Annual accounts
Full accounts
30/09/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/12/2025Due 30/09/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/12/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/12/2025
FORD & SLATER LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
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- Registered office
- Hazel Drive, Narborough Road South, Leicester LE3 2JG
- Classification (4 SIC codes)
- Sale of other motor vehicles (45.19 - SIC 2007)Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (45.20 - SIC 2007)Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (45.32 - SIC 2007)Other transportation support activities (52.29 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 18/09/2025View PDF (48 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 06/05/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-05-06 with no updates
- 07/04/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Paul Hulley as a director on 2025-04-01
- 07/04/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Paul Hulley on 2025-04-01
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
20/05/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 06/05/2026Due 20/05/2027
- Next statement date
- 06/05/2027
- Last statement dated
- 06/05/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures FORD & SLATER LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2022–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£26.98M2024
12.13%vs 20232023: £24.06M
Total Assets
£233.75M2024
-15.54%vs 20232023: £276.74M
Cash in Bank
£6.85M2024
250.72%vs 20232023: £1.95M
Total Liabilities
£158.58M2024
-18.13%vs 20232023: £193.68M
Employees
8612024
+66vs 20232023: 795
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Total assets moved furthest, down 15.54% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for FORD & SLATER LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through FORD & SLATER LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +9% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2022–2024Every measure end to end across 2022, 2023 and 2024, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2022–2024.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures5 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 3 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 3 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2022–2024.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 861 | +66 |
| 2023 | 795 | +166 |
| 2022 | 629 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 629 in 2022 to 861 in 2024. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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It is a professional assessment of the company 's performance, revealing company's potential and risks, showing it's past experiences and revealing future prospects.
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Officers
14Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 26/09/2022–Present | 6 | |
| Director | 01/09/2004–Present | 7 | |
| Director | 01/09/1996–21/08/1997 | 0 | |
| Director | 03/10/2022–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 12/03/2012–Present | 1 | |
| Secretary | 01/10/2004–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 01/04/2025–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 01/01/2017–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 01/01/1998–31/01/2008 | 1 | |
| Director | 23/12/1999–31/03/2017 | 0 | |
| Director | 11/03/1994–Present | 7 | |
| Director | 01/08/2023–29/02/2024 | 14 | |
| Director | 01/01/1998–31/03/2019 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/01/2017–Present | 1 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 11
- Since 19/05/2023
- Last 12 months
- 0
- -4 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 18/09/2025
- 1 year ago
Filing timeline
- 18/09/2025View PDF (48 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 06/05/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-05-06 with no updates
- 07/04/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Paul Hulley as a director on 2025-04-01
- 07/04/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Paul Hulley on 2025-04-01
- 30/09/2024View PDF (47 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2023-12-31
- 09/05/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-05-06 with no updates
- 29/02/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of David Roger Edward Hunt as a director on 2024-02-29
- 24/10/2023View PDF (77 pages)
Registration of charge 024951310019, created on 2023-10-23
- 09/10/2023View PDF (38 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2022-12-31
- 01/08/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr David Roger Edward Hunt as a director on 2023-08-01
- 19/05/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-05-06 with no updates
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About FORD & SLATER LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
FORD & SLATER LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Hazel Drive, Narborough Road South, Leicester LE3 2JG. Companies House classifies its business as Sale of other motor vehicles, one of 4 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 36 years 5 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £26.98M and 861 employees.
FORD & SLATER LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records FORD & SLATER LIMITED under 4 registered business activities: Sale of other motor vehicles (45.19 - SIC 2007), Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (45.20 - SIC 2007), Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (45.32 - SIC 2007) and Other transportation support activities (52.29 - SIC 2007).
FORD & SLATER LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 23/04/1990.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £26.98M, total assets of £233.75M, cash in bank of £6.85M and total liabilities of £158.58M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 18/09/2025: Full accounts made up to 2024-12-31, 1 year ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 20/05/2027.
Companies House lists 14 officers (9 currently in post) and 0 people with significant control.