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Criteria Cars (UK) Limited

ActiveMicro-entity accountsMotor tradersSwaffham
Company number
06779940
Incorporated
24 Dec 200817 years trading
Registered office
24 Market Place, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7QH
Nature of business
Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles
Accounts due in
78 days
31 Dec 2026
From the Companies House register, 1 Oct 2026

Criteria Cars (UK) Limited is a 17-year-old private limited company registered in Swaffham, company number 06779940, one of 17 motor trade companies in Swaffham. Its next accounts are due at Companies House on 31 December 2026, and its first CT600 is due at HMRC on 31 December 2026.

Key dates

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

Accounts due
31 Dec 2026
in 78 days
For the period to 31 Mar 2026
CT600 due (first of two)
31 Dec 2026
in 78 days
Period 1 Jan 2025 to 31 Dec 2025
CT600 due (second of two)
31 Mar 2027
in 168 days
Period 1 Jan 2026 to 31 Mar 2026
Corporation tax payment
1 Jan 2027
in 79 days
9 months and 1 day after the period end
Confirmation statement
1 Feb 2027
in 110 days
Last made up to 18 Jan 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 £2,969 (-1.9%) on the year before, to £150K.
  • Net assets rose in 6 of 9 year-on-year comparisons on record.
  • Current assets of £230K against £150K owed within a year: 1.5 times cover.
  • 2 employees on average during the year.
  • Balance sheets on record for 10 years, 2015 to 2024.

Net assets by year

Net assets at each year end, 2015 to 2024£0£100K31 December 2015: net assets £81K£81K201531 December 2016: net assets £103K£103K201631 December 2017: net assets £107K£107K201731 December 2018: net assets £84K£84K201831 December 2019: net assets £113K£113K201931 December 2020: net assets £97K£97K202031 December 2021: net assets £143K£143K202131 December 2022: net assets £148K£148K202231 December 2023: net assets £153K£153K202331 December 2024: net assets £150K£150K2024
Net assets at each year end, 2015 to 2024£0£100K31 December 2015: net assets £81K£81K'1531 December 2016: net assets £103K£103K'1631 December 2017: net assets £107K£107K'1731 December 2018: net assets £84K£84K'1831 December 2019: net assets £113K£113K'1931 December 2020: net assets £97K£97K'2031 December 2021: net assets £143K£143K'2131 December 2022: net assets £148K£148K'2231 December 2023: net assets £153K£153K'2331 December 2024: net assets £150K£150K'24
Year endNet assetsCashCurrent assetsOwed within a yearEmployees
31 Dec 2024£150K£230K£150K2
31 Dec 2023£153K£246K£163K2
31 Dec 2022£148K£212K£130K3
31 Dec 2021£143K£191K£120K4
31 Dec 2020£97K£0£301K£275K0
31 Dec 2019£113K£100£263K£222K0
31 Dec 2018£84K£100£278K£243K2
31 Dec 2017£107K£100£310K£29K2
31 Dec 2016£103K£100£315K£25K0
31 Dec 2015£81K£100£296K£22K

Where Criteria Cars (UK) Limited is registered

Criteria Cars (UK) Limited's registered office on a map of the UK

The registered office is in Swaffham (PE37), in the Breckland local authority area, East of England. Show PE37 7QH on a map.

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Shared registered office

90 companies on our pages use this registered office address. An address shared this widely is usually an accountant's office or a company formation agent's service address, not where the business trades from.

What happens if Criteria Cars (UK) Limited 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
06779940
Status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
24 December 2008 (17 years ago)
Registered office
24 Market Place, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7QH
Nature of business
Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)
Year end
31 December (accounting reference date)
Accounts type
Micro-entity
Last accounts made up to
31 December 2024
Last confirmation statement
18 January 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 Criteria Cars (UK) Limited's accounts due?

Criteria Cars (UK) Limited's next accounts are due at Companies House by 31 December 2026 (in 78 days), covering the period to 31 March 2026.

When is Criteria Cars (UK) Limited'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 December 2025, due by 31 December 2026, and one for the period to 31 March 2026, due by 31 March 2027. Corporation tax is payable 9 months and 1 day after the end of each.

Is Criteria Cars (UK) Limited still trading?

Criteria Cars (UK) Limited 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 Criteria Cars (UK) Limited do?

Criteria Cars (UK) Limited is registered under Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112).

How old is Criteria Cars (UK) Limited?

Criteria Cars (UK) Limited was incorporated on 24 December 2008, 17 years ago.

What is the penalty if Criteria Cars (UK) Limited 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 Criteria Cars (UK) Limited 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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