Stephen A. Sims (cars) Limited

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Company Number

02537934

Next Accounts

Sep 2025

Industry

Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles

Directors

Stephen Sims

Stuart Bromley

Shareholders

stephen andrew sims

amanda hilliard

Group Structure

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Contact

Registered Address

stephen a sims (cars) limited, mcmullen road, darlington, county durham, DL1 1XT

Website

http://simssuzuki.co.uk

stephen a. sims (cars) limited Estimated Valuation

£3.2m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of STEPHEN A. SIMS (CARS) LIMITED at £3.2m based on a Turnover of £8.9m and 0.36x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

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Stephen A. Sims (cars) Limited is a live company located in darlington, DL1 1XT with a Companies House number of 02537934. It operates in the sale of new cars and light motor vehicles sector, SIC Code 45111. Founded in September 1990, it's largest shareholder is stephen andrew sims with a 80% stake. Stephen A. Sims (cars) Limited is a mature, mid sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £8.9m with healthy growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Stephen A. Sims (Cars) Limited a 1.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 1 measures and has 8 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating1.5out of 5

1 Strong

3 Regular

8 Weak

Size

annual sales of £8.9m, make it smaller than the average company (£52.8m)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 4%, show it is growing at a slower rate (8%)

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Stephen A. Sims (Cars) Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is estimated at £8.9 million and the company has net assets of £1.1 million. According to their latest financial statements, Stephen A. Sims (Cars) Limited has 26 employees and maintains cash reserves of £1.1 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Turnover	8,856,970	8,664,131	6,896,008	7,772,272	6,605,295	6,826,094	8,162,290	7,677,863	4,208,092	12,892,791	13,617,441	14,103,493	12,460,105	12,851,779	7,367,661
Other Income Or Grants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cost Of Sales	7,945,551	7,744,671	6,214,748	7,037,234	5,977,136	6,162,318	7,360,353	6,915,593	3,786,487	11,556,805	12,161,487	12,587,340	11,109,636	11,404,763	6,494,427
Gross Profit	911,419	919,460	681,261	735,038	628,159	663,776	801,936	762,270	421,605	1,335,986	1,455,954	1,516,153	1,350,469	1,447,016	873,234
Admin Expenses	847,980	858,648	561,085	671,197	517,659	520,079	673,946	614,870	281,487	1,129,606	1,388,352	1,457,489	1,311,285	1,401,919	734,192
Operating Profit	63,439	60,812	120,176	63,841	110,500	143,697	127,990	147,400	140,118	206,380	67,602	58,664	39,184	45,097	139,042
Interest Payable	69,847	58,521	40,287	46,744	58,690	73,013	78,504	94,018	75,385	30,642	35,028	51,948	33,202	41,216	97,031
Interest Receivable	53	145	207	80	5	5	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	6	0
Pre-Tax Profit	-6,355	2,436	80,096	17,177	51,816	70,689	49,489	53,383	64,734	175,738	32,575	6,716	5,982	3,888	42,011
Tax	0	-463	-15,218	-3,264	-9,845	-13,431	-9,403	-10,676	-12,947	-36,905	-7,492	-1,612	-1,555	-1,088	-2,994
Profit After Tax	-6,355	1,973	64,878	13,913	41,971	57,258	40,086	42,706	51,787	138,833	25,083	5,104	4,427	2,799	39,017
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	72,725
Retained Profit	-6,355	1,973	64,878	13,913	41,971	57,258	40,086	42,706	51,787	138,833	25,083	5,104	4,427	2,799	-33,708
Employee Costs	1,006,444	959,826	855,451	816,367	900,762	937,289	883,238	762,214	283,628	838,846	954,421	1,031,717	922,727	968,990	535,622
Number Of Employees	26	26	25	25	28	30	29	26	10	30	35	39	35	37	25
EBITDA*	79,878	87,306	150,098	85,396	131,168	165,726	134,715	166,408	159,553	224,901	87,292	73,632	56,888	63,417	157,957

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Tangible Assets	1,585,460	1,582,301	1,596,875	1,630,048	1,594,238	1,585,399	1,586,009	1,395,564	1,375,955	1,365,031	1,367,789	1,380,014	1,368,148	1,374,014	1,360,160
Intangible Assets	1,425	1,591	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Investments & Other	185,551	185,551	185,551	185,551	165,000	165,000	392,776	165,000	165,000	165,000	165,000	165,000	165,000	165,000	165,000
Debtors (Due After 1 year)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Fixed Assets	1,772,436	1,769,443	1,782,426	1,815,599	1,759,238	1,750,399	1,978,785	1,560,564	1,540,955	1,530,031	1,532,789	1,545,014	1,533,148	1,539,014	1,525,160
Stock & work in progress	1,679,066	1,260,377	1,142,214	1,896,289	1,126,807	1,368,808	1,907,417	1,895,666	1,472,479	1,247,470	1,299,023	1,234,582	1,296,854	1,187,843	1,163,895
Trade Debtors	22,181	95,322	37,603	58,100	51,016	2,915	55,069	55,717	15,960	361,137	394,458	448,173	308,981	337,796	87,935
Group Debtors	13,662	11,653	47,098	41,858	64,966	124,200	73,202	127,993	154,873	0	0	0	0	0	233,213
Misc Debtors	100,048	115,746	56,295	40,066	73,861	76,638	144,851	101,491	79,386	0	0	0	0	0	56,880
Cash	1,120	899	7,369	158,397	789	660	625	273	114	62	0	221	48	404	2,091
misc current assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
total current assets	1,816,077	1,483,997	1,290,579	2,194,710	1,317,439	1,573,221	2,181,164	2,181,140	1,722,812	1,608,669	1,693,481	1,682,976	1,605,883	1,526,043	1,544,014
total assets	3,588,513	3,253,440	3,073,005	4,010,309	3,076,677	3,323,620	4,159,949	3,741,704	3,263,767	3,138,700	3,226,270	3,227,990	3,139,031	3,065,057	3,069,174
Bank overdraft	350,095	214,717	102,695	83,578	298,171	146,311	343,895	287,264	76,161	0	0	0	0	0	277,459
Bank loan	0	0	0	0	0	81,921	82,440	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30,389
Trade Creditors	350,071	229,296	306,563	362,753	106,130	74,865	94,806	104,074	52,704	1,644,417	1,647,291	1,601,006	1,490,126	1,562,321	65,516
Group/Directors Accounts	309,161	288,871	273,572	148,054	0	0	105,001	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33,226
other short term finances	163,074	163,067	163,068	132,328	200,674	206,882	286,268	320,726	1,165,212	0	0	0	0	0	50,000
hp & lease commitments	6,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4,498
other current liabilities	1,116,001	1,000,719	751,675	1,769,101	1,073,440	1,379,119	1,739,111	1,608,959	482,645	0	0	0	0	0	1,079,193
total current liabilities	2,294,402	1,896,670	1,597,573	2,495,814	1,678,415	1,889,098	2,651,521	2,321,023	1,776,722	1,644,417	1,647,291	1,601,006	1,490,126	1,562,321	1,540,281
loans	113,324	237,444	351,034	456,479	361,368	443,631	571,986	522,917	636,295	441,867	500,975	576,801	1,021,611	0	910,343
hp & lease commitments	63,288	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3,460
Accruals and Deferred Income	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	253,705	419,406	414,680	0	879,989	0
provisions	29,016	24,488	31,533	30,029	22,820	18,788	21,597	23,005	18,697	18,445	17,165	19,153	16,048	15,928	11,070
total long term liabilities	205,628	261,932	382,567	486,508	384,188	462,419	593,583	545,922	654,992	714,017	937,546	1,010,634	1,037,659	895,917	924,873
total liabilities	2,500,030	2,158,602	1,980,140	2,982,322	2,062,603	2,351,517	3,245,104	2,866,945	2,431,714	2,358,434	2,584,837	2,611,640	2,527,785	2,458,238	2,465,154
net assets	1,088,483	1,094,838	1,092,865	1,027,987	1,014,074	972,103	914,845	874,759	832,053	780,266	641,433	616,350	611,246	606,819	604,020
total shareholders funds	1,088,483	1,094,838	1,092,865	1,027,987	1,014,074	972,103	914,845	874,759	832,053	780,266	641,433	616,350	611,246	606,819	604,020

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	63,439	60,812	120,176	63,841	110,500	143,697	127,990	147,400	140,118	206,380	67,602	58,664	39,184	45,097	139,042
Depreciation	16,273	26,425	29,922	21,555	20,668	22,029	6,725	19,008	19,435	18,521	19,690	14,968	17,704	18,320	18,915
Amortisation	166	69	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tax	0	-463	-15,218	-3,264	-9,845	-13,431	-9,403	-10,676	-12,947	-36,905	-7,492	-1,612	-1,555	-1,088	-2,994
Stock	418,689	118,163	-754,075	769,482	-242,001	-538,609	11,751	423,187	225,009	-51,553	64,441	-62,272	109,011	23,948	1,163,895
Debtors	-86,830	81,725	972	-49,819	-13,910	-69,369	-12,079	34,982	-110,918	-33,321	-53,715	139,192	-28,815	-40,232	378,028
Creditors	120,775	-77,267	-56,190	256,623	31,265	-19,941	-9,268	51,370	-1,591,713	-2,874	46,285	110,880	-72,195	1,496,805	65,516
Accruals and Deferred Income	115,282	249,044	-1,017,426	695,661	-305,679	-359,992	130,152	1,126,314	482,645	0	0	0	0	-1,079,193	1,079,193
Deferred Taxes & Provisions	4,528	-7,045	1,504	7,209	4,032	-2,809	-1,408	4,308	252	1,280	-1,988	3,105	120	4,858	11,070
Cash flow from operations	-11,396	51,687	-184,129	321,962	106,852	377,531	245,116	879,555	-1,076,301	271,276	113,371	109,085	-96,938	501,083	-231,181
Investing Activities
capital expenditure	-19,432	-13,511	3,251	-57,365	-29,507	-21,419	-197,170	-38,617	-30,359	-15,763	-7,465	-26,834	-11,838	-32,174	-13,134
Change in Investments	0	0	0	20,551	0	-227,776	227,776	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	165,000
cash flow from investments	-19,432	-13,511	3,251	-77,916	-29,507	206,357	-424,946	-38,617	-30,359	-15,763	-7,465	-26,834	-11,838	-32,174	-178,134
Financing Activities
Bank loans	0	0	0	0	-81,921	-519	82,440	0	0	0	0	0	0	-30,389	30,389
Group/Directors Accounts	20,290	15,299	125,518	148,054	0	-105,001	105,001	0	0	0	0	0	0	-33,226	33,226
Other Short Term Loans	7	-1	30,740	-68,346	-6,208	-79,386	-34,458	-844,486	1,165,212	0	0	0	0	-50,000	50,000
Long term loans	-124,120	-113,590	-105,445	95,111	-82,263	-128,355	49,069	-113,378	194,428	-59,108	-75,826	-444,810	1,021,611	-910,343	910,343
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments	69,288	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-7,958	7,958
other long term liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-253,705	-165,701	4,726	414,680	-879,989	879,989	0
share issue	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	637,728
interest	-69,794	-58,376	-40,080	-46,664	-58,685	-73,008	-78,502	-94,018	-75,385	-30,642	-35,027	-51,947	-33,201	-41,210	-97,031
cash flow from financing	-104,329	-156,668	10,733	128,155	-229,077	-386,269	123,550	-1,051,882	1,030,550	-255,451	-106,127	-82,077	108,421	-193,137	1,572,613
cash and cash equivalents
cash	221	-6,470	-151,028	157,608	129	35	352	159	52	62	-221	173	-356	-1,687	2,091
overdraft	135,378	112,022	19,117	-214,593	151,860	-197,584	56,631	211,103	76,161	0	0	0	0	-277,459	277,459
change in cash	-135,157	-118,492	-170,145	372,201	-151,731	197,619	-56,279	-210,944	-76,109	62	-221	173	-356	275,772	-275,368

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STEPHEN A. SIMS (CARS) LIMITED group structure

Stephen A. Sims (Cars) Limited has no subsidiary companies.

Ultimate parent company

STEPHEN A. SIMS (CARS) LIMITED

02537934

STEPHEN A. SIMS (CARS) LIMITED Shareholders

stephen andrew sims	80%
amanda hilliard	20%

Stephen A. Sims (Cars) Limited currently has 2 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Stephen Sims (Sep 1991) and Mr Stuart Bromley (Nov 2022).

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Mr Stephen Sims		69 years	Sep 1991	-	Director
Mr Stuart Bromley	United Kingdom	68 years	Nov 2022	-	Director

P&L

December 2023

turnover

8.9m

+2%

operating profit

63.4k

gross margin

10.3%

-3.03%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

December 2023

net assets

1.1m

-0.01%

total assets

3.6m

+0.1%

cash

1.1k

+0.25%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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02537934

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

45111 - Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles

incorporation date

September 1990

ultimate parent company

None

previous names

N/A

address

stephen a sims (cars) limited, mcmullen road, darlington, county durham, DL1 1XT

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