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Stour Valley Motor Company Limited

ActiveTotal exemption (full) accountsMotor tradersCanterbury
Company number
07433591
Incorporated
9 Nov 201015 years trading
Registered office
22 Island Road, Upstreet, Canterbury, Kent, CT3 4DA
Nature of business
Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles
Accounts due in
78 days
30 Dec 2026
Net assets
£47K▼
-54.0% on the year before
Employees
0
Average during the year
From the Companies House register, 1 Oct 2026

Stour Valley Motor Company Limited is a 15-year-old private limited company registered in Canterbury, company number 07433591, one of 34 motor trade companies in Canterbury. Its next accounts are due at Companies House on 30 December 2026, and the CT600 for the period to 30 March 2026 is due at HMRC on 30 March 2027.

Key dates

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

Accounts due
30 Dec 2026
in 78 days
For the period to 30 Mar 2026
CT600 due
30 Mar 2027
in 168 days
Period 1 Apr 2025 to 30 Mar 2026
Corporation tax payment
31 Dec 2026
in 79 days
9 months and 1 day after the period end
Confirmation statement
23 Nov 2026
in 41 days
Last made up to 9 Nov 2025

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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 £55K (-54%) on the year before, to £47K.
  • Net assets rose in 5 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£0£50K£100K31 March 2016: net assets £82K£82K201631 March 2017: net assets £66K£66K201731 March 2018: net assets £25K£25K201831 March 2019: net assets £64K£64K201931 March 2020: net assets £80K£80K202031 March 2021: net assets £133K£133K202131 March 2022: net assets £85K£85K202231 March 2023: net assets £94K£94K202331 March 2024: net assets £101K£101K202431 March 2025: net assets £47K£47K2025
Net assets at each year end, 2016 to 2025£0£50K£100K31 March 2016: net assets £82K£82K'1631 March 2017: net assets £66K£66K'1731 March 2018: net assets £25K£25K'1831 March 2019: net assets £64K£64K'1931 March 2020: net assets £80K£80K'2031 March 2021: net assets £133K£133K'2131 March 2022: net assets £85K£85K'2231 March 2023: net assets £94K£94K'2331 March 2024: net assets £101K£101K'2431 March 2025: net assets £47K£47K'25
Year endNet assetsCashCurrent assetsOwed within a yearEmployees
31 Mar 2025£47K£179K0
31 Mar 2024£101K£0£271K£214K2
31 Mar 2023£94K£41£170K£112K2
31 Mar 2022£85K£0£187K£128K2
31 Mar 2021£133K£32K£186K£167K2
31 Mar 2020£80K£515£108K£136K2
31 Mar 2019£64K£69£244K£286K2
31 Mar 2018£25K£24K£358K£436K2
31 Mar 2017£66K£43K£255K£252K2
31 Mar 2016£82K£6,675£412K£342K

Who runs and owns Stour Valley Motor Company Limited

From the Companies House register. Individuals are shown by initials only; the full register is on Companies House.

Officer

NameRoleAppointed
L*** H***DirectorNov 2010
1 former officer
NameRoleAppointedLeft
T*** H***DirectorNov 2010Mar 2023

Person with significant control

Individual · since Apr 2016
L*** H***
Owns 75% or more of the shares

Charges (secured borrowing)

2 of 2 registered charges are outstanding. A charge is security a lender takes over a company's assets, typically for a loan, mortgage or asset finance.

LenderStatusRegistered
Lloyds Bank PLCOutstandingMay 2015
Lloyds TSB Bank PLCOutstandingJun 2013

Where Stour Valley Motor Company Limited is registered

Stour Valley Motor Company Limited's registered office on a map of the UK

The registered office is in Canterbury (CT3), in the Canterbury local authority area, South East. Show CT3 4DA on a map.

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What happens if Stour Valley Motor Company 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 30 December 2026.

Companies HouseAccounts deliveredPenalty
Up to 1 month late31 Dec 2026 to 30 Jan 2027£150
1 to 3 months late31 Jan 2027 to 30 Mar 2027£375
3 to 6 months late31 Mar 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 late31 Mar 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 late30 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
07433591
Status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
9 November 2010 (15 years ago)
Registered office
22 Island Road, Upstreet, Canterbury, Kent, CT3 4DA
Nature of business
Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)
Year end
30 March (accounting reference date)
Accounts type
Total exemption (full)
Last accounts made up to
31 March 2025
Last confirmation statement
9 November 2025
Charges (mortgages)
2 outstanding of 2 registered

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 Stour Valley Motor Company Limited's accounts due?

Stour Valley Motor Company Limited's next accounts are due at Companies House by 30 December 2026 (in 78 days), covering the period to 30 March 2026.

When is Stour Valley Motor Company Limited's CT600 due?

The CT600 for the period to 30 March 2026 is due at HMRC by 30 March 2027, 12 months after the period end. The corporation tax itself is payable earlier, by 31 December 2026.

Is Stour Valley Motor Company Limited still trading?

Stour Valley Motor Company 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 Stour Valley Motor Company Limited do?

Stour Valley Motor Company Limited is registered under Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112).

How old is Stour Valley Motor Company Limited?

Stour Valley Motor Company Limited was incorporated on 9 November 2010, 15 years ago.

Who runs Stour Valley Motor Company Limited?

Stour Valley Motor Company Limited has 1 active director, the longest-serving appointed in Nov 2010. Their names and service addresses are on the Companies House register.

Who owns Stour Valley Motor Company Limited?

One person or company has significant control of Stour Valley Motor Company Limited: an individual (owns 75% or more of the shares).

What is the penalty if Stour Valley Motor Company 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 Stour Valley Motor Company 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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