FORD RETAIL LIMITED
Company number 00191596 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Ford Retail Limited stands as the world's largest dedicated Ford dealer group, leveraging a century of heritage and direct OEM ownership to secure a dominant market position. To maintain this leadership, the company must pivot its vertically integrated sales, service, and parts operations toward EV servicing and omnichannel retail. Navigating the structural shift from internal combustion engine maintenance revenues to electric vehicle service models will be critical to sustaining long-term profitability.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1923-07-27
- Registered office
- 2 Charter Court Newcomen Way, Colchester Business Park, Colchester, Essex, CO4 9YA
- Postcode
- CO4 9YA
- Capital
- 2,453,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-09-27
- Next due by
- 2026-10-11
Nature of business (SIC)
- 45111 Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
- 45200 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
- 45310 Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Officers 3 current · 38 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by FORD RETAIL GROUP LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
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LINDSAY CARS LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 11
£500,950,945 total awarded value where published.
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Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z5736433 (Tier 3), registered since 2001.
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Gender pay gap
10.22%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Contact details
- Website
- fordretail.com
- Phone
- 01206754600
FordRetail is the world's largest dedicated Ford dealer group, owned by Ford. Find out more about FordRetail, TrustFord & TrustFirstParts online.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| POLAR MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED | 2007-01-02 |
| POLAR MOTOR COMPANY (YORK) LIMITED | 1995-12-31 |
| UNWINS (YORK) LIMITED | 1978-12-31 |
Previous registered addresses 5
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| CENTRAL OFFICE, EAGLE WAY, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX CM13 3BW | 2005-04-20 |
| CHARTER COURT, NEWCOMEN WAY, COLCHESTER, ESSEX CO4 9XB | 2004-06-01 |
| CHARTER COURT NEWCOMEN WAY, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 4TG | 2002-02-21 |
| 46 PICCADILLY, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO1 1YF | 1995-02-13 |
| 46 PICCADILLY, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO1 1YF | 1995-02-13 |
Among its peers
The oldest
of 27 similar companies in CO, trading since 1923
Property in England & Wales 54 titles
- Freehold
- 3
- Leasehold
- 51
- Most recent registration
- 2025-07-24
- Where
- Greater London (9), Surrey (9), City Of Bristol (7)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WT425987 | Wiltshire | Leasehold | 2025-07-24 | — |
| WT142899 | Wiltshire | Freehold | 2025-07-16 | — |
| CU347437 | Cumberland | Leasehold | 2025-04-04 | — |
| MAN449160 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2024-12-16 | — |
| AA77034 | Essex | Leasehold | 2024-11-18 | — |
| BL167778 | City Of Bristol | Leasehold | 2024-09-18 | — |
| BL167779 | City Of Bristol | Leasehold | 2024-09-18 | — |
| BL167780 | City Of Bristol | Leasehold | 2024-09-18 | — |
| SF693942 | Staffordshire | Leasehold | 2023-12-06 | — |
| CU331295 | Cumberland | Leasehold | 2023-03-20 | — |
| AA50309 | Thurrock | Leasehold | 2022-11-25 | — |
| AGL568520 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2022-06-21 | — |
| SGL828568 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2022-01-26 | — |
| WK516852 | Warwickshire | Leasehold | 2021-02-03 | — |
| AGL525465 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2021-01-05 | — |
| SY872631 | Surrey | Leasehold | 2020-10-15 | — |
| SYK681573 | South Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2020-03-18 | — |
| WK510568 | Warwickshire | Leasehold | 2020-01-15 | — |
| LAN223153 | Lancashire | Leasehold | 2019-07-10 | — |
| HS396154 | City Of Kingston Upon Hull | Leasehold | 2019-06-07 | — |
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