SIXT RENT A CAR LIMITED
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Cash
£28k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£53m
+6.4% vs 2024
Employees
340
+5.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£441k
-82% lowest in 3 filed years
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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 | £158,645,000 | £147,479,000 | £161,706,000 | +9.6% | |
| Operating profit | £21,293,000 | £9,747,000 | £5,577,000 | -42.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £16,062,000 | £2,446,000 | £441,000 | -82% | |
| Net profit | £12,012,000 | -£2,034,000 | £3,200,000 | +257.3% | |
| Cash | — | £0 | £28,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £119,284,000 | £98,131,000 | £108,839,000 | +10.9% | |
| Net assets | £75,996,000 | £49,962,000 | £53,162,000 | +6.4% | |
| Equity | £75,996,000 | £49,962,000 | £53,162,000 | +6.4% | |
| Average employees | 336 | 323 | 340 | +5.3% | |
| Wages | £17,068,000 | £15,548,000 | £16,794,000 | +8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £840,000 | £759,000 | £583,000 | -23.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £97,000 | £127,000 | £41,000 | -67.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £256,000 | £339,000 | £321,000 | -5.3% |
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 | 13.4% | 6.6% | 3.4% | |
| Net margin | 7.6% | -1.4% | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.9% | 9.9% | 5.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 67.8% | 71.4% | 77.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.37x | 1.46x | 1.43x | |
| Interest cover | 4.06x | 1.33x | 1.07x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- SIXT RENT A CAR LIMITED 2015-08-20 → present
- SIXT KENNING LIMITED 2000-12-12 → 2015-08-20
- KENNING CAR AND VAN RENTAL LIMITED 1993-12-01 → 2000-12-12
- KENNINGS LIMITED 1947-08-18 → 1993-12-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- other
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have considered the going concern assumption in preparing these financial statements. On this basis, the directors have continued to prepare the financial statements under the going concern basis of accounting.”
Group structure
- SIXT RENT A CAR LIMITED · parent
- West Country Self Drive Limited 100%
- West Country Self Drive Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The dissolution of the subsidiary company H2H (Hireco2 Holding) was completed on 9/12/2025.”
- “In 2025 an impairment of £15.75m was registered in advance of the dissolution of the companies WCSD (West Country Self Drive, Ltd) and WCSDS (West Country Self Drive Services, Ltd) completed on 11/03/2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 50 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Andrew | Secretary | 2023-07-27 | — | — |
| HOLT, Jamie | Director | 2023-12-22 | Feb 1984 | British |
| SMITH, Andrew | Director | 2023-07-27 | May 1975 | British |
| VOEGERL, Per Ingo | Director | 2008-07-01 | Jul 1973 | German |
Show 50 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, James | Secretary | 2020-04-20 | 2020-09-14 |
| BETTS, Kevin Eric | Secretary | 1994-12-02 | 1997-11-28 |
| FREEMAN, Roger | Secretary | 2005-11-01 | 2008-07-01 |
| FUNG, Wai-Yan | Secretary | 2008-07-01 | 2016-06-30 |
| GORDON, Stuart Linton | Secretary | 2001-07-27 | 2002-08-15 |
| JAMES, John William | Secretary | — | 1994-12-02 |
| LIGHT, John Michael Heathcote | Secretary | — | 1993-10-01 |
| MANSON, David | Secretary | 1997-12-16 | 2001-07-27 |
| VETTERS, Tim | Secretary | 2020-09-14 | 2023-07-27 |
| VOEGERL, Per Ingo | Secretary | 2016-06-30 | 2020-04-20 |
| WILDES, Paul | Secretary | 2002-08-16 | 2003-10-29 |
| PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-11-28 | 2005-11-01 |
| ADAMS, James Victor | Director | 2020-04-20 | 2020-09-14 |
| AKEROYD, Lisa | Director | 2018-11-06 | 2019-10-25 |
| ALLEN, Ian Douglas | Director | 1994-02-28 | 1994-12-02 |
| BAILLIE, Robert | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2011-06-01 |
| BATH, Sukh | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2021-03-15 |
| BETTS, Kevin Eric | Director | 1994-12-02 | 1997-11-28 |
| BOWEN, Graham Michael Glazebrook | Director | 1995-02-01 | 2000-08-31 |
| BROWN, Kathryn Ann | Director | 1995-03-06 | 1997-08-15 |
| CANEY, Peter Richard | Director | — | 1994-02-28 |
| COTTINGHAM, Jenny | Director | 1997-03-21 | 2000-08-31 |
| EAVES, Timothy Charles | Director | 1995-01-02 | 2001-05-31 |
| FEAST, Ian John | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2016-02-29 |
| FREEMAN, Roger | Director | 2004-12-08 | 2011-12-31 |
| FUNG, Wai -Yan | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2016-06-30 |
| GIEBEL, Juliana | Director | 2021-03-15 | 2025-08-29 |
| GORDON, Stuart Linton | Director | 2001-06-01 | 2002-07-31 |
| HAESER, Thorsten | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2012-09-20 |
| HARDMAN, David Sydney | Director | 1994-12-02 | 1996-04-04 |
| HEATH, Reginald Frank | Director | — | 1994-03-01 |
| HOWARD, Bruce Ian | Director | 2000-03-20 | 2003-02-28 |
| KENT, Mark | Director | 2001-06-01 | 2002-12-17 |
| LAWRENCE, Ian Walter | Director | 2004-12-08 | 2024-03-28 |
| LIGHT, John Michael Heathcote | Director | — | 1993-10-01 |
| MANSON, David | Director | 1997-03-21 | 2001-07-27 |
| MCLOUGHLIN, Paul Terence | Director | 2011-02-14 | 2013-01-31 |
| OBERMAIER, Richard Ernst | Director | 2000-03-20 | 2002-05-31 |
| PALMER, Tony John | Director | — | 1994-11-09 |
| PUTLITZ, Julian Zu, Dr | Director | 2010-04-08 | 2017-12-31 |
| ROSS, David | Director | 1999-05-01 | 2001-07-26 |
| ROURKE, Maurice | Director | 1994-03-01 | 1994-12-02 |
| SACHENBACHER, Hans Ulrich, Dr | Director | 2002-12-17 | 2004-09-30 |
| SAINT, David | Director | 2022-01-15 | 2023-12-22 |
| TAYLOR, Leslie Charles James | Director | — | 1994-12-02 |
| TOPP, Hans Norbert | Director | 2004-10-01 | 2009-11-16 |
| VETTERS, Tim | Director | 2017-02-04 | 2023-07-27 |
| WARD, Terrence Frederick | Director | 1995-01-02 | 2000-05-31 |
| WILDES, Paul | Director | 2002-11-12 | 2003-10-29 |
| WOOD, Kevin | Director | 2000-06-01 | 2004-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kenning Rental Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 337 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-27 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-07-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.