Company registration number 13875702 (England and Wales)
COX AUTOMOTIVE MOBILITY SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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COX AUTOMOTIVE MOBILITY SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED
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Balance sheet
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Notes to the financial statements
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COX AUTOMOTIVE MOBILITY SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024
31 December 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
Current assets
Debtors
4
563
1,156
Cash at bank and in hand
2,844
1,399
3,407
2,555
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
5
(3,187)
(2,130)
Net current assets
220
425
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
Profit and loss reserves
220
425
Total equity
220
425
For the financial year ended 31 December 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The member has not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the profit and loss account within the financial statements.true
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 22 September 2025 and are signed on its behalf by:
M Forbes
Director
Company registration number 13875702 (England and Wales)
COX AUTOMOTIVE MOBILITY SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Accounting policies
Company information
Cox Automotive Mobility Solutions UK Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Central House, Leeds Road, Rothwell, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, LS26 0JE.
1.1
Accounting convention
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £'000.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
1.2
Going concern
The Company is a subsidiary in the Manheim Global Management UK Limited Group (‘MGMUK’). During the year the Company generated losses of £0.2m (2023: profit £0.8m). At 31 December 2024 the Company is in a net current assets position at the year-end of £0.2m (2023: £0.4m). No cash has been pooled via intercompany, consistent with prior year.true
MGMUK operates a centralised treasury function and cash pooling for all UK based entities, which the Company is included within. MGMUK maintains a £10.0m overdraft facility with Barclays Bank Plc, repayable on demand. At the date of this report, MGMUK reports net cash of £32.1m and undrawn facilities of £10.0m.
The Company shares common Directors with MGMUK. When considering the going concern assumption the Directors also considered the cash available to the Company, including the MGMUK cash pooling arrangement of which this company is part of.
The Directors have prepared cash flow forecasts for the MGMUK group with the following considerations:
• the working capital structure and liquidity of the Group and the ability of the Group to continue to service its creditors as they fall due;
• the cash and committed funding facilities in place;
• the principal risks facing the Group and its systems of risk mitigation and control;
• External factors influencing overall performance such as inflation; and
• the Board approved cash flow forecasts prepared for a period to 30 September 2026.
• The Directors modelled downside scenarios to consider potential impact on the Group's forecast results and cash flows. Assumptions in the scenarios are reductions in Group EBITDA excluding FX and restructuring, which could result from falls in revenue or increases in costs, driven by market conditions. The Directors also conducted stress testing of the Group's forecasts and, considering reasonable downside sensitivities, the Directors are satisfied that the Group is expected to operate within its available cash resources. After modelling a 50% reduction in Group EBITDA excluding FX and restructuring across all operations, sufficient facility headroom remained in the model across all months.
These forecasts demonstrate that MGMUK has sufficient liquidity and will be able to operate within its available facilities during the forecast period covering 12 months from the date of signing this report.
Accordingly, the Directors have adopted the going concern basis in preparing the Company’s financial statements.
COX AUTOMOTIVE MOBILITY SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.3
Turnover
Turnover is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for goods and services provided in the normal course of business, and is shown net of VAT and other sales related taxes. The fair value of consideration takes into account trade discounts, settlement discounts and volume rebates.
When cash inflows are deferred and represent a financing arrangement, the fair value of the consideration is the present value of the future receipts. The difference between the fair value of the consideration and the nominal amount received is recognised as interest income.
Revenue from contracts for the provision of professional services is recognised by reference to the stage of completion when the stage of completion, costs incurred and costs to complete can be estimated reliably. The stage of completion is calculated by comparing costs incurred, mainly in relation to contractual hourly staff rates and materials, as a proportion of total costs. Where the outcome cannot be estimated reliably, revenue is recognised only to the extent of the expenses recognised that it is probable will be recovered.
1.4
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
1.5
Financial instruments
The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Classification of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.
Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
COX AUTOMOTIVE MOBILITY SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.6
Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.
1.7
Employee benefits
The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
1.8
Retirement benefits
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
1.9
Leases
Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leases asset are consumed.
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Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
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Employees
There are no employees of the Company, other than the Directors. The Directors are common Directors, or employees of other Cox companies. The Directors' services to the Company do not occupy a significant amount of their time. As such the Directors do not consider that they have received any remuneration for their incidental services to the Company.
The employment costs recorded in the company have been recharged from other business units in the Group which hold the employment contracts for Cox Automotive Mobility Solutions UK Limited.
COX AUTOMOTIVE MOBILITY SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Debtors
2024
2023
Amounts falling due within one year:
£'000
£'000
Trade debtors
425
1,082
Amounts owed by group undertakings
9
Other debtors
129
74
563
1,156
5
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
£'000
£'000
Amounts owed to group undertakings
2,768
2,109
Taxation and social security
96
Other creditors
323
21
3,187
2,130
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Parent company
The Company’s ultimate parent company and ultimate controlling party is Cox Enterprises, Inc. The registered office of Cox Enterprises, Inc. is at 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware 19808, United States of America. The parent undertaking of the largest group, which includes the Company and for which group financial statements are prepared is Cox Enterprises, Inc. The financial statements of Cox Enterprises, Inc. are not publicly available.
The immediate parent company is Cox Automotive UK Limited, a Company incorporated in the United Kingdom. The parent undertaking of the smallest group, which includes the Company and for which group financial statements are prepared, is Manheim Global Management UK Limited. The registered office of Manheim Global Management UK Limited is at Central House, Leeds Road, Rothwell, Leeds LS26 0JE, United Kingdom. Copies of the financial statements Manheim Global Management UK Limited can be obtained from Companies House, Maindy, Cardiff CF4 3UZ, United Kingdom.