KIA UK LIMITED

Active
Company number 04415807Private limited companyIncorporated 2002

Key figures

£275,091,000-0.4%
Net assets 2025
-0.4%
Average annual change 2024–2025
0100 m200 m300 m20242025

† KIA 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

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£2,920,960,000
Higher than 98% · median £62,480,054 among 448 that publish turnover
Net assets£275,091,000
Higher than 99% · median £161,340
Total assets£1,280,184,000
Higher than 99% · median £615,883
Cash£10,096,000
Higher than 96% · median £117,000
Employees277
Higher than 96% · median 2
Company age24.6 years
Older than 70% · 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: KIA UK LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

KIA UK LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 04415807. It was incorporated on 12 Apr 2002. Its status is active. The registered office is in Walton-on-thames (KT12). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (45111), wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (45310).

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 £2,920,960,000. Loss for the year was £1,446,000. Net assets were £275,091,000, down 0.4% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £10,096,000. Total assets were £1,280,184,000 and total liabilities £808,946,000. The company had an average of 277 employees. 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 98% 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 96% of them (median £117,000). By number of employees it ranks higher than 96% of them (median 2). It is older than 70% of them (median age 10.2 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 23 public contract award notices from 18 public sector buyers since 2014. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £2.7m. Its most frequent buyer is Ministry of Defence (3 contracts). 8 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of 13 central government grants worth £22.6m, from Department for Transport.

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 vehicles, furniture and lighting, plastics. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly machinery, electrical equipment. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 32 days to pay suppliers, and 34% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 2 years.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 26 Apr 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover2,853,190,0002,920,960,000
Profit for the year41,813,000-1,446,000
Cash at bank and in hand21,887,00010,096,000
Total assets1,080,569,0001,280,184,000
Total liabilities620,205,000808,946,000
Net assets / total equity276,282,000275,091,000
Average number of employees265277

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

23 contracts

KIA UK LIMITED is named as a supplier in 23 public contract award notices from 18 public sector buyers since 2014. The 14 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £2.7m. 8 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers18
Ministry of Defence
3 contracts · £22.4k
MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency
2 contracts · £441.9k
Conwy County Borough Council
2 contracts · £26k
Lancashire Constabulary
2 contracts
London Borough of Newham
1 contract · £1.5m
Contracts
  1. Purchase of Standard and Specialist Vehicles (PSSV)Government Commercial Agency · shared by 28 suppliers, up to £18,000,000,000 in total · 2 lots · runs until Oct 2029
  2. Purchase of Specialist vehiclesPolice & Crime Commissioner for Merseyside & Chief Constable for Merseyside · £300,000 · runs until May 2028
  3. Supply of 5 x KIA Sportage PHEV AWDMCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency · £147,456
  4. Vehicle Purchase - November 2024Lancashire Constabulary · shared by 6 suppliers, up to £312,196 in total · 2 lots
  5. Vehicle Purchase - September 2024Lancashire Constabulary · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £1,002,407 in total
Show 18 more
  1. Purchase of 10 x KIA Sportage PHEVs‡MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency · £294,488
  2. SUV Vehicle PurchaseNottinghamshire Police · £27,524
  3. GB-Hull: Purchase of Kia PHEV‡Humberside Fire & Rescue Service · £27,623
  4. Contract for the Purchase of Self-Charging Hybrid AWDNORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED · £35,218
  5. Hertfordshire County Council & TPPL Vehicle Purchase Framework‡Hertfordshire County Council · shared by 100 suppliers, up to £325,000,000 in total · runs until Apr 2027
  6. Electric Panel Vans‡Lancaster City Council · shared by 8 suppliers, up to £15,000,000 in total
  7. KIA 2022/23‡Ministry of Defence · £22,409
  8. GB-Brighton: TPPL Brighton & Hove City Council HCC Lot 1 - 6 X EV Compact SUV Cars (13462)‡Brighton & Hove City Council · £219,628
  9. GB-Conwy: TPPL Conwy County Borough Council HCC Lot 1 - 1 x Diesel Estate Car (8586)‡Conwy County Borough Council · £14,306
  10. Highways England - Personal Use Vehicle Purchase 2021‡Highways England · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £989,783 in total
  11. Procurement of Constabulary VehicleROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW · £19,788
  12. GB-London Borough of Newham: TPPL London Borough of Newham HCC lot 1‡London Borough of Newham · £1,531,200
  13. TRANSPARENCY NOTICE ONLY - PROVISION OF VEHICLES AGAINST RM1070 FRAMEWORK‡MINISTRY OF DEFENCE · shared by 7 suppliers, up to £380,825 in total
  14. GB-Conwy Council: Hertfordshire County Council Framework Contract Award Notices HCC2015/278‡Conwy County Borough Council · £11,651
  15. TRANSPARENCY NOTICE ONLY - Provision of Vehicles against RM1070MINISTRY OF DEFENCE · shared by 9 suppliers, up to £625,000 in total
  16. GB-Aberdeen: TPPL Aberdeenshire HCC lot 1‡Aberdeenshire Council · £13,169
  17. Kia Cee'd Sportswagon 1.6 CRDI 5 Door Estate‡Health & Safety Executive · £13,734
  18. Vehicle Purchase RM1070‡Crown Commercial Service

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

13 grants

KIA UK LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 13 central government grants since 2021, together worth £22.6m.

Grants
  1. Plugged in Car grant - Capital 21/22Department for Transport · £4,439,500
  2. Plugged in Car grant - Capital 21/22Department for Transport · £1,573,000
  3. Plugged in Car grant - Capital 21/22Department for Transport · £1,651,500
  4. Plugged in Car grant - Capital 21/22Department for Transport · £1,771,000
  5. Plugged in Car grant - Capital 21/22Department for Transport · £1,793,000
Show 8 more
  1. Plugged in Car grant - Capital 21/22Department for Transport · £2,010,500
  2. Plugged in Car grant - Capital 21/22Department for Transport · £1,898,500
  3. Plugged in Car grant - Capital 21/22Department for Transport · £1,516,500
  4. Plugged in Car grant - Capital 21/22Department for Transport · £943,500
  5. Plugged in Car grant - Capital 21/22Department for Transport · £500
  6. Plugged in Car grant - Capital 21/22Department for Transport · £2,564,000
  7. Plugged in Car grant - Capital 21/22Department for Transport · £1,448,000
  8. Plugged in Car grant - Capital 21/22Department for Transport · £1,021,500

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
32 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
34%
Standard payment terms
7–60 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 68%
  • 31 to 60 days 21%
  • After 60 days 11%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
30
53%
51%
30 Jun 2025
30
83%
18%
31 Dec 2024
38
58%
44%
30 Jun 2024
34
65%
38%
31 Dec 2023
32
55%
48%
30 Jun 2023
36
34%
71%
31 Dec 2022
35
35%
69%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Modern slavery statements2
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2020
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)
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: vehicles, furniture and lighting, plastics, carpets and electrical equipment.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 3 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: machinery and electrical equipment.

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 £2.9bn, net assets £275.1m, 277 employees
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £2.9bn, net assets £276.3m, 265 employees
  3. Name changed to KIA UK LIMITEDPreviously KIA MOTORS (UK) LIMITED
  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.