What Vertu Motors say about themselves
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Vertu Motors (TMC) Limited
- Incorporated
- 1 June 1999 (27 years)
- Previously known as
- Burrows Motor Company Limited (until 29 November 2024)Burrows (South Yorkshire) Limited (until 8 February 2011)Reeve Burrows Limited (until 12 August 2005)
- Industry
- Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (45111)
- Owned by
- Accounts type
- Audit exemption subsidiary
- Region
- North East
- Address
- Vertu House Fifth Avenue Business ParkTeam ValleyGatesheadNE11 0XA
Website & contact details
- Website
- Group website
- The site of this company’s group or brand.
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 30 November 2026
- Last accounts
- 28 February 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 26 December 2026
- Last conf. stmt
- 12 December 2025
Charges
- Total
- 22
- Outstanding
- 5
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 17
Officers 7 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Director · Appointed 1 January 2026
British
Born May 1986 (40)
Director · Appointed 1 January 2026
British
Born June 1975 (51)
Director · Appointed 4 November 2024
British
Born February 1973 (53)
Loose, Nicola
Secretary · Appointed 29 October 2024
Director · Appointed 29 October 2024
British
Born November 1971
Director · Appointed 29 October 2024
British
Born October 1967 (59)
Director · Appointed 29 October 2024
British
Born September 1969 (57)
Officer history (11 former)
1 January 2026
1 January 2026
4 November 2024
29 October 2024
Appointed Loose, Nicola as Secretary
29 October 2024
29 October 2024
29 October 2024
29 October 2024
Resigned Holmes, Louise as Secretary
29 October 2024
29 October 2024
Resigned Cooper, Dean as Director
1 July 2012
Appointed Holmes, Louise as Secretary
1 July 2012
Resigned Nixon, Joanne as Secretary
1 January 2010
Resigned Holmes, Louise as Director
1 October 2007
Resigned Holmes, Louise as Secretary
1 October 2007
Appointed Nixon, Joanne as Secretary
18 October 2006
Appointed Holmes, Louise as Secretary
18 October 2006
1 August 2005
Appointed Cooper, Dean as Director
1 August 2005
Appointed Holmes, Louise as Director
7 July 2005
7 July 2005
7 July 2005
24 September 2001
24 September 2001
1 June 1999
1 June 1999
1 June 1999
1 June 1999
1 June 1999
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Corporate entity · Notified 29 October 2024
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Public Limited Company
Reg. no. 05984855
Former controllers (2)
29 October 2024
6 April 2016
Ceased Dean Cooper — Has significant influence or control
Group structure 39 shown
Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register
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Financials
Figures from 2021 accounts. Newer accounts, made up to 28 February 2025, are filed but not read yet. See them on Companies House
- Net Assets
- £6,700,000
- up £1,841,000 (38%)
- Cash
- £402,000
- down £62,000 (13%)
- Turnover
- £141,610,000
- up £30,508,000 (27%)
- Profit Before Tax
- £3,565,000
- up £1,412,000 (66%)
- Employees
- 335
- down 3 (1%)
- Debt Ratio
- 81%
- Current Ratio
- 0.9x
- Profit Margin
- 3%
- Return on Equity
- 42%
Balance sheet detail
| 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £18,237,000 |
| Current Assets | £17,867,000 |
| Cash | £402,000 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £20,550,000 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £8,588,000 |
| Net Current Assets | (£2,683,000) |
| Net Assets | £6,700,000 |
| Shareholder Funds | £6,700,000 |
| Turnover | £141,610,000 |
| Cost of Sales | £123,876,000 |
| Gross Profit | £17,734,000 |
| Admin Expenses | £14,086,000 |
| Operating Profit | £4,236,000 |
| Profit Before Tax | £3,565,000 |
| Tax | £724,000 |
| Profit for Period | £2,841,000 |
Filings
Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 October 2026 | Registration of a charge | |||
| 2 January 2026 | Appointment of a director | |||
| 2 January 2026 | Appointment of a director | |||
| 17 December 2025 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 12 December 2025 | ||
| 2 December 2025 | Other filing |
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