Toyota UK: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Toyota Motor Corporation. In the year to March 2026 Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited reported turnover of £1,939m.
- In the year to March 2026, Toyota UK had turnover of £1,939m, down 1.1% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £13m.
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) sells every car and engine it makes to other Toyota companies, mainly Toyota Motor Europe, so its turnover is the price paid within the group, not what drivers pay (accounts to 31 March 2026, pp. 4 and 34).
- It employed an average of 2,606 people, with staff costs of £159m.
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited is controlled by Toyota Motor Corporation, according to the Companies House register.
- These figures are from Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited's accounts for the year to March 2026, filed at Companies House on 7 August 2026.
- Registered name
- TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING (UK) LIMITED
- Company number
- 02352348
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 24 February 1989
- Registered office area
- Derby
- 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 2026, filed 7 August 2026
What does Toyota UK do?
Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) is the Toyota company that builds Corolla cars at Burnaston, near Derby, and engines at Deeside in North Wales. It builds them on behalf of the Toyota group and sells all of them to other Toyota companies, mainly Toyota Motor Europe, which sell the cars on to dealers, so its turnover is the price paid within the group, not what drivers pay. These figures are for Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited, whose parent is Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA of Belgium and whose ultimate parent is Toyota Motor Corporation of Japan.
In brief: Corolla plant and engine plant · sells only to other Toyota companies · turnover is group prices · owned by Toyota Motor Corporation
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 6 November 2026. Official website: toyotauk.com.
Who owns Toyota UK?
The Companies House register records Toyota Motor Corporation as the person with significant control of Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited, company number 02352348. Toyota Motor Corporation is itself company number 1803-01-.
That places Toyota 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 Toyota UK?
The Companies House register lists 4 current officers for Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited.
All 4 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Kazunori Takagi | 30 January 2023 |
| Philippe Bernard Ochs | 30 January 2023 |
| Dariusz Marek Mikolajczak | 1 July 2024 |
| Ian Whetton | 1 November 2025 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Toyota UK file?
Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited reported turnover of £1,939m in the year to March 2026. That was down 1.1% on £1,960m the year before.
It reported 2,606 employees. The year before it reported 2,720.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £13m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £35m the year before.
Staff costs came to £159m. That is an average of £61,000 a head. It ended the year with £80k at the bank and net liabilities of £541m.
| Measure | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,939m | £1,960m |
| Pre-tax profit | £13m (filed) | £35m (filed) |
| Employees | 2,606 | 2,720 |
| Staff costs | £159m | £152m |
| Average staff cost per head | £61,000 | £56,000 |
| Bank and cash | £80k | £0.4m |
| Net assets | -£541m | -£579m |
| Interest paid | £16m | |
| Interest received | £3m | |
| Directors' pay | £0.8m |
What these figures cover: Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) sells every car and engine it makes to other Toyota companies, mainly Toyota Motor Europe, so its turnover is the price paid within the group, not what drivers pay (accounts to 31 March 2026, pp. 4 and 34).
Read the accounts to March 2026 (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 Toyota UK?
Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited has registered 23 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 Toyota UK compares
Of the 8 British car makers, Toyota UK is 5th on turnover, 4th on profit margin and 3rd 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 |
| 5th | Toyota UK | £1,939m | £0.66 |
| + 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.
Toyota UK files as Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited, whose person with significant control is Toyota Motor Corporation, with turnover of £1,939m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Toyota UK
What does Toyota UK do?
Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) is the Toyota company that builds Corolla cars at Burnaston, near Derby, and engines at Deeside in North Wales. It builds them on behalf of the Toyota group and sells all of them to other Toyota companies, mainly Toyota Motor Europe, which sell the cars on to dealers, so its turnover is the price paid within the group, not what drivers pay. These figures are for Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited, whose parent is Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA of Belgium and whose ultimate parent is Toyota Motor Corporation of Japan.
How does Toyota UK compare with its rivals?
By turnover, Toyota UK is 5th 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 Toyota UK?
The Companies House register records Toyota Motor Corporation as the person with significant control of Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited.
How much does Toyota UK make?
Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited reported turnover of £1,939m in the year to March 2026. It filed a pre-tax profit of £13m.
How many people work at Toyota UK?
Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited reported 2,606 employees in the year to March 2026.
Who runs Toyota UK?
The Companies House register lists 4 current officers for Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 02352348, 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, “Toyota UK: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/toyota-uk/. Figures from Companies House filings for TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING (UK) LIMITED (02352348).
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