AUTOSTRADA LIMITED

Company number 07170446 ·

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Executive summary

Autostrada Limited demonstrates financial performance that is exceptional within the independent used car retail sector, with net assets growing six-fold over nine years and a FY2025 profit of nearly £1M on a capital base of ~£1.9M—returns that significantly outpace typical sector margins of 2-4%. The near-£1M cash position and 5.4:1 current ratio provide resilience uncommon for a 10-employee dealership, though the sustainability of these margins warrants scrutiny as the post-pandemic used car price premium normalises and regulatory pressures on finance commissions intensify. The significant increase in other debtors and the flat stock levels suggest strategic positioning that should be monitored for potential residual value exposure as the market cycle turns.

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Shareholders' funds

£2,352,797

Balance sheet as at 2025-03-31

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What it does

The principal activity of the company was car sales.

The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.

Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
2010-02-25
Employees
10 (2025 accounts · was 9 in 2024)
Registered office
A370 Weston Road, Congresbury, Bristol, BS49 5EB
Postcode
BS49 5EB
Capital
2 GBP
Accounts category
Total Exemption Full
Charges
0 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2025-03-31
Next due by
2026-12-30
Financial year end
30 March

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-01-30
Next due by
2027-02-13
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 45112 Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles

Officers 2 current · 2 resigned

Appointed 2016-04-01
Appointed 2010-02-25

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Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA017721 (Tier 1), registered since 2013.

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Previous registered addresses 1

AddressChanged on
WOODBINE COTTAGE KENN ROAD, KENN, CLEVEDON, BS21 6TT, UNITED KINGDOM2011-09-19

Among its peers

Top 1%

by shareholders' funds, of 280 similar companies in BS

Among the biggest employers among its local peers (10 staff).

Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2010.

No.2 of the largest sale of used cars and light motor vehicles companies in Bristol →

Competitors Bristol

This company ranks 2 among sale of used cars and light motor vehicles in Bristol.

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The class of 2010

28%

of the 988 companies in this sector incorporated in 2010 are still active today; 67% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

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