GUARDIAN AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED

Company number 01813873 ·

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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.

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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
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 45310 Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Officers 4 current · 9 resigned

MR Daniel WRIGHT Director
Appointed 2010-10-01
Appointed 2010-10-01
Appointed 2007-01-01
Adrian KING Director
Appointed 2000-08-01

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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.

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Contact details

Website
guardianautomotive.co.uk

Previous company names

NameDate changed
GUARDIAN AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING LIMITED1994-04-11
FIREYIELD LIMITED1984-06-05

Previous registered addresses 5

AddressChanged on
4A GUNDRYMOOR IND. ESTATE, WEST MOORS, FERNDOWN, DORSET BH 21 6QW1994-10-17
WHITEMOOR HOUSE, WHITEMOOR, HOLT,WIMBOURNE, DORSET BH21 7DA1993-02-23
73 BOUNDARY LANE, ST LEONARDS, RINGWOOD, HAMPSHIRE BH24 2SF1989-08-11
7 FOXBURY ROAD, ST LEONARDS, RINGWOOD, HANTS BH24 2SG1987-04-11
73 BOUNDARY LANE, ST LEONARDS, RINGWOOD, HAMPSHIRE BH24 2SF1987-04-11

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.

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Property in England & Wales 2 titles

Leasehold
2
Most recent registration
2020-10-14
Where
Dorset (2)
Title numberCounty Tenure RegisteredPrice paid
DT457667 Dorset Leasehold 2020-10-14
DT457668 Dorset Leasehold 2020-10-14

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