Nissan UK: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Nissan Holdings (Uk) Limited. In the year to March 2025 Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited reported turnover of £6,629m.
- In the year to March 2025, Nissan UK had turnover of £6,629m, down 9.9% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax loss of £888m.
- Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) sells its cars to other Nissan companies at prices set within the group, and its turnover also includes Nissan and Renault vehicles built elsewhere that it buys to sell on, so it is not a measure of cars built in Sunderland alone (accounts to 31 March 2025, pp. 2 and 6).
- It employed an average of 6,703 people, with staff costs of £409m.
- Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited is controlled by Nissan Holdings (Uk) Limited, according to the Companies House register.
- These figures are from Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited's accounts for the year to March 2025, filed at Companies House on 3 January 2026.
- Registered name
- NISSAN MOTOR MANUFACTURING (UK) LIMITED
- Company number
- 01806912
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 6 April 1984
- Registered office area
- Sunderland
- 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 March 2025, filed 3 January 2026
What does Nissan UK do?
Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) is the Nissan company that runs the car plant in Sunderland, building models such as the Qashqai, Juke and Leaf, and also includes Nissan's European technical centre and design studio. It sells its cars to other Nissan companies, which sell them through dealers in the UK, Europe and beyond, and it also buys some Nissan and Renault vehicles made elsewhere to sell on, so its turnover is not only cars built in Sunderland. These figures are for Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited, which is owned by Nissan Holdings (UK) Limited, and its ultimate parent is Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. of Japan.
In brief: Sunderland car plant · sells to other Nissan companies · also resells vehicles made elsewhere · owned by Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 6 November 2026. Official website: nissan.co.uk.
Who owns Nissan UK?
The Companies House register records Nissan Holdings (Uk) Limited as the person with significant control of Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited, company number 01806912. Nissan Holdings (Uk) Limited is itself company number 03920636.
That places Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) 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 Nissan UK?
The Companies House register lists 8 current officers for Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited.
All 8 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| David Moss | 24 June 2019 |
| Alan Johnson | 28 April 2020 |
| Massimiliano Messina | 1 September 2022 |
| Adam James Pennick | 1 April 2023 |
| Evgenii Notkin | 1 April 2024 |
| Bradley Stephen Cook | 1 July 2024 |
| Victorino Esnaola Torres | 1 November 2025 |
| Steven Neil Tiffin | 24 April 2026 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Nissan UK file?
Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited reported turnover of £6,629m in the year to March 2025. That was down 9.9% on £7,357m the year before.
It reported 6,703 employees. The year before it reported 6,966.
It filed a pre-tax loss of £888m for the year, against a pre-tax loss of £67m the year before.
Staff costs came to £409m. That is an average of £61,000 a head. It ended the year with £293m at the bank and net liabilities of £497m.
| Measure | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,629m | £7,357m |
| Pre-tax profit | -£888m (filed) | -£67m (filed) |
| Employees | 6,703 | 6,966 |
| Staff costs | £409m | £425m |
| Average staff cost per head | £61,000 | £61,000 |
| Bank and cash | £293m | £378m |
| Net assets | -£497m | £321m |
| Interest paid | £69m | |
| Interest received | £31m | |
| Directors' pay | £1.3m |
What these figures cover: Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) sells its cars to other Nissan companies at prices set within the group, and its turnover also includes Nissan and Renault vehicles built elsewhere that it buys to sell on, so it is not a measure of cars built in Sunderland alone (accounts to 31 March 2025, pp. 2 and 6).
Read the accounts to March 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 Nissan UK?
Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited has registered 4 charges 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 Nissan UK compares
Of the 8 British car makers, Nissan UK is 2nd on turnover, 6th on profit margin and 6th 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 |
| 2nd | Nissan UK | £6,629m | −£13.40 |
| + 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.
Nissan UK files as Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited, whose person with significant control is Nissan Holdings (Uk) Limited, with turnover of £6,629m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Nissan UK
What does Nissan UK do?
Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) is the Nissan company that runs the car plant in Sunderland, building models such as the Qashqai, Juke and Leaf, and also includes Nissan's European technical centre and design studio. It sells its cars to other Nissan companies, which sell them through dealers in the UK, Europe and beyond, and it also buys some Nissan and Renault vehicles made elsewhere to sell on, so its turnover is not only cars built in Sunderland. These figures are for Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited, which is owned by Nissan Holdings (UK) Limited, and its ultimate parent is Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. of Japan.
How does Nissan UK compare with its rivals?
By turnover, Nissan UK is 2nd 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 Nissan UK?
The Companies House register records Nissan Holdings (Uk) Limited as the person with significant control of Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited.
How much does Nissan UK make?
Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited reported turnover of £6,629m in the year to March 2025. It filed a pre-tax loss of £888m.
How many people work at Nissan UK?
Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited reported 6,703 employees in the year to March 2025.
Who runs Nissan UK?
The Companies House register lists 8 current officers for Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 01806912, 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, “Nissan UK: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/nissan-uk/. Figures from Companies House filings for NISSAN MOTOR MANUFACTURING (UK) LIMITED (01806912).
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