CONTINENTAL TYRE GROUP LTD.

Active
Company number 00296602Private limited companyIncorporated 1935

Key figures

£83,334,000+14.0%
Net assets 2025
+14.0%
Average annual growth 2024–2025
025 m50 m75 m100 m20242025

† CONTINENTAL TYRE GROUP LTD. filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 45310

Where the company stands among the 4,337 active companies whose first SIC code is 45310 (Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories).

Turnover£368,702,000
Higher than 96% · median £16,516,863 among 127 that publish turnover
Net assets£83,334,000
Higher than 99% · median £39,120
Total assets£183,727,000
Higher than 99% · median £174,164
Cash£5,929,000
Higher than 97% · median £63,049
Employees206
Higher than 99% · median 2
Company age91.8 years
Older than 99% · median 6.5 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. BORDER HOLDINGS (U.K.) LTD.£219m
  2. STAPLETON'S (TYRE SERVICES) LIMITED£122.2m
  3. BCS AUTOMOTIVE GLOBAL LIMITED£102.4m
  4. ALLIANCE AUTOMOTIVE LOGISTICS LIMITED£94.8m
  5. IVECO LIMITED£87.3m
  6. CONTINENTAL TYRE GROUP LTD.£83.3m
  7. ALLIANCE AUTOMOTIVE UK LV LIMITED£67.9m
  8. R & R.C.BOND (WHOLESALE)LIMITED£60.7m
  9. ALLMAKES PR2 4X4 LIMITED£57.6m
  10. FERDINAND BILSTEIN UK LIMITED£48.5m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 4,337. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: CONTINENTAL TYRE GROUP LTD.

What kind of company is it?

CONTINENTAL TYRE GROUP LTD. is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00296602. It was incorporated on 28 Jan 1935. Its status is active. The registered office is in Slough (SL3). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (45310).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £368,702,000. Profit for the year was £10,205,000. Net assets were £83,334,000, up 14% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £5,929,000. Total assets were £183,727,000 and total liabilities £97,122,000. The company had an average of 206 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 4,337 active companies whose first SIC code is 45310: By turnover it ranks higher than 96% of the 127 that publish turnover (median £16,516,863). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £39,120). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £174,164). By cash it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £63,049). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 2). It is older than 99% of them (median age 6.5 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 7 public contract award notices from 6 public sector buyers since 2017. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £32.4m. Its most frequent buyer is BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC (2 contracts). 1 of the awards is shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly rubber, optical, medical and measuring instruments, plastics. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly rubber, electrical equipment. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 45 days to pay suppliers, and 25% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 2 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 2 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 14 Oct 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover390,020,000368,702,000
Profit for the year4,350,00010,205,000
Cash at bank and in hand11,236,0005,929,000
Total assets185,501,000183,727,000
Total liabilities107,716,00097,122,000
Net assets / total equity73,129,00083,334,000
Average number of employees216206

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

7 contracts

CONTINENTAL TYRE GROUP LTD. is named as a supplier in 7 public contract award notices from 6 public sector buyers since 2017. The 6 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £32.4m. 1 award is shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers6
BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC
2 contracts · £14.3m
Babcock Land Defence Limited
1 contract · £11.3m
Ministry of Defence
1 contract · £6.6m
Oxfordshire County Council
1 contract · £135k
DVSA - Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
1 contract · £20.6k
Contracts
  1. IRM24/7693 The Supply of Tyres‡Ministry of Defence · £6,600,000 · runs until Jan 2030
  2. Supply and Fitting of Tyres to Cherwell District Council‡Oxfordshire County Council · £135,000
  3. Practical Tyre Examination and Diagnostics Training‡DVSA - Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency · £20,600
  4. Supply of TyresBABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC · £11,300,000
  5. IRM20/7530 - The Supply of Tyres‡Babcock Land Defence Limited · £11,300,000
Show 2 more
  1. Supply of tyres, glass and fast fit solutionsCrown Commercial Service · shared by 14 suppliers, up to £200,000,000 in total
  2. Supply of TyresBABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC · £3,000,000

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
45 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
25%
Standard payment terms
60–90 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 25%
  • 31 to 60 days 60%
  • After 60 days 15%
Earlier periods (6)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
40
31%
19%
30 Jun 2025
41
33%
19%
31 Dec 2024
36
40%
13%
30 Jun 2024
33
45%
28%
31 Dec 2023
30
43%
7%
30 Jun 2023
37
37%
12%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Modern slavery statements2
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Routes
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: rubber, optical, medical and measuring instruments, plastics, machinery and vehicles.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: rubber and electrical equipment.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

6 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £368.7m, net assets £83.3m, 206 employees
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £390m, net assets £73.1m, 216 employees
  3. Continental Tyres Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  4. Continental U.K. Group Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
  5. Continental Tyres Limited registered as a person with significant control
  6. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.