BYD (U.K.) CO., LTD.
Serving as the British subsidiary of the Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD, the company manages the sales, distribution, and maintenance of its cars and commercial vehicles across the UK.
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Cash
£18M
-3.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£1M
+157.7% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
166
+53.7% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£4M
+282.4% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £221,261,343 | £429,391,338 | +94.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£1,958,861 | £3,951,149 | +301.7% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£2,186,292 | £3,988,731 | +282.4% | |
| Net profit | -£580,692 | — | £2,948,749 | £227,600 | £2,863,169 | +1,158% | |
| Cash | £9,767,464 | £6,302,672 | £11,331,063 | £18,586,724 | £17,971,325 | -3.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £10,754,528 | £14,830,343 | +37.9% | |
| Net assets | -£3,052,014 | -£4,991,879 | -£2,043,130 | -£1,815,530 | £1,047,639 | +157.7% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | -£1,815,530 | £1,047,639 | +157.7% | |
| Average employees | 40 | 47 | 59 | 108 | 166 | +53.7% | |
| Wages | £1,964,450 | £2,439,326 | £2,844,717 | £4,864,958 | £7,742,730 | +59.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -0.9% | 0.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 0.1% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -18.2% | 26.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 100.7% | 99.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.04x | 1.03x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -3.37x | 4.61x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- BYD (U.K.) CO., LTD. 2016-04-19 → present
- HONG DA TONG UK LIMITED 2013-03-22 → 2016-04-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- BYD (U.K.) CO., LTD. · parent
- BYD Industria Italia SPA 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LI, Ke | Director | 2025-03-17 | Apr 1970 | Chinese |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HO, Isbrand | Director | 2013-03-22 | 2022-11-28 |
| SHU, Youxing | Director | 2022-11-28 | 2025-03-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 43 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-20 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2022-12-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-10-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-05-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-02-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.