HEDIN AUTOMOTIVE LTD
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Cash
£1.4M
-84.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£22M
+377.1% vs 2023
Employees
0
-100% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£7.4M
+2.4% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £211,556,119 | £412,848,773 | +95.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£4,055,488 | -£867,856 | +78.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£7,568,189 | -£7,386,487 | +2.4% | |
| Net profit | -£7,294,260 | -£7,504,520 | -2.9% | |
| Cash | £8,929,602 | £1,355,350 | -84.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £38,620,305 | £38,558,642 | -0.2% | |
| Net assets | £4,705,741 | £22,452,966 | +377.1% | |
| Equity | £4,705,741 | £22,452,966 | +377.1% | |
| Average employees | 564 | 0 | -100% | |
| Wages | £19,842,285 | £0 | -100% | |
| 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. 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.9% | -0.2% | |
| Net margin | -3.4% | -1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -10.5% | -2.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.94x | 0.95x | |
| Interest cover | -1.15x | -0.13x |
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
- HEDIN AUTOMOTIVE LTD 2023-01-27 → present
- HMG COMPANY 1 LIMITED 2022-08-24 → 2023-01-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the aforementioned assessment, the directors believe that it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- HEDIN AUTOMOTIVE LTD · parent
- Hedin Automotive London Ltd 100%
- Hedin Automotive London 2 Ltd 100%
- Stephen James Alliance Limited 100%
- Stephen James (Automotive) Limited 100%
- DC Management Services Limited 100%
- Hedin Financial Services Ltd 100%
- RRT (UK) Limited 100%
- Wheel City Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Group acquired the trade and assets of four Mercedes Benz businesses on 1 April 2023 from Mercedes-Benz Retail Group UK Limited.”
- “On 25 August 2023 the Group purchased the entire share capital of Stephen James Alliance Limited, the holding company for a BMW retailer group.”
- “On 20 December 2024 the company issued 1 ordinary £1 share at a premium of £14,999,999.”
- “During 2024, the Group started an upgrade of its BMW and MINI Ruxley facility which was completed in October 2025. Additionally it has developed and opened a new bodyshop adjoining its Woolwich business in November 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENNIS, Richard John | Director | 2025-04-24 | Jul 1975 | British |
| FINN, Trevor Garry | Director | 2025-03-26 | Jul 1957 | British |
| HEDIN, Anders | Director | 2022-08-24 | Nov 1962 | Swedish |
| HEDIN, Hampus | Director | 2023-02-23 | Jan 1990 | Swedish |
| KIBSGAARD, Klaus Moth | Director | 2023-02-23 | Apr 1960 | Danish |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FINN, Trevor Garry | Director | 2023-02-24 | 2025-03-26 |
| JOERSJÖ, Andréas Albert | Director | 2023-02-23 | 2024-09-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Anders Hedin | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2022-08-24 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 27 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-10 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2026-03-03 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2026-03-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2024-04-21 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-10-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-07-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-17 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-04-25 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.