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
INDEPENDENT MOTOR FACTORS LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Unit 3 Site J, Albert Drive, Burgess Hill, West Sussex RH15 9TN
- Classification (2 SIC codes)
- Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (45.31 - SIC 2007)Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (45.32 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 18/12/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of John Leonard Bennett as a director on 2025-11-18
- 18/12/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Mark Amos Bennett as a director on 2025-11-18
- 18/12/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Jayar Components Limited as a person with significant control on 2025-11-18
- 18/12/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Nicholas James Ratcliffe as a person with significant control on 2025-11-18
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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
20/09/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 06/09/2025Due 20/09/2026
- Next statement date
- 06/09/2026
- Last statement dated
- 06/09/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures INDEPENDENT MOTOR FACTORS LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£3.69M2024
-7.12%vs 20232023: £3.97M
Total Assets
£7.86M2024
7.43%vs 20232023: £7.32M
Cash in Bank
£863.99K2024
-42.31%vs 20232023: £1.50M
Total Liabilities
£3.60M2024
22.47%vs 20232023: £2.94M
Employees
2122024
+25vs 20232023: 187
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Total liabilities moved furthest, up 22.47% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for INDEPENDENT MOTOR FACTORS LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through INDEPENDENT MOTOR FACTORS LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -1.4% 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, 2021–2024.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 × 4 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 4 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2024.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 212 | +25 |
| 2023 | 187 | +33 |
| 2022 | 154 | +23 |
| 2021 | 131 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 131 in 2021 to 212 in 2024. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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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- Past performance
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Officers
5Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 23/03/2018–18/11/2025 | 8 | |
| Director | 23/03/2018–Present | 20 | |
| Director | 11/04/2024–Present | 3 | |
| Director | 23/03/2018–18/11/2025 | 5 | |
| Director | 23/03/2018–27/03/2024 | 2 |
Persons with significant control
6Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 23/03/2018–Present | 20 | |
| 23/03/2018–24/03/2021 | 0 | |
| 23/03/2018–18/11/2025 | 20 | |
| 18/11/2025–Present | 1 | |
| 05/09/2023–Present | 1 | |
| 05/09/2023–18/11/2025 | 1 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 26
- Since 13/11/2019
- Last 12 months
- 5
- -4 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 18/12/2025
- 9 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Officer changes (5)Latest 18/12/2025
Filing timeline
- 18/12/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of John Leonard Bennett as a director on 2025-11-18
- 18/12/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Mark Amos Bennett as a director on 2025-11-18
- 18/12/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Jayar Components Limited as a person with significant control on 2025-11-18
- 18/12/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Nicholas James Ratcliffe as a person with significant control on 2025-11-18
- 18/12/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of John Leonard Bennett as a person with significant control on 2025-11-18
- 30/09/2025View PDF (35 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 11/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr John Leonard Bennett on 2025-09-05
- 10/09/2025View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-09-06 with updates
- 30/05/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr John Leonard Bennett on 2025-05-29
- 29/05/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Mark Amos Bennett on 2025-05-29
- 29/05/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Nicholas James Ratcliffe on 2025-05-29
- 29/05/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr Nicholas James Ratcliffe as a person with significant control on 2025-05-29
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About INDEPENDENT MOTOR FACTORS LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
INDEPENDENT MOTOR FACTORS LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Unit 3 Site J, Albert Drive, Burgess Hill, West Sussex RH15 9TN. Companies House classifies its business as Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories, one of 2 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 8 years 6 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £3.69M and 212 employees. Its confirmation statement is past the filing deadline shown on the registry record.
INDEPENDENT MOTOR FACTORS LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records INDEPENDENT MOTOR FACTORS LIMITED under 2 registered business activities: Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (45.31 - SIC 2007) and Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (45.32 - SIC 2007).
INDEPENDENT MOTOR FACTORS LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 23/03/2018.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £3.69M, total assets of £7.86M, cash in bank of £863.99K and total liabilities of £3.60M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 18/12/2025: Termination of appointment of John Leonard Bennett as a director on 2025-11-18, 9 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 20/09/2026, which has passed.
Companies House lists 5 officers (2 currently in post) and 6 people with significant control (3 current).