MERCEDES-BENZ FINANCIAL SERVICES UK LIMITED
Operating as the UK captive finance division of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, the company provides vehicle financing, leasing, and related financial services to automotive customers.
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Cash
£31k
+72.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£332k
+30.2% vs 2024
Employees
435
-5.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£81k
+122.3% first positive since 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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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 Financials 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 | £1,529,349,000 | £1,522,226 | £1,307,121 | -14.1% | |
| Operating profit | £68,833,000 | -£365,239 | £80,622 | +122.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £69,586,000 | -£364,611 | £81,336 | +122.3% | |
| Net profit | £69,402,000 | -£325,750 | £82,833 | +125.4% | |
| Cash | £11,171,000 | £17,806 | £30,657 | +72.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,533,716,000 | £3,883,643 | £3,714,508 | -4.4% | |
| Net assets | £582,843,000 | £254,558 | £331,513 | +30.2% | |
| Equity | £582,843,000 | £254,558 | £331,513 | +30.2% | |
| Average employees | 478 | 461 | 435 | -5.6% | |
| Wages | £22,810,000 | £23,882 | £24,611 | +3.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £714,000 | £653 | £570 | -12.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £44,000 | £37 | £14 | -62.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £499,860,000 | £419,483 | £355,917 | -15.2% |
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 | 4.5% | -24.0% | 6.2% | |
| Net margin | 4.5% | -21.4% | 6.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.9% | -9.4% | 2.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 90.9% | 96.3% | 95.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.57x | 0.56x | 0.56x | |
| Interest cover | 0.40x | -0.00x | — |
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 4 times since incorporation
- MERCEDES-BENZ FINANCIAL SERVICES UK LIMITED 2008-04-01 → present
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER FINANCIAL SERVICES UK LIMITED 2006-02-14 → 2008-04-01
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER SERVICES UK LIMITED 2001-08-13 → 2006-02-14
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER FINANCIAL SERVICES (DEBIS) LIMITED 2000-01-04 → 2001-08-13
- MERCEDES-BENZ FINANCE LIMITED 1990-02-21 → 2000-01-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC)
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future; thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- MERCEDES-BENZ FINANCIAL SERVICES UK LIMITED · parent
- Mercedes-Benz Financial Services UK (Trustees) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During 2025, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services UK Limited entered into a new amortising Asset Backed Securitisation ("ABS") transaction with Silver Arrow S.A., Compartment, UK 2025-1 raising £700 million of external cash.”
- “Mercedes-Benz Mobility AG merged with Mercedes-Benz Group AG which legally completed on 31 December 2025 and is accounted for from 1 October 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 50 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIRANI, Ravil Meghji | Secretary | 2025-11-01 | — | — |
| BARRETT, Carole Louisa | Director | 2021-05-13 | Oct 1956 | British |
| MOODY, Douglas | Director | 2026-03-02 | Apr 1958 | British |
| PAVLIK, Martin | Director | 2026-01-14 | Oct 1975 | Czech |
| QUARTERMAIN, Brendan | Director | 2025-12-01 | Oct 1987 | British |
Show 50 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BABBS, Anna Lara | Secretary | 2023-02-06 | 2024-05-03 |
| DODWELL, Timothy Henry Warner | Secretary | — | 1999-12-31 |
| FORSTER, Stephan Dewi | Secretary | 2014-04-01 | 2015-07-31 |
| LIPMAN, Jonathan | Secretary | 2018-11-24 | 2019-10-01 |
| LIPMAN, Jonathan Philip Reuben | Secretary | 2016-12-19 | 2017-07-04 |
| MAXTED, Paul Bryant Michael | Secretary | 2000-01-01 | 2010-12-22 |
| MAY, Brent Russell Kelvin | Secretary | 2012-05-30 | 2014-03-20 |
| SHAH, Paras | Secretary | 2021-10-22 | 2023-02-06 |
| SHARDA, Shreena | Secretary | 2024-07-01 | 2025-10-31 |
| SNADDON, James Julian | Secretary | 2011-05-26 | 2012-03-30 |
| TOWERS, Emily Anoush | Secretary | 2015-08-01 | 2016-12-09 |
| WOLFE, Gemma Rose Ann | Secretary | 2019-10-01 | 2021-10-21 |
| WOLFE, Gemma | Secretary | 2017-07-05 | 2018-11-23 |
| ADAMS, Hans | Director | — | 1999-08-26 |
| BARFORD, Nicola Ann | Director | 2021-09-20 | 2025-12-31 |
| BAUER, Georg | Director | 1999-08-26 | 2003-02-28 |
| BAUER, Georg | Director | — | 1992-10-26 |
| BREITSCHWERDT, Marcus Werner | Director | 2012-01-24 | 2012-09-21 |
| DERKS, Peter | Director | 2003-12-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| EBERHARDT, Joachim | Director | 1999-12-23 | 2003-07-01 |
| EGGERS, Henry | Director | 2013-07-03 | 2015-07-31 |
| EIDEMULLER, Horst | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2005-04-11 |
| EPPLE, Alwin Anton | Director | 2000-05-01 | 2011-08-31 |
| EVON, Brian | Director | 2015-08-01 | 2019-10-01 |
| FUERSTENBERGER, Ilka | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2019-03-31 |
| HALATA, Paul | Director | 1997-05-21 | 1999-12-01 |
| HOLZLE, Hans Peter | Director | 1994-04-27 | 1995-11-02 |
| HOWARD, Richard Andrew | Director | 2010-07-02 | 2021-11-30 |
| KLIER, Alexander | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2022-11-07 |
| LAUR, Eberhard | Director | 2002-02-27 | 2010-07-02 |
| LEICHT, Andreas | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2021-04-01 |
| LOVELY, Mark | Director | 2021-11-01 | 2025-11-30 |
| MAY, Brent Russell Kelvin | Director | 2008-06-27 | 2014-03-20 |
| MIDDLETON, Robert | Director | 2006-01-03 | 2017-03-31 |
| MOODY, Douglas | Director | 2022-07-12 | 2026-03-02 |
| MOSER, Ullrich Stephan, Dr | Director | 1992-10-26 | 1993-06-30 |
| OHMSTEDT, Andree | Director | 2011-11-01 | 2017-10-24 |
| PAVLIK, Martin | Director | 2026-01-01 | 2026-01-02 |
| PETERS, Christian | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2021-10-31 |
| REINER, Franz-Josef | Director | 2011-11-01 | 2019-02-28 |
| SCHELL, Benedikt Kurt | Director | 2011-11-01 | 2017-10-24 |
| STEFFEN, Wilfried | Director | 2004-03-30 | 2011-03-31 |
| TAUSCHER, Hans | Director | — | 1997-07-28 |
| TITZGRATH-GRIMM, Angela | Director | 1999-08-26 | 2002-02-22 |
| WEISSLEDER, Otto Willi Alexander | Director | — | 1999-03-31 |
| WHITTON, Richard Mark | Director | 1999-05-20 | 2000-04-04 |
| WICK, Paul, Dr | Director | — | 2002-04-30 |
| WINKLER, Oliver Christian | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2020-11-24 |
| ZIERINGER, Peter Andreas | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2023-06-19 |
| ZIERINGER, Peter Andreas | Director | 2010-07-02 | 2011-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2025-12-31 | Active |
| Mercedes-Benz Mobility Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-09-06 | Ceased 2025-12-31 |
| Leonie Fs Dvb Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-09-05 |
| Mercedes-Benz Group Ag | Corporate entity | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 278 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-11-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 16
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 5
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.