GERMAN CAR SPECIALIST ENGINEERING LIMITED

Company number 04422701 ·

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Executive summary

German Car Specialist Engineering Limited presents a high-risk profile characterised by a sustained deterioration in net assets from £129,856 (2016) to negative £33,531 (2025), with the company now technically insolvent on a balance sheet basis. The working capital deficit of £47,287 and current ratio of 0.82:1 raise immediate liquidity concerns, while the absence of a going concern statement or detailed breakdown of liabilities leaves critical questions unanswered. While the company's 22-year trading history and current filing compliance offer modest reassurance, the trajectory is deeply concerning and warrants significant further investigation before any institutional exposure is considered.

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Shareholders' funds

-£9,627

Balance sheet as at 2026-05-31

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What it does

The principal activity of the company is Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles

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

Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
2002-04-23
Employees
7 (2026 accounts · was 9 in 2025)
Registered office
Unit A Monks Gate Garage, Brighton Road Monks Gate, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 6JD
Postcode
RH13 6JD
Capital
100 GBP
Accounts category
Micro
Charges
1 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2026-05-31
Next due by
2028-02-29
Financial year end
31 May

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-03-17
Next due by
2027-03-31
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 45200 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles

Officers 1 current · 6 resigned

Appointed 2002-04-24

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Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA859651 (Tier 1), registered since 2021.

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Previous registered addresses 1

AddressChanged on
30 ALDWICK AVENUE, BOGNOR REGIS, WEST SUSSEX PO21 3AQ2002-05-01

Among its peers

Among the biggest employers

of 311 similar companies in RH, with 7 staff. Among the oldest 25% of its local peers.

Competitors Crawley

This company ranks 317 among maintenance and repair of motor vehicles in Crawley.

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The class of 2002

54%

of the 1,459 companies in this sector incorporated in 2002 are still active today; 42% have since been dissolved.

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

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