SIXT RENT A CAR LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-03 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£12K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£50M
-34.3% vs 2023
Employees
323
-3.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
-84.8% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- SIXT RENT A CAR LIMITED 2015-08-20 → present
- SIXT KENNING LIMITED 2000-12-12 → 2015-08-20
- KENNING CAR AND VAN RENTAL LIMITED 1993-12-01 → 2000-12-12
- KENNINGS LIMITED 1947-08-18 → 1993-12-01
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 | £158,645,000 | £147,479,000 | |
| Operating profit | £21,293,000 | £9,747,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £16,062,000 | £2,446,000 | |
| Net profit | £12,012,000 | -£2,034,000 | |
| Cash | — | £12,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £119,284,000 | £98,131,000 | |
| Net assets | £75,996,000 | £49,962,000 | |
| Equity | £75,996,000 | £49,962,000 | |
| Average employees | 336 | 323 | |
| Wages | £17,068,000 | £15,548,000 |
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 | 13.4% | 6.6% | |
| Net margin | 7.6% | -1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.9% | 9.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 67.8% | 71.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.37x | 1.46x | |
| Interest cover | 4.06x | 1.33x |
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
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have considered the going concern assumption in preparing these financial statements. The Directors' assessment has considered the company's forecasts, current financial resources and taking account of reasonably pos-sible sensitivities in light of current economic uncertainty. ... On this basis the directors have continued to prepare the financial statements on the basis that the company is a going concern.”
Group structure
- SIXT RENT A CAR LIMITED · parent
- HireCo 2 Holdings Ltd 100%
- West Country Self Drive Limited 100%
- West Country Self Drive Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “A key milestone in 2024 was the successful transfer of the majority of the van and truck business from Sixt Rent a Car's fleet to SVAT Limited.”
- “On 17th of April 2025 the entity West Country Self Drive declared a dividend in species. WCSD declared a distribution in specie of £15.67m of debt in favor of Sixt Rent a Car.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 50 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Andrew | Secretary | 2023-07-27 | — | — |
| HOLT, Jamie | Director | 2023-12-22 | Feb 1984 | British |
| SMITH, Andrew | Director | 2023-07-27 | May 1975 | British |
| VOEGERL, Per Ingo | Director | 2008-07-01 | Jul 1973 | German |
Show 50 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, James | Secretary | 2020-04-20 | 2020-09-14 |
| BETTS, Kevin Eric | Secretary | 1994-12-02 | 1997-11-28 |
| FREEMAN, Roger | Secretary | 2005-11-01 | 2008-07-01 |
| FUNG, Wai-Yan | Secretary | 2008-07-01 | 2016-06-30 |
| GORDON, Stuart Linton | Secretary | 2001-07-27 | 2002-08-15 |
| JAMES, John William | Secretary | — | 1994-12-02 |
| LIGHT, John Michael Heathcote | Secretary | — | 1993-10-01 |
| MANSON, David | Secretary | 1997-12-16 | 2001-07-27 |
| VETTERS, Tim | Secretary | 2020-09-14 | 2023-07-27 |
| VOEGERL, Per Ingo | Secretary | 2016-06-30 | 2020-04-20 |
| WILDES, Paul | Secretary | 2002-08-16 | 2003-10-29 |
| PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-11-28 | 2005-11-01 |
| ADAMS, James Victor | Director | 2020-04-20 | 2020-09-14 |
| AKEROYD, Lisa | Director | 2018-11-06 | 2019-10-25 |
| ALLEN, Ian Douglas | Director | 1994-02-28 | 1994-12-02 |
| BAILLIE, Robert | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2011-06-01 |
| BATH, Sukh | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2021-03-15 |
| BETTS, Kevin Eric | Director | 1994-12-02 | 1997-11-28 |
| BOWEN, Graham Michael Glazebrook | Director | 1995-02-01 | 2000-08-31 |
| BROWN, Kathryn Ann | Director | 1995-03-06 | 1997-08-15 |
| CANEY, Peter Richard | Director | — | 1994-02-28 |
| COTTINGHAM, Jenny | Director | 1997-03-21 | 2000-08-31 |
| EAVES, Timothy Charles | Director | 1995-01-02 | 2001-05-31 |
| FEAST, Ian John | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2016-02-29 |
| FREEMAN, Roger | Director | 2004-12-08 | 2011-12-31 |
| FUNG, Wai -Yan | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2016-06-30 |
| GIEBEL, Juliana | Director | 2021-03-15 | 2025-08-29 |
| GORDON, Stuart Linton | Director | 2001-06-01 | 2002-07-31 |
| HAESER, Thorsten | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2012-09-20 |
| HARDMAN, David Sydney | Director | 1994-12-02 | 1996-04-04 |
| HEATH, Reginald Frank | Director | — | 1994-03-01 |
| HOWARD, Bruce Ian | Director | 2000-03-20 | 2003-02-28 |
| KENT, Mark | Director | 2001-06-01 | 2002-12-17 |
| LAWRENCE, Ian Walter | Director | 2004-12-08 | 2024-03-28 |
| LIGHT, John Michael Heathcote | Director | — | 1993-10-01 |
| MANSON, David | Director | 1997-03-21 | 2001-07-27 |
| MCLOUGHLIN, Paul Terence | Director | 2011-02-14 | 2013-01-31 |
| OBERMAIER, Richard Ernst | Director | 2000-03-20 | 2002-05-31 |
| PALMER, Tony John | Director | — | 1994-11-09 |
| PUTLITZ, Julian Zu, Dr | Director | 2010-04-08 | 2017-12-31 |
| ROSS, David | Director | 1999-05-01 | 2001-07-26 |
| ROURKE, Maurice | Director | 1994-03-01 | 1994-12-02 |
| SACHENBACHER, Hans Ulrich, Dr | Director | 2002-12-17 | 2004-09-30 |
| SAINT, David | Director | 2022-01-15 | 2023-12-22 |
| TAYLOR, Leslie Charles James | Director | — | 1994-12-02 |
| TOPP, Hans Norbert | Director | 2004-10-01 | 2009-11-16 |
| VETTERS, Tim | Director | 2017-02-04 | 2023-07-27 |
| WARD, Terrence Frederick | Director | 1995-01-02 | 2000-05-31 |
| WILDES, Paul | Director | 2002-11-12 | 2003-10-29 |
| WOOD, Kevin | Director | 2000-06-01 | 2004-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kenning Rental Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 335 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-27 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-07-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
-7%
£158,645,000 £147,479,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
-34.3%
£75,996,000 £49,962,000
-
Employees
-3.9%
336 323
-
Operating profit
-54.2%
£21,293,000 £9,747,000
-
Profit before tax
-84.8%
£16,062,000 £2,446,000
-
Wages
-8.9%
£17,068,000 £15,548,000
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