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MACPHERSON & COLBURN LIMITED

Active Private Limited Company Incorporated 30 Apr 1974

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    4 outstanding: a lender holds security over its assets and is paid first if it fails.

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    Company status

    Active.

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    Accounts on time

    Next due 28 Feb 2027.

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    Confirmation statement on time

    Next due 9 Jan 2027.

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    Disqualified directors

    None of the 2 current officers checked are disqualified.

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    Directors

    1 current director; 1 left in the last 12 months.

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    Owners

    1 owner on file.

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    Last filed accounts

    Net assets £1,383,767.

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    Trading history

    Incorporated 30 Apr 1974 (52 years ago).

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    Name changes

    Never renamed.

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From the public register, filing history, officers, owners and filed accounts, as of 14 Nov 2026. Not a credit score or advice: open the filings before relying on them. JSON

  1. Registered office

    WESTBOURNE HOUSE, BISHOPSTONE LANE, GODDARDS GREEN, WEST SUSSEX, BN6 9HG

    As filed with Companies House.

  2. Nature of business

    • 45112 Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles
    • 45200 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles

  3. Accounts

    Next due
    28 Feb 2027
    Last made up to
    31 May 2025
    Type
    MEDIUM

  4. Confirmation statement

    Next due
    9 Jan 2027
    Last made up to
    26 Dec 2025

  5. Charges

    Outstanding
    4
    All time
    16

  6. Names

    1. MACPHERSON & COLBURN LIMITED current

Figures

Year endTurnoverProfitCashNet assetsStaff
31 May 2025 £19,814,250 £-320,520 £1,018,864 £1,383,767 246
31 May 2024 £20,035,318 £-408,728 £499,035 £1,685,587 244
31 May 2023 £18,871,495 £551,854 £619,476 £1,786,219 220
31 May 2022 £16,120,206 £127,879 £706,762 £1,234,365 212
31 May 2021 £14,315,580 £-69,335 £870,498 £1,106,486 213
31 May 2020 £13,440,482 £160,783 £1,018,512 £1,175,823 203

* From the following year's accounts (prior-year figures).

Public contracts

1 contract won

  1. Bristol City Council

    Removal of Vehicles from Street to Street 2026-2031

    £1,000,000 Awarded 8 Apr 2026 Ends 7 Apr 2031 See the tender

Values exclude VAT; a shared award's value is the whole award's. Matching is by Companies House number only, so contracts filed without the number are not shown.

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People

Officers All 6, with past →

NameRoleAppointedResignedBornNationality · lives in
Richard James Colburn Motor Engineer Director — — April 1966 British · England
James Alex Colburn Secretary 15 Apr 2026 — —

Owners and controllers All 2, with past →

NameControlNotifiedCeasedBornNationality · lives in
Mr Richard James Colburn Ownership of shares 50 to 75 percent 6 Apr 2016 — April 1966 British · England

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Is MACPHERSON & COLBURN LIMITED still trading?

The register shows MACPHERSON & COLBURN LIMITED as active.

What does MACPHERSON & COLBURN LIMITED do?

It files these industry codes 45112 (Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles); 45200 (Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles).

When was MACPHERSON & COLBURN LIMITED set up?

It was incorporated on 30 April 1974.

When are MACPHERSON & COLBURN LIMITED's accounts due?

Next accounts are due by 28 February 2027. The last accounts were made up to 31 May 2025.

When is MACPHERSON & COLBURN LIMITED's next confirmation statement due?

By 9 January 2027.

Who runs MACPHERSON & COLBURN LIMITED?

MACPHERSON & COLBURN LIMITED has 1 current director and 1 other current officer. They're listed under People on this page.

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Same industry code (45112), active, set up around the same time. More in this industry →

  1. 01191244 GARTH HUMPHRY MOTORS LIMITED Active Private Limited Company Inc. 20 Nov 1974 45112 · Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles
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  3. 01184724 LETCHWORTH AUTOWAY CENTRE LIMITED Active Private Limited Company Inc. 20 Sep 1974 45111 · Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
  4. 01183310 PIC-UP SPARES LIMITED Active Private Limited Company Inc. 6 Sep 1974 45112 · Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles
  5. 01181059 CHEYNE MOTORS LIMITED Active Private Limited Company Inc. 16 Aug 1974 45112 · Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles

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