Inchcape

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Inchcape

Inchcape PLC

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ActiveLatest figures: 2025Group consolidated68 years on the register

Public limited company registered in London, classed under “Activities of head offices”.

Headline figures

FY to Dec 2025 · Group consolidated

Turnover

For subscribers

Profit after tax

£273m

Net assets

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Cash

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Employees

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Retained reserves

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What the numbers say

3 findings from the figures, in plain English

Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.

History

Pro
£202320242025
Profit after tax£273m
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees
Retained reserves

Every figure for all 3 years

“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate.

Balance sheet and ratios

From the filed balance sheets · £

Balance sheet202320242025
Current assets
of which cash
Creditors due within a year
Creditors due after a year
Net assets
Ratios
Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets
Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year
Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year

5 balance-sheet lines and 4 ratios, every year

A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.

Timeline

Checked 2026-10-18

  1. Shares
    Purchase of own shares (and 59 more like it since 28 May 2025)
  2. Shares
    Cancellation of shares by a PLC. Statement of capital on 14 July 2026 · GBP 34,961,772.40 (and 32 more like it since 22 May 2025)
  3. Filing
    Resolutions (and 1 more like it since 23 September 2025)
  4. Accounts
    Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 December 2025
  5. Directors
    Appointment of Mr Felipe Aurelio Del Rio Goudie as a director on 14 May 2026
  6. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Juan Pablo Del Rio Goudie as a director on 13 May 2026
  7. Directors
    Appointment of Ms Tracy Jayne Clarke as a director on 31 December 2025

From the Companies House filing history. Routine confirmation statements are left out, and a run of the same filing is shown once.

Questions people ask

›What does Inchcape do?

Public limited company registered in London, classed under “Activities of head offices”. In its own words: “Inchcape is the world's leading independent automotive Distributor, present in 40+ markets with 60+ OEM partners. Discover our strategy, news and results.”

›How much turnover does Inchcape make?

Answered in the full report

›Is Inchcape profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of £273m in the year to 31 December 2025, its latest filed accounts.

›Who runs and owns Inchcape?

Answered in the full report

›Where is Inchcape based?

Its registered office is 22a St James'S Square, London, SW1Y 5LP, in London.

›When was Inchcape founded?

Inchcape PLC was incorporated on 15 August 1958.

›Is Inchcape still trading?

The register lists Inchcape PLC as active.