ROLLS-ROYCE MOTOR CARS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-19 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£639K
+47.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£213M
+1.9% vs 2023
Employees
1,934
+10.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£135M
+4.6% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ROLLS-ROYCE MOTOR CARS LIMITED 2002-12-06 → present
- HIREUS LIMITED 1998-03-05 → 2002-12-06
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 | £984,228,000 | £978,905,000 | |
| Operating profit | £122,948,000 | £126,862,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £128,824,000 | £134,701,000 | |
| Net profit | £97,173,000 | £99,559,000 | |
| Cash | £434,000 | £639,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £261,408,000 | £286,568,000 | |
| Net assets | £209,306,000 | £213,365,000 | |
| Equity | £209,306,000 | £213,365,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,751 | 1,934 | |
| Wages | £104,390,000 | £115,032,000 |
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 | 12.5% | 13.0% | |
| Net margin | 9.9% | 10.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 47.0% | 44.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 69.6% | 66.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.13x | 1.06x | |
| Interest cover | 125.59x | 133.26x |
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
- UK-adopted International Accounting Standards
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “In 2024, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars reaffirmed its position as an authentic luxury house by crafting the most complex, personal, and valuable motor cars in its history. A record four new models were launched throughout the year: Cullinan Series II and Ghost Series II, together with the respective Black Badge models.”
- “Planning permission to extend the Home of Rolls-Royce was granted in 2024, work on the development commenced in late 2024 and more than £300 million is expected to be invested overall.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON, William Edwin | Secretary | 2018-12-11 | — | — |
| BROWNRIDGE, Christopher Mark | Director | 2023-12-01 | Apr 1974 | British |
| GOLLER, Jochen Johannes | Director | 2023-11-01 | Apr 1966 | German |
| HIS GRACE THE 11TH DUKE OF RICHMOND AND GORDON, Charles Henry Gordon Lennox, Lord | Director | 2005-10-01 | Jan 1955 | British |
| LULAY, Werner, Dr | Director | 2024-08-01 | Sep 1969 | German |
| ROBINS, Ralph, Sir | Director | 2003-04-08 | Jun 1932 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMITAGE, Andrew Thomas | Secretary | 1999-07-28 | 2001-04-05 |
| COLESHILL, Graham Leslie | Secretary | 2001-04-04 | 2002-09-24 |
| REUL, Jurgen, Dr | Secretary | 1998-05-26 | 1999-07-28 |
| WOOLLEY, Gillian Mary | Secretary | 2002-09-24 | 2018-12-11 |
| THE COMPANY REGISTRATION AGENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-03-05 | 1998-05-26 |
| BRZANK, Juergen | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2020-02-01 |
| GOTT, Anthony David | Director | 2002-03-01 | 2004-05-26 |
| GREBENC, Herbert, Doctor | Director | 1998-05-26 | 2000-05-09 |
| KALBFELL, Karl-Heinz | Director | 2003-04-08 | 2004-11-01 |
| KALBFELL, Karl-Heinz | Director | 2000-05-09 | 2002-03-01 |
| KIRNER, Hanno | Director | 2005-10-01 | 2010-07-01 |
| KRAUSE, Stefan Georg | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2005-02-03 |
| KREIDT, Friedrich Wilchelm | Director | 2000-05-09 | 2003-04-16 |
| KRÜGER, Harald Gernot | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2013-04-01 |
| MUELLER-OETVOES, Torsten Gerd | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2023-12-01 |
| NOTA, Pieter Age Johannes | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2023-11-01 |
| POSER, Timo Bernd | Director | 2020-02-01 | 2024-07-31 |
| PURVES, Thomas Finlayson Grant | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2010-03-31 |
| REUL, Jurgen, Dr | Director | 1998-05-26 | 2000-05-09 |
| ROBERTSON, Ian Stuart | Director | 2005-02-04 | 2012-05-01 |
| SCHWARZENBAUER, Peter | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2019-04-01 |
| WAGNER, Niklas | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2015-08-31 |
| LUCIENE JAMES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-03-05 | 1998-05-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bmw (Uk) Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-12-04 | Active |
| Apd Industries Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 143 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
-0.5%
£984,228,000 £978,905,000
-
Cash
+47.2%
£434,000 £639,000
-
Net assets
+1.9%
£209,306,000 £213,365,000
-
Employees
+10.5%
1,751 1,934
-
Operating profit
+3.2%
£122,948,000 £126,862,000
-
Profit before tax
+4.6%
£128,824,000 £134,701,000
-
Wages
+10.2%
£104,390,000 £115,032,000
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