The Firmwatch take
W.m.couper Limited is a 93-year-old automotive trade, active on the Companies House register. The latest filed accounts (year to 31 December 2024) show GBP 3.0m in net assets, with no distress signals detected. No insolvency or strike-off filings appear in our public Companies House and Gazette data.
Refreshed 24 May 2026
Incorporated
1 February 1933
93 years on the register
Sector
Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
SIC 45111
Size
Not classified
Net assets
£3.0m
Top 10% in sector
Cash at bank
Not disclosed
Not required for this filing type
Latest filing
None yet
Insolvency risk
Low insolvency risk
The latest public accounts do not show obvious balance-sheet stress. This does not rule out trading problems, but the filed numbers look comparatively steady.
Positive net assets
The latest extracted accounts show assets exceeding liabilities.
Sector benchmark · Automotive Trade
How this company compares in 42,027 filers in this sector
Top 10% in sector — W.m.couper Limited shows £3.0m in net assets. Sector median is £5k.
Sector medians are computed annually across all UK companies in this broad sector. Position is approximate — see the Money tab for the full balance sheet.
Address pattern · SS14 3WR
535 other UK companies registered at this postcode.
Active
509
Dissolved
8
Strike-off action
15
Money
What the balance sheet says
Net assets
£3.0m
Top 10% in sector · sector median £5k · 42,027 filers in this sector
Cash
Not disclosed
Working cap.
£1.2m
Median £7k
Current ratio
7.5×
Median 1.2×
Signals · 1
Positive net assets
The latest filed accounts show assets exceeding liabilities.
People
Who runs this company
- KS
KENDALL, Stephen Melville Robert
director
Registered office
Address intelligence
535 other companies use this address.
High-volume registered-office service. Many UK companies use these legitimately, but they are also a known hosting location for shell entities. Treat this as a flag, not a verdict.
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