Slavery & Human Trafficking Statement
Mitchell Skoda, Mitchell Mazda and Lexus Chester are trading divisions of Mitchell North West Ltd. We are committed to protecting and respecting all legal statements.
Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement
This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the “Act”). and constitutes our slavery and human trafficking statement for the financial year ending 31st December 2025.
Our company
Mitchell North West Ltd (the “Company”) is a privately owned motor retail group.
The Company is a Multi Franchise Motor Dealer Group operating in the UK.
We supply New & Used vehicles into the Retail sector. We also provide & Parts services.
Our principles and values
It is the Company’s policy that management and employees must comply with the highest standards of business and ethical conduct in all dealings with customers, suppliers, government officials and the wider community.
The Company’s core values are to operate with honesty and integrity and provide unprecedented levels of customer service.
Our supply chains
The Company operates in partnership with three Global Motor Franchise Partners as an authorised franchisee.
We also sell the products directly to the customer, Business to Business or through a distributor network. We provide services including Finance and the sale of General Insurance products and we are fully authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Relevant policies
The Company is committed to taking steps where reasonably practicable to ensure that modern slavery is not taking place in any part of its own business or in any of its supply chains.
Other relevant policies of the Company are its Anti-Corruption Policy and its Business Conduct Policy.
The modern slavery risk
Adopting the Modern Slavery Policy was a first step towards the Company having in place systems to:
Identify and assess potential risk areas in our supply chains.
Mitigate the risk of slavery and human trafficking occurring in our supply chains.
Monitor potential risk areas in our supply chains.
We recognised that modern slavery may exist to a greater or lesser extent in most if not all countries and in most industries. Given the diverse range of our business activities and the number of countries into which our supply chains extend, it would be reasonable to assume that the Company must therefore be at risk in respect of modern slavery to some extent.
The Company has established a methodology for the assessment of risk of human rights violations. Whilst we have no information to suggest that modern slavery exists in any of our supply chains, our initial analysis suggests that certain businesses or product lines may represent a higher degree of risk, and accordingly may require more detailed analysis and investigation.
Specific steps already taken
- Held discussions with Directors & Key Senior Managers to inform them of the information.
- Circulated training literature to staff
- Our Modern Slavery Statement & Policy was sent to our suppliers.
In driving the performance of the business
Individual contracts very often contain performance and delivery conditions. However, our initial review would suggest that we have not established, in respect of any particular supply chain or business and whether for internal use or for our suppliers, any formal performance incentives or indicators of the type that may unintentionally increase pressure on those who are producing the goods to a level which might in turn create an environment where acceptable labour standards are compromised.
Effectiveness
As a result of the steps taken we are confident that the risks of modern slavery taking place in our business or supply chains are now significantly reduced
This Statement relates to the Company’s financial year ended 31 December 2024