GUARDIAN AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED
Company number 01813873 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Guardian Automotive Limited occupies a defensible niche as a long-established, family-controlled automotive parts wholesaler, leveraging four decades of supplier relationships and brand trust in a fragmented market. The company's growth trajectory depends on its ability to modernise digital channels, diversify into EV-adjacent product lines, and address succession planning—while defending against margin compression from larger consolidating competitors. Strategic investment in technology and governance infrastructure will be critical to converting heritage stability into scalable competitive advantage.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1984-05-04
- Registered office
- Minster Park, West Moors, Ferndown, Dorset, BH21 6QF
- Postcode
- BH21 6QF
- Capital
- 122 GBP
- Accounts category
- Unaudited Abridged
- Charges
- 4 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-08-31
- Next due by
- 2027-05-31
- Financial year end
- 31 August
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-05-05
- Next due by
- 2027-05-19
Nature of business (SIC)
- 45310 Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Officers 4 current · 9 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by RULIN TOPCO LIMITED — since 2026-07-31
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZC140441 (Tier 2), registered since 2026.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- guardianautomotive.co.uk
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| GUARDIAN AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING LIMITED | 1994-04-11 |
| FIREYIELD LIMITED | 1984-06-05 |
Previous registered addresses 5
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 4A GUNDRYMOOR IND. ESTATE, WEST MOORS, FERNDOWN, DORSET BH 21 6QW | 1994-10-17 |
| WHITEMOOR HOUSE, WHITEMOOR, HOLT,WIMBOURNE, DORSET BH21 7DA | 1993-02-23 |
| 73 BOUNDARY LANE, ST LEONARDS, RINGWOOD, HAMPSHIRE BH24 2SF | 1989-08-11 |
| 7 FOXBURY ROAD, ST LEONARDS, RINGWOOD, HANTS BH24 2SG | 1987-04-11 |
| 73 BOUNDARY LANE, ST LEONARDS, RINGWOOD, HAMPSHIRE BH24 2SF | 1987-04-11 |
Among its peers
2nd oldest
of 32 similar companies in BH, trading since 1984
The class of 1984
51%
of the 14,117 companies incorporated in 1984 are still active today; 41% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 2 titles
- Leasehold
- 2
- Most recent registration
- 2020-10-14
- Where
- Dorset (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DT457667 | Dorset | Leasehold | 2020-10-14 | — |
| DT457668 | Dorset | Leasehold | 2020-10-14 | — |
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