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British CAR Auctions Limited

Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles

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

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Previous officers 37

  1. Avril Palmer-Baunack 2015-2019 Director View profile
  2. Ian Brian Farrelly 2015-2015 Director View profile
  3. Richard David Boult 2015-2015 Director View profile
  4. Elaine Roberts 2013-2016 Director View profile
  5. Spencer Tremaine Lock 2012-2015 Director View profile
  6. D'Vidis Celliers Jacobs 2012-2017 Director View profile
  7. Duncan Cameron Gray 2012-2017 Director View profile
  8. David William Pirie 2008-2011 Director View profile
  9. Jonathan William Talbot Higham 2006-2016 Director View profile
  10. Mark Vincent Hankey 2005-2013 Director View profile
  11. John Titchmarsh 2003-2014 Director View profile
  12. Robert Macleod Barr 1999-2002 Director View profile
  13. Sheila Edna Walker 1999-2014 Director View profile
  14. Simon Christopher Duncan Hosking 1998-2015 Director View profile
  15. Martin Petersen 1997-1997 Director View profile
  16. Donald Simon Henstock 1997-2017 Director View profile
  17. Keith James Rogers 1996-2011 Director View profile
  18. Anthony Gannon 1996-2013 Director View profile
  19. Robert John Wilkinson 1995-1999 Director View profile
  20. Jonathan Robert Olsen 1994-2015 Director View profile
  21. Andrew David Hulme 2013 Director View profile
  22. Peter John Wells 1994 Director View profile
  23. Roger Ian Collard 2008 Director View profile
  24. Patrick Gerard Lynch 1996 Director View profile
  25. David Arthur Church 1992 Director View profile
  26. John Thomas Madden 2006 Director View profile
  27. Peter Charles Warman 1994 Director View profile
  28. Brian Leonard Murrell 2004 Director View profile
  29. Edward Lawrence Plumridge 1995 Director View profile
  30. John Frederick Wickins 1995 Director View profile
  31. Thomas Johns Gibson 2003 Director View profile
  32. David Beardsley 2005 Director View profile
  33. Fabian Victor Hine 2003 Director View profile
  34. Ian Brian Farrelly 2014-2016 Secretary View profile
  35. David Mark Cunningham 2007-2014 Secretary View profile
  36. Jeremy Nicholas Watts 1995-2007 Secretary View profile
  37. Terence William Godfray 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles; Activities of head offices; Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
14/07/1947
Registered office
Hook

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. British CAR Auctions Limited is controlled by BCA Trading Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. BCA Trading Limited is controlled by The British CAR Auction Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. The British CAR Auction Group Limited is controlled by BCA Group Europe Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. BCA Group Europe Limited is controlled by BCA Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. BCA Holdings Limited is controlled by BCA Central Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. BCA Central Limited is controlled by Constellation Automotive Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2026-03-24 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. Constellation Automotive Limited is controlled by CAG Crux 3 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-04-03 · source: Companies House PSC register
  8. CAG Crux 3 Limited is controlled by CAG Crux 2 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-03-07 · source: Companies House PSC register
  9. CAG Crux 2 Limited is controlled by Constellation Automotive Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-03-07 · source: Companies House PSC register
  10. Constellation Automotive Group Limited is controlled by CAG Crux 1 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-04-03 · source: Companies House PSC register

The ownership chain above British CAR Auctions Limited is unusually long; showing the first 10 steps.

13 other companies in this group

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

9.2y median 8.6y
average tenure
10.3y
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 8Dormant 3Professional services 2Property 2Finance 1Tech and media 1

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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00438886
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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