SPECTRUM VEHICLE CONTRACTS LTD

Company number 08551099 ·

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Executive summary

Spectrum Vehicle Contracts Ltd is a technically insolvent micro-enterprise operating in the UK used car retail sector, with net liabilities of £231k that have deepened consistently over five years despite favourable market conditions. The company's balance sheet metrics—current ratio of 0.5x, negative net assets, and heavy creditor dependency—fall well below typical independent dealer benchmarks, and its single-employee model lacks the scale or digital capability to compete effectively against increasingly dominant online platforms and larger dealer groups. Continued operation appears reliant on director forbearance and creditor tolerance rather than underlying trading viability.

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Shareholders' funds

-£231,139

Balance sheet as at 2025-05-31

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Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
2013-05-31
Employees
1 (2025 accounts)
Registered office
Colonial House, Swinemoor Lane, Beverley, United Kingdom, HU170LS
Postcode
HU170LS
Capital
2 GBP
Accounts category
Total Exemption Full
Charges
0 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2025-05-31
Next due by
2027-02-28
Financial year end
31 May

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-06-12
Next due by
2027-06-26
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 45112 Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles

Officers 1 current · 1 resigned

Appointed 2013-05-31

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Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA010146 (Tier 1), registered since 2013.

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Previous registered addresses 1

AddressChanged on
36 SWANLOW LANE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE, CW7 1JE2020-11-19

Among its peers

Among the oldest 25%

of 154 similar companies in HU, trading since 2013

Competitors Hull

This company ranks 111 among sale of used cars and light motor vehicles in Hull.

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The class of 2013

26%

of the 1,987 companies in this sector incorporated in 2013 are still active today; 68% have since been dissolved.

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