Who owns MFG?
MFG is owned by Motor Fuel Group (the United Kingdom).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: About Us - Motor Fuel Group. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Motor Fuel Group Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, St Albans
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Category
- Energy › Oil & gas › Fuel stations
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About MFG
MFG is the forecourt network of Motor Fuel Group, which says it runs about 1,200 UK sites including its own MFG-branded forecourts and Morrisons forecourts. The About Us page says MFG operates a franchise model with contract managers and that it bought 90 Shell-branded stations in April 2015.
Ownership timeline of MFG
- Current owner Motor Fuel Group [1] reported
Where MFG sits in Motor Fuel Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Motor Fuel Group ownership tree →
Other brands in fuel stations, and who owns them
The 48 brands in fuel stations on Brandtree belong to 36 owners. The largest is bp, with 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Aral | bp | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Casey's | Casey's | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Ampol | Ampol | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Caltex | Chevron | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Circle K | Couche-Tard | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Esso | ExxonMobil | 🇺🇸 United States |
| AVIN | Motor Oil Hellas | 🇬🇷 Greece |
| Murphy USA | Murphy USA | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Motor Fuel Group
Motor Fuel Group is a privately held company headquartered in St Albans, United Kingdom. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control.
Motor Fuel Group says on its About Us page that it is the UK's largest independent forecourt operator with around 1,200 sites across its MFG and Morrisons forecourt networks, and that in July 2015 Clayton, Dubilier & Rice became an investor in a transaction valued at about 500 million pounds. Companies House shows the 75% or more holder of Motor Fuel Group Limited as Scimitar Topco Limited, held through CD&R Firefly Bidco plc, CD&R Firefly 4 Limited and CD&R Firefly Holdco Limited, which states it knows of no registrable controlling person.
Motor Fuel Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇬🇧 MFG and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 543 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 282 of them (52%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; MFG is not one of them.
- British Gas — Centrica 🇬🇧
- Calor — SHV Energy 🇳🇱
- Castrol — bp 🇬🇧
- Ceres Power — Ceres Power 🇬🇧
- Certas Energy — DCC 🇮🇪
- Cruachan Power Station — Drax 🇬🇧
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of MFG?
The parent company of MFG is Motor Fuel Group, a privately held company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is MFG British?
Yes. MFG originated in the United Kingdom and its owner, Motor Fuel Group, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is MFG still owned by Motor Fuel Group?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, MFG is still owned by Motor Fuel Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] About Us - Motor Fuel Group — Motor Fuel Group, Official document; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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