AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

Active
Company number 01878835Private limited companyIncorporated 1985

Key figures

£982,000,000-7.1%
Net assets 2025/26
-7.1%
Average annual change 2024/25–2025/26
0500 m1 bn1.5 bn2024/252025/26

† AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION DEVELOPMENTS 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

2025/26

Sector comparison

SIC 82990

Where the company stands among the 160,475 active companies whose first SIC code is 82990 (Other business support service activities n.e.c.).

Turnover£795,000,000
Higher than 99% · median £2,514,512 among 4,598 that publish turnover
Net assets£982,000,000
Higher than 99% · median £13,199
Cash£114,000,000
Higher than 99% · median £26,648
Company age41.8 years
Older than 98% · median 10.2 years
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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 160,475. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01878835. It was incorporated on 18 Jan 1985. Its status is active. The registered office is in Basingstoke (RG21). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other business support service activities n.e.c. (82990), driving school activities (85530), activities of other membership organizations n.e.c. (94990).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025/26 (period ending 31 Jan 2026); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £795,000,000. Profit for the year was £59,000,000. Net assets were £982,000,000, down 7.1% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £114,000,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024/25–2025/26).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 160,475 active companies whose first SIC code is 82990: By turnover it ranks higher than 99% of the 4,598 that publish turnover (median £2,514,512). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £13,199). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £26,648). It is older than 98% of them (median age 10.2 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 14 public contract award notices from 13 public sector buyers since 2016. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £210.3m. Its most frequent buyer is The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent (2 contracts).

What do public registers and reports show?

In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 8 days to pay suppliers, and 10% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 25.8% lower than for men.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 7 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Oct 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 5 Jul 2027.

Filed accounts2024/25–2025/26
2024/25 †2025/26 †
Turnover765,000,000795,000,000
Profit for the year79,000,00059,000,000
Cash at bank and in hand111,000,000114,000,000
Total assets——
Total liabilities——
Net assets / total equity1,057,000,000982,000,000

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

14 contracts

AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED is named as a supplier in 14 public contract award notices from 13 public sector buyers since 2016. The 13 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £210.3m.

Contracts per year
Main buyers13
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent
2 contracts · £15m
Joint Procurement Service for Surrey and Sussex Police
1 contract · £160m
Office of the Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner
1 contract · £20m
Cheshire Constabulary
1 contract · £6m
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
1 contract · £3m
Contracts
  1. Vehicle Recovery And Disposal Managed ServiceEast Sussex County Council · £87,576
  2. Fully Managed Vehicle Recovery Scheme - Call off under JPS1403 - CPA/SPU/2794P - AWARD‡Cheshire Constabulary · £6,000,000 · runs until May 2029
  3. Vehicle Recovery and Disposal Managed Service for NYPNorth Yorkshire Police · £850,000 · runs until Feb 2030
  4. Provision Of A Collaborative Framework For A Vehicle Recovery And Disposal Managed Service‡Office of the Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner · £20,000,000 · runs until Jan 2028
  5. SPA BREAKDOWN ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE SERVICE‡Scottish Police Authority · £1,738,456
Show 9 more
  1. Vaccination SignageDfTc - Department for Transport · £68,000
  2. Motor Accident Claims Service‡The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) · £200,000
  3. Vehicle Recovery and Disposal‡7 Forces Procurement · £384,000
  4. Provision of a Vehicle Recovery and Disposal Managed Service‡Joint Procurement Service for Surrey and Sussex Police · £160,000,000
  5. Provision of National Roadside Repair and RecoveryMINISTRY OF DEFENCE · £3,000,000
  6. Provision of National Roadside Repair and Recovery‡Ministry of Defence, C&C, C&C · £3,000,000
  7. Provision of a Vehicle Recovery, Disposal and Managed Service - Kent Police‡The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent · £7,500,000
  8. Provision of a Vehicle Recovery, Disposal and Managed Service - Essex Police‡The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent · £7,500,000
  9. Motor Accident Damage Claims Service‡BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION

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 Feb 2026 – 31 Jul 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
8 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
10%
Standard payment terms
0–84 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 96%
  • 31 to 60 days 2%
  • After 60 days 2%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Jan 2026
7
95%
61%
31 Jul 2025
7
96%
58%
31 Jan 2025
7
98%
10%
31 Jul 2024
7
97%
11%
31 Jan 2024
7
98%
9%
31 Jul 2023
7
98%
10%
31 Jan 2023
7
98%
8%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 25.8% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 11.7% lower
Median bonus pay
women 32.1% lower
Employer size
5000 to 19,999 employees
Lower pay quarter56% womenLower middle30% womenUpper middle11% womenUpper pay quarter21% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 26.4% lower
women 13.3% lower
2023/24
women 26.5% lower
women 13.2% lower
2022/23
women 23.6% lower
women 11.6% lower
2021/22
women 29.5% lower
women 16.7% lower
2020/21
women 30.4% lower
women 18.1% lower
2019/20
women 27.1% lower
women 18% lower
2018/19
women 23.2% lower
women 17.8% lower
2017/18
women 26.6% lower
women 18.8% 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.

History

4 events
  1. Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: turnover £795m, net assets £982m
  2. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £765m, net assets £1.1bn
  3. Aa Corporation Limited 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.