LKQ GROUP (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£70m
+159% vs 2024
Net assets
£518m
+12.7% vs 2024
Employees
9,028
-2.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£80m
-18.7% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,294,958,000 | £1,245,539,000 | -3.8% | |
| Operating profit | £91,121,000 | £70,195,000 | -23% | |
| Profit before tax | £98,486,000 | £80,106,000 | -18.7% | |
| Net profit | £68,955,000 | £58,314,000 | -15.4% | |
| Cash | £27,062,000 | £70,101,000 | +159% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £494,810,000 | £559,360,000 | +13% | |
| Net assets | £459,463,000 | £517,777,000 | +12.7% | |
| Equity | £459,463,000 | £517,777,000 | +12.7% | |
| Average employees | 9,276 | 9,028 | -2.7% | |
| Wages | £263,084,000 | £261,839,000 | -0.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,665,000 | £1,212,000 | -27.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £1,485,000 | £185,000 | -87.5% | |
| Highest paid director | £1,310,000 | £523,000 | -60.1% |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.0% | 5.6% | |
| Net margin | 5.3% | 4.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.4% | 12.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.86x | 2.10x | |
| Interest cover | 84.84x | 34.14x |
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
- LKQ GROUP (UK) LIMITED 2024-02-29 → present
- EURO CAR PARTS LIMITED 1992-04-29 → 2024-02-29
- BENDER LIMITED 1992-01-23 → 1992-04-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has recorded an operating profit for each month to date in 2026 and the current expectation is that trading will continue to be strong for the remainder of the year.”
Group structure
- LKQ GROUP (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Arleigh International Limited 100%
- Commercial Parts UK Holdco Ltd 100%
- Digraph Transport Supplies Limited 100%
- Digraph Transport Supplies (Telford) Limited 100%
- Car Parts 4 Less Limited 100%
- Karkraft (N.I.) Limited 100%
- Euro Car Parts Limited 100%
- In2 Developments Limited 100%
- Aquafax Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 41 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPEAFI SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-11-29 | — | — |
| BROOKFIELD, David | Director | 2026-06-25 | Jan 1976 | British |
| LEEDHAM, Ian Paul | Director | 2026-05-14 | Nov 1970 | British |
| LOWE, Melanie Elizabeth | Director | 2026-08-21 | Jul 1987 | British |
Show 41 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHLUWALIA, Tejpal Singh | Secretary | 1992-04-15 | 2003-11-27 |
| CREASEY, Paul Stuart | Secretary | 2003-11-27 | 2011-10-03 |
| AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-01-23 | 1992-04-15 |
| AHLUWALIA, Parvinder Kaur | Director | 2005-11-08 | 2011-10-03 |
| AHLUWALIA, Sukhpal Singh | Director | 1992-04-15 | 2014-05-29 |
| AHLUWALIA, Tejpal Singh | Director | 1992-04-15 | 2004-04-13 |
| BARELLA, Christopher John | Director | 2009-11-11 | 2014-09-05 |
| BEAK, David William | Director | 2008-11-10 | 2015-11-23 |
| BEVAN, David John | Director | 2019-01-16 | 2019-03-18 |
| BEVAN, David John | Director | 2006-11-02 | 2019-01-16 |
| BROWN, Neil Graeme | Director | 2009-09-09 | 2015-01-31 |
| CAMPBELL, Andrew Duncan | Director | 2015-01-05 | 2025-12-18 |
| CREASEY, Paul Stuart | Director | 2003-06-17 | 2011-12-31 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Todd Gregory | Director | 2015-10-08 | 2018-07-25 |
| DORWARD, Michael John | Director | 2006-11-02 | 2009-11-13 |
| FRANZ, Arnd | Director | 2019-10-15 | 2022-10-14 |
| GOODHALL, Bernard | Director | 2003-06-17 | 2005-01-09 |
| GRAY, Martin Kenneth | Director | 2009-11-11 | 2019-01-02 |
| HAMILTON, Andrew | Director | 2019-01-02 | 2024-10-21 |
| HAMILTON, Andrew | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| HOLSTEN, Joseph | Director | 2011-10-03 | 2019-10-18 |
| HORNE, Stephen James | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2019-01-02 |
| HORNE, Stephen James | Director | 2009-11-11 | 2015-12-31 |
| HUESCA DE CREAN, Paula Andrea | Director | 2019-01-16 | 2019-02-28 |
| HUESCA DE CREAN, Paula Andrea | Director | 2018-05-21 | 2019-01-16 |
| JOHNSTON, Frank Roy, Mr. | Director | 2007-01-19 | 2009-08-04 |
| JOURDENAIS, Annick | Director | 2018-05-22 | 2025-09-11 |
| KAPOOR, Sukhbir Singh | Director | 2015-02-09 | 2018-04-13 |
| KAPOOR, Sukhbir Singh | Director | 2010-05-07 | 2014-05-02 |
| MANGROLA, Arpana Jaymalsinh | Director | 2006-08-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| QUINN, John | Director | 2011-10-03 | 2019-10-15 |
| SHAH, Maheshkumar | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| SINGH AHLUWALIA, Sukhpal | Director | 2015-02-09 | 2019-01-02 |
| SPALDING, Michael Ronald | Director | 2011-01-04 | 2014-11-30 |
| STIMSON, William Kenneth | Director | 2010-10-22 | 2014-10-06 |
| STOKES, Rachel | Director | 2025-09-11 | 2026-08-20 |
| TRIM, Kenneth Shaun | Director | 2007-08-22 | 2009-08-04 |
| WAGMAN, Robert | Director | 2011-10-03 | 2017-05-31 |
| WOODEN, Kevan John | Director | 2022-10-14 | 2026-06-24 |
| ZARCONE, Dominick Paul | Director | 2017-05-31 | 2019-10-15 |
| BUYVIEW LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-01-23 | 1992-04-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lkq Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-10-11 | Active |
| Lkq Euro Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-10-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 241 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-05-02 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-05-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-02-29 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-08-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-05-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-29 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.