OCEAN AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED
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Shareholders' funds
£10,371,431
Balance sheet as at 2022-12-31
What it does
The principal activity of the company in the period under review was that of a motor retailer.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2000-04-28
- Employees
- 149 (2022 accounts · was 141 in 2021)
- Registered office
- 582-602 Ringwood Road, Poole, Dorset, BH12 4LY
- Postcode
- BH12 4LY
- Capital
- 75,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 5 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-03-31
- Next due by
- 2027-04-14
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 3 current · 9 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by OCEAN AUTOMOTIVE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2025-12-31) as part of the OCEAN AUTOMOTIVE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED group statement — 5 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contact details
- Website
- oceanautomotive.co.uk
- Phone
- 01202724242
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| POOLE AUDI LIMITED | 2000-08-02 |
| HOWPER 302 LIMITED | 2000-06-14 |
Previous registered addresses 5
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 582-600 RINGWOOD ROAD, POOLE, DORSET, BH12 4LY | 2014-04-25 |
| GISTERED OFFICE CHANGED ON 20/04/2009 FROM, 582 - 600 RINGWOOD ROAD, POOLE, DORSET, BH12 4LW | 2009-04-20 |
| 582 - 600 RINGWOOD ROAD, POOLE, DORSET, BH12 4LW | 2009-04-20 |
| 252 UPPER THIRD STREET, MILTON KEYNES, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE MK9 1DZ | 2002-05-13 |
| OXFORD HOUSE, CLIFTONVILLE, NORTHAMPTON, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE NN1 5PN | 2000-05-12 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 28 similar companies in BH
The largest employer among its local peers (149 staff).
Trading since 2000.
No.1 of the largest sale of new cars and light motor vehicles companies in Bournemouth →
Competitors Bournemouth
This company ranks 1 among sale of new cars and light motor vehicles in Bournemouth.
The class of 2000
41%
of the 75,534 companies incorporated in 2000 are still active today; 56% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 8 titles
- Leasehold
- 8
- Most recent registration
- 2026-05-22
- Where
- Somerset (4), Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole (4)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST403947 | Somerset | Leasehold | 2026-05-22 | — |
| WS87851 | Somerset | Leasehold | 2019-06-21 | — |
| WS87852 | Somerset | Leasehold | 2019-06-21 | — |
| DT433757 | Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole | Leasehold | 2017-09-25 | — |
| DT412060 | Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole | Leasehold | 2015-01-07 | — |
| DT408756 | Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole | Leasehold | 2014-07-15 | — |
| WS32617 | Somerset | Leasehold | 2013-06-11 | — |
| DT315087 | Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole | Leasehold | 2004-01-15 | — |
For addresses and the authoritative register entry, use HM Land Registry's official search (£3 per title).
Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Dataset as at 2026-08.