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Area Automotive Ltd

ActiveTotal exemption (full) accountsMotor tradersStockport
Company number
09496183
Incorporated
18 Mar 201511 years trading
Registered office
90 Poleacre Lane, Woodley, Stockport, Cheshire, SK6 1PH
Nature of business
Sale of other motor vehicles
Accounts due in
137 days
28 Feb 2027
Net assets
-£5,545▼
-21.5% on the year before
Employees
0
Average during the year
From the Companies House register, 1 Oct 2026

Area Automotive Ltd is a 11-year-old private limited company registered in Stockport, company number 09496183, one of 193 motor trade companies in Stockport. Its next accounts are due at Companies House on 28 February 2027, and its first CT600 is due at HMRC on 31 March 2027.

Key dates

Worked out from the year end and filing history on the Companies House register.

Accounts due
28 Feb 2027
in 137 days
For the period to 31 May 2026
CT600 due (first of two)
31 Mar 2027
in 168 days
Period 1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026
CT600 due (second of two)
31 May 2027
in 229 days
Period 1 Apr 2026 to 31 May 2026
Corporation tax payment
1 Mar 2027
in 138 days
9 months and 1 day after the period end
Confirmation statement
26 Jun 2027
in 255 days
Last made up to 12 Jun 2026

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Finances

From each year's balance sheet filed at Companies House. Small companies do not have to publish turnover or profit, so these are balance sheet figures.

  • Net assets down £980 (-21.5%) on the year before, to -£5,545.
  • Net assets rose in 0 of 9 year-on-year comparisons on record.
  • No employees reported for the latest year (directors are often not counted as employees).
  • Balance sheets on record for 10 years, 2016 to 2025.

Net assets by year

Net assets at each year end, 2016 to 2025-£4,000-£2,000£031 March 2016: net assets £2£2201631 March 2017: net assets £2£2201731 March 2018: net assets £2£2201831 March 2019: net assets £2£2201931 March 2020: net assets £2£2202031 March 2021: net assets £2£2202131 March 2022: net assets £2£2202231 March 2023: net assets -£2,362-£2,362202331 March 2024: net assets -£4,565-£4,565202431 March 2025: net assets -£5,545-£5,5452025
Net assets at each year end, 2016 to 2025-£4,000-£2,000£031 March 2016: net assets £2£2'1631 March 2017: net assets £2£2'1731 March 2018: net assets £2£2'1831 March 2019: net assets £2£2'1931 March 2020: net assets £2£2'2031 March 2021: net assets £2£2'2131 March 2022: net assets £2£2'2231 March 2023: net assets -£2,362-£2,362'2331 March 2024: net assets -£4,565-£4,565'2431 March 2025: net assets -£5,545-£5,545'25
Year endNet assetsCashCurrent assetsOwed within a yearEmployees
31 Mar 2025-£5,545£1,8290
31 Mar 2024-£4,565£0£46K£6411
31 Mar 2023-£2,362£2£49K£6001
31 Mar 2022£2£2£50K0
31 Mar 2021£2£2£20
31 Mar 2020£2£2£20
31 Mar 2019£2£2£2
31 Mar 2018£2£2£2
31 Mar 2017£2£2£2
31 Mar 2016£2£2£2

Where Area Automotive Ltd is registered

Area Automotive Ltd's registered office on a map of the UK

The registered office is in Stockport (SK6), in the Stockport local authority area, North West. Show SK6 1PH on a map.

Other trade companies in SK6

Also registered at this address

1 other company uses the same registered office as Area Automotive Ltd.

What happens if Area Automotive Ltd files late

Companies House charges an automatic penalty the day after the deadline, and it rises the longer the accounts are late. These are the dates for this company's accounts due on 28 February 2027.

Companies HouseAccounts deliveredPenalty
Up to 1 month late1 Mar 2027 to 31 Mar 2027£150
1 to 3 months late1 Apr 2027 to 31 May 2027£375
3 to 6 months late1 Jun 2027 to 31 Aug 2027£750
More than 6 months lateFrom 1 Sep 2027£1,500

Penalties double if the accounts were also late the year before.

HMRC (CT600)FromPenalty
1 day late1 Jun 2027£200
3 months late31 Aug 2027another £200
6 months late30 Nov 2027HMRC estimates the tax and adds 10% of the unpaid tax
12 months late31 May 2028another 10% of any unpaid tax

For returns filed on or after 1 April 2026. Late three times in a row and the £200 penalties become £1,000 each.

Company details

As held on the Companies House register.

Company number
09496183
Status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
18 March 2015 (11 years ago)
Registered office
90 Poleacre Lane, Woodley, Stockport, Cheshire, SK6 1PH
Nature of business
Sale of other motor vehicles (SIC 45190)
Year end
31 May (accounting reference date)
Accounts type
Total exemption (full)
Last accounts made up to
31 March 2025
Last confirmation statement
12 June 2026

Filing notes for motor trade companies

Motor trade companies hold vehicle stock, and how that stock is valued at the year end moves the profit directly. Some use the VAT margin scheme.

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Frequently asked questions

When are Area Automotive Ltd's accounts due?

Area Automotive Ltd's next accounts are due at Companies House by 28 February 2027 (in 137 days), covering the period to 31 May 2026.

When is Area Automotive Ltd's CT600 due?

The first accounts cover more than 12 months, so there are two Company Tax Returns: one for the 12 months to 31 March 2026, due by 31 March 2027, and one for the period to 31 May 2026, due by 31 May 2027. Corporation tax is payable 9 months and 1 day after the end of each.

Is Area Automotive Ltd still trading?

Area Automotive Ltd is listed as active on the Companies House register as of 1 Oct 2026. Active means it has not been dissolved or entered insolvency; it does not show whether it is currently taking on work.

What does Area Automotive Ltd do?

Area Automotive Ltd is registered under Sale of other motor vehicles (SIC 45190).

How old is Area Automotive Ltd?

Area Automotive Ltd was incorporated on 18 March 2015, 11 years ago.

What is the penalty if Area Automotive Ltd files its accounts late?

Companies House charges £150 if the accounts are up to 1 month late, £375 up to 3 months, £750 up to 6 months and £1,500 after that, doubled if the previous year's accounts were also late. HMRC charges £200 for a CT600 filed a day late and another £200 at 3 months.

Official records

View Area Automotive Ltd on Companies House for filed documents, officers and the full history.

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Based on the Companies House register (snapshot 1 Oct 2026). Deadlines are worked out from the register and assume a standard accounting period; a change of year end or a short period moves them. This page is general information, not tax or accountancy advice.

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