ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR UK LIMITED

Active
Company number 02946689Private limited companyIncorporated 1994

Key figures

£1,153,622,000+44.8%
Net assets 2024/25
+44.8%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
0500 m1 bn1.5 bn2023/242024/25

† ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR 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 77110

Where the company stands among the 5,979 active companies whose first SIC code is 77110 (Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles).

Turnover£2,069,483,000
Higher than 97% · median £3,950,386 among 114 that publish turnover
Net assets£1,153,622,000
Higher than 99% · median £6,098
Total assets£3,607,689,000
Higher than 99% · median £55,700
Cash£7,169,000
Higher than 99% · median £11,204
Company age32.4 years
Older than 96% · median 3.7 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR UK LIMITED£1.2bn
  2. LEASEPLAN UK LIMITED£230.4m
  3. LEX AUTOLEASE LIMITED£192.8m
  4. NORTHGATE VEHICLE HIRE LIMITED£171.4m
  5. UNITED RENTAL GROUP LIMITED£146.5m
  6. EUROPCAR GROUP UK LIMITED£138.9m
  7. ZENITH VEHICLE CONTRACTS LIMITED£124.6m
  8. NORTHGATE FLEET SERVICES LIMITED£112.6m
  9. CAR HIRE (DAY OF SWANSEA) LIMITED£103.9m
  10. OGILVIE FLEET LIMITED£97.4m

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 5,979. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR UK LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR UK LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02946689. It was incorporated on 4 Jul 1994. Its status is active. The registered office is in Egham (TW20). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles (77110).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Jul 2025); the company files group accounts. Turnover was £2,069,483,000. Profit for the year was £105,142,000. Net assets were £1,153,622,000, up 44.8% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £7,169,000. Total assets were £3,607,689,000 and total liabilities £2,445,787,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 5,979 active companies whose first SIC code is 77110: By turnover it ranks higher than 97% of the 114 that publish turnover (median £3,950,386). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £6,098). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £55,700). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £11,204). It is older than 96% of them (median age 3.7 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 176 public contract award notices from 134 public sector buyers since 2015. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £655.2m. Its most frequent buyer is Crown Commercial Service (6 contracts). 18 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of 3 central government grants worth £412k, 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 electrical equipment, machinery, vehicles. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly electrical equipment, vehicles, art and antiques. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 7 days to pay suppliers, and 2% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 1.9% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 6 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 5 of 5 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Apr 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 9 Jul 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover1,978,396,0002,069,483,000
Profit for the year123,972,000105,142,000
Cash at bank and in hand34,967,0007,169,000
Total assets3,472,407,0003,607,689,000
Total liabilities2,667,546,0002,445,787,000
Net assets / total equity796,480,0001,153,622,000

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

176 contracts

ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR UK LIMITED is named as a supplier in 176 public contract award notices from 134 public sector buyers since 2015. The 148 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £655.2m. 18 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers134
Crown Commercial Service
6 contracts · £25.3m
H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS
3 contracts · £15.4m
Met Office
3 contracts · £1.1m
Care Quality Commission
3 contracts · £592.5k
UK Health Security Agency
3 contracts · £566.4k
Latest 100 contracts
  1. Vehicle Hire Services under RM6265 Vehicle Hire Solutions FrameworkNorthamptonshire Children's Trust · £60,000
  2. HIRE CARSCOMPETITION AND MARKETS AUTHORITY · £29,950 · runs until Jul 2029
  3. Vehicle Hire 26-30Lancashire Constabulary · £760,000 · runs until Sep 2030
  4. Vehicle HireGreater Manchester Police · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £580,000 in total · runs until Sep 2030
  5. Vehicle HireThe Pensions Regulator · £29,700 · runs until Sep 2029
Show 95 more
  1. Fleet ManagementKarbon Homes · £8,936,000 · runs until Jul 2030
  2. Vehicle and Plant Hire‡Scotland Excel · shared by 30 suppliers, up to £67,200,000 in total · 6 lots
  3. UVDB Powered by Achilles QUDM for Goods, Works and ServicesAFFINITY WATER LIMITED · shared by 550 suppliers
  4. Provision of Vehicle Hire Services‡Nottinghamshire Police · £133,665 · runs until Aug 2029
  5. Vehicle HireMEDWAY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · £12,808
  6. Car Hire‡Food Standards Agency · £84,000 · runs until Jul 2028
  7. SFO/CS/FM/Car Hire 2026/DFSERIOUS FRAUD OFFICE · £150,000 · runs until Jul 2029
  8. Spot & Emergency Vehicle HireCambridgeshire County Council · £150,000 · runs until Dec 2027
  9. Northamptonshire Children's Trust - Vehicle HireNorth Northamptonshire Council · £30,000 · runs until Nov 2026
  10. Vehicle Hire SolutionsDepartment for Business and Trade · £340,000 · runs until Apr 2029
  11. HMRC Vehicle Hire ServiceH M REVENUE & CUSTOMS · £1,280,000 · runs until Apr 2032
  12. HMRC Vehicle Hire Service - Daily HireH M REVENUE & CUSTOMS · £12,480,000 · runs until Apr 2032
  13. Provision of Vehicle Hire‡GOVERNMENT COMMERCIAL AGENCY · £150,000 · runs until Mar 2029
  14. Vehicle Hire 2026Department for Education · £900,000 · runs until Mar 2029
  15. Hire VehiclesSouth Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
  16. Vehicle Hire (HP)The Police and Crime Commissioner for Humberside · £200,000 · runs until Mar 2031
  17. Car HireSOMERSET COUNCIL · £228,039 · runs until Jun 2027
  18. Bath Rural Car Club 26/27Bath & North East Somerset Council · £50,000
  19. Provision of Vehicle Hire Solutions (2026-2030)‡Sellafield Ltd · £8,412,070 · runs until Feb 2030
  20. University of Bristol - Vehicle Hire SolutionsUniversity of Bristol · runs until Feb 2029
  21. WGCP - Vehicle Hire IV Framework‡Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government · shared by 14 suppliers, up to £139,999,999 in total · 3 lots · runs until Mar 2030
  22. Vehicle Hire SolutionsDepartment for Business and Trade · £55,000
  23. NTU/25/2810/DSNOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY · £170,000 · runs until Jan 2030
  24. Pool Car TelematicsNORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · £75,542 · runs until Jan 2029
  25. ESSL Hire VehiclesSuffolk Coastal District Council and Waveney District Council · £100,000 · runs until Jan 2028
  26. CBG242 - Vehicle Fleet Provision and Support Services c/w managed service‡City Building (Glasgow) LLP · £35,000,000
  27. 25-60 Vehicle HireUNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON ENTERPRISE LIMITED · £200,000 · runs until Nov 2028
  28. Vehicle Hire Services - November 2025 until April 2027‡Environment Agency (Defra Group) · £9,800,000 · runs until Apr 2027
  29. GMCA 1269 Vehicle Hire‡Greater Manchester Combined Authority · £45,000 · runs until Oct 2028
  30. Vehicle HireMetropolitan Police Service · £25,132,195
  31. Fleet Hire and Grey Fleet Vehicles Direct Award Call Off‡Vico Homes Limited · £336,000 · runs until Sep 2029
  32. Vehicle HireMining Remediation Authority · £572,760
  33. Contract VariationDefence Science and Technology Laboratory · £2,860,000 · 2 lots
  34. Fleet Rental 25 - 29 (Enterprise Rent-A-Car Ltd)‡NTW Solutions Ltd · £991,718 · runs until May 2029
  35. Hire of Plant and Equipment‡East Riding of Yorkshire Council · shared by 23 suppliers, up to £8,700,000 in total · runs until Jun 2033
  36. Vehicle HireCOLLEGE OF POLICING LIMITED · £1,800,000 · runs until Jun 2028
  37. CSKL & TPPL Vehicle Rental Framework 2025‡Commercial Services Kent Limited · shared by 10 suppliers, up to £600,000,000 in total · 5 lots
  38. CCVH24A01 - The Provision of Managed Car Hire ServiceCrown Commercial Service · £6,400,000 · runs until May 2029
  39. Total Fleet Solution Framework‡Watford Community Housing · £400,000,000
  40. Vehicle car hireOffice of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) · £33,600 · runs until Dec 2028
  41. 35000000.00‡SSE plc
  42. Vehicle HireIndependent Commission for Recocilation and Information Recovery · £10,000 · runs until Mar 2027
  43. Vehicle Hire Services for Ordnance Survey - CCS Framework: RM6265 Vehicle Hire Solutions Lot 1: Hire of Vehicles up to 3.5T - AWARD‡Ordnance Survey · £400,000 · runs until Mar 2029
  44. Vehicle Hire SolutionsFCDO Services · runs until Sep 2029
  45. UK Car Hire‡UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £22,000 · runs until Apr 2027
  46. Daily Vehicle Hire 2025‡Sellafield Ltd · £2,368,000
  47. Daily Vehicle Hire for business travel‡Sellafield Limited
  48. Enterprise Rent a Car‡Met Office · £200,000 · runs until Nov 2027
  49. Vehicle Hire‡Met Office · £781,000 · runs until Nov 2027
  50. Supply of Vehicles Under Short Term, Flexi and Termed Contract Hire Framework 2024‡Halton Housing c/o Link Group · shared by 26 suppliers, up to £600,000,000 in total · runs until Jan 2029
  51. 271_24 Vehicle Rental (Self-Drive)ESPO · shared by 21 suppliers, up to £78,800,000 in total · 7 lots
  52. Call-Off via CCS Framework RM6265 - Vehicle Hire SolutionsWest Northamptonshire Council · £423,000
  53. Provision of Corporate Vehicle HireOffice for National Statistics · £560,000 · runs until Mar 2027
  54. Vehicle Hire SolutionsPolice And Crime Commissioner For Durham · £982,400
  55. Vehicle Hire SolutionsPolice And Crime Commissioner For Durham · £1,473,600
  56. UK Car Hire‡UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £40,000 · runs until Apr 2027
  57. C306388: Car Hire‡Food Standards Agency · £80,000
  58. The supply of self drive vehicle hireUNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD · £60,000 · runs until Nov 2026
  59. Vehicle Hire 2024-27HM Land Registry · £776,000 · runs until Nov 2027
  60. C292271 - Vehicle Hire‡NHS Business Services Authority · £662,573 · runs until Nov 2028
  61. Vehicle Hire Services 24-25‡Environment Agency · £9,500,000
  62. Vehicle Hire ServicesOFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDRENS SERVICES AND SKILLS · £2,000,000 · runs until Sep 2028
  63. Provision of Car Hire‡CPS · £50,000
  64. Vehicle Hire‡NHS Blood and Transplant · £880,814 · runs until Aug 2028
  65. The provision of vehicle hire services- Rent-a-carYork and North Yorkshire Combined Authority acting on behalf of itself and the Chief Cons… · £178,080
  66. Area 9 Enhanced Customer Response Unit (ECRU) Vehicles Lease - Awarded ContractNational Highways · £257,483
  67. The Provision of Vehicle Hire to HSEHealth & Safety Executive · £1,200,000 · runs until Jun 2027
  68. 23118 Cambridgeshire County Council Pool Car Service (Further Competition under CCS RM6262 Vehicle Hire Solutions Framework, Lot 1)‡Cambridgeshire County Council · £340,000 · 2 lots
  69. GSV2582 - Provision of Car Hire Services - AWARD‡UK Parliament · £100,000
  70. Supply of Hire Vehicles via CCS Framework RM6265 Lot 1‡Westmorland and Furness Council · £180,000 · runs until May 2027
  71. Vehicle Hire‡Greater Manchester Combined Authority - Greater Manchester Police · £150,000 · runs until Dec 2026
  72. Northamptonshire Children's Trust - Vehicle Hire SolutionsNorth Northamptonshire Council · £100,000
  73. Vehicle Hire SolutionsDepartment for International Trade · £110,000
  74. ITT - Provision of vehicle hire across the UK‡Crown Commercial Service · £130,000
  75. Vans with Tail lifts - Emergency Response Vehicles‡UK Health Security Agency · £90,364 · runs until Apr 2034
  76. Short term vehicle lease‡Salisbury NHS FT · £39,868
  77. Car Hire 2024‡UK Health Security Agency · £416,000
  78. Lease Vehicles‡London Ambulance Service NHS Trust · £180,000
  79. Further competition for the against RM6265 Vehicle Hire Solutions - AWARD‡Historic England · £250,000 · runs until Mar 2027
  80. Fleet Maintenance & Short Term HireTHAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED
  81. HIRE CARSCOMPETITION AND MARKETS AUTHORITY · £46,250
  82. ID5868 Car Rental Concessions at East Midlands Airport‡East Midlands International Airport Limited · £7,807,301
  83. Vehicle HireThe National Archives · £24,000 · runs until Mar 2028
  84. Car Hire Concession Services for Inverness Airport‡Highlands and Islands Airports Limited · £1
  85. Provision of Vehicle Hire‡Care Quality Commission · £416,667 · runs until Nov 2027
  86. Sustainable Fleet Solutions‡North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £25,000,000 in total
  87. Provision of Vehicle Hire Contract‡Crown Commercial Service · £90,000
  88. GMCA 1228 Vehicle Hire‡Greater Manchester Combined Authority · £30,000
  89. East Suffolk Services Limited (ESSL) Vehicle RentalEAST SUFFOLK COUNCIL · £100,000
  90. Hire of one van and three minibuses‡City of London Corporation · £43,000
  91. Provision of Vehicle Rental ServicesNHS Supply Chain Coordination · £450,000 · runs until Sep 2028
  92. Mini bus HireUNIVERSITY OF DERBY · £48,000
  93. Vehicle Hire ServicesFCDO Services
  94. SFO - Hire Car contactSerious Fraud Office · £75,000
  95. Car HireUniversity of Central Lancashire · £40,000

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.

Government grants

3 grants

ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR UK LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 3 central government grants since 2021, together worth £412k.

Funders
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
1 grant · £215.3k
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
2 grants · £196.7k
Grants
  1. Blackwood Neighbourhoods for Independent LivingDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £170,563 · UKRI - ISCF - Scheme 22/23
  2. Blackwood Neighbourhoods for Independent LivingDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £26,175 · UKRI - Innovate - Scheme 21/22
  3. Blackwood Neighbourhoods for Independent LivingDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology · £215,252 · UKRI - ISCF - Scheme

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 Feb 2026 – 31 Jul 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
7 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
2%
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 92%
  • 31 to 60 days 7%
  • After 60 days 1%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Jan 2026
9
87%
6%
31 Jul 2025
8
81%
2%
31 Jan 2025
8
83%
3%
31 Jul 2024
7
74%
3%
31 Jan 2024
6
87%
1%
31 Jul 2023
8
82%
2%
31 Jan 2023
7
88%
2%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 1.9% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 20.5% lower
Median bonus pay
women 59.5% lower
Employer size
5000 to 19,999 employees
Lower pay quarter37.7% womenLower middle35.8% womenUpper middle34.7% womenUpper pay quarter26.1% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 4.1% lower
women 25.1% lower
2023/24
women 6% lower
women 30.1% lower
2022/23
women 7.8% lower
women 26.1% lower
2021/22
women 9.5% lower
women 28.1% lower
2020/21
women 4.4% lower
women 18.1% lower
2019/20
women 1% higher
women 17.8% lower
2018/19
women 8.4% lower
women 21.4% lower
2017/18
women 5.2% lower
women 21.6% 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 statements6
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR EUROPEAN HOLDINGS LIMITED)
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR EUROPEAN HOLDINGS LIMITED)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR EUROPEAN HOLDINGS LIMITED)
Earlier years (3)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR EUROPEAN HOLDINGS LIMITED)
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR EUROPEAN HOLDINGS LIMITED)
2020
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 9 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment, machinery, vehicles, pharmaceuticals and plastics.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 4 of the last 12 months on record, most recently April 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment, vehicles 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

4 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £2.1bn, net assets £1.2bn
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £2bn, net assets £796.5m
  3. Enterprise Rent-A-Car Uk Holdings 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.