£12.28m
No changevs Dec 2023Active03972437Private limited companyBanbury
FIRST LINE LIMITED
B67/10001
Summary
FIRST LINE LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 03972437) incorporated on 13 April 2000, registered in Banbury. Its registered activity is wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (SIC 45310). Latest group accounts cover the period ending 31 December 2024, showing net assets of £12.28m and cash of £207k, with 127 employees on average. Net assets were unchanged on the prior period.
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 2,881 comparable companies in the UK (median £10k, upper quartile £153k).
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 13 April 200026 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 30 September 202622 days overdue
- Confirmation statement due
- 27 April 2027in 187 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
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Activity
- SIC 45310
- Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
- Accounts type
- Group
- Size band
- MediumCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£207k
+1%vs Dec 2023Not reported
127
−2%vs Dec 2023| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £12.28m | £207k | £12.35m | — | — | £39k | 127 |
| 31 December 2023 | £12.24m | £204k | £14.56m | — | — | −£245k | 129 |
| 31 December 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cash per employee£1,627Cash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Firmoscan score
67 / 100 · grade B
| 50 | Starting scoreEvery scored company starts here |
| +10 | Positive net assetsNet assets £12,283,149 at 2024-12-31 |
| +4 | Cash reservesCash £206,647 |
| +5 | Multi-year filing history3 periods on record |
| +8 | EstablishedIncorporated 2000-04-13 (26 years) |
| −10 | Accounts overdueDue 2026-09-30 |
| 67 | Score, grade B |
A transparent, rules-based score from filed data only: every point lists its evidence. It is not a credit rating or advice. How the score is computed.
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Ownership and control
- John Roger Madden
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
- John Roger Madden
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
- Mr Peter Gordon Joyner
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.
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Timeline
- Confirmation statement duein 187 days
- Next accounts due22 days overdue
- Accounts period endNet assets £12.28m · group accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £12.24m · group accounts
- Accounts period end
- Incorporated
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- UNIPART NORTH AMERICA LIMITEDOxford · inc. Jun 1998
- THHS LIMITEDWitney · inc. Mar 2003
All companies incorporated on 13 April 2000 · in Apr 2000.
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Reminders for FIRST LINE LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.