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UNIPART GROUP LIMITED

#00576777 · Active · Group / consolidated · Incorporated 1957-01-08 (69y 4m) · Last filing 2026-03-27 (2mo ago)
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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-03-15 (in 10mo)

Last made up 2026-03-01

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£55M

+18.3% vs 2023

Net assets

-£46M

+50.4% vs 2023

Employees

8,310

+8.2% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£14M

+3.7% vs 2023

Name history

Renamed 2 times since incorporation

  1. UNIPART GROUP LIMITED 1981-12-31 → present
  2. BL COMPONENTS LIMITED 1978-12-31 → 1981-12-31
  3. NEWTHERM OIL BURNERS LIMITED 1957-01-08 → 1978-12-31

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Turnover £890,100,000£911,200,000
Operating profit £25,200,000£25,000,000
Profit before tax £13,500,000£14,000,000
Net profit £8,200,000£9,800,000
Cash £46,400,000£54,900,000
Total assets less current liabilities £126,400,000£114,200,000
Net assets -£93,500,000-£46,400,000
Equity -£93,500,000-£46,400,000
Average employees 7,6838,310
Wages £256,400,000£289,300,000

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 2023-12-312024-12-31
Operating margin 2.8%2.7%
Net margin 0.9%1.1%
Return on capital employed 19.9%21.9%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 124.2%111.8%
Current ratio 1.34x1.26x
Interest cover 9.00x6.10x

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 102
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The Board has a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements, which are shown on pages 14-52.”

Group structure

  1. UNIPART GROUP LIMITED · parent
    1. VWA Van Wezel Austria GmbH 100% · Austria
    2. Serck Services (Bahrain) EC 100% · Bahrain
    3. Van Wezel Autoparts NV 100% · Belgium
    4. Unipart NV 100% · Belgium
    5. Serck Services UK Limited 100% · England
    6. Unipart Accelerated Logistics Limited 100% · England
    7. Unipart Exports Limited 100% · England
    8. Unipart Logistics Limited 100% · England
    9. Unipart North America Limited 100% · England
    10. Van Wezel GmbH 100% · Germany
    11. Van Wezel Nederland BV 100% · Netherlands
    12. Unipart Logistics LLC 100% · Saudi Arabia
    13. Unipart Limited 100% · Saudi Arabia
    14. Unipart Services Spain, S.L. [in liquidation] 100% · Spain
    15. Serck Services (Oman) LLC 49% · Oman
    16. Serck Services (Gulf) Limited 49% · UAE
    17. Serck Services Company LLC 49% · UAE
    18. S3 Technical Pty Ltd 100% · Australia
    19. Unipart Group Australia Pty Limited 100% · Australia
    20. Unipart Supply Chain Management (Suzhou) Co., Limited 100% · China
    21. Unipart (Suzhou) Logistics Co., Limited 100% · China
    22. Unipart Services India Private Limited 100% · India
    23. Unipart Kabushiki Kaisha 100% · Japan
    24. UL Logistics Pty Ltd 100% · South Africa
    25. Unipart Korea Yuhan Hoesa 100% · South Korea
    26. Serck Services Inc [in liquidation] 100% · USA
    27. Unipart Services America Inc 100% · USA
    28. Unipart Vietnam Company Limited 100% · Vietnam
    29. LGUA17 Limited 100% · England
    30. Unipart Fleet Services Limited 100% · England
    31. Unipart International Holdings Limited 100% · England
    32. UGC Holdings BV 100% · Netherlands
    33. UNV Invest BV 100% · Netherlands
    34. ACI Auto Components International SRO 29% · Czech Republic
    35. PlusParts BV 50% · Netherlands
    36. EW (Holdings) Limited 100% · England
    37. HCSU16 Limited 100% · England
    38. Unipart Security Solutions Limited 100% · England

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

4 active · 67 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
THORNTON, Benjamin Lascelles Secretary 2024-03-01 — —
LEIGH, Darren Peter Director 2020-05-01 Apr 1972 British
LEUNG, Alex Raymond Director 2017-05-04 May 1974 British
WELDON, Christopher James Director 2019-02-01 Feb 1978 British
Show 67 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
O'BRIEN, Robert Paul David Secretary 2015-06-01 2021-07-31
RIMMER, Michael Douglas Secretary — 2015-06-01
RUSSELL, Tanya Secretary 2021-09-06 2024-03-01
AUGUSTIN, Arnold Wilfred Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
BARFOOT, Nigel Stewart Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
BLIGHT, John Edward Sanford Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
BURNS, Frank William Director 2006-12-14 2023-01-31
BURNS, Frank William Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
BURTON, Michael Alan Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
CHITTY, Jonathan Director 2016-07-01 2020-04-30
CLAYTON, John David Director 2012-03-28 2012-06-12
CLAYTON, John David Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
COLLINS, Richard Alexander Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
CULLEN, Philip Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
DESSAIN, Paul Mark Director 2010-03-22 2016-07-01
DESSAIN, Paul Mark Director 2010-03-22 2010-03-22
DESSAIN, Paul Mark Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
FORMAN, Paul Anthony Director 2000-07-20 2002-09-17
GOODEY, Nigel Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
GOTZL, Thomas Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
HEALEY, John Joseph Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
HEMSWORTH, Francis Director 1992-04-01 1998-05-31
HILL, Benjamin Edwin Director 2008-09-09 2011-10-01
HOPKINS, Gareth Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
HOPPER, Michael Royston Director 2000-03-17 2000-07-20
HOPPER, Michael Royston Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
JONES, Huw Benjamin Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
JONES, Keith Director 2000-07-20 2006-12-14
JONES, Keith Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
KEATING, Desmond Patrick Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
KIRKERUP, Sven Director 2013-08-22 2014-12-31
KNIGHT, John Chester Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
LAMB, Alan Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
LEE, Andrew Stephen Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
LEE, David Stuart Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
LOMAX, Ian Peter Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
MARSHALL, Brian Director 2009-01-21 2013-09-20
MATTHEWS, Robert Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
MCHALE, Stuart Alan Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
MOFFAT, David Muirhead Director — 2000-03-06
MOURGUE, Anthony John Director — 2018-12-31
NEILL, John Mitchell Director — 2024-08-31
NICHOLAS, David Arthur Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
PYBUS, Michael John Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
RAYNER, Nicholas Land Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
RIMMER, Michael Douglas Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
RUSSELL, Keith Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
TAYLOR, Anthony Joseph, Dr Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
TAYLOR, Peter John Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
TAYLOR, Raymond Maurice Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
THOMAS, William John Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
THOMPSON, Stanley Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
TILL, Geoffrey Michael Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
TONKS, Mark Howard Director 2009-01-21 2017-05-04
TONKS, Mark Howard Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
TOWERS, Graham Anthony Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
TRUESDALE, Ian William David Director 2023-06-30 2025-01-21
VARNOM, Michael Samuel Director 2013-08-22 2017-05-04
WAINWRIGHT, Terence Michael Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
WARLAND, Bryan Walter Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
WARREN, David Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
WHALE, David Leslie Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
WHITAKER, Robert Geoffrey Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
WILKINS, David Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
WILLIAMS, Christopher Paul Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
WOODLEY, Michael John Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31
WRIGHT, Clive Anthony Director 1992-04-01 1993-03-31

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Unipart Group Of Companies Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 247 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-03-27 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2026-03-05 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-05-12 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2025-03-05 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-02-05 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-09-03 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-07-18 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2024-03-08 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-03-01 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2024-03-01 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2023-07-11 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2023-05-01 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2023-04-11 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2023-03-20 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2023-03-20 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2023-03-20 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2023-03-20 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2023-03-20 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2023-03-20 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2023-03-20 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
3

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

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

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

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