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Automotive Trade Ltd

ActiveMicro-entity accountsMotor tradersGloucester
Company number
11903142
Incorporated
25 Mar 20197 years trading
Registered office
31 Sapperton Road, Gloucester, GL4 6UN
Nature of business
Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles
Accounts due in
79 days
31 Dec 2026
Net assets
-£7,723▼
-0.2% on the year before
Employees
0
Average during the year
From the Companies House register, 1 Oct 2026

Automotive Trade Ltd is a 7-year-old private limited company registered in Gloucester, company number 11903142, one of 113 motor trade companies in Gloucester. Its next accounts are due at Companies House on 31 December 2026, and the CT600 for the period to 31 March 2026 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
31 Dec 2026
in 79 days
For the period to 31 Mar 2026
CT600 due
31 Mar 2027
in 169 days
Period 1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026
Corporation tax payment
1 Jan 2027
in 80 days
9 months and 1 day after the period end
Confirmation statement
7 Apr 2027
in 176 days
Last made up to 24 Mar 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 £16 (-0.2%) on the year before, to -£7,723.
  • Net assets rose in 2 of 5 year-on-year comparisons on record.
  • Current assets of £887 against £6,319 owed within a year: 0.1 times cover.
  • No employees reported for the latest year (directors are often not counted as employees).
  • Balance sheets on record for 6 years, 2020 to 2025.

Net assets by year

Net assets at each year end, 2020 to 2025-£5,000£031 March 2020: net assets £18£18202031 March 2021: net assets £1,695£1,695202131 March 2022: net assets £3,885£3,885202231 March 2023: net assets -£7,627-£7,627202331 March 2024: net assets -£7,707-£7,707202431 March 2025: net assets -£7,723-£7,7232025
Net assets at each year end, 2020 to 2025-£5,000£031 March 2020: net assets £18£18202031 March 2021: net assets £1,695£1,695202131 March 2022: net assets £3,885£3,885202231 March 2023: net assets -£7,627-£7,627202331 March 2024: net assets -£7,707-£7,707202431 March 2025: net assets -£7,723-£7,7232025
Year endNet assetsCashCurrent assetsOwed within a yearEmployees
31 Mar 2025-£7,723£887£6,3190
31 Mar 2024-£7,707£190£5,6760
31 Mar 2023-£7,627£434£7,9011
31 Mar 2022£3,885£6,561£10K0
31 Mar 2021£1,695£1,8521
31 Mar 2020£18£181

Where Automotive Trade Ltd is registered

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

The registered office is in Gloucester (GL4), in the Gloucester local authority area, South West. Show GL4 6UN on a map.

Other trade companies in GL4

Also registered at this address

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

What happens if Automotive Trade 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 31 December 2026.

Companies HouseAccounts deliveredPenalty
Up to 1 month late1 Jan 2027 to 31 Jan 2027£150
1 to 3 months late1 Feb 2027 to 31 Mar 2027£375
3 to 6 months late1 Apr 2027 to 30 Jun 2027£750
More than 6 months lateFrom 1 Jul 2027£1,500

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

HMRC (CT600)FromPenalty
1 day late1 Apr 2027£200
3 months late30 Jun 2027another £200
6 months late30 Sep 2027HMRC estimates the tax and adds 10% of the unpaid tax
12 months late31 Mar 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
11903142
Status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
25 March 2019 (7 years ago)
Registered office
31 Sapperton Road, Gloucester, GL4 6UN
Nature of business
Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)
Year end
31 March (accounting reference date)
Accounts type
Micro-entity
Last accounts made up to
31 March 2025
Last confirmation statement
24 March 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 Automotive Trade Ltd's accounts due?

Automotive Trade Ltd's next accounts are due at Companies House by 31 December 2026 (in 79 days), covering the period to 31 March 2026.

When is Automotive Trade Ltd's CT600 due?

The CT600 for the period to 31 March 2026 is due at HMRC by 31 March 2027, 12 months after the period end. The corporation tax itself is payable earlier, by 1 January 2027.

Is Automotive Trade Ltd still trading?

Automotive Trade 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 Automotive Trade Ltd do?

Automotive Trade Ltd is registered under Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112).

How old is Automotive Trade Ltd?

Automotive Trade Ltd was incorporated on 25 March 2019, 7 years ago.

What is the penalty if Automotive Trade 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 Automotive Trade 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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