KIA UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-26 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£22M
+53.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£276M
+17.7% vs 2023
Employees
265
+2.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£54M
-20.1% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- KIA UK LIMITED 2021-04-28 → present
- KIA MOTORS (UK) LIMITED 2002-04-12 → 2021-04-28
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 | £2,698,621,000 | £2,853,190,000 | |
| Operating profit | £59,322,000 | £46,118,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £67,909,000 | £54,239,000 | |
| Net profit | £53,315,000 | £41,813,000 | |
| Cash | £14,242,000 | £21,887,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £399,575,000 | £460,364,000 | |
| Net assets | £234,697,000 | £276,282,000 | |
| Equity | £234,697,000 | £276,282,000 | |
| Average employees | 258 | 265 | |
| Wages | £15,127,000 | £16,369,000 |
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 | 2.2% | 1.6% | |
| Net margin | 2.0% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.8% | 10.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 74.0% | 74.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.49x | 1.47x | |
| Interest cover | 28.73x | 16.14x |
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
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared cash flow forecasts for the period to September 2026 in order to assess going concern based on external market volume forecasts, customer demand forecasts and expected changes to product mix. These forecasts indicate that, taking account of reasonable possible downsides, the Company is expected to continue to have sufficient funds, to meet its liabilities as they fall due during the forecast period.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHILPOTT, Paul Jonathan | Secretary | 2012-07-02 | — | — |
| PARK, Tae Wan | Director | 2024-02-01 | Jul 1985 | South Korean |
| PHILPOTT, Paul Jonathan | Director | 2012-07-02 | Jun 1966 | British |
| SHIN, Jung Hoon | Director | 2024-02-01 | Oct 1969 | South Korean |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUH, Soo | Secretary | 2009-03-09 | 2012-07-02 |
| HUR, Woong | Secretary | 2002-04-12 | 2002-05-28 |
| JANG, Byung Kwang | Secretary | 2006-01-18 | 2007-01-18 |
| KIM, Seung Pil | Secretary | 2007-01-18 | 2007-02-01 |
| KIM, Sun Young | Secretary | 2007-02-01 | 2009-03-09 |
| LEE, Chul Koo | Secretary | 2003-04-01 | 2003-08-08 |
| LEE, Se Il | Secretary | 2003-08-08 | 2006-01-19 |
| LIM, Ho Hyun | Secretary | 2003-11-24 | 2004-01-08 |
| NAM, Kwang Ho | Secretary | 2002-05-28 | 2003-04-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-04-12 | 2002-04-12 |
| COLE, Michael Jonathan | Director | 2009-08-17 | 2012-11-16 |
| HAN, Chang Kyun | Director | 2002-04-12 | 2002-05-28 |
| HUH, Soo | Director | 2009-01-22 | 2012-07-02 |
| JANG, Byung Kwang | Director | 2006-01-18 | 2007-01-18 |
| KIM, John Hyun | Director | 2008-01-24 | 2009-12-31 |
| KIM, Seung Pil | Director | 2007-01-18 | 2009-08-17 |
| KIM, Sun Young | Director | 2007-02-01 | 2009-03-09 |
| KIM, Woojai | Director | 2017-01-03 | 2019-12-03 |
| KIM, Young Sik | Director | 2020-01-21 | 2024-02-01 |
| KOO, Chong Hae | Director | 2011-08-22 | 2015-03-18 |
| KOO, Tae Hwan | Director | 2002-05-28 | 2007-03-28 |
| LEE, Chul Koo | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2003-08-08 |
| LEE, Joung Pyo | Director | 2019-12-03 | 2024-02-01 |
| LEE, Kyung Soo | Director | 2003-08-08 | 2007-03-28 |
| LEE, Se Il | Director | 2003-08-08 | 2006-01-19 |
| LEE, Tae Hun | Director | 2003-11-24 | 2004-01-08 |
| NAM, Kwang Ho | Director | 2002-05-28 | 2003-04-01 |
| PARK, Jin Young | Director | 2015-03-17 | 2020-01-21 |
| PHILPOTT, Paul Jonathan | Director | 2007-02-01 | 2009-08-17 |
| SEO, Kyoung Seok | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2008-01-24 |
| SEOK, In Jae | Director | 2009-08-12 | 2011-08-22 |
| YU, Jae Hun | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2003-08-08 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-04-12 | 2002-04-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-04-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-01-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
+5.7%
£2,698,621,000 £2,853,190,000
-
Cash
+53.7%
£14,242,000 £21,887,000
-
Net assets
+17.7%
£234,697,000 £276,282,000
-
Employees
+2.7%
258 265
-
Operating profit
-22.3%
£59,322,000 £46,118,000
-
Profit before tax
-20.1%
£67,909,000 £54,239,000
-
Wages
+8.2%
£15,127,000 £16,369,000
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