CHANGAN UK R & D CENTRE LIMITED
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Cash
£4.1m
+24.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£28m
+0.6% vs 2024
Employees
64
+4.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£447k
-73.6% first positive since 2023
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Our short-form breakdown of CHANGAN UK R & D CENTRE LIMITED's latest filing
Chinese automaker Changan is using its UK R&D centre as a launchpad for global expansion, swinging to a £1.7m profit while setting up new subsidiaries across Europe and Mexico. 🚗🌍
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,028,814 | £10,302,239 | £10,847,249 | £8,279,513 | £10,196,653 | £10,234,948 | +0.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £460,694 | -£815,931 | £1,691,844 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £1,053,867 | £597,962 | £460,694 | -£814,949 | £1,691,844 | £447,331 | -73.6% | |
| Net profit | £750,626 | £287,158 | £85,173 | -£882,910 | £936,290 | £159,892 | -82.9% | |
| Cash | £4,066,997 | £5,209,848 | £3,256,962 | £4,076,378 | £3,323,868 | £4,148,894 | +24.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £35,124,184 | £35,445,675 | £28,710,848 | £27,616,994 | £28,483,101 | £28,625,379 | +0.5% | |
| Net assets | £34,546,479 | £34,833,637 | £27,888,810 | £27,005,900 | £27,942,190 | £28,102,082 | +0.6% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £27,005,900 | £27,942,190 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 88 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 61 | 64 | +4.9% | |
| Wages | £4,546,748 | £4,638,058 | £4,626,693 | £3,789,080 | £4,293,732 | £4,281,837 | -0.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £196,531 | £216,323 | £17,546 | £0 | £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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 4.2% | -9.9% | 16.6% | — | |
| Net margin | 7.5% | 2.8% | 0.8% | -10.7% | 9.2% | 1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 1.6% | -3.0% | 5.9% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | -12.2% | -12.6% | -15.9% | 2.2% | 1.9% | -32.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 5.38x | 2.81x | — |
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.
People
1 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENG, Wei | Director | 2023-11-27 | Oct 1975 | Chinese |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HU, Tiegang, Dr | Director | 2017-03-03 | 2023-11-27 |
| JIANG, Hong | Director | 2011-02-18 | 2012-06-11 |
| LI, Jun | Director | 2017-03-03 | 2022-02-18 |
| LI, Wei | Director | 2010-06-25 | 2012-06-11 |
| LIU, Qiang | Director | 2020-04-16 | 2022-02-18 |
| LIU, Qinghong | Director | 2012-06-11 | 2022-02-18 |
| MIN, Long | Director | 2018-03-28 | 2020-04-16 |
| ZHAN, Zhangsong | Director | 2012-06-11 | 2018-03-28 |
| ZHANG, Qing | Director | 2012-06-11 | 2017-03-03 |
| ZHANG, Xiaoyu | Director | 2012-06-11 | 2021-03-29 |
| ZHU, Hua Rong | Director | 2010-06-25 | 2011-02-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 73 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-07-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-10-10 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-10-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2026-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-20 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-10-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.