A1 Automotive Ltd.

ActiveSC180995 Private limited company
Incorporated
27 November 1997 (28 years)
Industry
Freight transport by road (49410)
Accounts type
Group
Region
Scotland
Address
12 Blackburn Road
Blackburn
Bathgate
EH48 2EY

Filing status

Accounts due
31 December 2026
Last accounts
31 March 2025
Conf. stmt due
11 December 2026
Last conf. stmt
27 November 2025

Charges

Total
9
Outstanding
3
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
6

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Moffat, Donna
Secretary · Appointed 22 November 2022
Director · Appointed 12 October 2022
British
Born August 1965 (61)
Director · Appointed 8 December 1997
British
Born August 1962 (64)
Officer history (10 former)
22 November 2022
Resigned Carter, Ian Michael as Secretary
22 November 2022
Appointed Moffat, Donna as Secretary
22 November 2022
Resigned Carter, Ian Michael as Director
11 November 2022
Resigned Moffat, Aiden Robert as Director
12 October 2022
Appointed Grayston, Andrew John as Director
20 July 2018
Appointed Moffat, Aiden Robert as Director
25 June 2010
Resigned Potts, Alan as Secretary
25 June 2010
Appointed Carter, Ian Michael as Secretary
25 June 2010
Resigned Potts, Alan as Director
25 June 2010
Appointed Carter, Ian Michael as Director
27 November 2004
Appointed Potts, Alan as Secretary
27 November 2004
Resigned Cairns, Gordon as Secretary
29 September 2000
Resigned Birnie, Martin John as Secretary
29 September 2000
Resigned Birnie, Martin John as Director
1 February 2000
Appointed Cairns, Gordon as Secretary
1 December 1999
Appointed Potts, Alan as Director
8 December 1997
Appointed Birnie, Martin John as Secretary
8 December 1997
Appointed Birnie, Martin John as Director
8 December 1997
Appointed Moffat, Robert Murphy as Director
8 December 1997
Resigned Oswalds Of Edinburgh Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
8 December 1997
Resigned Jordans (Scotland) Limited as Corporate Nominee Director
27 November 1997
Appointed Oswalds Of Edinburgh Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
27 November 1997
Appointed Jordans (Scotland) Limited as Corporate Nominee Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Corporate entity · Notified 22 November 2022
Owns 25–50% of shares
Limited Company
Reg. no. 12486025
Former controllers (2)
26 June 2024
Ceased Robert Murphy Moffat — Owns 25–50% of shares
22 November 2022
Ceased Ian Carter — Owns 25–50% of shares

Group structure 4 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

A1 Automotive Ltd. This company Owns 25–50% of shares
Alto Automotive Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Alto Fleet Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Financials

Net Assets
£965,954
Cash
£245,674
Turnover
£12,111,555
Profit Before Tax
£281,449
Employees
105
Debt Ratio
86%
Current Ratio
0.8x
Profit Margin
2%
Return on Equity
24%

Trend

Turnover
£0 £5.0M £10.0M £15.0M £20.0M 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 £15,688,909 £9,603,974 £9,382,325 £9,670,007 £12,111,555
Balance sheet detail
20232022202120202019
Fixed Assets£4,486,332£4,180,186£6,617,276£7,980,446£7,937,922
Current Assets£2,603,529£1,976,303£1,852,985£1,929,308£2,308,020
Cash£245,674£56,913£195,141£12,027£107,712
Creditors (< 1 year)£3,271,118£2,693,715£3,729,594£4,352,902£3,811,385
Creditors (> 1 year)£2,674,297£2,372,655£2,270,038£2,466,552£2,502,158
Net Current Assets(£667,589)(£717,412)(£1,876,609)(£2,423,594)(£1,503,365)
Net Assets£965,954£961,083£2,133,144£2,656,816£3,550,758
Shareholder Funds£965,954£961,083£2,133,144£2,656,816£3,550,758

Turnover£12,111,555£9,670,007£9,382,325£9,603,974£15,688,909
Cost of Sales£9,117,402£8,024,114£7,615,404£8,907,392£11,802,348
Gross Profit£2,994,153£1,645,893£1,766,921£696,582£3,886,561
Admin Expenses£2,688,809£2,847,175£2,847,158£3,123,746£3,226,714
Staff Costs£4,674,055£4,187,082£4,620,128£5,647,471£6,368,036
Operating Profit£626,346(£1,127,596)(£403,058)(£897,886)£796,641
Profit Before Tax£281,449(£1,343,880)(£547,544)(£978,884)£646,869
Tax£49,456(£208,449)(£96,872)(£181,942)£150,905
Profit for Period£231,993(£1,135,431)(£450,672)(£796,942)£495,964

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
9 December 2025Confirmation statement with no updates27 November 2025
8 December 2025Director's details changed
8 December 2025Change of details for a person with significant control
8 December 2025Director's details changed
5 December 2025Group of companies' accounts31 March 2025
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