{"name":"DAVID HAYTON LIMITED","company_number":"02312632","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"1988-11-03","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"Hillcrest Garage Gilwilly Road, Gilwilly Industrial Estate, Penrith, Cumbria, United Kingdom, CA11 9BF","postcode":"CA11 9BF","sic_codes":[{"code":45111,"description":"Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles"},{"code":45112,"description":"Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles"},{"code":45200,"description":"Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles"},{"code":45320,"description":"Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories"}],"principal_activity":"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","previous_names":[{"name":"CHADFARE LIMITED","changed_on":"1988-12-05"}],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Group","year_end":"31 December","last_made_up_to":"2025-12-31","next_due":"2027-09-30"},"employees":{"count":88,"accounts_date":"2025-12-31"},"financials":[{"financial_date":"2025-12-31","profit_loss":-149288,"cash":1183216,"average_employees":88},{"financial_date":"2024-12-31","profit_loss":-210916,"cash":189229,"average_employees":110},{"financial_date":"2019-12-31","profit_loss":342269,"net_assets":8457027,"cash":214334,"average_employees":126},{"financial_date":"2018-12-31","profit_loss":565808,"net_assets":8239130,"cash":293473,"average_employees":127}],"officers":{"current":6,"resigned":0,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":2,"outstanding":2},"gazette_notices":[],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_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.","website":"http://www.davidhayton.co.uk","links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/david-hayton","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/david-hayton/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/david-hayton/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02312632","financials":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/david-hayton/financial","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/david-hayton/control","charges":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/david-hayton/charges","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/david-hayton/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/david-hayton"}