COPART UK LIMITED

Active
Company number 00929621Private limited companyIncorporated 1968

Key figures

£254,536,000+67.5%
Net assets 2024/25
+67.5%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
0100 m200 m300 m2023/242024/25

† COPART 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

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 45112

Where the company stands among the 32,540 active companies whose first SIC code is 45112 (Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles).

Turnover£311,782,000
Higher than 96% · median £108,557 among 342 that publish turnover
Net assets£254,536,000
Higher than 99% · median £6,922
Total assets£415,711,000
Higher than 99% · median £62,696
Cash£81,574,000
Higher than 99% · median £18,706
Company age58.6 years
Older than 99% · median 3.4 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. COPART UK LIMITED£254.5m
  2. UNIVERSAL SALVAGE LIMITED£219.1m
  3. TOM HARTLEY JNR LIMITED£79.3m
  4. BRITISH CAR AUCTIONS LIMITED£74.3m
  5. WE BUY ANY CAR LIMITED£64.3m
  6. WILSONS AUCTIONS LIMITED£49.4m
  7. CINCH CARS LIMITED£41.3m
  8. HALLIWELL JONES (WARRINGTON) LIMITED£37m
  9. BETCHTON LIMITED£35.6m
  10. RM AUCTIONS LIMITED£35.5m

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 32,540. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: COPART UK LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

COPART UK LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00929621. It was incorporated on 28 Mar 1968. Its status is active. The registered office is in Wootton (MK43). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (45112), sale of other motor vehicles (45190).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Jul 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £311,782,000. Profit for the year was £109,055,000. Net assets were £254,536,000, up 67.5% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £81,574,000. Total assets were £415,711,000 and total liabilities £150,508,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 32,540 active companies whose first SIC code is 45112: By turnover it ranks higher than 96% of the 342 that publish turnover (median £108,557). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £6,922). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £62,696). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £18,706). It is older than 99% of them (median age 3.4 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly machinery, electrical equipment. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly machinery, vehicles, electrical equipment. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 27 days to pay suppliers, and 17% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 13% lower than for men. It has a modern slavery statement on the government registry.

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 Apr 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 26 Nov 2026.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover277,538,000311,782,000
Profit for the year58,185,000109,055,000
Cash at bank and in hand28,308,00081,574,000
Total assets358,582,000415,711,000
Total liabilities199,845,000150,508,000
Net assets / total equity151,980,000254,536,000

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.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jul 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
27 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
17%
Standard payment terms
1–30 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 85%
  • 31 to 60 days 8%
  • After 60 days 7%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Jan 2026
27
78%
20%
31 Jul 2025
19
88%
13%
31 Jan 2025
20
89%
13%
31 Jul 2024
20
90%
12%
31 Jan 2024
19
90%
11%
31 Jul 2023
19
90%
10%
31 Jan 2023
17
89%
10%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 13% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 10% lower
Median bonus pay
women 66.7% lower
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter45% womenLower middle35.5% womenUpper middle22% womenUpper pay quarter14.5% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 15.6% lower
women 13.4% lower
2023/24
women 19.7% lower
women 15.4% lower
2022/23
women 22.9% lower
women 16.7% lower
2021/22
women 25.8% lower
women 17% lower
2020/21
women 23.8% lower
women 19.2% lower
2019/20
women 23.5% lower
women 12.9% lower
2018/19
women 25.5% lower
women 18.4% lower
2017/18
women 27.3% lower
women 20.5% 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

Modern slavery statements1
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK

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)
Route
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 4 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: machinery and electrical equipment.

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

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 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £311.8m, net assets £254.5m
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £277.5m, net assets £152m
  3. Universal Salvage Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Name changed to COPART UK LIMITEDPreviously USERVE LIMITED
  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.