DAVID HAYTON LIMITED
Company number 02312632 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
David Hayton Limited possesses a strong balance sheet with £8.46m in net assets, providing a robust foundation to weather economic turbulence; however, the business is exhibiting symptoms of margin compression and cash tightness, with pre-tax profits falling by 38% and cash reserves dropping to £214k in 2019. While the COVID-19 pandemic presented a severe shock to the business, the utilization of government support and a strong recovery in mid-2020 trading indicate resilience. Maintaining liquidity and carefully managing dividend payouts against profit fluctuations will be critical to ensuring ongoing financial health.
Shareholders' funds
£10,985,716
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
What it does
45111 - Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles 45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 45320 - Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1988-11-03
- Employees
- 88 (2025 accounts · was 110 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Hillcrest Garage Gilwilly Road, Gilwilly Industrial Estate, Penrith, Cumbria, United Kingdom, CA11 9BF
- Postcode
- CA11 9BF
- Capital
- 50,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-11-03
- Next due by
- 2026-11-17
Nature of business (SIC)
- 45111 Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
- 45112 Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles
- 45200 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
- 45320 Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Officers 6 current
Group structure 1 subsidiary
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z560450X (Tier 2), registered since 2001.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- http://www.davidhayton.co.uk
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| CHADFARE LIMITED | 1988-12-05 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| BIRBECK HOUSE, DUKE STREET, PENRITH, CUMBRIA CA11 7NA | 1995-01-11 |
| HILLCREST GARAGE, GILWILLY EST., PENRITH, CUMBRIA CA11 9BN | 1992-01-15 |
| HILLCREST GARAGE, BOLTON, APPLEBY, CUMBRIA, CA16 6AL | 1990-10-19 |
| 84 TEMPLE CHAMBERS, TEMPLE AVENUE, LONDON, EC4Y OHP | 1989-01-18 |
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 11 similar companies in CA
The largest employer among its local peers (88 staff).
Trading since 1988.
Competitors Carlisle
This company ranks 1 among sale of new cars and light motor vehicles in Carlisle.
The class of 1988
51%
of the 20,916 companies incorporated in 1988 are still active today; 43% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 23 titles
- Freehold
- 22
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2026-01-13
- Price paid, where recorded
- £3,219,000
- Where
- Westmorland And Furness (13), Merseyside (9), Lancashire (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CU128942 | Westmorland And Furness | Freehold | 2026-01-13 | £450,000 |
| CU235604 | Westmorland And Furness | Freehold | 2023-11-24 | — |
| CU37081 | Westmorland And Furness | Freehold | 2023-06-09 | £1,350,000 |
| LAN255176 | Lancashire | Leasehold | 2021-12-06 | — |
| CU213706 | Westmorland And Furness | Freehold | 2020-10-15 | £504,000 |
| CU51635 | Westmorland And Furness | Freehold | 2019-10-16 | £800,000 |
| CU87210 | Westmorland And Furness | Freehold | 2019-10-16 | — |
| CU169975 | Westmorland And Furness | Freehold | 2019-08-09 | — |
| MS307126 | Merseyside | Freehold | 2013-04-12 | — |
| MS105937 | Merseyside | Freehold | 2013-03-08 | — |
| MS181106 | Merseyside | Freehold | 2013-03-08 | — |
| MS213987 | Merseyside | Freehold | 2013-03-08 | — |
| MS219414 | Merseyside | Freehold | 2013-03-08 | — |
| MS250321 | Merseyside | Freehold | 2013-03-08 | — |
| MS275313 | Merseyside | Freehold | 2013-03-08 | — |
| MS571129 | Merseyside | Freehold | 2013-03-08 | — |
| MS600776 | Merseyside | Freehold | 2013-03-08 | — |
| CU189797 | Westmorland And Furness | Freehold | 2005-07-18 | — |
| CU190113 | Westmorland And Furness | Freehold | 2003-09-03 | — |
| CU124350 | Westmorland And Furness | Freehold | 2003-05-12 | £115,000 |
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