Website & contact details
- Website
Big Van World Limited
- Incorporated
- 11 October 2001 (25 years)
- Previously known as
- Austen Trading Limited (until 2 May 2017)Big Van World Limited (until 10 March 2017)Austen Trading Limited (until 8 March 2017)
- Industry
- Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (45112)
- Directors
- Michael Stephen Austen
- Owned by
- Accounts type
- Full
- Region
- South East
- Address
- First Floor1 Des Roches SquareWitan WayWitneyOX28 4BE
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 31 December 2026
- Last accounts
- 31 March 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 10 October 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 26 September 2026
Charges
- Total
- 13
- Outstanding
- 7
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 6
Officers 1 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Austen, Michael Stephen
Director · Appointed 13 May 2011
British
Born December 1979 (46)
Officer history (5 former)
1 April 2022
13 May 2011
Appointed Austen, Michael Stephen as Director
13 May 2011
28 April 2011
28 April 2011
Resigned Austen, Michael Stephen as Director
11 October 2001
11 October 2001
11 October 2001
11 October 2001
11 October 2001
Appointed Austen, Michael Stephen as Director
11 October 2001
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Corporate entity · Notified 25 March 2023
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Private Limited Company
Reg. no. 14757618
Former controllers (1)
25 March 2023
Ceased Michael Stephen Austen — Owns 75–100% of shares
Group structure 3 companies
Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register
Big Van World Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
Big Van World Property Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Financials
Figures from 2024 accounts. Newer accounts, made up to 31 March 2025, are filed but not read yet. See them on Companies House
- Net Assets
- £7,075,779
- Cash
- £87,229
- Profit Before Tax
- (£204,721)
- Employees
- 23
- Debt Ratio
- 61%
- Current Ratio
- 1.4x
- Return on Equity
- -3%
Trend
Net Assets
Balance sheet detail
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £6,268,254 | £6,251,238 | £5,563,833 | £5,957,676 | £3,961,279 |
| Current Assets | £12,017,537 | £12,398,102 | £11,735,631 | £7,651,679 | £5,448,982 |
| Debtors | £5,698,717 | £5,234,109 | £5,519,773 | £1,472,822 | £1,520,432 |
| Cash | £87,229 | £25,220 | £26,106 | £24,872 | £97,893 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £8,488,530 | £7,948,751 | £6,218,409 | £4,595,514 | £2,066,789 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £2,508,173 | £3,206,680 | £4,348,968 | £3,261,424 | £2,448,799 |
| Net Current Assets | £3,529,007 | £4,449,351 | £5,517,222 | £3,056,165 | £3,382,193 |
| Net Assets | £7,075,779 | £7,280,600 | £6,585,981 | £5,634,905 | £4,806,309 |
| Shareholder Funds | £7,075,779 | £7,280,600 | £6,585,981 | £5,634,905 | £4,806,309 |
| Turnover | £27,126,775 | £22,515,873 | £17,127,857 | ||
| Cost of Sales | £29,339,336 | £22,537,268 | £25,352,041 | £20,900,132 | £16,320,111 |
| Gross Profit | £1,774,734 | £1,615,741 | £807,746 | ||
| Admin Expenses | £958,758 | £1,083,619 | £968,386 | £926,588 | £719,553 |
| Staff Costs | £937,184 | £1,046,872 | £1,261,845 | £1,315,021 | £1,110,109 |
| Operating Profit | £1,507,533 | £1,264,643 | £531,850 | ||
| Profit Before Tax | (£204,721) | £999,760 | £1,217,075 | £1,098,768 | £464,646 |
| Tax | £100 | £269,141 | £229,999 | £234,172 | £130,954 |
| Profit for Period | (£204,821) | £730,619 | £987,076 | £864,596 | £333,692 |
Filings 91
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 October 2026 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 26 September 2026 | ||
| 9 October 2026 | Satisfaction of a charge in full | |||
| 25 August 2026 | Satisfaction of a charge in full | |||
| 5 August 2026 | Full accounts | 31 March 2025 | ||
| 20 April 2026 | Registration of a charge |
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