E.JOHN SPRATLEY LIMITED

Active
Company number 00466095Private limited companyIncorporated 1949

Key figures

£429,026-2.6%
Net assets 2025
+5.2%
Average annual growth 2020–2025
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Like most small UK companies, E.JOHN SPRATLEY LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 45112

Where the company stands among the 32,540 active companies whose first SIC code is 45112 (Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles).

Net assets£429,026
Higher than 91% · median £6,922
Total assets£503,074
Higher than 84% · median £62,696
Cash£149,824
Higher than 82% · median £18,706
Employees13
Higher than 97% · median 1
Company age77.6 years
Older than 99% · median 3.4 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. COPART UK LIMITED£254.5m
  2. UNIVERSAL SALVAGE LIMITED£219.1m
  3. TOM HARTLEY JNR LIMITED£79.3m
  4. BRITISH CAR AUCTIONS LIMITED£74.3m
  5. WE BUY ANY CAR LIMITED£64.3m
  6. WILSONS AUCTIONS LIMITED£49.4m
  7. CINCH CARS LIMITED£41.3m
  8. HALLIWELL JONES (WARRINGTON) LIMITED£37m
  9. BETCHTON LIMITED£35.6m
  10. RM AUCTIONS LIMITED£35.5m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 32,540. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: E.JOHN SPRATLEY LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

E.JOHN SPRATLEY LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00466095. It was incorporated on 23 Mar 1949. Its status is active. The registered office is in Reading (RG7). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (45112), maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (45200).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £429,026, down 2.6% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £149,824. Total assets were £503,074 and total liabilities £112,195. The company had an average of 13 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2020–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 32,540 active companies whose first SIC code is 45112: By net assets it ranks higher than 91% of them (median £6,922). By total assets it ranks higher than 84% of them (median £62,696). By cash it ranks higher than 82% of them (median £18,706). By number of employees it ranks higher than 97% of them (median 1). It is older than 99% of them (median age 3.4 years).

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 2 current directors. 2 persons with significant control are registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 7 May 2027.

Filed accounts2020–2025
20212022202320242025
Cash at bank and in hand225,997246,630234,597253,532149,824
Total assets486,374502,224507,547503,953503,074
Total liabilities106,907105,55891,874109,632112,195
Net assets / total equity389,124408,200436,955440,263429,026
Average number of employees9991213

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

History

24 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: net assets £429k, 13 employees
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £440.3k, 12 employees
  3. Richard James MOODY appointedDirector
  4. Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: net assets £437k, 9 employees
  5. Financial year 2022 endedAccounts: net assets £408.2k, 9 employees
  6. Financial year 2021 endedAccounts: net assets £389.1k, 9 employees
  7. Financial year 2020 endedAccounts: net assets £332.9k, 11 employees
  8. Mrs Julie Anne Spratley registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (16)
  1. Mr Paul James Spratley registered as a person with significant control
  2. Mr David James Spratley ceased to be a person with significant control
  3. Mrs Gillian Spratley ceased to be a person with significant control
  4. Andrew Stanley DOLINSKI resignedDirector
  5. Andrew Stanley DOLINSKI resignedSecretary
  6. Paul James SPRATLEY appointedSecretary
  7. David James SPRATLEY resignedDirector
  8. Gillian SPRATLEY resignedDirector
  9. Mr David James Spratley registered as a person with significant control
  10. Mrs Gillian Spratley registered as a person with significant control
  11. Julie Anne SPRATLEY resignedDirector
  12. Julie Anne SPRATLEY appointedDirector
  13. Andrew Stanley DOLINSKI appointedDirector
  14. Gillian SPRATLEY resignedSecretary
  15. Andrew Stanley DOLINSKI appointedSecretary
  16. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.