H.W.MOON LIMITED
Company number 00682402 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
H.W. Moon Limited presents a strategic paradox: a formidable balance sheet (£5.7m net assets, zero long-term debt, £2.7m cash) paired with an operating model under acute margin pressure (operating profit of just £3k on £20m turnover). The company's 63-year heritage, diversified revenue streams, and financial resilience provide genuine strategic optionality, but this asset base is being deployed inefficiently—generating a return on assets of approximately 0.05%. The imperative is clear: leverage the balance sheet strength to accelerate the transition toward higher-margin revenue streams (aftersales, handling fee models, EV infrastructure) while urgently addressing the cost structure that is consuming gross profit. Without decisive action, the company risks converting strategic optionality into strategic stagnation.
Shareholders' funds
£5,749,533
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
What it does
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of the sale and service of new and used motor vehicles.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1961-02-02
- Employees
- 44 (2025 accounts)
- Registered office
- Challenge Way, Martland Park, Wigan, WN5 0LD
- Postcode
- WN5 0LD
- Capital
- 1,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-18
- Next due by
- 2027-09-01
Nature of business (SIC)
- 45111 Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
- 45112 Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles
- 45200 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
- 45320 Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Officers 4 current · 1 resigned
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 56 WOOD LANE, HESKIN, NEAR CHORLEY, LANCS PR7 5NX | 2006-03-02 |
Among its peers
Top 1%
by shareholders' funds, of 309 similar companies in WN — measured against the wider sector
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (44 staff).
The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1961.
Property in England & Wales 2 titles
- Freehold
- 2
- Most recent registration
- 2021-11-23
- Where
- Greater Manchester (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAN390791 | Greater Manchester | Freehold | 2021-11-23 | — |
| MAN17198 | Greater Manchester | Freehold | 2005-05-25 | — |
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