Cash on hand
£62.4bn
across 24,185 filers · median £644.3k
Industrials leads at £20.5bn
UK companies, by their own accounts
Activity, profit and capital flow across every industry — straight from Companies House filings.
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By the numbers
Combined turnover
£239.4bn
across 8,679 filers · median £13.6m
Consumer Discretionary leads at £97.6bn
Profitability
73.1%
12,782 in profit · 4,406 loss-making
£24.4bn aggregate PBT
Wages paid
£66.1bn
3.2m on payroll · median £2.5m
2024 accounts · 28,537 parsed
Leaderboards
Largest pre-tax profit · latest filed accounts
- 01 BARCLAYS PLC PBT £8.1bn YoY +23.6% Headcount 92,300
- 02 STANDARD CHARTERED PLC PBT £6.8bn YoY +33.7% Headcount 83,297
- 03 HSBC UK BANK PLC PBT £5.6bn YoY -15.4% Headcount 20,034
- 04 3I GROUP PLC PBT £5bn YoY +31.4% Headcount 226
- 05 BARCLAYS BANK PLC PBT £4.7bn YoY +12.4% Headcount 23,000
- 06 VISA EUROPE LIMITED PBT £4.7bn YoY +5.6% Headcount 2,454
- 07 CPPIB CREDIT INVESTMENTS INC. PBT £4.2bn YoY +2.3% Headcount —
- 08 TEVA UK HOLDCO 3 LIMITED PBT £4bn YoY +302% Headcount 0
Highest revenue · detailed filers only (most UK companies file no P&L)
- 01 BARCLAYS PLC Turnover £26.8bn YoY +5.6% PBT £8.1bn
- 02 CENTRICA PLC Turnover £24.6bn YoY -26.2% PBT £2.6bn
- 03 EG GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED Turnover £24.2bn YoY -14.6% PBT £10m
- 04 ASDA STORES LIMITED Turnover £23.8bn YoY -3.5% PBT -£834.4m
- 05 ST ELIZABETH HOSPICE Turnover £19.3bn YoY +1.8% PBT £815.7m
- 06 BARCLAYS BANK PLC Turnover £19bn YoY +4.2% PBT £4.7bn
- 07 BRITISH UNITED PROVIDENT ASSOCIATION LIMITED(THE) Turnover £18bn YoY +6.6% PBT £970m
- 08 BRITISH AIRWAYS PLC Turnover £14.6bn YoY +1.7% PBT £2.8bn
Largest cash balance · latest filed accounts
- 01 BARCLAYS PLC Cash £210.2bn YoY -18.1% Net assets —
- 02 BARCLAYS BANK PLC Cash £180.4bn YoY -4.9% Net assets £59.2bn
- 03 HSBC BANK PLC Cash £119.2bn YoY +7.7% Net assets —
- 04 STANDARD CHARTERED PLC Cash £63.4bn YoY -9.2% Net assets £50.9bn
- 05 HSBC UK BANK PLC Cash £52.3bn YoY -20.5% Net assets £25.9bn
- 06 NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY Cash £35.1bn YoY -27.3% Net assets £23.1bn
- 07 SANTANDER UK PLC Cash £29.4bn YoY -1.7% Net assets £15.1bn
- 08 SHELL TREASURY CENTRE LIMITED Cash £27.7bn YoY +3.3% Net assets £1.4bn
Largest average headcount · latest filed accounts
- 01 ASDA STORES LIMITED Headcount 131,027 YoY -3.6% Cost / head £22.5k
- 02 ROYAL MAIL GROUP LIMITED Headcount 126,811 YoY +2.7% Cost / head £42.7k
- 03 CAUSEWAY SOFTWARE HOLDINGS LIMITED Headcount 112,699 YoY -53.5% Cost / head —
- 04 BRITISH UNITED PROVIDENT ASSOCIATION LIMITED(THE) Headcount 109,514 YoY +9.4% Cost / head £34.7k
- 05 BARCLAYS PLC Headcount 92,300 YoY +0.9% Cost / head £94.9k
- 06 STANDARD CHARTERED PLC Headcount 83,297 YoY -2.4% Cost / head £93.1k
- 07 MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP P.L.C. Headcount 73,333 YoY -1.3% Cost / head £27.8k
- 08 NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY Headcount 54,800 YoY -3.2% Cost / head £60.2k
Biggest year-on-year headcount increase · 25+ staff
- 01 HEALTH PARTNERS GROUP LIMITED Headcount YoY +290% Headcount 121 Cash YoY +79.4%
- 02 HOWDEN RISK AND RESILIENCE LIMITED Headcount YoY +275% Headcount 30 Cash YoY —
- 03 OF PRODUCTIONS (GOLD) LIMITED Headcount YoY +264% Headcount 40 Cash YoY +317%
- 04 ALBACO LIMITED Headcount YoY +257% Headcount 25 Cash YoY +26.0%
- 05 HT DIGITAL LTD Headcount YoY +246% Headcount 45 Cash YoY +5284%
- 06 NOVO TECHNOLOGIES LTD Headcount YoY +239% Headcount 78 Cash YoY -32.1%
- 07 BEZERO CARBON LTD Headcount YoY +221% Headcount 90 Cash YoY +203%
- 08 NEWCLEO GENERATION (UK) LTD Headcount YoY +219% Headcount 99 Cash YoY -38.4%
Largest pre-tax loss · latest filed accounts
- 01 NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED PBT -£838.4m YoY -1.5% Headcount 554
- 02 ASDA STORES LIMITED PBT -£834.4m YoY -484% Headcount 131,027
- 03 S&P GLOBAL CAPITAL LIMITED PBT -£811.9m YoY -54.8% Headcount —
- 04 TIKTOK INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES UK LIMITED PBT -£616m YoY +58.2% Headcount 7,981
- 05 ANGLO AMERICAN TECHNICAL & SUSTAINABILITY SERVICES LTD PBT -£487m YoY -90.2% Headcount 600
- 06 FARFETCH UK LIMITED PBT -£471.4m YoY +41.8% Headcount 442
- 07 BRISTOW AVIATION HOLDINGS LIMITED PBT -£438.9m YoY -15.1% Headcount —
- 08 BLACK HORSE LIMITED PBT -£417.9m YoY +18.4% Headcount 905
Today's signal
Coverage leader
Industrials
23,836 detailed filers
30% of all detailed coverage
Densest filer
Energy
65% file in detail
742 of 1,145 routed
Concentrated bench
Energy
1,145 routed
smallest industry by volume
In detail
Composition of the 28,537 detailed filers we've parsed for 2024 accounts — profitability, activity, the median filer's balance sheet, and capital flow.
Profitability
73.1%
filed in profit
- 12,782 profitable
- 4,406 loss-making
£24.4bn aggregate PBT
Filing Activity
1,841
active or steady (6% of scored)
- Active 270
- Steady 1,571
- Quiet 3,685
- Dormant 23,011
Median filer
£644.3k
cash on hand
- Turnover
- £13.6m
- PBT
- £468.2k
- Net assets
- £3.2m
- Headcount
- 34
Capital flow
£12.6bn
paid in dividends
- Filers paying
- 7,300
- Staff costs
- £74.8bn
- Finance costs
- £9bn
- Net assets
- £452.3bn
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Coverage funnel
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Register
5,698,176
all UK companies
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Active
5,168,399
currently trading
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Detail filers
358,237
non-micro accounts
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Mature
352,096
≥3 yrs trading
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Recent
347,274
filed in last 18 mo
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Routable
313,511
no holding-co lock-in
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Detailed
80,654
full / abridged