Ferry Motors (Harwich) Limited
ActiveLiveFerry Motors (Harwich) Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 18 Mar 1965 (61 years ago), with its registered office in Essex, East of England. The company operates in Retail & wholesale.
The score, the reasons behind it, and what to do next.
A live business, still light on evidence
A registered office is on file; phone and web are checked on Pro.
Companies House · ONS · Nomis · General opportunity model · 100% of the model measurable
Financials
From Ferry Motors (Harwich) Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2025-03-31. Change vs the prior year (to 2024-03-31). As-filed figures — a signal, not an audited verdict. Dashes are not tagged in the accounts.
A long-standing retail & wholesale business in East of England, in a market growing 3.1% a year and growing faster here than nationally. Every signal in the model was measurable for this company.
CompetitionRead this one the other way round: a high number means a crowded market, where differentiation matters more than timing.
Answers: Is this a live, reachable business in a market worth being in?
A balanced read. Pick the lens that matches what you sell and every number on this page re-weights.
Accounts are next due 31 Dec 2026; the last set was made up to 31 Mar 2025.
What this means for you: Filings are up to date, which makes this an easier first conversation.
What we checked · General opportunity weighting
Rows marked Not checked are excluded from the score rather than assumed — the missing weight shows up as lower confidence, not as a worse company.
Commonly offered to a company like this
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Answers: is this market big, growing and survivable — and is the region ahead or behind?
Sector size & momentum
This sector is growing roughly in line with the national average in East of England.
Companies House · every incorporation with a SIC code in this sector (103 codes)
How long companies last here
Of every 100 companies started in this sector, roughly 37 are still trading five years later. This company is past that point.
The market around it
Where the sector is heading
- 1East of England is a very high-density market for retail & wholesale, with about 52,172 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+3.4%).
- 3Around 4,550 new companies registered in this industry locally over the last year.
- 4Sector survival sits at 37% over five years — the benchmark for businesses in this classification.
Answers: how crowded is this market, and where does this company sit against its peers?
Score distribution
A quick score from register status and company age only, because that is all the peer list carries. To compare like with like, this company is placed on the same quick score (100) — not the full 58/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
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| J U Autos UK LTD 12345972 · SIC 45112 | 03 Dec 2019 | East of England | Active | 94 |
| GH Cars LTD 12168603 · SIC 45112 | 21 Aug 2019 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 95 |
| V R German Auto Sales LTD 11995765 · SIC 45112 | 14 May 2019 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 97 |
| New Land Options Limited 11030492 · SIC 45112 | 25 Oct 2017 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Car Heaven LTD 13394395 · SIC 45112 | 13 May 2021 | London | Active | 86 |
| Karkings LTD 11381093 · SIC 45112 | 24 May 2018 | South West | Active | 100 |
| M&M Cars (Hudds) LTD 11411029 · SIC 45112 | 12 Jun 2018 | London | Active | 100 |
| Sonning Cars LTD 11317052 · SIC 45112 | 18 Apr 2018 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Ajc Cars LTD 11315735 · SIC 45112 | 18 Apr 2018 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Westacres Group Car Sales LTD SC606968 · SIC 45112 | 03 Sept 2018 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Massimo 5 Limited 12409340 · SIC 45112 | 17 Jan 2020 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 93 |
| Motahub Limited 11973890 · SIC 45112 | 01 May 2019 | Wales | Active | 97 |
| Select Motors Doncaster LTD 11962486 · SIC 45112 | 25 Apr 2019 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 97 |
| Trancclub.Org LTD 11878503 · SIC 45112 | 13 Mar 2019 | London | Active | 98 |
| H&H Autos Limited 11824179 · SIC 45112 | 13 Feb 2019 | North West | Active | 98 |
| Dani'S Autohaus LTD 11780928 · SIC 45112 | 22 Jan 2019 | West Midlands | Active | 99 |
| Konnecta LTD 11772622 · SIC 45112 | 17 Jan 2019 | South East | Active | 99 |
| Car2code LTD 12721742 · SIC 45112 | 06 Jul 2020 | East Midlands | Active | 90 |
| Dees Motors LTD 12463679 · SIC 45112 | 14 Feb 2020 | Unknown | Active | 92 |
| Bright Blue Motors Limited 12483365 · SIC 45112 | 26 Feb 2020 | South East | Active | 92 |
| Mullen Auto Sales LTD NI662537 · SIC 45112 | 26 Jun 2019 | Northern Ireland | Active | 96 |
| A H Motors (Limavady) Limited NI653792 · SIC 45112 | 18 Jun 2018 | Northern Ireland | Active | 100 |
| PMC Motors (2018) LTD NI653998 · SIC 45112 | 26 Jun 2018 | Northern Ireland | Active | 100 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates06 Feb 2026
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts01 Sept 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates03 Feb 2025
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts14 May 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates16 Feb 2024
- Ownership (PSC) changeChange to a person with significant control15 Feb 2024
- Change person director company with change date15 Feb 2024
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts13 Dec 2023
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates17 Feb 2023
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts22 Dec 2022
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Company details
- Company
- Ferry Motors (Harwich) Limited
- Number
- 00841651
- Registered office
- 66 West Street, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3DB
- Incorporated
- 18 Mar 1965
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 45112 — Motor vehicle trade; 45200 — Motor vehicle trade
- Status
- Active
- Region
- East of England · England
- Accounts
- Next due 31 Dec 2026
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 14 Feb 2027
Connected companies
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Who runs and owns it
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