FORD MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-26 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£81M
-24.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£3B
+2.7% vs 2023
Employees
5,687
-4.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£182M
-42.6% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,318,000,000 | £15,593,000,000 | |
| Operating profit | £374,000,000 | £253,000,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £317,000,000 | £182,000,000 | |
| Net profit | £245,000,000 | £131,000,000 | |
| Cash | £107,000,000 | £81,000,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,034,000,000 | £5,048,000,000 | |
| Net assets | £2,767,000,000 | £2,843,000,000 | |
| Equity | £2,767,000,000 | £2,843,000,000 | |
| Average employees | 5,963 | 5,687 | |
| Wages | £667,000,000 | £671,000,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.8% | 1.6% | |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.4% | 5.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 67.0% | 69.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.45x | 1.20x | |
| Interest cover | 2.41x | 1.51x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have considered the financial position of the Company at 31 December 2024 (net current assets £808m, net assets of £2,842m); the trading arrangements of the Company within the Ford group; and the projected cash flows and financial performance of the Ford group within Europe and globally for the 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. The directors also have taken action to ensure that appropriate cash resources are available to fund the Company's operations. Therefore the directors consider, after making appropriate enquiries, that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- Henry Ford and Son Limited 100%
- Henry Ford and Son (Finance) Unlimited Company 100%
- Ford Retail Group Limited 100%
- Ford Retail Limited 100%
- Standard Leasing Limited 100%
- Ford International Liquidity Management Limited 100%
- Ford Hourly Escrow Trustee Limited 100%
- Ford Pension Fund Investment Management Limited 100%
- Ford Pension Fund Trustees Limited 100%
- Ford Pension Scheme for Senior Staff Trustees Limited 100%
- Ford Halewood Transmissions Limited 100%
- Ford Salaried Pension Fund Trustees Limited 100%
- Ford Senior Staff Escrow Trustee Limited 100%
- Wheels Common Investment Fund Trustees Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Ford announced further European business restructuring in November 2024, including plans to reduce its European workforce by 4,000 positions (including 2,900 in Germany, 800 in the UK, 300 in other European locations) in consultation with social partners.”
- “Production of the new electric power units started in Q3 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 60 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGGINS, Kerry Victoria | Secretary | 2025-08-29 | — | — |
| ROBINSON, David Nicholas | Secretary | 2008-04-02 | — | British |
| BRANKIN, Lisa | Director | 2020-11-02 | Apr 1968 | British |
| DUCKERS, Andrew | Director | 2023-01-01 | Nov 1972 | British |
| SAPSFORD, Terry | Director | 2022-12-13 | Jan 1965 | British |
| SKERRY, Jane Louise | Director | 2014-06-01 | Oct 1969 | British |
| WALKER, Nicola Jayne | Director | 2021-12-09 | Jul 1983 | British |
Show 60 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADESANYA, Abimbola Moradeke | Secretary | 2020-12-11 | 2025-05-30 |
| ASHWORTH, Geoffrey Ernest, Assistant Secretary | Secretary | 1993-03-04 | 1999-03-31 |
| HUGHES, Graham Paul | Secretary | 2000-09-25 | 2009-06-17 |
| JOBLING, Natalie Helen | Secretary | 1999-05-07 | 2001-09-17 |
| KHAN, Monazza | Secretary | 2008-04-02 | 2025-01-10 |
| PAGE, Clive Charles | Secretary | 2015-06-01 | 2016-10-31 |
| PAGE, Clive Charles | Secretary | 1992-01-01 | 2015-06-01 |
| PARKES, Bruce Winfield | Secretary | — | 1991-12-31 |
| PEARSON, Susan Lesley | Secretary | 1999-05-07 | 2008-04-02 |
| VACY ASH, Charles Gilbert | Secretary | 1993-03-04 | 1999-04-30 |
| ANDERSON, Ryan Jason | Director | 2009-03-24 | 2011-06-30 |
| ANTONIOU, Maria | Director | 2001-11-22 | 2003-01-31 |
| BAILEY, Clive Henry | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2018-06-14 |
| BALL, Jennifer Dawn | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| BARRATT, Andrew John | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2020-10-29 |
| BARRON, Derek Donald | Director | — | 1991-12-31 |
| BLENKINSOP, Robert Mark | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| BLYTHE, Bruce Lyle | Director | — | 1993-01-31 |
| BROOKS, William George Francis | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| CAHILL, Kieran James Vincent | Director | 2016-12-06 | 2021-12-31 |
| CALLAGHAN, Michael James | Director | 1995-06-12 | 2001-12-31 |
| CANNELL, Kenneth | Director | 1991-08-13 | 1994-12-20 |
| CASPERS, Albert | Director | — | 1996-07-31 |
| COUGHLAN, Basil Joseph | Director | — | 1992-12-01 |
| DAVIES, Peter Richard | Director | 2017-12-19 | 2019-07-09 |
| DE WAARD, Roelant | Director | 2006-02-07 | 2008-12-31 |
| DUERHOLT, Sabine | Director | 2022-05-09 | 2023-01-01 |
| EVISON, Stephen Robert | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2014-06-01 |
| FLEMING, John | Director | 2005-05-25 | 2010-09-20 |
| GARDINER, John Spencer | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| GLANVILLE, Shaun | Director | 2013-02-01 | 2019-08-08 |
| GREENWELL, Joseph | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2013-04-30 |
| HALLWARD, Madeleine Rachel | Director | 2013-10-13 | 2019-12-09 |
| HALSTEAD, Lloyd Lindsey | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| HILL, Robert Arthur | Director | 1995-06-12 | 2000-12-31 |
| HOARE, Graham Russell | Director | 2006-03-07 | 2021-04-30 |
| HOLMES, Timothy William | Director | 2013-07-24 | 2018-09-11 |
| HOUGHAM, John William | Director | — | 1993-03-01 |
| KIERNAN, Paul Roger | Director | 2008-08-01 | 2011-08-31 |
| KNIGHT, Paul Grahame | Director | 1995-06-12 | 2002-12-31 |
| LOWE, David | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| MCALLISTER, Ian Gerald, Sir | Director | 1991-09-01 | 2002-02-28 |
| MCILVEEN, Sean | Director | 2003-02-01 | 2006-11-30 |
| MURRAY, Alec Barclay | Director | — | 1991-09-30 |
| NASSER, Jacques Albert | Director | 1993-03-04 | 1995-06-16 |
| O'CALLAGHAN, Catherine | Director | 2006-03-07 | 2008-08-01 |
| ODELL, Stephen | Director | 2010-09-20 | 2013-01-30 |
| OLDFIELD, John Arthur | Director | — | 1995-06-16 |
| OVENDEN, Mark | Director | 2011-08-15 | 2015-07-01 |
| PARRY-JONES, Richard | Director | 1995-06-12 | 1998-09-08 |
| PUTNAM, Roger George | Director | 2002-03-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| ROSS, Louis Robert | Director | — | 1993-01-01 |
| SCHEP, Johan Egbert | Director | 2019-11-01 | 2023-08-24 |
| SHARP, Nigel Robert | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2011-09-03 |
| SLATTER, Timothy Mark | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2023-07-29 |
| SMITH, Paul Vincent | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2006-02-28 |
| SPENDLOVE, Barry | Director | 2019-08-08 | 2022-08-01 |
| THOMAS, Paul Roger | Director | 2002-03-01 | 2006-03-07 |
| THURSFIELD, David William | Director | 2000-03-31 | 2004-04-30 |
| TURNER, Mark C | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2015-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Technologies Limited | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-04-15 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 337 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+17.1%
£13,318,000,000 £15,593,000,000
-
Cash
-24.3%
£107,000,000 £81,000,000
-
Net assets
+2.7%
£2,767,000,000 £2,843,000,000
-
Employees
-4.6%
5,963 5,687
-
Operating profit
-32.4%
£374,000,000 £253,000,000
-
Profit before tax
-42.6%
£317,000,000 £182,000,000
-
Wages
+0.6%
£667,000,000 £671,000,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers