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £35,667,000 | £13,221,000 | -£13,683,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £8,740,000 | £13,221,000 | -£13,683,000 | — | |
| Equity | £8,740,000 | £13,221,000 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 450 | 487 | 475 | — | |
| Wages | £12,085,000 | £13,066,000 | £19,963,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £767,451 | £368,290 | £459,150 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 18 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-08-24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -2.6% | 11.0% | -29.0% | |
| Net margin | -4.8% | 5.3% | -27.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -9.7% | 69.7% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 87.6% | 76.1% | 211.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.98x | 0.85x | 0.43x | |
| Interest cover | -1.20x | 2.89x | — |
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
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 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.”
Group structure
- ABVR HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- ABVR Finance Limited 100%
- ABVR Group Limited 100%
- Aston Barclay Holdings Group Limited 100%
- Aston Barclay Holdings Limited 100%
- Aston Barclay Limited 100%
- Digital Automotive Solutions Ltd 100%
- Independent Motor Auctions (2006) Limited 100%
- Aston Barclay Chelmsford Limited 100%
- Aston Barclay Westbury Limited 100%
- Aston Barclay Prees Heath Limited 100%
- Aston Barclay Leeds Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 13 April 2025, Constellation Developments Limited, a subsidiary Company in the Constellation Automotive Holdings Limited Group ('Constellation'), acquired 100% of the issued share capital of ABVR Holdings Limited.”
- “On 5 March 2026, the CMA concluded that the acquisition has not resulted in a substantial lessening of competition, and Constellation subsequently obtained control of ABVR Holdings Limited and subsidiaries.”
- “From 6 March 2026, the ultimate parent undertaking is Constellation Automotive Topco Sarl, a Company registered in Luxembourg. The ultimate controlling party is TDR Capital LLP, a UK Limited Liability Partnership registered in England and Wales.”
- “In December 2025, DASL stopped taking new enquiries for vehicle purchases.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LETZA, Martin Richard | Director | 2025-04-13 | Aug 1969 | British |
| TROWELL, Nicholas John | Director | 2025-06-26 | Sep 1976 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KHOT, Pria Dipak | Secretary | 2020-10-01 | 2025-04-13 |
| DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2018-03-29 | 2020-09-30 |
| CRADDOCK, Alexander Tristan | Director | 2017-02-02 | 2020-03-27 |
| CRICHTON, John Leslie | Director | 2018-03-29 | 2020-06-12 |
| GRAHAM, Chris | Director | 2025-04-13 | 2025-05-28 |
| HARRIS, David Francis | Director | 2025-04-13 | 2025-05-28 |
| HODSON, Neil Thomas | Director | 2017-06-02 | 2020-08-04 |
| HOY, Robert Charles | Director | 2017-06-02 | 2017-11-28 |
| JONES, Oliver John Tudor | Director | 2017-02-02 | 2025-04-13 |
| KHOT, Pria Dipak | Director | 2020-09-07 | 2025-04-13 |
| LAMPERT, Timothy Giles | Director | 2025-04-13 | 2025-06-26 |
| MACLEOD, Gregory Ian | Director | 2019-12-17 | 2025-04-13 |
| MARLEY, Tom | Director | 2021-08-24 | 2023-05-10 |
| OWEN, Alexandra | Director | 2018-03-29 | 2018-08-08 |
| POTTER, Martin Andrew | Director | 2017-06-02 | 2022-08-05 |
| SCARBOROUGH, David Martin James | Director | 2017-06-02 | 2025-04-13 |
| SCARBOROUGH, Glenn David Paul | Director | 2017-06-02 | 2019-12-17 |
| VAUGHAN, Laurence Edward William | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2022-11-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bca Trading Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-03-27 | Active |
| Constellation Developments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-04-13 | Ceased 2026-03-27 |
| Rutland Partners Llp | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-02-02 | Ceased 2025-04-13 |
| Rutland Iii Gp Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-02-02 | Ceased 2023-11-23 |
| Rutland Registrations Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2017-02-02 | Ceased 2017-02-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 109 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-06 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-06-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-06-06 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-06-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-06-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-06-06 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2026-06-06 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-06-06 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares consolidation | |
| 2026-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-26 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-31 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-03 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2026-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-06-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-17 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-05-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 5
- 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.