RAY HAMBLIN LIMITED
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Executive summary
Ray Hamblin Limited is a long-established micro-scale independent used car dealer that has demonstrated commendable financial stability over decades of trading. Its conservative, debt-free balance sheet with strong liquidity positions it well above typical small dealer norms for financial resilience, though this comes at the cost of growth ambition — net assets have plateaued around £71k for three consecutive years. The business faces the sector-wide challenges of used car price normalisation, online disruption, and EV transition, but its ultra-low overhead model and apparent property ownership provide meaningful insulation. The principal risk is not financial distress but succession: as a single-director, owner-operated business with >75% shareholding concentration, long-term viability depends entirely on Mr Hamblin's continued engagement.
Shareholders' funds
£71,201
Balance sheet as at 2025-10-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1961-05-24
- Employees
- 2 (2025 accounts)
- Registered office
- 47-49 North Street, Gainsborough, Lincs, DN21 2HS
- Postcode
- DN21 2HS
- Capital
- 2,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-10-31
- Next due by
- 2027-07-31
- Financial year end
- 31 October
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-11-03
- Next due by
- 2026-11-17
Nature of business (SIC)
- 45112 Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles
Officers 1 current · 3 resigned
Contact details
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| RHODES HOUSE, NORTHGATE, SLEAFORD, LINCOLNSHIRE NG34 7BT | 1995-02-28 |
Among its peers
Top 25%
by shareholders' funds, of 236 similar companies in DN
3rd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1961.
Competitors Doncaster
This company ranks 57 among sale of used cars and light motor vehicles in Doncaster.