VOLKSWAGEN GROUP UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED

Active
Company number 00514809Private limited companyIncorporated 1953

Key figures

£647,900,000+7.0%
Net assets 2025
+7.0%
Average annual growth 2024–2025
0200 m400 m600 m800 m20242025

† VOLKSWAGEN GROUP UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED 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 45111

Where the company stands among the 4,318 active companies whose first SIC code is 45111 (Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles).

Turnover£13,184,100,000
Higher than 99% · median £62,480,054 among 448 that publish turnover
Net assets£647,900,000
Higher than 99% · median £161,340
Total assets£4,486,900,000
Higher than 99% · median £615,883
Cash£48,000,000
Higher than 99% · median £117,000
Company age73.9 years
Older than 96% · median 10.2 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. STELLANTIS FINANCIAL SERVICES UK LIMITED£713.2m
  2. VOLKSWAGEN GROUP UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED£647.9m
  3. SYTNER GROUP LIMITED£551.2m
  4. JCT600 LIMITED£313.4m
  5. KIA UK LIMITED£275.1m
  6. HYUNDAI MOTOR UK LIMITED£235.2m
  7. LEASEDRIVE LIMITED£180.9m
  8. DECIDEBLOOM LIMITED£174m
  9. LLOYD MOTORS LIMITED£148.5m
  10. LOOKERS MOTOR GROUP LIMITED£144.5m

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 4,318. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

VOLKSWAGEN GROUP UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00514809. It was incorporated on 1 Jan 1953. Its status is active. The registered office is in Milton keynes (MK14). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (45111).

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 £13,184,100,000. Profit for the year was £132,700,000. Net assets were £647,900,000, up 7% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £48,000,000. Total assets were £4,486,900,000 and total liabilities £3,767,300,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 4,318 active companies whose first SIC code is 45111: By turnover it ranks higher than 99% of the 448 that publish turnover (median £62,480,054). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £161,340). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £615,883). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £117,000). It is older than 96% of them (median age 10.2 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 100 public contract award notices from 32 public sector buyers since 2017. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £22.4m. Its most frequent buyer is Ministry of Defence (19 contracts). 2 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants worth £24.3k, mainly from Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

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 miscellaneous manufactures, toys, games and sports goods, furniture and lighting. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly optical, medical and measuring instruments, electrical equipment, vehicles. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 46 days to pay suppliers, and 7% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 9.3% lower than for men.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 29 Apr 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover12,836,300,00013,184,100,000
Profit for the year87,900,000132,700,000
Cash at bank and in hand40,600,00048,000,000
Total assets4,118,000,0004,486,900,000
Total liabilities3,438,800,0003,767,300,000
Net assets / total equity605,300,000647,900,000

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

100 contracts

VOLKSWAGEN GROUP UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED is named as a supplier in 100 public contract award notices from 32 public sector buyers since 2017. The 97 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £22.4m. 2 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers32
Ministry of Defence
19 contracts · £884.6k
THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR LINCOLNSHIRE
16 contracts · £1.2m
Cheshire Constabulary
12 contracts · £1.5m
Warwickshire Police
7 contracts · £481.1k
York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority acting on behalf of itself and the Chief Cons…
4 contracts · £1.4m
Contracts
  1. Purchase of Vehicle for Lincolnshire PoliceTHE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR LINCOLNSHIRE · £58,135
  2. Provision of Vehicles & Associated Parts & ServicesWarwickshire Police · £177,284 · runs until Oct 2027
  3. Contract Award - Supply of 10 x VansDevon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service · £401,374 · runs until Oct 2027
  4. Purchase of Standard and Specialist Vehicles (PSSV)Government Commercial Agency · shared by 29 suppliers, up to £21,600,000,000 in total · 5 lots · runs until Oct 2029
  5. Purchase of vehicles for use by Lincolnshire PoliceTHE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR LINCOLNSHIRE · £232,538
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  1. The Provision of a Principal Officer CarPolice, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire · £47,884 · runs until Sep 2030
  2. Purchase of vehicles for use by Lincolnshire PoliceTHE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR LINCOLNSHIRE · £79,864
  3. Purchase of Vehicle for use by Lincolnshire PoliceTHE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR LINCOLNSHIRE · £79,406
  4. Provision of VehicleWarwickshire Police · £31,533 · runs until Nov 2027
  5. Provision of Vehicles & Associated Parts & ServicesWarwickshire Police · £96,230 · runs until Jun 2027
  6. Purchase and Conversion of Volkswagen Touareg (BLC - Fleet- 0020b) - AWARD‡Cheshire Constabulary · £64,223 · runs until Jun 2031
  7. Purchase and Conversion of Skoda Superbs (BLC - Fleet- 0020b) - AWARD‡Cheshire Constabulary · £244,863
  8. Purchase and Conversion of Cupra Leons (BLC- FLeet-0020b) - AWARD‡Cheshire Constabulary · £239,768
  9. Purchase of vehicle for use by Lincolnshire PoliceTHE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR LINCOLNSHIRE · £33,204
  10. Vehicle Purchase VW Golf under RM6244 Lot 4 - CPA/SPU/2875P - AWARD‡Cheshire Constabulary · £44,721 · runs until Aug 2031
  11. 3 x Skoda Enyaq (Government Commercial Agency RM6244)West Midlands Fire Service · £98,700 · runs until Dec 2026
  12. Replacement Service Vehicles x 5Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service · £105,865
  13. Vehicle Purchase - May 2026Lancashire Constabulary · £1,102,266 · runs until Apr 2027
  14. Vehicle Replacement Programme - Skoda Superb Estate SportLineSouth Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority · £33,276
  15. Vehicle Purchase (Turnkey Converted)York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority acting on behalf of itself and the Chief Cons… · £128,978 · runs until Mar 2029
  16. Purchase of Vehicles (SKODA)West Yorkshire Combined Authority · £251,658 · runs until Dec 2026
  17. Purchase of Vehicles (VOLKSWAGEN)West Yorkshire Combined Authority · £159,834 · runs until Dec 2026
  18. Purchase of VehicleWarwickshire Police · £33,276
  19. PRN004592 Light Vehicle Replacement (FI Dog)NOTTINGHAMSHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE · £101,461
  20. DS507-25 Base Vehicles for Incident Command UnitsDevon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service · £163,000 · runs until May 2029
  21. Purchase of Mayoral vehicleIpswich Borough Council · £32,200 · runs until Dec 2026
  22. Purchase of vehicles for use by Lincolnshire PoliceTHE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR LINCOLNSHIRE · £126,001
  23. VW Vehicle - Amarok (CPA/SPU/2711P) - AWARD‡Cheshire Constabulary · £39,254 · runs until Dec 2030
  24. Vehicle Purchase - VW Polo - CPA/SPU/2723P - AWARD‡Cheshire Constabulary · £23,671 · runs until Dec 2030
  25. Purchase of 5 Officer carsLancashire Combined Fire Authority · £169,528
  26. Vehicle Purchase - VW Group - Skoda Superb under RM6244 Lot 4 - CPA/SPU/2673P - AWARD‡Cheshire Constabulary · £80,611 · runs until Dec 2030
  27. Vehicle Purchase - Cupra Ateca - Call Off Under BLC-FLEET-0020b / CCS RM6244)- CPA/SPU/2661P - AWARD‡Cheshire Constabulary · £33,247 · runs until Dec 2030
  28. S & D CUPRA 25/03‡Ministry of Defence · £28,109
  29. For The Purchase of a Skoda Superb Estate VehicleNottinghamshire Police · £32,144
  30. Purchase of 6 x VehiclesWest Yorkshire Combined Authority · £187,070
  31. Supply & Deliver AUDI Vehicle using CCS Framework RM6244‡Ministry of Defence · £37,709
  32. Supply & Deliver VW Vehicles from CCS Framework RM6244‡Ministry of Defence · £62,162
  33. Vehicle Purchase - VW Group - Audi A3/Skoda Octavia under RM6244 Lot 4 - CPA/SPU/2635 - AWARD‡Cheshire Constabulary · £47,645 · runs until Oct 2028
  34. Purchase of Audi VehicleWarwickshire Police · £52,182
  35. Purchase of VehicleWarwickshire Police · £45,640
  36. Cupra UK 8 Vehicle Call Off under BLC-Fleet- 0200b CCS RM6244 - AWARD‡Cheshire Constabulary · £259,021
  37. Audi Q7- Converted tunrkeyYork and North Yorkshire Combined Authority acting on behalf of itself and the Chief Cons… · £81,781 · runs until Mar 2030
  38. Vehicle Purchase‡FCDO Services · £25,823 · runs until Nov 2026
  39. PURCHASE OF 12 AUDI VEHCILESYork and North Yorkshire Combined Authority acting on behalf of itself and the Chief Cons… · £844,125 · runs until Jan 2030
  40. Audi Q7 - RM6244 Lot 4 Call-Off - CPA/SPU/2490P - AWARD‡Cheshire Constabulary · £204,940 · runs until Mar 2030
  41. Range VehicleDefence Science and Technology Laboratory · £38,249
  42. Audi A6 - RM6244 Lot 4 Call-Off - CPA/SPU/2486P - AWARD‡Cheshire Constabulary · £218,142 · runs until Apr 2030
  43. Purchase of Volkswagen Vehicle for use by Lincolnshire PoliceTHE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR LINCOLNSHIRE · £26,665
  44. Replacement VehiclesNottinghamshire Police · £127,819
  45. Purchase of Armed Response VehiclesTHE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR LINCOLNSHIRE · £101,851
  46. Electric/Alternative Fuel Vehicles,Charging Infrastructure & TelematicsTHAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED
  47. Supply & Delivery of VW Vehicles 24/01 & 24/08‡Ministry of Defence · £58,155
  48. Supply & Delivery of Skoda Vehicles from RM6244‡Ministry of Defence · £68,851
  49. Replacement of North Yorkshire Police Fleet - Audi A6York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority acting on behalf of itself and the Chief Cons… · £339,789 · runs until Jul 2027
  50. Bluelight vehicle purchaseTyne And Wear Fire And Rescue Service · £40,883
  51. Stock Vehilce PurchaseNottinghamshire Police · £25,747
  52. Purchase of Audi VehicleTHE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR LINCOLNSHIRE · £50,594
  53. Vehicle Purchase - April 2024Lancashire Constabulary · £93,922
  54. 710270450 - Supply & Delivery of Vehicles AUDI -CAN‡Ministry of Defence · £36,459
  55. Replacement of North Yorkshire Police VehicleNORTH YORKSHIRE POLICE · £46,001
  56. Supply of Motor VehiclesWARWICKSHIRE POLICE · £45,000
  57. 709178454 Supply & Delivery of Veh SEAT-CN‡Ministry of Defence · £23,067
  58. Notice: 709178454 Supply & Delivery of Veh SEAT-CN‡Ministry of Defence · £23,067
  59. Notice: 709141450 Supply & Purchase Vehicle SKODA 23-02a‡Ministry of Defence · £21,928
  60. Skoda Kodiaq Cars x 3‡Royal Berkshire Fire Authority · £96,000
  61. 708629451 SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF VW VEHICLE‡Ministry of Defence · £31,990
  62. SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF AUDI VEH - CF CAN‡Ministry of Defence · £21,120
  63. SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF VOLKSWAGEN VEHICLES 707974450 CF CAN‡Ministry of Defence · £90,814
  64. 708187451 - SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF VW SKODA VEHS - CF CAN‡Ministry of Defence · £64,946
  65. Provision of VehiclesTHE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR LINCOLNSHIRE · £27,000
  66. Purchase of Fleet VehiclesTHE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR LINCOLNSHIRE · £90,500
  67. Purchase of Fleet VehiclesTHE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR LINCOLNSHIRE · £45,275
  68. Purchase of VehiclesTHE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR LINCOLNSHIRE · £26,000
  69. Supply of Officer Response CarsHAMPSHIRE & ISLE OF WIGHT FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE · £633,957
  70. AUDI 2022/23 RM6244‡Ministry of Defence · £33,361
  71. Suffolk Fire Electric VehiclesSuffolk County Council · £685,937
  72. Seat 2022/2023 RM6060‡Ministry of Defence · £36,226
  73. Vehicle Purchases‡FCDO Services · £262,613
  74. SKODA 2022/23‡Ministry of Defence · £104,641
  75. Driver Training VehicleTyne And Wear Fire And Rescue Service · £27,792
  76. Op Reacher Uplift Vehicle Purchase (12 x Skoda Sept 2022)Nottinghamshire Police · £292,315
  77. City of London Police - Passat Estate R-Line 1.5 TSI 150PS‡City of London Corporation · £33,818
  78. Saloon vehicles including armouring conversionThe Metropolitan Police Service · £4,250,000
  79. Saloon vehicles including armouring conversionThe Metropolitan Police Federation · £4,250,000
  80. Purchase of Police VehiclesTHE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR LINCOLNSHIRE · £27,500
  81. Provision of (OEM) Vehicles for MOD 2021MINISTRY OF DEFENCE · £104,040
  82. Provision of (OEM) Vehicles for MOD 2021MINISTRY OF DEFENCE · £37,982
  83. GB-London: Trinity House - Vehicle Purchase - CCS RM6060‡The Corporation of Trinity House · £242,530
  84. Trinity House - Vehicle Purchase - CCS RM6060‡Trinity House · £242,530
  85. Purchase of Skoda VehiclesTHE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR LINCOLNSHIRE · £75,000
  86. Provision of New Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Vehicles for MOD 2020Army Commercial · £19,271
  87. Provision of New Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Vehicles for MOD 2020Army Commercial · £36,327
  88. Provision of New Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Vehicles for MOD 2020Army Commercial · £63,722
  89. Provision of New Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Vehicles for MOD 2020Army Commercial · £134,690
  90. Vans for Berneslai Homes‡Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council · £2,140,193
  91. Purchase of Skoda VehiclesTHE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR LINCOLNSHIRE · £84,000
  92. Vehicle FleetMet Office · £109,879
  93. Vehicle LeasesMet Office · £133,095
  94. Fleet VehiclesMet Office · £16,568
  95. TRANSPARENCY NOTICE ONLY - Provision of Vehicles against RM1070MINISTRY OF DEFENCE · shared by 9 suppliers, up to £625,000 in total

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.

Government grants

2 grants

VOLKSWAGEN GROUP UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants since 2022, together worth £24.3k.

Funders
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
1 grant · £21.8k
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
1 grant · £2,491
Grants
  1. Project INFLEXION (busINess models For scaLablE v2X commercialisatION)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £2,491 · UKRI - Innovate UK - Scheme
  2. Project INFLEXION (busINess models For scaLablE v2X commercialisatION)Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £21,830 · UKRI - Innovate UK - Scheme 22/23

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
46 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
7%
Standard payment terms
30–62 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 3%
  • 31 to 60 days 88%
  • After 60 days 9%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
50
2%
6%
30 Jun 2025
50
3%
4%
31 Dec 2024
47
3%
3%
30 Jun 2024
45
4%
8%
31 Dec 2023
39
14%
11%
30 Jun 2023
36
48%
11%
31 Dec 2022
38
31%
6%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 9.3% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 13.8% lower
Median bonus pay
women 17.2% lower
Employer size
500 to 999 employees
Lower pay quarter58.9% womenLower middle47.9% womenUpper middle42.8% womenUpper pay quarter35.7% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 9.5% lower
women 15.4% lower
2023/24
women 11.3% lower
women 16.6% lower
2022/23
women 13.9% lower
women 18.2% lower
2021/22
women 15% lower
women 20.2% lower
2020/21
women 14.4% lower
women 21.3% lower
2019/20
women 16.8% lower
women 25.6% lower
2018/19
women 15.2% lower
women 20.1% lower
2017/18
women 15.4% lower
women 21.1% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

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: miscellaneous manufactures, toys, games and sports goods, furniture and lighting, optical, medical and measuring instruments and clocks and watches.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: optical, medical and measuring instruments, electrical equipment, vehicles, furniture and lighting and miscellaneous manufactures.

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

4 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £13.2bn, net assets £647.9m
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £12.8bn, net assets £605.3m
  3. Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft registered as a person with significant control
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.