AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
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Cash
£114M
+2.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£982M
-7.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
6,776
-1.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£66M
-25% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £725,000,000 | £765,000,000 | £795,000,000 | +3.9% | |
| Operating profit | £11,000,000 | £14,000,000 | -£8,000,000 | -157.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £84,000,000 | £88,000,000 | £66,000,000 | -25% | |
| Net profit | £75,000,000 | £79,000,000 | £59,000,000 | -25.3% | |
| Cash | £76,000,000 | £111,000,000 | £114,000,000 | +2.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,317,000,000 | £2,256,000,000 | £1,333,000,000 | -40.9% | |
| Net assets | £1,099,000,000 | £1,057,000,000 | £982,000,000 | -7.1% | |
| Equity | £1,099,000,000 | £1,057,000,000 | £982,000,000 | -7.1% | |
| Average employees | 6,956 | 6,907 | 6,776 | -1.9% | |
| Wages | £186,000,000 | £201,000,000 | £213,000,000 | +6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,000,000 | £3,000,000 | £3,000,000 | 0% |
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 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.5% | 1.8% | -1.0% | |
| Net margin | 10.3% | 10.3% | 7.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.8% | 0.6% | -0.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 50.3% | 56.4% | 37.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.75x | 10.37x | 3.81x | |
| Interest cover | 1.10x | 1.27x | -0.80x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 1985-02-27 → present
- PRECIS (353) LIMITED 1985-01-18 → 1985-02-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company Directors consider the going concern period as twelve months from the date of signing these financial statements and have reviewed detailed monthly cash flow forecasts for the Group over this period. In addition, the Directors have considered and confirm there are no significant or material events that have been identified beyond the going concern period that may cast significant doubt upon the continuing use of the going concern basis. The forecasts incorporate severe but plausible downside scenarios relating to business performance and covenant thresholds. The Directors have concluded that the Company has sufficient funds to continue trading for this period and the foreseeable future without significant curtailment of operations. Therefore, the financial statements have been prepared using the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED · parent
- AA Financial Services Limited 100%
- Personal Insurance Mortgages and Savings Limited 100%
- A.A. Pensions Trustees Limited 100%
- Automobile Association Insurance Services Holdings Limited 100%
- A A The Driving School Agency Limited 100%
- AA Brand Management Limited 100%
- Automobile Association Holdings Limited 100%
- Automobile Association Services Limited 100%
- AA Pension Funding LP Limited 100%
- AA Pension Funding GP Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 59 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COX, James Edward | Secretary | 2021-10-01 | — | — |
| KEELING, Dean Christopher | Director | 2021-11-10 | Oct 1975 | British |
| MACKAY, Thomas Owen | Director | 2021-11-15 | Mar 1975 | British |
| PFAUDLER, Jakob, Dr | Director | 2021-04-14 | Feb 1972 | Austrian |
Show 59 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Tracy Lorraine | Secretary | 1999-09-23 | 2002-01-01 |
| DAVIES, John | Secretary | 2007-12-14 | 2012-08-17 |
| FLEMING, Catherine Elinor | Secretary | 1997-10-13 | 1999-06-08 |
| FREE, Catherine Marie | Secretary | 2018-04-17 | 2018-07-02 |
| GARRIHY, Anne | Secretary | 1999-09-23 | 2000-02-18 |
| HARRISON, Maxine Louise | Secretary | 1998-01-14 | 1999-09-23 |
| HAYNES, Victoria | Secretary | 2013-07-31 | 2014-04-22 |
| HOOSEN, Nadia | Secretary | 2018-07-02 | 2021-05-31 |
| MILLAR, Mark Falcon | Secretary | 2014-09-08 | 2018-04-17 |
| RITCHIE, Ian | Secretary | 2000-02-18 | 2002-01-01 |
| SCOTT, Robert James | Secretary | 2014-04-22 | 2014-09-08 |
| SKEEN, Colin Jeffrey | Secretary | — | 1998-01-14 |
| STRINGER, Andrew Paul | Secretary | 2012-08-17 | 2013-07-31 |
| TROUSDALE, Carolyn | Secretary | 2005-06-01 | 2007-12-14 |
| CENTRICA SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2002-01-01 | 2004-09-30 |
| CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES (CCA) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-09-30 | 2005-06-01 |
| ASHTON, Stephen David | Director | 2008-10-29 | 2011-06-30 |
| AUSTIN, James Richard Mackay | Director | 2013-01-31 | 2014-05-30 |
| BENTLEY, Phillip Keague | Director | 2000-11-20 | 2004-09-30 |
| BOLAND, Andrew Kenneth | Director | 2009-02-01 | 2014-12-19 |
| BREAKWELL, Simon John | Director | 2017-11-22 | 2021-04-14 |
| CHASE, Robert Henry Armitage | Director | — | 1996-10-02 |
| CHINN, Trevor Edwin, Sir | Director | 2004-09-30 | 2005-01-18 |
| CLARE, Mark Sydney | Director | 1999-09-23 | 2004-09-30 |
| CLARKE, Martin Andrew, Dr | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2019-04-29 |
| CUTBILL, Michael Andrew | Director | 2013-01-31 | 2014-12-31 |
| DANGERFIELD, Kevin Jeremy | Director | 2020-01-06 | 2021-11-12 |
| DAWSON, Ian Grant | Director | 1999-09-23 | 2004-09-30 |
| DEWEY, Steven | Director | 2013-01-31 | 2014-10-17 |
| DOUGLAS, Simon David George | Director | 2013-01-31 | 2014-08-31 |
| DYER, Simon | Director | — | 1996-02-19 |
| FAIRCLOTH, Kenneth George | Director | — | 1994-11-25 |
| GARDNER, Roy Alan, Sir | Director | 1999-09-23 | 2004-09-30 |
| GOODSELL, John Andrew | Director | 2013-01-31 | 2013-10-01 |
| HASZLAKIEWICZ, Mark John Carson | Director | 1993-12-01 | 1998-03-02 |
| HOWARD, Stuart Michael | Director | 2007-09-18 | 2013-10-01 |
| HURLEY, Roy Benjamin Matthew | Director | — | 1993-07-14 |
| JANSEN, Christopher Trevor Peter | Director | 2014-01-06 | 2014-08-31 |
| JOHNSON, Peter David | Director | 1992-10-13 | 1999-02-17 |
| KIRKWOOD, Gareth Robert | Director | 2017-11-22 | 2021-10-29 |
| KUNC, Oliver James | Director | 2014-12-01 | 2017-05-31 |
| LAWRENCE DAWSON, John Anthony | Director | 1996-02-07 | 1999-09-23 |
| LLOYD, Michael Samuel | Director | 2017-02-10 | 2018-05-25 |
| LLOYD-JUKES, Kirsty Elizabeth Rachel | Director | 2016-05-13 | 2017-12-08 |
| MACKENZIE, Robert David | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2017-08-01 |
| MAXWELL, John Hunter | Director | 1996-12-02 | 1999-09-23 |
| MILLAR, Mark Falcon | Director | 2015-04-09 | 2018-04-17 |
| PARKER, Timothy Charles | Director | 2004-09-30 | 2007-09-18 |
| RICHARDSON, Kerry Francis | Director | — | 1999-09-23 |
| SCOTT, Robert James | Director | 2014-09-17 | 2016-05-13 |
| SKEEN, Colin Jeffrey | Director | 1998-01-14 | 1999-09-23 |
| STRICKLAND, Mark William | Director | 2017-08-07 | 2020-01-06 |
| STRONG, Andrew Jonathan Peter | Director | 2007-09-18 | 2014-01-06 |
| TANZER, Mark John Eric | Director | 1999-04-07 | 1999-09-23 |
| THACKWRAY, Frank Carlyle | Director | — | 1999-09-23 |
| THOMAS, David Roberts | Director | — | 1993-04-06 |
| WOOD, Gregory Mark | Director | 1994-03-08 | 1996-10-31 |
| WOOLF, Paul Antony | Director | 2005-01-06 | 2007-09-17 |
| YOUNG, Stephen Gareth | Director | 1998-03-02 | 1999-09-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aa Corporation Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% (as firm), Voting 75–100% (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 340 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-08 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2026-04-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-05 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2025-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-20 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-11-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.