STRATSTONE AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED
Company number 00153658 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Stratstone Automotive Limited presents a low-risk profile characterized by over a century of operational continuity, strong share capitalization, and good standing with regulatory filings. However, the standalone financial health of the entity is opaque due to its subsidiary status, and the recent corporate renaming and overlapping PSC declarations require further investigation to fully understand the impact of recent group-level M&A activity. Investors should rely on the parent group's consolidated statements for a comprehensive view of liquidity and solvency.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1919-03-15
- Registered office
- Lithia House 2 Oakwood Court, Little Oak Drive, Annesley, Nottingham, United Kingdom, NG15 0DR
- Postcode
- NG15 0DR
- Capital
- 30,000,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Audit Exemption Subsidiary
- Charges
- 1 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
- 2026-06-01
- Next due by
- 2027-06-15
Nature of business (SIC)
- 45111 Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Officers 4 current · 36 resigned
Group structure 7 subsidiaries
Controlled by LANCASTER UK LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
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ABRIDGE LOUGHTON TPS LIMITED Dissolved
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CARRS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED Dissolved
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SPENCERS LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2023 (period to 2022-12-31) as part of the LITHIA MOTORS GROUP UK LIMITED group statement — 3 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.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z5823043 (Tier 3), registered since 2001.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
26.6%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · in the bottom quarter for parity
Contact details
- Website
- stratstone.com
Stratstone the UK`s leading luxury automotive retailer for new and used prestige and premium cars. Find out more about car sales and servicing online
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| JARDINE AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED | 2024-06-24 |
| LANCASTER MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED | 2020-12-16 |
| APPLEYARD MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED | 2013-10-03 |
| APPLEYARD MIDLANDS LIMITED | 1994-01-01 |
| CHILTERN MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED | 1991-12-16 |
| CHILTERN MOTOR HOLDINGS LIMITED | 1989-01-11 |
Previous registered addresses 7
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 770 THE CRESCENT, COLCHESTER BUSINESS PARK, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 9YQ, UNITED KINGDOM | 2008-03-27 |
| 3 THE EXCHANGE, STATION ROAD, STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET, ESSEX, CM24 8BE | 2008-03-25 |
| SOUTH SUITE; SKYWAY HOUSE, PARSONAGE ROAD, TAKELEY, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, HERTS CM22 6PU | 2007-06-05 |
| CHARTER COURT, NEWCOMEN WAY, COLCHESTER, ESSEX CO4 9XB | 2004-08-04 |
| CHARTER COURT, COLCHESTER, ESSEX CO4 4YA | 2002-02-27 |
| WINDSOR HOUSE, CORNWALL ROAD, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE HG1 2PW | 1998-05-10 |
| THE ROUNDABOUT, WOODSTOCK ROAD, OXFORD, OX2 8LA | 1989-03-09 |
Among its peers
2nd oldest
of 99 similar companies in NG, trading since 1919
Property in England & Wales 10 titles
- Leasehold
- 10
- Most recent registration
- 2020-07-29
- Price paid, where recorded
- £6,650,000
- Where
- Buckinghamshire (4), Greater London (1), Kent (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BM443088 | Buckinghamshire | Leasehold | 2020-07-29 | — |
| BGL152041 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2019-09-23 | — |
| TT91371 | Kent | Leasehold | 2019-01-11 | — |
| MM116731 | West Midlands | Leasehold | 2018-12-18 | £6,650,000 |
| NN359870 | West Northamptonshire | Leasehold | 2018-08-06 | — |
| SK359226 | Suffolk | Leasehold | 2018-05-16 | — |
| CB425950 | City Of Peterborough | Leasehold | 2017-08-17 | — |
| BM388512 | Buckinghamshire | Leasehold | 2014-05-15 | — |
| BM358677 | Buckinghamshire | Leasehold | 2012-02-10 | — |
| BM358678 | Buckinghamshire | Leasehold | 2012-02-10 | — |
For addresses and the authoritative register entry, use HM Land Registry's official search (£3 per title).
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