BORGWARNER LIMITED
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Cash
£4.6k
+114.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£76k
-43.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
272
-19% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£24k
-12.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £213,666,000 | £208,262 | £187,519 | -10% | |
| Operating profit | £25,790,000 | £22,404 | £22,521 | +0.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £27,950,000 | £26,878 | £23,612 | -12.2% | |
| Net profit | £35,163,000 | £23,266 | £20,853 | -10.4% | |
| Cash | £11,721,000 | £2,141 | £4,599 | +114.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £114,426,000 | £139,648 | £81,858 | -41.4% | |
| Net assets | £109,751,000 | £134,859 | £75,743 | -43.8% | |
| Equity | £109,751,000 | £134,859 | £75,743 | -43.8% | |
| Average employees | 343 | 336 | 272 | -19% | |
| Wages | £15,260,000 | £13,726 | £12,734 | -7.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £240,000 | £254 | £300 | +18.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £19,000 | £20 | £6 | -70% | |
| Highest paid director | £240,000 | £254 | £178 | -29.9% |
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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.1% | 10.8% | 12.0% | |
| Net margin | 16.5% | 11.2% | 11.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 22.5% | 16.0% | 27.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 29.6% | 24.0% | 36.7% | |
| Current ratio | 3.27x | 4.23x | 2.78x | |
| Interest cover | 22.88x | 0.64x | — |
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 3 times since incorporation
- BORGWARNER LIMITED 2002-11-11 → present
- BORG-WARNER AUTOMOTIVE TURBO SYSTEMS LIMITED 1999-06-09 → 2002-11-11
- SCHWITZER (EUROPE) LIMITED 1989-03-22 → 1999-06-09
- THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SIXTH SHELF TRADING COMPANYLIMITED 1989-02-10 → 1989-03-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Directors going concern assessment for the Company shows that it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- BORGWARNER LIMITED · parent
- Borgwarner PDS (Indiana) Inc 17%
Significant events
- “During the year, the Company declared and paid a final dividend of £80 million to its sole shareholder, BorgWarner Holdings Limited for the year ended 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRD & BIRD COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-03-17 | — | — |
| DIAZ LONGA, Anton | Director | 2025-07-01 | Feb 1977 | Spanish |
| STAAB, Christian | Director | 2026-05-18 | Feb 1970 | German |
| TURKE, Markus Edwin | Director | 2019-05-21 | May 1967 | German |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERRY, Paul David | Secretary | 2007-01-01 | 2016-12-08 |
| MCMAKEN, Alan | Secretary | 2016-12-08 | 2023-07-03 |
| SPRATT, Peter Frank | Secretary | — | 1999-12-08 |
| TAYLOR, Matthew Richard | Secretary | 1999-12-08 | 2006-12-31 |
| ALLEN, Tony | Director | 2013-09-16 | 2018-07-27 |
| BATE, David, Dr | Director | 2022-11-16 | 2025-07-01 |
| BERRY, Paul David | Director | 2010-12-31 | 2016-12-08 |
| BERTSCH, Jan | Director | 2010-12-31 | 2012-09-14 |
| CARTER, Gerald F | Director | 2002-06-14 | 2005-03-01 |
| CSONKA, Bela, Dr. | Director | 2018-07-27 | 2019-05-21 |
| DILLON, Gary | Director | — | 1999-03-01 |
| FISCHER, Marlene | Director | 2005-07-25 | 2018-07-27 |
| HOHENADEL, Jim | Director | 2012-09-14 | 2014-11-27 |
| KAEMPFER, Peter | Director | 2010-12-31 | 2012-09-14 |
| KOESTER, Benedikt | Director | 2019-12-19 | 2026-02-12 |
| KROL, Dennis W | Director | 1999-06-04 | 2002-02-28 |
| MCGILL, Thomas | Director | 2012-09-14 | 2020-07-29 |
| MCMAKEN, Alan | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2023-07-03 |
| MCNAMARA, Judy | Director | 2005-07-25 | 2007-03-31 |
| MORGAN, Paul | Director | 1999-12-08 | 2005-07-29 |
| NIEVES, Rafael | Director | 2014-11-27 | 2018-07-27 |
| POLZIN, Charles | Director | 2010-12-31 | 2019-05-21 |
| RUZIC, Ronald M | Director | 1999-06-04 | 2000-05-01 |
| SANDERSON, Peter Graham | Director | — | 2000-04-01 |
| SHIVES, Jeremiah | Director | 2018-07-27 | 2019-12-02 |
| SIDLOW, David John | Director | 2019-05-21 | 2022-02-08 |
| SPENCER, Simon | Director | 2010-12-31 | 2013-09-16 |
| SPRATT, Peter Frank | Director | — | 1999-12-08 |
| TAIT, Cindy | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2010-12-01 |
| TRENDA, Regis | Director | 1999-06-04 | 2005-07-29 |
| UHRIG, Matthias Theo | Director | 2018-07-27 | 2025-12-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borgwarner Uk Holding And Services Ltd. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-09-29 | Active |
| Borgwarner Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-09-29 |
| Borgwarner Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 182 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-10-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-10-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-03 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2023-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.