SOUTHERN TYRE CO LIMITED
Company number 00615334 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Southern Tyre Co Limited presents a mixed financial picture; while it maintains strong short-term liquidity and consistent revenue growth, profitability has fallen sharply due to rising administrative costs. The balance sheet has been significantly weakened by substantial dividend payouts over the past two years, reducing cash reserves and net assets. Additionally, the recent deaths of two directors create key-person risks that require monitoring. Consequently, the risk profile is assessed as MEDIUM, driven by operational margin compression and aggressive capital distributions.
Shareholders' funds
£14,837
Balance sheet as at 2025-03-31
What it does
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of the
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1958-11-21
- Employees
- 352 (2025 accounts · was 333 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Unit 7 Hackhurst Lane, Hackhurst Industrial Estate, Lower Dicker Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 4BR
- Postcode
- BN27 4BR
- Capital
- 495,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 10 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-03-31
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-07-13
- Next due by
- 2027-07-27
Nature of business (SIC)
- 45310 Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
- 45320 Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Officers 9 current · 9 resigned
Group structure 2 subsidiaries
Controlled by COALBROOK INVESTMENTS LIMITED — since 2023-07-04
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Gender pay gap
4.23%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| COALBROOK INVESTMENTS (BRIGHTON) LIMITED | 2003-04-02 |
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 2/14 COOMBE ROAD, BRIGHTON, SUSSEX, BN2 4EA | 2001-12-17 |
| 170 NORTH STREET, BRIGHTON, EAST SUSSEX, BN1 1EA | 1989-05-09 |
| ENGLISH CLOSE, HOVE, SUSSEX | 1986-12-10 |
Among its peers
The largest employer
of 21 similar companies in BN, with 352 staff. The oldest of its local peers.
No.17 of the largest wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories companies in Brighton →
Competitors Brighton
This company ranks 17 among wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories in Brighton.
Property in England & Wales 14 titles
- Freehold
- 9
- Leasehold
- 5
- Most recent registration
- 2024-01-30
- Price paid, where recorded
- £2,450,000
- Where
- East Sussex (6), Hampshire (5), West Sussex (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP238963 | Hampshire | Freehold | 2024-01-30 | — |
| HP301700 | Hampshire | Freehold | 2024-01-30 | — |
| WSX444836 | West Sussex | Leasehold | 2024-01-10 | — |
| HP224122 | Hampshire | Freehold | 2023-07-17 | £750,000 |
| HP524800 | Hampshire | Freehold | 2023-04-27 | £1,050,000 |
| HP833078 | Hampshire | Leasehold | 2019-05-23 | — |
| ESX217312 | East Sussex | Freehold | 2016-12-07 | £650,000 |
| ESX363272 | East Sussex | Leasehold | 2015-01-07 | — |
| ESX363273 | East Sussex | Leasehold | 2015-01-07 | — |
| ESX131308 | East Sussex | Freehold | 2012-03-29 | — |
| ESX250314 | East Sussex | Freehold | 2012-03-29 | — |
| ESX273578 | East Sussex | Freehold | 2005-03-16 | — |
| WSX53298 | West Sussex | Leasehold | 2004-12-16 | — |
| ESX139635 | Brighton And Hove | Freehold | 2004-12-06 | — |
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