MINI Plant Oxford: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
BMW (UK) Manufacturing Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Bmw (Uk) Holdings Limited. In the year to December 2025 BMW (UK) Manufacturing Limited reported turnover of £2,246m.
- In the year to December 2025, MINI Plant Oxford had turnover of £2,246m, up 5.7% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £93m.
- BMW (UK) Manufacturing sells each MINI to BMW AG as soon as it is built, at list prices agreed within the group, and BMW AG carries the research and development and warranty costs, so its turnover and profit reflect group pricing rather than showroom sales (accounts to 31 December 2025, p. 41).
- It employed an average of 2,946 people, with staff costs of £152m.
- BMW (UK) Manufacturing Limited is controlled by Bmw (Uk) Holdings Limited, according to the Companies House register.
- These figures are from BMW (UK) Manufacturing Limited's accounts for the year to December 2025, filed at Companies House on 7 August 2026.
- Registered name
- BMW (UK) MANUFACTURING LIMITED
- Company number
- 03950868
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 14 March 2000
- Registered office area
- Oxford
- Industry code on the register
- 29100: Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
- Accounts
- Single company accounts, this company only
- Accounts type
- Full accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to December 2025, filed 7 August 2026
What does MINI Plant Oxford do?
BMW (UK) Manufacturing is the BMW company that runs MINI Plant Oxford, building MINI cars for the BMW Group. Each car is sold to BMW AG, the German parent, as soon as it is built, at prices from a list agreed in advance within the group, while BMW AG pays for research and development and the company does not carry the warranty, so its turnover reflects group prices rather than showroom sales. These figures are for BMW (UK) Manufacturing Limited, which covers the Oxford plant; body panels come from BMW's Swindon plant, which is a separate company, and the ultimate parent is Bayerische Motoren Werke AG.
In brief: MINI car plant in Oxford · every car sold to BMW AG · turnover is group prices · owned by BMW Group
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 6 November 2026. Official website: bmwgroup-werke.com/oxford/en.html.
Who owns MINI Plant Oxford?
The Companies House register records Bmw (Uk) Holdings Limited as the person with significant control of BMW (UK) Manufacturing Limited, company number 03950868. Bmw (Uk) Holdings Limited is itself company number 01213133.
That places BMW (UK) Manufacturing Limited inside a larger group. The accounts on this page are the company's own, not the wider group's.
The full ownership record is on the Companies House register. Control is given in the bands the register uses, not as exact shareholdings.
Who runs MINI Plant Oxford?
The Companies House register lists 3 current officers for BMW (UK) Manufacturing Limited.
All 3 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| William Edwin Johnson | 18 December 2018 |
| Dr Markus Holger Grüneisl | 1 September 2021 |
| Markus Sebastian List | 1 October 2026 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did MINI Plant Oxford file?
BMW (UK) Manufacturing Limited reported turnover of £2,246m in the year to December 2025. That was up 5.7% on £2,124m the year before.
It reported 2,946 employees. The year before it reported 3,150.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £93m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £91m the year before.
Staff costs came to £152m. That is an average of £51,000 a head.
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,246m | £2,124m |
| Pre-tax profit | £93m (filed) | £91m (filed) |
| Employees | 2,946 | 3,150 |
| Staff costs | £152m | £172m |
| Average staff cost per head | £51,000 | £55,000 |
| Net assets | £466m | £571m |
| Interest paid | £0.5m | |
| Interest received | £3m | |
| Directors' pay | £1.2m |
What these figures cover: BMW (UK) Manufacturing sells each MINI to BMW AG as soon as it is built, at list prices agreed within the group, and BMW AG carries the research and development and warranty costs, so its turnover and profit reflect group pricing rather than showroom sales (accounts to 31 December 2025, p. 41).
Read the accounts to December 2025 (PDF, Companies House) · every accounts filing
What do these figures mean? Turnover vs profit · Profit per £100 · Cash vs profit · Net assets
Are there any charges against MINI Plant Oxford?
BMW (UK) Manufacturing Limited has registered 1 charge at Companies House, and all of them have since been satisfied. A charge is security a lender takes over a company's assets; one is satisfied when the lending behind it is repaid or released.
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How MINI Plant Oxford compares
Of the 8 British car makers, MINI Plant Oxford is 3rd on turnover, 2nd on profit margin and 2nd on growth. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars keeps the most of every £100 of sales: £12.47.
| Rank | British car makers | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | JLR | £22,911m | −£1.34 |
| 3rd | MINI Plant Oxford | £2,246m | £4.13 |
| + 6 more British car makers ranked |
Ranked by turnover. Profit per £100 is pre-tax profit for every £100 of turnover, shown only where the profit is filed.
MINI Plant Oxford files as BMW (UK) Manufacturing Limited, whose person with significant control is Bmw (Uk) Holdings Limited, with turnover of £2,246m in its latest filed year.
Questions about MINI Plant Oxford
What does MINI Plant Oxford do?
BMW (UK) Manufacturing is the BMW company that runs MINI Plant Oxford, building MINI cars for the BMW Group. Each car is sold to BMW AG, the German parent, as soon as it is built, at prices from a list agreed in advance within the group, while BMW AG pays for research and development and the company does not carry the warranty, so its turnover reflects group prices rather than showroom sales. These figures are for BMW (UK) Manufacturing Limited, which covers the Oxford plant; body panels come from BMW's Swindon plant, which is a separate company, and the ultimate parent is Bayerische Motoren Werke AG.
How does MINI Plant Oxford compare with its rivals?
By turnover, MINI Plant Oxford is 3rd of the 8 companies in our battle of the British car makers, behind JLR. The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of the British car makers →
Who owns MINI Plant Oxford?
The Companies House register records Bmw (Uk) Holdings Limited as the person with significant control of BMW (UK) Manufacturing Limited.
How much does MINI Plant Oxford make?
BMW (UK) Manufacturing Limited reported turnover of £2,246m in the year to December 2025. It filed a pre-tax profit of £93m.
How many people work at MINI Plant Oxford?
BMW (UK) Manufacturing Limited reported 2,946 employees in the year to December 2025.
Who runs MINI Plant Oxford?
The Companies House register lists 3 current officers for BMW (UK) Manufacturing Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from BMW (UK) Manufacturing Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 03950868, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are single company accounts: they cover this company alone, not any wider group.
- Pre-tax profit is the figure the company filed, for both years.
- A figure the filing does not disclose is shown as n/d. A zero in the filing is treated as not disclosed, never as nil.
- Rounding: below £0.1m in thousands, from £0.1m to £2m to one decimal place, from £2m to the nearest million.
- Ownership is shown in the control bands the register of people with significant control uses, not as exact shareholdings.
- Officers' names and appointment dates come from the Companies House register. Job titles come from the company's own website. The description of what the company does comes from its website, or is marked Spark Intel editorial where it is written from stable, checked facts, with the date either way.
Spark Intel, “MINI Plant Oxford: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/mini-oxford/. Figures from Companies House filings for BMW (UK) MANUFACTURING LIMITED (03950868).
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