SOLENT BODYBUILDERS & REPAIRS LIMITED
Company number 01006087 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Solent Bodybuilders & Repairs Limited is a long-established South Coast specialist in commercial vehicle bodybuilding and repair, operating in a niche but cyclical sector where its dual revenue streams and 50+ year trading history provide competitive resilience. However, the 2026 financial position reveals significant concern: a near-total cash depletion to just £358, a £123,726 decline in net assets, and heavy reliance on £1.1M in intercompany debtors that represents two-thirds of current assets — creating substantial dependency on group-level solvency. While the equity-funded balance sheet and modest long-term debt offer structural protection, the business faces working capital pressure that demands close monitoring, particularly as the sector navigates the disruptive transition to electric commercial vehicles and ongoing supply chain challenges.
Shareholders' funds
£630,374
Balance sheet as at 2020-03-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1971-03-26
- Registered office
- Unit 4 Cockerell Close, Segensworth West, Fareham, Hants, PO15 5SR
- Postcode
- PO15 5SR
- Capital
- 2,802 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-03-31
- Next due by
- 2027-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-10-23
- Next due by
- 2026-11-06
Nature of business (SIC)
- 29201 Manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans)
- 45200 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
Officers 5 current · 3 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by SOLENT COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SERVICES LIMITED — since 2020-11-27
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SOUTH SIGNS LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA432896 (Tier 2), registered since 2018.
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Contact details
- Website
- solentbodybuilders.co.uk
- Phone
- 08007832529, 01489578780, 01489575611
We are specialist Commercial Vehicle Bodybuilders and Repairers. Our services also include vehicle graphics and vehicle CCTV systems - T: 0800 783 2529
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| ST.JOHN'S ROAD,, HEDGE END,, SOUTHAMPTON, SO3 4AG | 1992-10-09 |
Among its peers
Top 25%
by shareholders' funds, of 14 similar companies in PO
The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1971.
Competitors Portsmouth
This company ranks 2 among manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans) in Portsmouth.
The class of 1971
53%
of the 4,842 companies incorporated in 1971 are still active today; 41% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2025-04-23
- Where
- Hampshire
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP894534 | Hampshire | Leasehold | 2025-04-23 | — |
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