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Stratstone Automotive Limited

Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 32

  1. Philip Daniel Wilbraham 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. David John Muir 2019-2023 Director View profile
  3. Matthew Bishop 2016-2019 Director View profile
  4. Craig Alan Beattie 2013-2016 Director View profile
  5. Patrick Christopher Conway 2008-2010 Director View profile
  6. Mark Philip Herbert 2007-2015 Director View profile
  7. Alun Morton Jones 2006-2012 Director View profile
  8. Simon Christopher Kingsmill Everett 2006-2013 Director View profile
  9. Gillian Banham 2004-2015 Director View profile
  10. Steven Gareth Foster 2001-2003 Director View profile
  11. Samuel George Houston 2001-2007 Director View profile
  12. David John Newbury 2001-2004 Director View profile
  13. Eamon Bradley 2000-2007 Director View profile
  14. Derek Potts 2000-2001 Director View profile
  15. Peter Beynon 1998-1999 Director View profile
  16. John Raymond Witt 1998-1998 Director View profile
  17. John Muir Ritchie 1997-2000 Director View profile
  18. Gillian Rhoda Brooks 1997-1998 Director View profile
  19. Niall Craig Maclaren 1995-1997 Director View profile
  20. James Michael Anderson 1994-1997 Director View profile
  21. John Richard Atkin 1994-1998 Director View profile
  22. Phillip Taylor 1994-1998 Director View profile
  23. Andrew Ian Ward 1994-1998 Director View profile
  24. Christopher Andrew Welch 1994-1995 Director View profile
  25. Graham Robinson 1993-1998 Director View profile
  26. Paul Jonathan Chambers 1996 Director View profile
  27. Michael Granville Williamson 1997 Director View profile
  28. William Charles Ward 1993 Director View profile
  29. Mark Finch 2013-2024 Secretary View profile
  30. Richard James Macnamara 2010-2013 Secretary View profile
  31. Deirdre Mary Alison Watson 2004-2009 Secretary View profile
  32. Matheson & CO Limited 1998-2004 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Incorporated
15/03/1919
Registered office
Nottingham
Previous names
Jardine Automotive Limited (until 24/06/2024)
Lancaster Motor Company Limited (until 16/12/2020)
Appleyard Motor Company Limited (until 03/10/2013)

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Stratstone Automotive Limited is controlled by Lancaster UK Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Lancaster UK Limited is controlled by Lithia Motors Group UK Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Lithia Motors Group UK Limited is controlled by Lithia UK Holding Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-03-15 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Lithia UK Holding Limited.

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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

3 directors on the board

4.9y median 1.9y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Retail and trade 125Professional services 95Dormant 12Finance 9Business services 6Property 6Transport 5Other services 3

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00153658
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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