MAN TRUCK AND BUS UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-17 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-03
Watchouts
Cash
£9K
-30.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£139M
+4.4% vs 2023
Employees
893
+1.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£9M
-45.5% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- MAN TRUCK AND BUS UK LIMITED 2008-01-02 → present
- MAN ERF UK LIMITED 2003-04-03 → 2008-01-02
- MAN TRUCK & BUS UK LIMITED 1992-02-18 → 2003-04-03
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 | £753,588,000 | £645,087,000 | |
| Operating profit | £15,046,000 | £12,907,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £16,580,000 | £9,035,000 | |
| Net profit | £12,686,000 | £6,352,000 | |
| Cash | £13,000 | £9,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £411,326,000 | £433,880,000 | |
| Net assets | £133,425,000 | £139,284,000 | |
| Equity | £133,425,000 | £139,284,000 | |
| Average employees | 878 | 893 | |
| Wages | £43,725,000 | £46,021,000 |
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 | 2.0% | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | 1.7% | 1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.7% | 3.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 77.4% | 75.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.56x | 1.78x | |
| Interest cover | 4.72x | 2.19x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors deem the company to be a going concern for the period to 30th September 2025, supported by expected improvement in H2 2025 and sufficient funds available from the parent company to cover costs even in extreme scenarios.”
Group structure
- MAN TRUCK AND BUS UK LIMITED · parent
- HRVS Group Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Company started 2025 with a low orderbook, however orders have increased as 2025 has progressed and the Company is starting the second half of the year with a stronger orderbook.”
- “In 2025 the Company has opened a new Experience Centre at our Manchester branch allowing our employees access to better training.”
- “The Company decided to build a new branch site in Stockton and open a new site in Leicester, both opening in 2025.”
- “In 2025 the Company launched its new eTruck product to the UK market.”
- “In December 2024 Solar Photovoltaic Panels were installed at the Nuneaton site.”
- “Electric Vehicle charge points have been installed at the Swindon Head Office.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 49 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOHLMEIER, Jan Hinnerk | Director | 2025-08-01 | Sep 1979 | German |
| PILGRAM, Clemens Daniel | Director | 2021-01-01 | Jun 1984 | German |
| SITTE, Roman Peter | Director | 2023-07-07 | May 1978 | German |
| VON BRAUNSCHWEIG, Richard | Director | 2023-08-29 | Feb 1973 | German |
Show 49 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRZISGA, Sabine | Secretary | 1997-01-13 | 1997-04-30 |
| GRANT, Cliff Alan | Secretary | 1993-02-15 | 1996-12-20 |
| ROSSWAG, Christian, Doctor | Secretary | 2002-04-09 | 2010-04-13 |
| SARGENT, Adrian | Secretary | 2010-04-13 | 2011-11-02 |
| SCOTT, Geoffrey | Secretary | 1997-04-14 | 2002-04-09 |
| TANNER, Adam David | Secretary | 2020-11-20 | 2025-12-23 |
| THYSSEN, Stefan | Secretary | 2017-03-08 | 2020-03-19 |
| TRACEY, Robert | Secretary | 1992-07-03 | 1992-12-10 |
| LEGIST SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-02-13 | 1992-07-03 |
| BECK, Michael Heinrich Walther, Dipl Kfm | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2004-03-11 |
| BJÖRNÖR, Johan Ulfson | Director | 2018-03-08 | 2023-07-07 |
| CARDILLO, Patrizio | Director | 2016-10-17 | 2019-07-05 |
| CUSSANS, David Stewart | Director | 2020-03-01 | 2021-07-16 |
| DIETZ, Gunther Herman, Dr | Director | 1992-04-30 | 2001-08-01 |
| DU PLESSIS, Geoffrey Cornelis | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2011-01-13 |
| ELLIOTT, Simon Barrie | Director | 2014-09-08 | 2017-01-31 |
| ESSMANN, Lars Holger | Director | 2013-12-01 | 2017-08-24 |
| EVANS, Desmond Keith | Director | 2003-03-25 | 2014-06-30 |
| GEYER, Markus | Director | 2004-03-11 | 2007-12-31 |
| HEMMERICH, Thomas | Director | 2017-02-21 | 2021-07-16 |
| HERRMANN, Axel Herbert | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2013-12-01 |
| HINTZER, Eugen Wilhelm Walter | Director | 1992-03-05 | 1997-12-31 |
| HULBERT, Ulf, Dr | Director | 1992-04-30 | 2001-08-01 |
| KERBRAT, Jean-Yves Marie | Director | 2015-10-20 | 2018-03-08 |
| KERSCHER, Bernhard | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2008-07-01 |
| KNORPP, Jurgen | Director | 1992-04-30 | 2004-12-31 |
| LABAN, Karl Heinz | Director | 2000-04-27 | 2001-08-01 |
| LAGARDE, Jeroen Petrus Cornelis Stanislaus Marie | Director | 2011-01-13 | 2015-10-20 |
| OELLERS, Karsten | Director | 2019-07-05 | 2021-09-01 |
| PETIT, Klaus | Director | 1999-03-25 | 2001-08-01 |
| PICHLER, Tobias | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2026-01-14 |
| RAAB, Michael, Dr | Director | 2003-03-25 | 2004-02-09 |
| RAAB, Michael, Dr | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| ROMBERG, Detlef | Director | 2002-04-09 | 2007-12-31 |
| ROSSWAG, Christian, Doctor | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2010-04-13 |
| SARGENT, Adrian | Director | 2011-09-02 | 2015-06-30 |
| SCHAEDER, Christian Philipp, Dr | Director | 2013-12-01 | 2015-10-20 |
| SCHILLING, Wilhelm Otto Albert Georg | Director | 1992-03-05 | 1992-05-07 |
| SCHMEISSER, Helmut | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| SKIGGS, Jamie Paul | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2017-02-28 |
| SQUIRES, Matthew Raymond | Director | 2021-08-01 | 2023-07-07 |
| THYSSEN, Stefan | Director | 2021-07-16 | 2025-08-01 |
| THYSSEN, Stefan | Director | 2017-03-01 | 2020-03-19 |
| VAN PUTTEN, Frederik Gerrijanus Laurens | Director | 2001-08-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| VON ARNIM, Vicco Conrad Heinrich Andreas, Dr | Director | 1992-04-30 | 1996-07-01 |
| WEINMANN, Anton | Director | 1996-07-01 | 1997-12-31 |
| WOOLCOCK, Robin Arthur John | Director | 1992-04-30 | 1992-07-31 |
| ZAHN, Jur Philipp, Dr | Director | 1992-03-05 | 1992-05-07 |
| LEGIST SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-02-13 | 1992-03-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 213 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-09-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
-14.4%
£753,588,000 £645,087,000
-
Cash
-30.8%
£13,000 £9,000
-
Net assets
+4.4%
£133,425,000 £139,284,000
-
Employees
+1.7%
878 893
-
Operating profit
-14.2%
£15,046,000 £12,907,000
-
Profit before tax
-45.5%
£16,580,000 £9,035,000
-
Wages
+5.3%
£43,725,000 £46,021,000
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