ZF CHASSIS MODULES (SOLIHULL) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-27 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-13
Watchouts
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2M
highest in 6 filed years
Employees
73
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£593K
Period ending 2024-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
Nevertheless, given the company is dependent on access to its cash held within the group's cash pooling facility, the directors have sought and obtained a letter of financial support from its parent company, ZF Chassis Modules GmbH, confirming they will provide financial support to ensure the company can meet its financial liabilities for a period of 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £166,892,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £629,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£593,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£445,000 | |
| Cash | £2 | £2 | £2 | £2 | £2 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £4,061,000 | |
| Net assets | £2 | £2 | £2 | £2 | £2 | £1,555,000 | |
| Equity | £2 | £2 | £2 | £2 | £2 | £1,555,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £4,253,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £331,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 15.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 97.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.83x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 0.37x |
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
- ZF CHASSIS MODULES (SOLIHULL) LIMITED 2023-01-10 → present
- AUTOCRUISE LIMITED 1997-12-17 → 2023-01-10
- INGLEBY (1037) LIMITED 1997-11-20 → 1997-12-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“Nevertheless, given the company is dependent on access to its cash held within the group's cash pooling facility, the directors have sought and obtained a letter of financial support from its parent company, ZF Chassis Modules GmbH, confirming they will provide financial support to ensure the company can meet its financial liabilities for a period of 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 1 February 2024 the company acquired the Chassis Module business from its parent ZF Lemforder for £15,120,161.”
- “On 15 April 2024 the company issued 1,999,998 ordinary shares to its parent for the nominal value of £1 per share receiving £1,999,998.”
- “On 1 May 2024, the shares of the company were transferred from ZF Lemforder UK Limited to ZF Chassis Modules GmbH. From this date the ultimate ownership transferred from ZF AG to ZF Foxconn Chassis Modules GmbH and therefore became part of the ZF Foxconn Group.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAULDRIDGE, Philip Andrew | Secretary | 2024-05-01 | — | — |
| ARMBRUSTER, Ludwig Bernhard | Director | 2022-12-07 | Oct 1968 | German |
| CHELL, Adrian Liam | Director | 2022-12-07 | Dec 1975 | British |
| MAULDRIDGE, Philip Andrew | Director | 2022-12-07 | Aug 1969 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELMS, Barry Albert | Secretary | 1999-10-01 | 2003-06-30 |
| GREGG, Rhona | Secretary | 2003-06-30 | 2004-05-13 |
| HALL, Melanie Jane | Secretary | 2004-11-10 | 2008-10-31 |
| LAMBOURNE, Alan Robert | Secretary | 2004-05-13 | 2004-11-10 |
| PEGG, Jane | Secretary | 2008-10-31 | 2019-10-02 |
| PERKS, Barry Charles | Secretary | 1999-03-01 | 1999-09-30 |
| INGLEBY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-11-20 | 1999-03-02 |
| ALMOND, Paul Martin | Director | 2003-06-23 | 2003-06-24 |
| ARBEL, Lucien Jean-Marie | Director | 2000-06-07 | 2003-06-23 |
| BASSETT, Anthony | Director | 2010-01-20 | 2014-12-31 |
| BATTERBEE, Stephen Mark | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2022-12-07 |
| CARRARA, Bruno | Director | 2000-09-28 | 2003-06-23 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Philip | Director | 2001-09-21 | 2010-09-02 |
| ELMS, Barry Albert | Director | 2003-06-23 | 2003-06-24 |
| GIUDICI, Gerard Louis | Director | 1999-03-01 | 1999-03-19 |
| GRAVE, Emmanuel | Director | 1999-12-15 | 2000-09-28 |
| LAKIE, Peter Ross | Director | 2022-04-04 | 2022-10-14 |
| LAYCOCK, Martyn Christopher | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2001-12-13 |
| MCQUEEN, Alastair Malcolm | Director | 2020-11-03 | 2022-04-14 |
| PANASER, Bal | Director | 2022-10-26 | 2022-12-07 |
| PLANTIER, Benoit Marie Georges | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2000-06-07 |
| PLUMLEY, Graham Thomas | Director | 2003-06-30 | 2009-12-31 |
| SCHULLER, Christian | Director | 1999-03-01 | 1999-12-15 |
| WILLIAMS, Timothy Edward | Director | 1999-03-19 | 2001-09-21 |
| WILLIAMSON, David Alexander | Director | 2001-12-13 | 2006-04-30 |
| INGLEBY HOLDINGS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-11-20 | 1999-03-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zf Chassis Modules Holding Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-05-01 | Active |
| Zf Lemforder Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-05-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 144 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-07-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-07-01 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-01-10 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-01 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-05-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-04-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2023-07-24 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-10 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-01-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2023-01-04 | 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.