ZF AUTOMOTIVE UK LIMITED

Active
Company number 00872948Private limited companyIncorporated 1966

Key figures

£443,828,000+21.6%
Net assets 2024
+21.6%
Average annual growth 2023–2024
0200 m400 m600 m20232024

† ZF AUTOMOTIVE UK 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

2024

Sector comparison

SIC 29310

Where the company stands among the 390 active companies whose first SIC code is 29310 (Manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment for motor vehicles and their engines).

Net assets£443,828,000
Higher than 99% · median £9,162
Total assets£552,845,000
Higher than 99% · median £65,837
Cash−£13,000
Lower than 99% · median £37,159
Employees1,569
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age60.7 years
Older than 99% · median 5.3 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. ZF AUTOMOTIVE UK LIMITED£443.8m
  2. CHEVALIER TECH LIMITED£40.5m
  3. ECCO SAFETY GROUP (UK) LIMITED£38.1m
  4. CARWOOD MOTOR UNITS LIMITED£30.5m
  5. EBERSPACHER (U.K.) LIMITED£11m
  6. DENSO AUTOMOTIVE UK LTD.£9.9m
  7. ADDVANTAGE GLOBAL LIMITED£9m
  8. OAK TREE MOTOR HOMES LIMITED£8.9m
  9. SERVOTEST TESTING SYSTEMS LTD£7.3m
  10. LODAR LIMITED£6.6m

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 390. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: ZF AUTOMOTIVE UK LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

ZF AUTOMOTIVE UK LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00872948. It was incorporated on 4 Mar 1966. Its status is active. The registered office is in Solihull (B90). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment for motor vehicles and their engines (29310), manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles (29320).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024 (period ending 31 Dec 2024); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £573,457,000. Profit for the year was £16,257,000. Net assets were £443,828,000, up 21.6% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was −£13,000. Total assets were £552,845,000 and total liabilities £102,964,000. The company had an average of 1,569 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023–2024).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 390 active companies whose first SIC code is 29310: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £9,162). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £65,837). By cash it ranks lower than 99% of them (median £37,159). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 99% of them (median age 5.3 years).

Has it received government grants?

It is recorded as the recipient of 5 central government grants worth £490.4k, mainly from Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

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 optical, medical and measuring instruments, vehicles, electrical equipment. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly plastics, iron and steel articles, electrical equipment. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 72 days to pay suppliers, and 76% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 20.8% 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 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 27 Nov 2026.

Filed accounts2023–2024
2023 †2024 †
Turnover720,644,000573,457,000
Profit for the year24,814,00016,257,000
Cash at bank and in hand-326,000-13,000
Total assets541,383,000552,845,000
Total liabilities168,232,000102,964,000
Net assets / total equity365,139,000443,828,000
Average number of employees1,7351,569

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.

Government grants

5 grants

ZF AUTOMOTIVE UK LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 5 central government grants since 2022, together worth £490.4k.

Funders
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
4 grants · £255.4k
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
1 grant · £235.1k
Grants
  1. UK Produced High Energy net-shaped PEMD Magnets by hot forming and the use of recycled materialsDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology · £36,492 · UKRI - ISCF - Scheme
  2. UK Produced High Energy net-shaped PEMD Magnets by hot forming and the use of recycled materialsDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology · £3,952 · UKRI - ISCF - Scheme
  3. SD - APT: Scalable Delivery of Applied PEMD TrainingDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology · £32,131 · UKRI - ISCF - Scheme
  4. Future scale-Up comprEssor Line highLy Efficient Drive (Project FUELLED)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £182,785 · UKRI - Innovate UK - Scheme
  5. Future scale-Up comprEssor Line highLy Efficient Drive (Project FUELLED)Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £235,073 · 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
72 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
76%
Standard payment terms
0–120 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 6%
  • 31 to 60 days 19%
  • After 60 days 75%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
72
5%
75%
30 Jun 2025
71
6%
72%
31 Dec 2024
70
6%
66%
30 Jun 2024
69
7%
67%
31 Dec 2023
62
10%
51%
30 Jun 2023
60
13%
50%
31 Dec 2022
62
10%
50%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 20.8% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 15.4% lower
Median bonus pay
women 40.9% lower
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter32.3% womenLower middle14.8% womenUpper middle16.4% womenUpper pay quarter12.9% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 23.1% lower
women 17.4% lower
2023/24
women 24.5% lower
women 18.7% lower
2022/23
women 26.7% lower
women 19.5% lower
2021/22
women 26.2% lower
women 31.4% lower
2020/21
women 28.4% lower
women 20.4% lower
2019/20
women 22.7% lower
women 21.3% lower
2018/19
women 22% lower
women 23.4% lower
2017/18
women 20% lower
women 19.5% 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: optical, medical and measuring instruments, vehicles, electrical equipment and furniture and lighting.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: plastics, iron and steel articles, electrical equipment, vehicles and optical, medical and measuring instruments.

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

5 events
  1. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £573.5m, net assets £443.8m, 1,569 employees
  2. Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: turnover £720.6m, net assets £365.1m, 1,735 employees
  3. Name changed to ZF AUTOMOTIVE UK LIMITEDPreviously TRW LIMITED
  4. Zf International Uk Limited registered as a person with significant control
  5. 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.