
Company Number
02448457
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
mercedes-benz holdings uk limited
Group Structure
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Industry
Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Registered Address
delaware drive tongwell, milton keynes, MK15 8BA
Website
http://mercedes-benz.co.ukPomanda estimates the enterprise value of MERCEDES-BENZ UK LIMITED at £2.5b based on a Turnover of £4.5b and 0.56x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of MERCEDES-BENZ UK LIMITED at £991.1m based on an EBITDA of £139.2m and a 7.12x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of MERCEDES-BENZ UK LIMITED at £642.3m based on Net Assets of £237.1m and 2.71x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Mercedes-benz Uk Limited is a live company located in milton keynes, MK15 8BA with a Companies House number of 02448457. It operates in the sale of new cars and light motor vehicles sector, SIC Code 45111. Founded in December 1989, it's largest shareholder is mercedes-benz holdings uk limited with a 100% stake. Mercedes-benz Uk Limited is a mature, mega sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £4.5b with healthy growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Mercedes-Benz Uk Limited a 3 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 3 measures and has 6 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
3 Strong
2 Regular
6 Weak
Size
annual sales of £4.5b, make it larger than the average company (£52.3m)
£4.5b - Mercedes-benz Uk Limited
£52.3m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 7%, show it is growing at a similar rate (8%)
7% - Mercedes-benz Uk Limited
8% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 6.6%, this company has a higher cost of product (10.3%)
6.6% - Mercedes-benz Uk Limited
10.3% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 2% make it as profitable than the average company (2.1%)
2% - Mercedes-benz Uk Limited
2.1% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 570 employees, this is above the industry average (84)
570 - Mercedes-benz Uk Limited
84 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £74.1k, the company has a higher pay structure (£38.8k)
£74.1k - Mercedes-benz Uk Limited
£38.8k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £7.9m, this is more efficient (£637.2k)
£7.9m - Mercedes-benz Uk Limited
£637.2k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 23 days, this is later than average (6 days)
23 days - Mercedes-benz Uk Limited
6 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 8 days, this is quicker than average (30 days)
8 days - Mercedes-benz Uk Limited
30 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 87 days, this is more than average (59 days)
87 days - Mercedes-benz Uk Limited
59 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Mercedes-benz Uk Limited
- - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 88.1%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (68.4%)
88.1% - Mercedes-benz Uk Limited
68.4% - Industry AVG
Mercedes-Benz Uk Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £4.5 billion and the company has net assets of £237.1 million. According to their latest financial statements, Mercedes-Benz Uk Limited has 570 employees and maintains cash reserves of 0 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 | 4,488,822,000 | 3,291,383,000 | 3,241,653,000 | 3,628,434,000 | 5,077,414,000 | 4,812,236,000 | 4,974,844,000 | 6,240,507,000 | 4,868,087,000 | 4,158,716,000 | 4,166,973,000 | 3,290,579,000 | 2,890,155,000 | 2,548,837,000 | 1,973,102,000 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 4,193,068,000 | 3,064,695,000 | 3,009,334,000 | 3,412,984,000 | 4,694,927,000 | 4,548,626,000 | 4,714,077,000 | 6,009,730,000 | 4,643,441,000 | 3,981,666,000 | 3,951,698,000 | 2,964,831,000 | 2,687,495,000 | 2,283,853,000 | 1,795,985,000 |
Gross Profit | 295,754,000 | 226,688,000 | 232,319,000 | 215,450,000 | 382,487,000 | 263,610,000 | 260,767,000 | 230,777,000 | 224,646,000 | 177,050,000 | 215,275,000 | 325,748,000 | 202,660,000 | 264,984,000 | 177,117,000 |
Admin Expenses | 204,934,000 | 182,781,000 | 170,850,000 | 138,821,000 | 203,755,000 | 185,810,000 | 141,832,000 | 202,712,000 | 189,848,000 | 185,220,000 | 162,798,000 | 154,671,000 | 144,749,000 | 151,874,000 | 101,453,000 |
Operating Profit | 90,820,000 | 43,907,000 | 61,469,000 | 76,629,000 | 178,732,000 | 77,800,000 | 118,935,000 | 28,065,000 | 34,798,000 | -8,170,000 | 52,477,000 | 171,077,000 | 57,911,000 | 113,110,000 | 75,664,000 |
Interest Payable | 32,510,000 | 2,184,000 | 1,889,000 | 5,657,000 | 15,976,000 | 3,561,000 | 1,752,000 | 3,090,000 | 3,208,000 | 4,442,000 | 5,756,000 | 4,544,000 | 4,630,000 | 9,606,000 | 9,622,000 |
Interest Receivable | 7,911,000 | 1,150,000 | 2,115,000 | 1,243,000 | 1,402,000 | 5,199,000 | 3,345,000 | 3,515,000 | 3,834,000 | 3,133,000 | 1,108,000 | 799,000 | 1,373,000 | ||
Pre-Tax Profit | 62,774,000 | 47,207,000 | 67,491,000 | 72,122,000 | 164,871,000 | 75,482,000 | 118,585,000 | 30,174,000 | 34,935,000 | -9,097,000 | 50,545,000 | 169,666,000 | 54,389,000 | 104,303,000 | 67,415,000 |
Tax | -18,249,000 | -13,088,000 | -14,280,000 | -13,225,000 | -76,353,000 | -17,701,000 | -22,004,000 | -6,765,000 | -8,925,000 | 526,000 | -11,565,000 | -42,301,000 | -17,076,000 | -31,221,000 | -10,015,000 |
Profit After Tax | 44,525,000 | 34,119,000 | 53,211,000 | 58,897,000 | 88,518,000 | 57,781,000 | 96,581,000 | 23,409,000 | 26,010,000 | -8,571,000 | 38,980,000 | 127,365,000 | 37,313,000 | 73,082,000 | 57,400,000 |
Dividends Paid | 88,500,000 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | 35,144,000 | 35,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 114,000,000 | 85,000,000 | ||||||
Retained Profit | 44,525,000 | 34,119,000 | 53,211,000 | -29,603,000 | -11,482,000 | -42,219,000 | 61,437,000 | 23,409,000 | -8,990,000 | -58,571,000 | -11,020,000 | 13,365,000 | 37,313,000 | -11,918,000 | 57,400,000 |
Employee Costs | 42,236,000 | 28,640,000 | 25,066,000 | 26,735,000 | 27,981,000 | 28,572,000 | 26,089,000 | 49,536,000 | 47,050,000 | 46,471,000 | 42,864,000 | 37,354,000 | 34,869,000 | 31,707,000 | |
Number Of Employees | 570 | 458 | 447 | 489 | 501 | 524 | 507 | 924 | 908 | 804 | 746 | 708 | 695 | 689 | 711 |
EBITDA* | 139,218,000 | 84,780,000 | 91,406,000 | 145,614,000 | 224,667,000 | 113,223,000 | 148,891,000 | 69,075,000 | 73,464,000 | 31,882,000 | 61,467,000 | 209,665,000 | 96,984,000 | 144,707,000 | 120,048,000 |
* 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 | 455,368,000 | 317,582,000 | 458,194,000 | 368,205,000 | 472,776,000 | 422,066,000 | 397,219,000 | 445,476,000 | 323,321,000 | 324,191,000 | 286,115,000 | 312,913,000 | 325,358,000 | 314,540,000 | 326,589,000 |
Intangible Assets | 8,889,000 | 10,828,000 | 3,953,000 | 10,016,000 | 5,463,000 | 3,037,000 | 1,220,000 | 2,121,000 | |||||||
Investments & Other | 89,397,000 | 72,969,000 | 57,633,000 | 91,203,000 | 64,391,000 | 30,000,000 | 30,000,000 | 30,000,000 | 30,000,000 | 30,000,000 | |||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 63,996,000 | 33,193,000 | 64,700,000 | 60,380,000 | 300,000,000 | 300,000,000 | 300,000,000 | 300,000,000 | 300,000,000 | ||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 553,654,000 | 401,379,000 | 394,198,000 | 341,124,000 | 432,426,000 | 422,066,000 | 397,219,000 | 445,476,000 | 414,524,000 | 392,535,000 | 626,131,000 | 648,376,000 | 658,395,000 | 645,760,000 | 658,710,000 |
Stock & work in progress | 1,002,681,000 | 554,556,000 | 286,609,000 | 592,402,000 | 582,518,000 | 609,330,000 | 672,785,000 | 560,681,000 | 314,389,000 | 280,889,000 | 227,258,000 | 201,495,000 | 261,900,000 | 198,837,000 | 157,096,000 |
Trade Debtors | 287,950,000 | 134,084,000 | 133,891,000 | 106,403,000 | 125,434,000 | 99,969,000 | 87,624,000 | 144,969,000 | 167,564,000 | 79,290,000 | 97,403,000 | 66,335,000 | 91,716,000 | 83,369,000 | 68,098,000 |
Group Debtors | 80,477,000 | 69,679,000 | 456,440,000 | 313,868,000 | 814,239,000 | 254,438,000 | 241,702,000 | 590,426,000 | 607,984,000 | 541,576,000 | 466,811,000 | 472,788,000 | 340,570,000 | 223,852,000 | 181,527,000 |
Misc Debtors | 72,419,000 | 49,307,000 | 35,926,000 | 26,661,000 | 429,000 | 6,942,000 | 10,276,000 | 18,578,000 | 17,317,000 | 27,554,000 | 14,710,000 | 13,425,000 | 13,157,000 | 13,022,000 | 16,215,000 |
Cash | 14,844,000 | 2,772,000 | 38,932,000 | 65,817,000 | 62,410,000 | 67,263,000 | 49,128,000 | 42,277,000 | 30,224,000 | 31,725,000 | |||||
misc current assets | 3,308,000 | ||||||||||||||
total current assets | 1,443,527,000 | 807,626,000 | 912,866,000 | 1,039,334,000 | 1,522,620,000 | 985,523,000 | 1,018,467,000 | 1,353,586,000 | 1,173,071,000 | 991,719,000 | 873,445,000 | 803,171,000 | 749,620,000 | 549,304,000 | 454,661,000 |
total assets | 1,997,181,000 | 1,209,005,000 | 1,307,064,000 | 1,380,458,000 | 1,955,046,000 | 1,407,589,000 | 1,415,686,000 | 1,799,062,000 | 1,587,595,000 | 1,384,254,000 | 1,499,576,000 | 1,451,547,000 | 1,408,015,000 | 1,195,064,000 | 1,113,371,000 |
Bank overdraft | |||||||||||||||
Bank loan | |||||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 97,073,000 | 107,058,000 | 105,777,000 | 32,714,000 | 16,921,000 | 188,939,000 | 15,872,000 | 20,387,000 | 20,409,000 | 20,067,000 | 13,743,000 | 11,374,000 | 12,812,000 | 10,741,000 | 7,816,000 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 654,774,000 | 288,907,000 | 244,714,000 | 184,656,000 | 318,941,000 | 239,697,000 | 124,227,000 | 97,381,000 | 90,696,000 | ||||||
other short term finances | 350,386,000 | ||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 250,569,000 | ||||||||||||||
other current liabilities | 697,778,000 | 350,838,000 | 536,196,000 | 988,445,000 | 1,546,846,000 | 507,283,000 | 969,373,000 | 1,223,349,000 | 846,592,000 | 776,899,000 | 731,228,000 | 738,928,000 | 723,600,000 | 595,348,000 | 518,809,000 |
total current liabilities | 1,449,625,000 | 746,803,000 | 892,542,000 | 1,021,159,000 | 1,563,767,000 | 1,046,608,000 | 985,245,000 | 1,243,736,000 | 1,111,715,000 | 981,622,000 | 1,063,912,000 | 989,999,000 | 860,639,000 | 703,470,000 | 617,321,000 |
loans | 97,708,000 | 402,000 | |||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 48,854,000 | ||||||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | 26,495,000 | 10,454,000 | 6,962,000 | 27,362,000 | 144,581,000 | 140,710,000 | 96,664,000 | 89,779,000 | 64,643,000 | 71,078,000 | 73,003,000 | 79,038,000 | |||
other liabilities | 139,865,000 | 112,781,000 | 35,311,000 | 89,084,000 | 85,871,000 | 61,486,000 | 29,213,000 | 42,630,000 | 20,546,000 | 6,078,000 | 23,479,000 | 41,562,000 | 70,926,000 | 51,246,000 | 57,337,000 |
provisions | 144,088,000 | 79,972,000 | 208,416,000 | 263,332,000 | 253,668,000 | 184,132,000 | 278,078,000 | 426,590,000 | 155,082,000 | 152,341,000 | 141,165,000 | 163,082,000 | 226,476,000 | 225,360,000 | 206,174,000 |
total long term liabilities | 310,448,000 | 203,207,000 | 195,335,000 | 220,750,000 | 212,705,000 | 153,552,000 | 195,614,000 | 400,506,000 | 316,338,000 | 255,083,000 | 254,423,000 | 269,287,000 | 368,480,000 | 350,011,000 | 342,549,000 |
total liabilities | 1,760,073,000 | 950,010,000 | 1,087,877,000 | 1,241,909,000 | 1,776,472,000 | 1,200,160,000 | 1,180,859,000 | 1,644,242,000 | 1,428,053,000 | 1,236,705,000 | 1,318,335,000 | 1,259,286,000 | 1,229,119,000 | 1,053,481,000 | 959,870,000 |
net assets | 237,108,000 | 258,995,000 | 219,187,000 | 138,549,000 | 178,574,000 | 207,429,000 | 234,827,000 | 154,820,000 | 159,542,000 | 147,549,000 | 181,241,000 | 192,261,000 | 178,896,000 | 141,583,000 | 153,501,000 |
total shareholders funds | 237,108,000 | 258,995,000 | 219,187,000 | 138,549,000 | 178,574,000 | 207,429,000 | 234,827,000 | 154,820,000 | 159,542,000 | 147,549,000 | 181,241,000 | 192,261,000 | 178,896,000 | 141,583,000 | 153,501,000 |
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 | 90,820,000 | 43,907,000 | 61,469,000 | 76,629,000 | 178,732,000 | 77,800,000 | 118,935,000 | 28,065,000 | 34,798,000 | -8,170,000 | 52,477,000 | 171,077,000 | 57,911,000 | 113,110,000 | 75,664,000 |
Depreciation | 46,459,000 | 38,933,000 | 29,937,000 | 68,985,000 | 45,935,000 | 35,423,000 | 29,956,000 | 41,010,000 | 38,624,000 | 29,183,000 | 7,586,000 | 37,832,000 | 38,332,000 | 30,038,000 | 39,519,000 |
Amortisation | 1,939,000 | 1,940,000 | 42,000 | 10,869,000 | 1,404,000 | 756,000 | 741,000 | 1,559,000 | 4,865,000 | ||||||
Tax | -18,249,000 | -13,088,000 | -14,280,000 | -13,225,000 | -76,353,000 | -17,701,000 | -22,004,000 | -6,765,000 | -8,925,000 | 526,000 | -11,565,000 | -42,301,000 | -17,076,000 | -31,221,000 | -10,015,000 |
Stock | 448,125,000 | 267,947,000 | -305,793,000 | 9,884,000 | -26,812,000 | -63,455,000 | 112,104,000 | 246,292,000 | 33,500,000 | 53,631,000 | 25,763,000 | -60,405,000 | 63,063,000 | 41,741,000 | 157,096,000 |
Debtors | 187,776,000 | -437,183,000 | 210,128,000 | -524,677,000 | 583,073,000 | 82,127,000 | -414,371,000 | -38,892,000 | 144,445,000 | -230,504,000 | 26,376,000 | 107,105,000 | 125,200,000 | 54,403,000 | 565,840,000 |
Creditors | -9,985,000 | 1,281,000 | 73,063,000 | 15,793,000 | -172,018,000 | 173,067,000 | -4,515,000 | -22,000 | 342,000 | 6,324,000 | 2,369,000 | -1,438,000 | 2,071,000 | 2,925,000 | 7,816,000 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 362,981,000 | -181,866,000 | -445,287,000 | -558,401,000 | 1,039,563,000 | -489,452,000 | -371,195,000 | 380,628,000 | 113,739,000 | 52,556,000 | 17,436,000 | 8,893,000 | 126,327,000 | 70,504,000 | 597,847,000 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 64,116,000 | -128,444,000 | -54,916,000 | 9,664,000 | 69,536,000 | -93,946,000 | -148,512,000 | 271,508,000 | 2,741,000 | 11,176,000 | -21,917,000 | -63,394,000 | 1,116,000 | 19,186,000 | 206,174,000 |
Cash flow from operations | -97,820,000 | -68,101,000 | -254,349,000 | 114,238,000 | 529,134,000 | -333,481,000 | -95,068,000 | 507,024,000 | 3,416,000 | 279,337,000 | -4,349,000 | 64,725,000 | 21,159,000 | 109,957,000 | 198,934,000 |
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | 16,428,000 | 72,969,000 | -57,633,000 | -33,570,000 | 26,812,000 | 34,391,000 | 30,000,000 | ||||||||
cash flow from investments | |||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | |||||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | 365,867,000 | 288,907,000 | -244,714,000 | 60,058,000 | -134,285,000 | 79,244,000 | 115,470,000 | 26,846,000 | 6,685,000 | 90,696,000 | |||||
Other Short Term Loans | -350,386,000 | 350,386,000 | |||||||||||||
Long term loans | -97,708,000 | 97,708,000 | -402,000 | 402,000 | |||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -299,423,000 | 299,423,000 | |||||||||||||
other long term liabilities | 27,084,000 | 77,470,000 | -53,773,000 | 3,213,000 | 24,385,000 | 32,273,000 | -13,417,000 | 22,084,000 | 14,468,000 | -17,401,000 | -18,083,000 | -29,364,000 | 19,680,000 | -6,091,000 | 57,337,000 |
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | -32,510,000 | -2,184,000 | 6,022,000 | -4,507,000 | -13,861,000 | -2,318,000 | -350,000 | 2,109,000 | 137,000 | -927,000 | -1,922,000 | -1,411,000 | -3,522,000 | -8,807,000 | -8,249,000 |
cash flow from financing | 294,029,000 | -27,249,000 | 376,807,000 | -11,716,000 | -357,235,000 | 395,162,000 | 4,803,000 | -248,652,000 | 95,646,000 | -127,734,000 | 59,239,000 | 84,695,000 | 42,602,000 | -7,811,000 | 235,885,000 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -14,844,000 | 12,072,000 | -36,160,000 | -26,885,000 | 3,407,000 | -4,853,000 | 18,135,000 | 6,851,000 | 12,053,000 | -1,501,000 | 31,725,000 | ||||
overdraft | |||||||||||||||
change in cash | -14,844,000 | 12,072,000 | -36,160,000 | -26,885,000 | 3,407,000 | -4,853,000 | 18,135,000 | 6,851,000 | 12,053,000 | -1,501,000 | 31,725,000 |
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MERCEDES-BENZ UK LIMITED group structure
Mercedes-Benz Uk Limited has 3 subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
MERCEDES-BENZ AG
#0174820
2 parents
MERCEDES-BENZ UK LIMITED
02448457
3 subsidiaries
Mercedes-Benz Uk Limited currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Marcus Breitschwerdt (Apr 2011) and Mr Wolfgang Pipperger (Sep 2023).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Marcus Breitschwerdt | United Kingdom | 63 years | Apr 2011 | - | Director |
Mr Wolfgang Pipperger | England | 53 years | Sep 2023 | - | Director |
Mr Olivier Reppert | England | 50 years | Mar 2024 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
4.5b
+36%
operating profit
90.8m
+107%
gross margin
6.6%
-4.34%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
237.1m
-0.08%
total assets
2b
+0.65%
cash
0
0%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
02448457
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
45111 - Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
incorporation date
December 1989
age
36
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
mercedes-benz cars uk limited (July 2023)
mercedes-benz uk limited (January 2017)
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auditor
KPMG LLP
address
delaware drive tongwell, milton keynes, MK15 8BA
Bank
NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC
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