VAUXHALL MOTORS LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of Stellantis, the company manufactures and distributes passenger cars and commercial vehicles under the Vauxhall marque in the United Kingdom.
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£224m
+38.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,272
+0.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£70m
-14% lowest in 3 filed years
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Our short-form breakdown of VAUXHALL MOTORS LIMITED's latest filing
A look inside the latest accounts for Vauxhall Motors. Turnover slipped to £2.1bn, and thinner margins took a bite out of operating profit — though finance income helped cushion the bottom line. 🚗📊
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,638,800,000 | £2,166,500,000 | £2,106,600,000 | -2.8% | |
| Operating profit | £61,500,000 | £59,400,000 | £43,200,000 | -27.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £84,300,000 | £80,900,000 | £69,600,000 | -14% | |
| Net profit | £79,200,000 | £70,800,000 | £62,300,000 | -12% | |
| Cash | £200,000 | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £215,500,000 | £544,500,000 | £738,700,000 | +35.7% | |
| Net assets | -£33,100,000 | £161,500,000 | £223,900,000 | +38.6% | |
| Equity | -£33,100,000 | £161,500,000 | £223,900,000 | +38.6% | |
| Average employees | 1,283 | 1,271 | 1,272 | +0.1% | |
| Wages | £53,700,000 | £53,800,000 | £53,800,000 | 0% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £171,600 | — | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £171,600 | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.3% | 2.7% | 2.1% | |
| Net margin | 3.0% | 3.3% | 3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 28.5% | 10.9% | 5.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 104.0% | 86.0% | 81.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.16x | 1.65x | 2.26x | |
| Interest cover | 76.88x | 99.00x | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- VAUXHALL MOTORS LIMITED 2017-09-18 → present
- GENERAL MOTORS UK LIMITED 2008-04-16 → 2017-09-18
- VAUXHALL MOTORS LIMITED 1914-05-12 → 2008-04-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Constantin
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors, believe that there is no material uncertainty that exists that may cast significant doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern or its ability to continue with the current distributor agreements, thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- VAUXHALL MOTORS LIMITED · parent
- Vauxhall Trade Parts Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 75 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAGE, Martin Edward | Secretary | 2019-07-01 | — | — |
| DRUCE, Eurig Garmon | Director | 2024-10-23 | Nov 1978 | British |
| HAMMONDS, Timothy John | Director | 2025-09-01 | Oct 1973 | British |
Show 75 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENJAMIN, Keith John | Secretary | — | 2009-02-27 |
| BRANSTON, Giles Winthorpe | Secretary | 2009-02-27 | 2010-01-11 |
| NAGI, Rabiya Sultana | Secretary | 2010-01-11 | 2019-06-30 |
| ALDRED, Duncan Neil | Director | 2010-01-11 | 2014-05-09 |
| BARBER, John Christopher | Director | — | 1997-03-31 |
| BATCHELOR, Peter Readwin Michael | Director | — | 1994-04-01 |
| BENJAMIN, Keith John | Director | 2005-07-04 | 2009-02-27 |
| BENJAMIN, Keith John | Director | 1998-06-22 | 2005-01-31 |
| BORLAND, David | Director | 2013-07-08 | 2018-02-28 |
| BRANSTON, Giles Winthorpe | Director | 2009-02-27 | 2010-01-11 |
| BROWNING, Jonathan | Director | 2005-05-09 | 2008-06-01 |
| BRZEZINSKI-ANDERSZ, Andrzej Janusz | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2003-01-06 |
| BURKUTEAN, Harry Gunther | Director | 2001-02-01 | 2002-06-01 |
| BURNIP, Anthony Roger | Director | — | 1997-06-30 |
| BURTON, John | Director | 2003-06-10 | 2004-12-13 |
| CHAPMAN, Michael Robert | Director | 1995-09-01 | 2000-12-22 |
| CONNELL, David James | Director | 2017-08-03 | 2021-10-18 |
| COOMBER, Ian Michael | Director | 1993-08-01 | 2001-09-30 |
| CRAY, Martyn | Director | 2012-04-01 | 2014-03-31 |
| DAVIES, Lawrence Frederick | Director | 2008-08-01 | 2013-06-28 |
| DAVINO, Maria Grazia | Director | 2023-08-31 | 2024-10-23 |
| DUCHEMIN, Xavier Francois Claude | Director | 2018-08-21 | 2021-01-31 |
| EBBERT, William Andrew | Director | — | 1993-06-01 |
| FESSER, Stefan | Director | 2014-02-10 | 2018-06-30 |
| FOURNIOL, Patrick Guilhem | Director | 2018-08-21 | 2020-03-31 |
| FRAGOSO, Miguel | Director | 2009-04-06 | 2013-12-01 |
| FRANCAVILLA, Antonio | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2012-04-01 |
| FULCHER, John Robert | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2017-11-30 |
| FULCHER, John Robert | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2008-08-01 |
| GILDEA, John Francis | Director | 1997-07-01 | 1999-10-01 |
| GILSON, Andrew Robert | Director | 2010-07-19 | 2014-09-25 |
| GOLDEN, Charles | Director | 1993-06-01 | 1996-03-04 |
| GUBBEY, Christopher Patrick Marston | Director | 1997-04-14 | 2000-12-01 |
| HARVEY, Rory Vincent | Director | 2015-09-23 | 2018-01-10 |
| HENSON, Gary Leonard | Director | — | 1992-06-01 |
| HIGHNAM, James Charles | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2020-04-30 |
| HOPE, Peter Thomas | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2021-12-02 |
| JAMES, Mark Neville | Director | 2002-06-01 | 2005-11-01 |
| JOHNSON, Mark Anthony | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2008-11-01 |
| JONES, Arvin Leroy | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2003-06-10 |
| JUNG, Werner Heinrich | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2001-01-31 |
| KIBE, Alfred Kamanja | Director | 2015-07-23 | 2015-12-01 |
| KLAGES, Hennig A W | Director | — | 1994-02-01 |
| KUESPERT, Peter Christian | Director | 2018-05-21 | 2018-07-09 |
| LEGGIO, Karen Marie | Director | 1999-10-25 | 2002-06-30 |
| LORD, Peter David | Director | 1990-03-08 | 1994-01-01 |
| MARTINEZ GALINDO, Alejandro | Director | 2011-04-26 | 2014-05-07 |
| MILLWARD, Philip | Director | 2008-11-01 | 2015-06-30 |
| MOLYNEUX, Richard John | Director | 2007-12-01 | 2011-04-30 |
| MORALES FACERÍAS, Alberto | Director | 2020-05-15 | 2025-09-01 |
| NASH, Jonathan Peter | Director | 2008-06-01 | 2009-04-06 |
| NOBLE, Mark Christopher | Director | 2018-08-21 | 2023-08-31 |
| NORMAN, Stephen | Director | 2018-02-01 | 2022-03-09 |
| OLDFIELD, Simon | Director | 2015-03-09 | 2018-05-17 |
| PARFITT, Christopher William | Director | 2001-07-01 | 2013-06-30 |
| POOLE, David | Director | 1998-11-01 | 2001-07-01 |
| RAYMOND, James H | Director | 1994-03-01 | 1998-09-01 |
| REILLY, David Nicholas | Director | 1996-04-01 | 2005-01-31 |
| REILLY, David Nicholas | Director | — | 1994-01-01 |
| SABISKY, Edward Vincent | Director | 1994-03-01 | 1998-06-01 |
| SCHMIDT, Thomas Carl | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2010-04-01 |
| SPALDING, John Anthony | Director | 1989-05-01 | 1999-03-01 |
| STRAMY, Robert Julius | Director | 1994-03-01 | 1995-09-01 |
| TEICHERT, Katrin | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2004-12-13 |
| THEXTON, Christopher | Director | 2015-06-15 | 2017-07-31 |
| TOWNSEND, Jeremy Mark | Director | 2018-06-28 | 2023-08-31 |
| TOZER, Timothy David | Director | 2014-02-25 | 2015-09-22 |
| TREMBLAY, Diana | Director | 2000-11-13 | 2002-04-02 |
| WALE, Kevin Ernest | Director | 2001-08-01 | 2005-05-09 |
| WALLIS, David | Director | 1981-03-16 | 1997-07-31 |
| WARD, Keith Geoffrey | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2008-04-21 |
| WARD, Keith Geoffrey | Director | 2001-06-22 | 2002-06-10 |
| WARMAN, Bruce Malcolm | Director | 1988-02-12 | 2003-02-28 |
| WILLCOX, Paul Antony | Director | 2021-02-24 | 2023-08-31 |
| WRIGHT, Michael | Director | 2014-02-25 | 2019-11-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stellantis N.V. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-01-16 | Active |
| Peugeot S.A. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-03-09 | Ceased 2021-01-16 |
| Vhc Sub-Holdings (Uk) | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 364 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-26 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-02-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.