DAU DRAEXLMAIER AUTOMOTIVE UK LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£8.8M
+26.5% vs 2023
Employees
435
-8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2.3M
+6.8% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £38,234,000 | £40,218,000 | +5.2% | |
| Operating profit | £2,058,000 | £2,029,000 | -1.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,137,000 | £2,283,000 | +6.8% | |
| Net profit | £1,707,000 | £1,848,000 | +8.3% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,316,000 | £13,680,000 | +20.9% | |
| Net assets | £6,975,000 | £8,823,000 | +26.5% | |
| Equity | £6,975,000 | £8,823,000 | +26.5% | |
| Average employees | 473 | 435 | -8% | |
| Wages | £26,172,000 | £27,839,000 | +6.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £325,422 | £370,532 | +13.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.4% | 5.0% | |
| Net margin | 4.5% | 4.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.2% | 14.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.76x | 2.19x | |
| Interest cover | 6.98x | 6.76x |
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
- DAU DRAEXLMAIER AUTOMOTIVE UK LIMITED 1998-06-12 → present
- DRAEXLMAIER AUTOMOTIVE UK LIMITED 1998-01-30 → 1998-06-12
- INGLEBY (1043) LIMITED 1997-12-24 → 1998-01-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Curo Professional Services Ltd, Statutory Auditors
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors are confident that the company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, Brian David | Director | 2021-08-25 | Feb 1976 | British |
| BOZAROV, Ognyan Valentinov, Mr. | Director | 2012-05-09 | Nov 1969 | Hungarian |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARBETT, Lesley | Secretary | 2005-01-01 | 2013-09-09 |
| HUGHES, Christopher Wyndham | Secretary | 1998-01-30 | 2003-01-01 |
| KOHL, Herbert | Secretary | 2003-05-01 | 2005-01-01 |
| PAYNE, Geoffrey Frederick | Secretary | 2003-01-01 | 2003-05-01 |
| INGLEBY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-12-24 | 1998-01-30 |
| AHLE, Peter, Mr. | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2011-09-16 |
| AHLE, Peter, Mr. | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2012-02-03 |
| ANGERER, Siegfried | Director | 2001-10-30 | 2006-04-01 |
| ASTER, Berndt Alois, Mr. | Director | 2012-04-24 | 2020-09-15 |
| BOZAROV, Ognyan Valentinov, Mr. | Director | 2006-04-01 | 2012-05-09 |
| DRAXLAMIER, Fritz | Director | 1998-01-30 | 1999-09-29 |
| FOECKERSPERGER, Claus Paul | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2012-05-09 |
| HENTSCHEL, Andreas | Director | 1998-01-30 | 1999-09-28 |
| HEYMANN, Daniel Jürgen, Dr | Director | 2020-09-15 | 2021-08-25 |
| KERN, Marco Teja | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2019-07-27 |
| KIERMEIER, Maximilian | Director | 1999-08-25 | 2001-10-30 |
| KOHL, Herbert Andreas | Director | 2001-10-30 | 2006-04-01 |
| LECHNER, Erwin Josef | Director | 1998-01-30 | 1999-09-29 |
| MESTER, Ralph Rene, Mr. | Director | 2012-04-24 | 2017-04-20 |
| STOIBER, Lothar | Director | 2006-04-01 | 2009-09-01 |
| WALLNER, Karl | Director | 1999-08-25 | 2001-10-30 |
| INGLEBY HOLDINGS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-12-24 | 1998-01-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Draexlmaier Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 121 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-08-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-09-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-07-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-01-07 | 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.