Holden Motors Limited

Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles · Norfolk

ActiveUnited KingdomIncorporated 1972Private Limited Company

Financial position

Accounts to 2025-12-31 · GBP · Company accounts

Net assets

−£127,719

Cash

—

Turnover

—

Profit / loss

—

Current assets

£123,361

Creditors < 1 year

£251,080

Equity

−£127,719

Average employees

Not available

Balance-sheet trend

GBP · company

Financial statements

Selected figures from the best-ranked available filing for each period. Missing values remain unknown.

14 periods

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Reported figures	2025-12-31Company · AI-read	2024-12-31Company · AI-read	1994-03-3112 months · Company · AI-read	1993-03-31Company · AI-read	1992-03-31Company · AI-read	1991-03-31Company · AI-read	1990-06-3012 months · Company · AI-read	1990-03-31Company · AI-read	1989-06-30Company · AI-read	1989-03-3112 months · Company · AI-read	1988-03-31Company · AI-read	1987-03-31Company · AI-read	1986-03-31Company · AI-read	1985-03-31Company · AI-read
Balance sheet
Net assets	−£127,719	−£127,719	£329,207	£345,246	—	—	£16,757	£347,272	£12,873	—	—	—	—	—
Equity	−£127,719	−£127,719	£329,207	£345,246	£385,262	—	£16,757	£347,272	£12,873	—	—	£560,525	£537,418	—
Share capital	—	—	£10,250	£10,250	£10,250	—	£10,224	£10,250	£10,224	—	—	£10,250	£10,250	—
Retained earnings	—	—	£318,207	£334,246	£374,262	—	£6,533	£336,272	£2,649	—	—	£549,525	£526,418	£500,162
Assets
Fixed assets	—	—	—	£178,703	£50,862	—	£9,626	£55,477	£9,626	—	—	£43,467	£45,230	—
Property, plant & equipment	—	—	—	£178,703	£50,862	—	£9,626	£55,477	£9,626	—	—	£43,467	£45,230	—
Current assets	£123,361	£123,361	£1,347,318	£847,829	£840,974	—	£7,888	£1,055,701	£5,249	—	—	£806,458	£912,530	—
Cash at bank	—	—	£520	£440	£38,764	£159,697	£4,888	£96,114	£4,779	—	—	£59,208	£476,001	—
Debtors	£123,361	£123,361	£679,197	£385,408	£308,943	—	£677	£361,427	£470	—	—	£537,640	£239,477	—
Stock	—	—	£667,601	£461,981	£493,267	—	—	£561,404	—	—	—	£209,610	£197,052	—
Liabilities
Creditors	—	—	—	—	—	£742,443	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Creditors within one year	£251,080	£251,080	£1,166,806	£656,979	£506,574	—	£757	£762,717	—	—	—	£289,400	£420,342	£201,196
Creditors after one year	—	—	—	£10,662	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bank loans & overdrafts	—	—	£349,648	£40,871	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Provisions	—	—	£11,073	£13,645	—	—	—	£1,189	—	—	—	—	—	—
Net current assets	−£127,719	−£127,719	£180,512	£190,850	£334,400	—	£7,131	£292,984	£3,247	—	—	£517,058	£492,188	—
Assets less current liabilities	−£127,719	−£127,719	£340,280	£369,553	£385,262	—	—	£348,461	—	—	—	£560,525	£537,418	—
Profit & loss
Turnover	—	—	£8,381,435	£6,705,905	£7,548,344	£8,265,095	—	£9,977,636	—	—	—	£7,928,628	£6,942,668	£5,846,152
Cost of sales	—	—	£7,579,296	£5,938,811	£6,589,848	£7,421,059	—	£9,106,425	—	—	—	£7,151,066	£6,222,630	£5,220,417
Gross profit	—	—	£802,139	£767,094	£958,496	£844,036	—	£871,211	—	—	—	£777,562	£720,038	£625,735
Distribution costs	—	—	£419,756	£387,213	£395,622	£400,923	—	£484,883	—	—	—	£140,935	£128,265	£108,719
Administrative expenses	—	—	£386,278	£392,224	£405,772	£422,720	—	£424,625	—	—	—	£637,937	£540,068	£457,215
Other operating income	—	—	£58,460	£40,401	£59,514	£69,857	—	£118,414	—	—	—	£78,937	£28,769	£26,870
Operating profit	—	—	£54,565	£28,058	£216,616	£90,250	—	£80,117	—	—	—	£77,627	£80,474	£86,671
Interest payable	—	—	£75,937	£87,783	£103,055	£149,546	—	£114,206	—	—	—	£44,356	£54,218	£36,882
Profit before tax	—	—	−£21,372	−£59,725	£113,561	−£59,296	—	−£34,089	—	—	—	£33,271	£26,256	£49,789
Tax	—	—	−£5,333	−£19,709	£19,075	−£2,800	—	−£9,459	—	—	—	£10,164	—	—
Profit / loss	—	—	−£16,039	−£40,016	£94,486	−£56,496	—	−£24,630	—	—	—	£23,107	£26,256	—
Operating costs
Depreciation	—	—	£33,184	£21,292	£15,495	£13,002	—	—	—	£15,669	—	—	—	—
Operating lease charges	—	—	£16,426	£7,997	£8,046	£7,571	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Audit fees	—	—	£3,278	£3,434	£3,280	£3,122	—	£3,000	—	£3,000	£4,500	—	—	—
Cash flow
Cash from operations	—	—	−£192,706	£133,120	£8,528	£216,040	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Capital expenditure	—	—	£33,644	£150,741	−£20,220	£6,108	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
People & pay
Average employees	—	—	61	53	57	57	—	65	—	69	49	—	—	—
Staff costs	—	—	£673,067	£648,656	£736,668	£808,537	—	£821,788	—	£764,661	£579,229	—	—	—
Wages & salaries	—	—	£608,684	£589,813	£672,020	£742,614	—	£756,545	—	£711,625	£540,185	—	—	—
Social security costs	—	—	£64,383	£58,843	£64,648	£65,923	—	£65,243	—	£53,036	£39,044	—	—	—
Directors' remuneration	—	—	—	—	£0	—	—	—	—	£0	—	—	—	—
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From the accounts

What the accounts for 1994-03-31 say about themselves, read by AI from the scanned filing.

Principal activity: The principal activity of the company during the year was wholesale and retail motor trading.
What it does: wholesale motor trading · retail motor trading (AI keywords)
Outlook: No significant developments are expected during the course of the coming year.
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Audit opinion: Clean (unmodified)
Immediate parent: Holden & Holden Limited · England and Wales
Ultimate parent: Holden & Holden Limited · England and Wales
Approved: 1994-08-24, signed by A E Holden

Related parties (6)

parent undertaking · parent undertaking · Amounts owed by parent undertaking · 267,503
parent undertaking · parent undertaking · Amounts owed by parent undertaking · 7,905
fellow subsidiary undertakings · fellow subsidiary undertakings · Amounts owed by fellow subsidiary undertakings · 20,723
fellow subsidiary undertakings · fellow subsidiary undertakings · Amounts owed by fellow subsidiary undertakings · 23,339
fellow subsidiary undertakings · fellow subsidiary undertakings · Amounts owed to fellow subsidiary undertakings · 35,680
fellow subsidiary undertakings · fellow subsidiary undertakings · Amounts owed to fellow subsidiary undertakings · 38,741

Share classes (2)

15,000 “A” ordinary shares of £1 each of £1 each
5,000 “B” ordinary shares of £1 each of £1 each

Contingent liabilities (2)

At 31 March 1994 the company had guaranteed bank overdrafts and loans for its parent and fellow subsidiary undertakings by way of composite cross guarantees.
At that date the group net overdraft facility was £1,800,000 and net guaranteed borrowings were: bank overdraft £675,357 and bank loans £1,277,216 (1993: bank overdraft £1,161,944 and bank loans £1,342,383).