
Company Number
02281044
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
volvo personvagnar ab
Group Structure
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Industry
Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Registered Address
scandinavia house norreys drive, maidenhead, berkshire, SL6 4FL
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of VOLVO CAR UK LIMITED at £790.9m based on a Turnover of £1.7b and 0.46x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of VOLVO CAR UK LIMITED at £240.3m based on an EBITDA of £34.7m and a 6.92x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of VOLVO CAR UK LIMITED at £52.1m based on Net Assets of £19.7m and 2.65x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Volvo Car Uk Limited is a live company located in berkshire, SL6 4FL with a Companies House number of 02281044. It operates in the sale of new cars and light motor vehicles sector, SIC Code 45111. Founded in July 1988, it's largest shareholder is volvo personvagnar ab with a 100% stake. Volvo Car Uk Limited is a mature, mega sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £1.7b with healthy growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Volvo Car Uk Limited a 3 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 6 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
4 Strong
2 Regular
6 Weak
Size
annual sales of £1.7b, make it larger than the average company (£52.4m)
£1.7b - Volvo Car Uk Limited
£52.4m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 8%, show it is growing at a similar rate (8%)
8% - Volvo Car Uk Limited
8% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 6.1%, this company has a higher cost of product (10.3%)
6.1% - Volvo Car Uk Limited
10.3% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 0.9% make it less profitable than the average company (2.1%)
0.9% - Volvo Car Uk Limited
2.1% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 2710 employees, this is above the industry average (84)
- Volvo Car Uk Limited
84 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £6.9k, the company has a lower pay structure (£38.8k)
- Volvo Car Uk Limited
£38.8k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £636k, this is equally as efficient (£636.3k)
- Volvo Car Uk Limited
£636.3k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 48 days, this is later than average (6 days)
48 days - Volvo Car Uk Limited
6 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 40 days, this is slower than average (30 days)
40 days - Volvo Car Uk Limited
30 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 104 days, this is more than average (59 days)
104 days - Volvo Car Uk Limited
59 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 0 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (4 weeks)
0 weeks - Volvo Car Uk Limited
4 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 98%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (68.3%)
98% - Volvo Car Uk Limited
68.3% - Industry AVG
Volvo Car Uk Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £1.7 billion and the company has net assets of £19.7 million. According to their latest financial statements, we estimate that Volvo Car Uk Limited has 2,710 employees and maintains cash reserves of £577 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Turnover | 1,723,668,000 | 1,417,118,000 | 1,368,236,000 | 1,369,527,000 | 1,452,347,000 | 1,297,496,000 | 1,095,862,000 | 1,028,858,000 | 931,834,000 | 840,831,000 | 649,385,000 | 638,738,000 | 673,538,000 | 736,680,000 | 610,386,000 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 1,618,009,000 | 1,354,376,000 | 1,314,705,000 | 1,312,497,000 | 1,389,430,000 | 1,231,524,000 | 1,038,253,000 | 969,451,000 | 877,713,000 | 797,188,000 | 606,649,000 | 599,900,000 | 624,420,000 | 681,448,000 | 565,636,000 |
Gross Profit | 105,659,000 | 62,742,000 | 53,531,000 | 57,030,000 | 62,917,000 | 65,972,000 | 57,609,000 | 59,407,000 | 54,121,000 | 43,643,000 | 42,736,000 | 38,838,000 | 49,118,000 | 55,232,000 | 44,750,000 |
Admin Expenses | 89,581,000 | 55,954,000 | 48,713,000 | 50,883,000 | 55,420,000 | 62,439,000 | 54,728,000 | 55,887,000 | 49,857,000 | 40,890,000 | 39,281,000 | 40,912,000 | 48,075,000 | 51,534,000 | 38,901,000 |
Operating Profit | 16,078,000 | 6,788,000 | 4,818,000 | 6,147,000 | 7,497,000 | 3,533,000 | 2,881,000 | 3,520,000 | 4,264,000 | 2,753,000 | 3,455,000 | -2,074,000 | 1,043,000 | 3,698,000 | 5,849,000 |
Interest Payable | 12,997,000 | 4,570,000 | 2,982,000 | 3,255,000 | 4,599,000 | 1,866,000 | 2,620,000 | 1,991,000 | 2,210,000 | 1,604,000 | 858,000 | 758,000 | 684,000 | 584,000 | 1,943,000 |
Interest Receivable | 3,695,000 | 2,957,000 | 1,147,000 | 1,818,000 | 2,780,000 | 2,084,000 | 1,103,000 | 1,029,000 | 1,098,000 | 570,000 | 355,000 | 338,000 | 214,000 | 327,000 | 686,000 |
Pre-Tax Profit | 6,776,000 | 5,175,000 | 2,983,000 | 4,710,000 | 5,678,000 | 3,751,000 | 1,364,000 | 2,558,000 | 3,152,000 | 1,897,000 | 2,952,000 | -1,919,000 | 2,177,000 | 4,901,000 | 5,539,000 |
Tax | -1,801,000 | -2,230,000 | 1,772,000 | -827,000 | -422,000 | -799,000 | -320,000 | 348,000 | -1,112,000 | -482,000 | -732,000 | -268,000 | -638,000 | -1,374,000 | -606,000 |
Profit After Tax | 4,975,000 | 2,945,000 | 4,755,000 | 3,883,000 | 5,256,000 | 2,952,000 | 1,044,000 | 2,906,000 | 2,040,000 | 1,415,000 | 2,220,000 | -2,187,000 | 1,539,000 | 3,527,000 | 4,933,000 |
Dividends Paid | 24,600,000 | ||||||||||||||
Retained Profit | 4,975,000 | 2,945,000 | 4,755,000 | 3,883,000 | 5,256,000 | 2,952,000 | 1,044,000 | 2,906,000 | 2,040,000 | 1,415,000 | 2,220,000 | -2,187,000 | 1,539,000 | 3,527,000 | -19,667,000 |
Employee Costs | 18,566,000 | 14,922,000 | 13,743,000 | 15,497,000 | 13,165,000 | 12,729,000 | 11,744,000 | 9,312,000 | 8,180,000 | 8,003,000 | 8,259,000 | 7,554,000 | 7,828,000 | 6,520,000 | 7,366,000 |
Number Of Employees | 312 | 264 | 175 | 173 | 164 | 116 | 111 | 118 | 114 | 130 | 125 | 120 | 141 | 151 | |
EBITDA* | 34,739,000 | 10,308,000 | 5,431,000 | 6,725,000 | 9,744,000 | 4,082,000 | 2,881,000 | 3,520,000 | 4,264,000 | 3,109,000 | 3,722,000 | -1,935,000 | 1,219,000 | 3,882,000 | 6,046,000 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Tangible Assets | 83,577,000 | 227,683,000 | 51,401,000 | 55,059,000 | 38,358,000 | 21,935,000 | 19,996,000 | 9,668,000 | 5,548,000 | 7,974,000 | 8,526,000 | 3,104,000 | 1,095,000 | 1,260,000 | 1,443,000 |
Intangible Assets | 38,784,000 | ||||||||||||||
Investments & Other | 25,000 | 7,538,000 | |||||||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 19,800,000 | 14,430,000 | 5,635,000 | 7,863,000 | 4,341,000 | ||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 142,186,000 | 227,683,000 | 51,401,000 | 47,196,000 | 34,017,000 | 21,935,000 | 19,996,000 | 9,668,000 | 5,548,000 | 7,974,000 | 8,526,000 | 3,104,000 | 1,095,000 | 8,798,000 | 1,443,000 |
Stock & work in progress | 463,959,000 | 117,098,000 | 125,795,000 | 132,729,000 | 163,509,000 | 138,242,000 | 117,297,000 | 99,594,000 | 103,640,000 | 43,862,000 | 38,421,000 | 41,799,000 | 30,359,000 | 16,520,000 | 28,576,000 |
Trade Debtors | 228,173,000 | 20,776,000 | 12,843,000 | 12,263,000 | 34,787,000 | 24,107,000 | 32,833,000 | 16,896,000 | 19,274,000 | 27,256,000 | 9,015,000 | 8,941,000 | 13,695,000 | 15,631,000 | 2,500,000 |
Group Debtors | 100,753,000 | 302,481,000 | 268,095,000 | 307,125,000 | 163,562,000 | 193,583,000 | 156,498,000 | 146,175,000 | 124,953,000 | 77,122,000 | 86,524,000 | 34,393,000 | 86,037,000 | 76,451,000 | 104,384,000 |
Misc Debtors | 49,450,000 | 35,439,000 | 38,383,000 | 25,615,000 | 19,933,000 | 18,265,000 | 12,762,000 | 12,414,000 | 13,305,000 | 84,792,000 | 67,727,000 | 51,146,000 | 40,953,000 | 30,464,000 | 4,028,000 |
Cash | 577,000 | 159,000 | 368,000 | 573,000 | 231,000 | 585,000 | 1,462,000 | 7,542,000 | 5,500,000 | ||||||
misc current assets | |||||||||||||||
total current assets | 842,912,000 | 475,794,000 | 445,116,000 | 477,732,000 | 381,791,000 | 374,197,000 | 319,390,000 | 275,238,000 | 261,540,000 | 233,605,000 | 201,918,000 | 136,864,000 | 172,506,000 | 146,608,000 | 144,988,000 |
total assets | 985,098,000 | 703,477,000 | 496,517,000 | 524,928,000 | 415,808,000 | 396,132,000 | 339,386,000 | 284,906,000 | 267,088,000 | 241,579,000 | 210,444,000 | 139,968,000 | 173,601,000 | 155,406,000 | 146,431,000 |
Bank overdraft | 15,871,000 | ||||||||||||||
Bank loan | |||||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 181,447,000 | 3,702,000 | 2,651,000 | 5,487,000 | 5,832,000 | 8,702,000 | 3,480,000 | 3,181,000 | 2,757,000 | 2,348,000 | 1,583,000 | 1,231,000 | 1,062,000 | 7,591,000 | 1,305,000 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 382,233,000 | 15,548,000 | 49,907,000 | 29,971,000 | 22,173,000 | ||||||||||
other short term finances | 151,686,000 | 83,607,000 | 24,723,000 | 27,235,000 | 30,407,000 | 27,420,000 | 27,459,000 | 32,774,000 | 25,567,000 | 19,099,000 | |||||
hp & lease commitments | 2,987,000 | 2,486,000 | 2,407,000 | 2,001,000 | 1,449,000 | ||||||||||
other current liabilities | 91,178,000 | 435,918,000 | 397,294,000 | 427,382,000 | 328,060,000 | 326,149,000 | 279,569,000 | 214,525,000 | 204,251,000 | 190,626,000 | 167,755,000 | 93,589,000 | 89,151,000 | 77,606,000 | 84,613,000 |
total current liabilities | 809,531,000 | 525,713,000 | 427,075,000 | 462,105,000 | 365,748,000 | 362,271,000 | 310,508,000 | 250,480,000 | 232,575,000 | 212,073,000 | 185,209,000 | 110,368,000 | 140,120,000 | 115,168,000 | 108,091,000 |
loans | 85,900,000 | 171,056,000 | 75,812,000 | 62,772,000 | 44,102,000 | ||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 39,045,000 | 36,028,000 | 37,906,000 | 31,386,000 | 22,051,000 | ||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | 15,327,000 | 15,565,000 | 13,624,000 | 15,722,000 | 13,351,000 | 13,309,000 | 16,829,000 | 11,124,000 | |||||||
other liabilities | 13,866,000 | 6,903,000 | 3,284,000 | ||||||||||||
provisions | 17,049,000 | 29,778,000 | 9,714,000 | 48,380,000 | 9,100,000 | 3,394,000 | 204,000 | 45,186,000 | 8,710,000 | 19,134,000 | 280,000 | 10,532,000 | 11,045,000 | 9,620,000 | 7,762,000 |
total long term liabilities | 155,860,000 | 165,244,000 | 58,328,000 | 69,200,000 | 42,323,000 | 15,048,000 | 13,411,000 | 39,422,000 | 15,479,000 | 16,470,000 | 3,424,000 | 14,871,000 | 15,317,000 | 9,620,000 | 12,255,000 |
total liabilities | 965,391,000 | 690,957,000 | 485,403,000 | 531,305,000 | 408,071,000 | 377,319,000 | 323,919,000 | 289,902,000 | 248,054,000 | 228,543,000 | 188,633,000 | 125,239,000 | 155,437,000 | 124,788,000 | 120,346,000 |
net assets | 19,707,000 | 12,520,000 | 11,114,000 | -6,377,000 | 7,737,000 | 18,813,000 | 15,467,000 | -4,996,000 | 19,034,000 | 13,036,000 | 21,811,000 | 14,729,000 | 18,164,000 | 30,618,000 | 26,085,000 |
total shareholders funds | 19,707,000 | 12,520,000 | 11,114,000 | -6,377,000 | 7,737,000 | 18,813,000 | 15,467,000 | -4,996,000 | 19,034,000 | 13,036,000 | 21,811,000 | 14,729,000 | 18,164,000 | 30,618,000 | 26,085,000 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 16,078,000 | 6,788,000 | 4,818,000 | 6,147,000 | 7,497,000 | 3,533,000 | 2,881,000 | 3,520,000 | 4,264,000 | 2,753,000 | 3,455,000 | -2,074,000 | 1,043,000 | 3,698,000 | 5,849,000 |
Depreciation | 18,661,000 | 3,520,000 | 613,000 | 578,000 | 2,247,000 | 549,000 | 356,000 | 267,000 | 139,000 | 176,000 | 184,000 | 197,000 | |||
Amortisation | |||||||||||||||
Tax | -1,801,000 | -2,230,000 | 1,772,000 | -827,000 | -422,000 | -799,000 | -320,000 | 348,000 | -1,112,000 | -482,000 | -732,000 | -268,000 | -638,000 | -1,374,000 | -606,000 |
Stock | 346,861,000 | -8,697,000 | -6,934,000 | -30,780,000 | 25,267,000 | 20,945,000 | 17,703,000 | -4,046,000 | 59,778,000 | 5,441,000 | -3,378,000 | 11,440,000 | 13,839,000 | -12,056,000 | 28,576,000 |
Debtors | 25,050,000 | 48,170,000 | -27,910,000 | 130,243,000 | -13,332,000 | 33,862,000 | 26,608,000 | 17,953,000 | -31,638,000 | 25,904,000 | 68,786,000 | -46,205,000 | 18,139,000 | 11,634,000 | 110,912,000 |
Creditors | 177,745,000 | 1,051,000 | -2,836,000 | -345,000 | -2,870,000 | 5,222,000 | 299,000 | 424,000 | 409,000 | 765,000 | 352,000 | 169,000 | -6,529,000 | 6,286,000 | 1,305,000 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | -360,067,000 | 38,386,000 | -28,147,000 | 97,224,000 | 4,282,000 | 46,622,000 | 61,524,000 | 15,979,000 | 24,749,000 | 22,871,000 | 74,166,000 | 4,438,000 | 11,545,000 | -7,007,000 | 84,613,000 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -12,729,000 | 20,064,000 | -38,666,000 | 39,280,000 | 5,706,000 | 3,190,000 | -44,982,000 | 36,476,000 | -10,424,000 | 18,854,000 | -10,252,000 | -513,000 | 1,425,000 | 1,858,000 | 7,762,000 |
Cash flow from operations | -534,024,000 | 28,106,000 | -27,602,000 | 42,594,000 | 4,505,000 | 3,510,000 | -24,909,000 | 42,840,000 | -10,254,000 | 13,772,000 | 1,848,000 | 36,656,000 | -24,956,000 | 4,067,000 | -40,368,000 |
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | 25,000 | -7,538,000 | 7,538,000 | ||||||||||||
cash flow from investments | |||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | |||||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | 382,233,000 | -15,548,000 | -34,359,000 | 19,936,000 | 7,798,000 | 22,173,000 | |||||||||
Other Short Term Loans | 68,079,000 | 58,884,000 | -2,512,000 | -3,172,000 | 2,987,000 | -39,000 | -5,315,000 | 7,207,000 | 6,468,000 | 19,099,000 | |||||
Long term loans | -85,156,000 | 95,244,000 | 13,040,000 | 18,670,000 | 44,102,000 | ||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | 3,518,000 | -1,799,000 | 6,926,000 | 9,887,000 | 23,500,000 | ||||||||||
other long term liabilities | 13,866,000 | -6,903,000 | 3,619,000 | 3,284,000 | |||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | -9,302,000 | -1,613,000 | -1,835,000 | -1,437,000 | -1,819,000 | 218,000 | -1,517,000 | -962,000 | -1,112,000 | -1,034,000 | -503,000 | -420,000 | -470,000 | -257,000 | -1,257,000 |
cash flow from financing | 375,450,000 | 149,177,000 | 28,355,000 | 5,951,000 | 52,438,000 | 573,000 | 12,587,000 | -20,691,000 | 2,411,000 | 11,494,000 | -7,905,000 | -36,027,000 | 5,473,000 | 8,547,000 | 66,668,000 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | 577,000 | -159,000 | -209,000 | -205,000 | 342,000 | -354,000 | -877,000 | -6,080,000 | 2,042,000 | 5,500,000 | |||||
overdraft | -15,871,000 | 15,871,000 | |||||||||||||
change in cash | 577,000 | -159,000 | -209,000 | -205,000 | 16,213,000 | -16,225,000 | -877,000 | -6,080,000 | 2,042,000 | 5,500,000 |
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VOLVO CAR UK LIMITED group structure
Volvo Car Uk Limited has 1 subsidiary company.
Ultimate parent company
ZHEJIANG GEELY HOLDING GROUP CO LTD
#0115097
VOLVO CAR AB
#0038804
2 parents
VOLVO CAR UK LIMITED
02281044
1 subsidiary
Volvo Car Uk Limited currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Mats Svensson (Jun 2019) and Mr Johan Olsson (Oct 2020).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Mats Svensson | 62 years | Jun 2019 | - | Director | |
Mr Johan Olsson | United Kingdom | 42 years | Oct 2020 | - | Director |
Ms Nicole Melillo Shaw | United Kingdom | 46 years | Nov 2023 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
1.7b
+22%
operating profit
16.1m
+137%
gross margin
6.2%
+38.45%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
19.7m
+0.57%
total assets
985.1m
+0.4%
cash
577k
0%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
02281044
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
45111 - Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
incorporation date
July 1988
age
37
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
swecar engineering limited (May 1992)
sweden fifty three limited (September 1988)
accountant
-
auditor
DELOITTE LLP
address
scandinavia house norreys drive, maidenhead, berkshire, SL6 4FL
Bank
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
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