A1 AUTOMOTIVE LTD.
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-11 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-27
Watchouts
Cash
£168K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£693K
lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
154
Average over period
Profit before tax
£295K
first positive since 2022
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
10-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-11-30 | 2019-12-01 | 2020-11-30 | 2020-12-01 | 2021-11-30 | 2021-12-01 | 2022-11-30 | 2022-12-01 | 2023-11-30 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,688,909 | — | £9,603,974 | — | £9,382,325 | — | £9,670,007 | — | £12,111,555 | £23,716,988 | |
| Operating profit | £796,641 | — | -£897,886 | — | -£403,058 | — | -£1,127,596 | — | £626,346 | £1,044,246 | |
| Profit before tax | £646,869 | — | -£978,884 | — | -£547,544 | — | -£1,343,880 | — | £281,449 | £294,779 | |
| Net profit | £495,964 | — | -£796,942 | — | -£450,672 | — | -£1,135,431 | — | £231,993 | £105,769 | |
| Cash | £107,712 | £107,712 | £12,027 | £12,027 | £195,141 | £195,141 | £56,913 | — | £245,674 | £168,346 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,434,557 | — | £5,556,852 | — | £4,740,667 | — | £3,462,774 | — | £3,818,743 | £3,158,321 | |
| Net assets | £3,550,758 | — | £2,656,816 | — | £2,133,144 | — | £961,083 | — | £965,954 | £693,391 | |
| Equity | £3,550,758 | — | £2,656,816 | — | £2,133,144 | — | £961,083 | £961,083 | £965,954 | £693,391 | |
| Average employees | 161 | — | 156 | — | 123 | — | 105 | — | 105 | 154 | |
| Wages | £5,699,770 | — | £5,043,355 | — | £4,119,366 | — | £3,725,665 | — | £4,175,514 | £8,101,046 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | £88,844 | — | £60,729 | £94,576 |
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 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2023-11-30
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-11-30 | 2019-12-01 | 2020-11-30 | 2020-12-01 | 2021-11-30 | 2021-12-01 | 2022-11-30 | 2022-12-01 | 2023-11-30 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.1% | — | -9.3% | — | -4.3% | — | -11.7% | — | 5.2% | 4.4% | |
| Net margin | 3.2% | — | -8.3% | — | -4.8% | — | -11.7% | — | 1.9% | 0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.4% | — | -16.2% | — | -8.5% | — | -32.6% | — | 16.4% | 33.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.80x | 0.62x | |
| Interest cover | 5.32x | — | -11.09x | — | -2.79x | — | -5.21x | — | 1.82x | 1.39x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- A1 AUTOMOTIVE LTD. 2003-03-20 → present
- A1 AUTO SALVAGE LIMITED 1997-12-15 → 2003-03-20
- COMPUBALL LIMITED 1997-11-27 → 1997-12-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue operational existence for the foreseeable future notwithstanding the net current liability position of £2,069,828.”
Group structure
- A1 AUTOMOTIVE LTD. · parent
- Alto Automotive Limited 100%
- Alto Fleet Services Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOFFAT, Donna | Secretary | 2022-11-22 | — | — |
| GRAYSTON, Andrew John | Director | 2022-10-12 | Aug 1965 | British |
| MOFFAT, Robert Murphy | Director | 1997-12-08 | Aug 1962 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIRNIE, Martin John | Secretary | 1997-12-08 | 2000-09-29 |
| CAIRNS, Gordon | Secretary | 2000-02-01 | 2004-11-27 |
| CARTER, Ian Michael | Secretary | 2010-06-25 | 2022-11-22 |
| POTTS, Alan | Secretary | 2004-11-27 | 2010-06-25 |
| OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-11-27 | 1997-12-08 |
| BIRNIE, Martin John | Director | 1997-12-08 | 2000-09-29 |
| CARTER, Ian Michael | Director | 2010-06-25 | 2022-11-22 |
| MOFFAT, Aiden Robert | Director | 2018-07-20 | 2022-11-11 |
| POTTS, Alan | Director | 1999-12-01 | 2010-06-25 |
| JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-11-27 | 1997-12-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alto A1 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2022-11-22 | Active |
| Mr Robert Murphy Moffat | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-06-26 |
| Mr Ian Carter | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-11-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 118 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-06-24 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-06-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-08 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-28 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-24 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-06-19 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-06-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-05-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-13 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2023-09-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.