WHEELS & TYRES DIRECT LIMITED
Company number 04556570 · Monitor this company
The most recent accounts indicate this company is dormant and not trading.
Executive summary
Wheels & Tyres Direct Limited operated as a small subsidiary within the Micheldever Tyre Services group, functioning at a scale well below independent sector leaders in the UK tyre retail and distribution market. Its cessation of trading in November 2018 and subsequent dormancy reflects a strategic group consolidation decision rather than competitive failure, evidenced by the orderly wind-down, intra-group asset redistribution, and continued maintenance of the corporate shell under group control. The company's historical financial performance—stable but modest net assets of £26k-£60k—placed it firmly in the niche tier of the automotive aftermarket, where scale economics increasingly favour larger operators with integrated wholesale and digital retail capabilities.
Shareholders' funds
£100
Balance sheet as at 2018-12-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2002-10-08
- Employees
- 2 (2018 accounts · was 14 in 2018)
- Registered office
- Micheldever Station, Andover Road, Winchester, England, SO21 3AP
- Postcode
- SO21 3AP
- Capital
- 100 GBP
- Accounts category
- Dormant
- Charges
- 1 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
- 2025-09-26
- Next due by
- 2026-10-10
Nature of business (SIC)
- 99999 Dormant Company
Officers 3 current · 10 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by MICHELDEVER TYRE SERVICES LIMITED — since 2018-11-19
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| MICHELDEVER STATION MICHELDEVER STATION, WINCHESTER, SO21 3AP, ENGLAND | 2018-11-20 |
| UNIT 2 AND 3, COMMON LANE NORTH, BECCLES, SUFFOLK, NR34 9BL | 2018-11-20 |
| 25 HILL ROAD, THEYDON BOIS, EPPING, ESSEX CM16 7LX | 2002-10-15 |
Among its peers
Top 25%
by shareholders' funds, of 844 similar companies in SO
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (2 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2002.
Competitors Southampton
This company ranks 143 among dormant company in Southampton.
The class of 2002
29%
of the 4,106 companies in this sector incorporated in 2002 are still active today; 69% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.