£3.69m
+12%vs Mar 2024ActiveSC028660Private limited company
FLEAR & THOMSON LIMITED
From public filings as at 31 Aug 2026; may contain errors or be out of date. Verify at Companies House · Terms
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Summary
FLEAR & THOMSON LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number SC028660) incorporated on 26 December 1951. Its registered activity is sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111). Latest group accounts cover the period ending 31 March 2025, showing net assets of £3.69m and cash of £3.39m, with 30 employees on average. Net assets rose 12% on the prior period (£3.31m).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 511 comparable companies in Other (median £107k, upper quartile £756k).
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 26 December 195174 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 31 December 2026in 70 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 9 January 2027in 79 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 45111
- Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
- SIC 45112
- Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles
- SIC 45200
- Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
- SIC 68209
- Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
- Accounts type
- Group
- Size band
- SmallCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£3.39m
+57%vs Mar 2024Not reported
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+7%vs Mar 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £3.69m | £3.39m | £1.92m | — | — | — | 30 |
| 31 March 2024 | £3.31m | £2.17m | £2.19m | — | — | — | 28 |
| 31 March 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cash per employee£113kCash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Filing and accounts signals
- Net assets above zeroNet assets £3,691,747 at 31 March 2025
- Net assets up 10% or more on the prior period+11.5% vs prior period
- Cash at bank of £50,000 or moreCash £3,392,046
- Three or more accounting periods on record3 periods on record
- Incorporated five or more years agoIncorporated 26 December 1951
Neutral facts read from the register and filed accounts, each with its evidence. They are not a rating, a prediction or advice, and may be incomplete or out of date. How each signal is derived.
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Ownership and control
- Mr Paul Buchanan
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
- Mrs Elizabeth Wallace Caldwell Buchanan
- owns 50–75% of shares
- holds 50–75% of voting rights
- Mr Scott Buchanan
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% 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 79 days
- Next accounts duein 70 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £3.69m · group accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £3.31m · group accounts
- Accounts period end
- Incorporated
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Similar companies in the UK
- N & J POTTER LIMITEDBoroughbridge · inc. Feb 1952
- VOSPERS MOTOR HOUSE LIMITEDDevon · inc. Jun 1951
- BURNS' GARAGES,LIMITEDinc. Apr 1951
- A.E. WILCOX & SON LIMITEDWotton-Under-Edge · inc. Oct 1950
- DONALD'S GARAGE LIMITEDPeterborough · inc. Aug 1950
- F.P.SMITH HOLDINGS (NEWARK AVENUE) LIMITEDPeterborough · inc. Oct 1953
All companies incorporated on 26 December 1951 · in Dec 1951.
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Reminders for FLEAR & THOMSON LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.