PORSCHE CARS GREAT BRITAIN LIMITED
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Cash
£61k
-80.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£229m
+15.6% vs 2023
Employees
187
+27.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£39m
-12.2% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,927,764,000 | £1,626,216,000 | -15.6% | |
| Operating profit | £33,291,000 | £25,686,000 | -22.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £44,639,000 | £39,203,000 | -12.2% | |
| Net profit | £33,446,000 | £28,583,000 | -14.5% | |
| Cash | £311,000 | £61,000 | -80.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £246,892,000 | £275,610,000 | +11.6% | |
| Net assets | £197,817,000 | £228,660,000 | +15.6% | |
| Equity | £197,817,000 | £228,660,000 | +15.6% | |
| Average employees | 147 | 187 | +27.2% | |
| Wages | £12,200,000 | £13,444,000 | +10.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £759,000 | £837,000 | +10.3% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.7% | 1.6% | |
| Net margin | 1.7% | 1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.5% | 9.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 73.2% | 73.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.34x | 1.34x | |
| Interest cover | 43.98x | 31.83x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence until 30 September 2026. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Group structure
- PORSCHE CARS GREAT BRITAIN LIMITED · parent
- Porsche Retail Group Limited 100%
- AFN Limited (formerly AFN Porsche (Surrey) Limited) 100%
Significant events
- “Vehicle unit sales decreased by 17% during the year which resulted in decreased profit of 15% and a reduction in return on equity of 4.4%.”
- “subsequent to the year end in July 2025, the Company has declared and paid a cash dividend of £150,000,000 to PIMSA (Porsche Investment Management S.A).”
- “The High Court judgement on 25 July 2024 in respect of the case between Virgin Media v NTL Pension Trustees II Limited, highlights the significance of S37 confirmations in relation to defined benefit pension schemes”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOLONEY, Bernard John | Secretary | 2010-08-02 | — | British |
| BODHANI, Krishan | Director | 2023-02-15 | May 1979 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CURPHEY, Nicky | Secretary | 2007-03-01 | 2008-11-18 |
| MUELLER, Armin Karl Martin | Secretary | — | 1996-05-31 |
| RAGGETT, David | Secretary | 1996-06-01 | 2007-03-01 |
| ANDREWS, Rhona Ellen | Director | 2022-10-28 | 2023-08-03 |
| ANGELKOETTER, Frank | Director | 2017-07-10 | 2023-08-03 |
| BERNING, Klaus | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2010-04-19 |
| BLUME, Oliver, Dr | Director | 2015-11-20 | 2019-07-18 |
| BRÄUTIGAM, Felix | Director | 2011-04-26 | 2017-05-15 |
| BULBECK, Peter Trevor | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| CRAFT, Christopher Noel | Director | 2012-03-31 | 2018-01-01 |
| ECKERMANN, Marcus Peter | Director | 2018-10-30 | 2021-09-01 |
| GASKELL, Kevin Derek | Director | 1992-04-01 | 1996-10-31 |
| GERRMANN, Holger | Director | 2008-08-27 | 2017-07-10 |
| GNAUERT, Walter | Director | — | 1996-01-31 |
| GOSS, Andrew Paul | Director | 1999-09-13 | 2011-03-30 |
| HAERTER, Holger | Director | 1996-03-01 | 2009-07-24 |
| HALLMARK, Adrian Michael | Director | 1996-11-01 | 1999-04-21 |
| LAXY, Dieter | Director | 1992-02-28 | 1993-08-31 |
| MACHT, Michael | Director | 2009-07-24 | 2010-10-01 |
| MAIER, Bernhard | Director | 2010-04-19 | 2015-11-20 |
| MANNELL, Jonathan Charles | Director | 2022-10-28 | 2023-08-03 |
| MESCHKE, Lutz | Director | 2009-12-01 | 2019-07-18 |
| MUELLER, Armin Karl Martin | Director | 1992-04-01 | 1996-05-31 |
| MUELLER, Matthias Siegfried | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2015-11-20 |
| OFFERMANN, Christian Andreas, Dr | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2011-04-01 |
| PIECH, Michael, Doctor | Director | — | 2019-07-18 |
| PIOVESAN, Bradley Marc | Director | 2023-02-15 | 2026-01-30 |
| POLLICH, Alexander Hans-Josef | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2018-07-14 |
| PORSCHE, Wolfgang, Dr | Director | — | 2019-07-18 |
| RIEDEL, Hans | Director | 1994-02-10 | 2006-07-31 |
| SIMPSON, Sarah Louise | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2022-10-15 |
| SOHNS, Karsten | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2008-08-27 |
| SOUTHERN, Julie Helen | Director | 1996-11-18 | 2000-02-28 |
| TURRAL, Geoffrey Redmayne | Director | 2011-04-26 | 2012-03-31 |
| VOLLERT, Barbara | Director | 2017-05-15 | 2019-07-18 |
| VON PLATEN, Detlev | Director | 2015-11-20 | 2019-07-18 |
| WIEDEKING, Wendelin, Doctor | Director | 1993-11-01 | 2009-07-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 224 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-16 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-19 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.