3I PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-15 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+94.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£563M
-19% vs 2024
Employees
146
-7.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£31M
-440.7% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- 3I PLC 1988-04-29 → present
- INVESTORS IN INDUSTRY PLC 1983-07-01 → 1988-04-29
- FFI (UK FINANCE) PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1980-12-31 → 1983-07-01
- INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FINANCE CORPORATION LIMITED 1945-07-21 → 1980-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £188,904,000 | £137,131,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£2,509,000 | -£19,359,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£5,711,000 | -£30,880,000 | |
| Net profit | -£7,268,000 | -£29,758,000 | |
| Cash | £735,000 | £1,428,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £784,651,000 | £634,074,000 | |
| Net assets | £694,782,000 | £562,943,000 | |
| Equity | £694,782,000 | £562,943,000 | |
| Average employees | 158 | 146 | |
| Wages | £29,950,000 | £31,711,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.3% | -14.1% | |
| Net margin | -3.8% | -21.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.3% | -3.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 23.8% | 24.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.56x | 0.98x | |
| Interest cover | -2.31x | -12.55x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- UK adopted international accounting standards
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have acknowledged their responsibilities in relation to the financial statements for the year to 31 March 2025. After making the assessment on going concern, the Directors considered it appropriate to prepare the financial statements of the Company on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- 3I PLC · parent
- 3i Investments plc 100%
- 3i Abaco ApS 100%
Significant events
- “There have been no events since the balance sheet date that may constitute an adjusting event.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 96 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALDERWOOD, Clare | Secretary | 2023-07-01 | — | — |
| DUNN, Kevin John | Director | 2007-11-01 | May 1963 | British |
| HALAI, Jasi Hari | Director | 2022-04-01 | May 1978 | British |
| HATCHLEY, James Graham | Director | 2022-04-01 | Aug 1967 | British |
Show 96 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIERLEY, Anthony William Wallace | Secretary | 1996-01-01 | 2007-11-01 |
| BROWN, Peter Charles | Secretary | — | 1995-12-31 |
| MURPHY, Jonathan Charles | Secretary | 2007-11-01 | 2023-07-01 |
| ADAMS, George Andrew | Director | 2002-09-25 | 2003-07-31 |
| ALEXANDER, Catherine Jane | Director | 2001-11-07 | 2003-07-31 |
| BADMAN, Nicholas John | Director | 1998-12-01 | 2003-07-31 |
| BALL, Simon Peter | Director | 2006-01-13 | 2008-11-30 |
| BARRY, David Denis | Director | 1999-09-01 | 2003-07-31 |
| BARTON, Eric Anthony | Director | — | 1999-06-30 |
| BIEGALA, Michael Henri | Director | — | 1992-09-18 |
| BISHOP, Richard Mark | Director | 2001-02-27 | 2003-07-31 |
| BRADBURY, Paul Alan | Director | — | 2003-07-31 |
| BROOK, Clive Matthew | Director | — | 1992-11-24 |
| BROWN, Michael | Director | 1999-09-01 | 2003-07-31 |
| CAMPIN, Richard Loxton | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2003-07-31 |
| CANNINGS, Paul Jonathan | Director | 2000-09-19 | 2003-07-31 |
| CARNEGIE BROWN, Bruce Neil | Director | 2007-02-23 | 2009-06-24 |
| CARTER, John Nicholas | Director | 1998-12-01 | 2001-12-12 |
| CHEESMAN, David | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| COLLIS, Denise Rosemary | Director | 2006-01-13 | 2009-03-06 |
| COLWILL, Roger David | Director | — | 2003-07-31 |
| COOK, Patrick Jonathan Cardew | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2003-07-31 |
| COSIJN, Douwe | Director | 2002-02-19 | 2003-07-31 |
| COTTRELL, Roger Leslie | Director | — | 1992-08-28 |
| CRAIG, William Gordon | Director | 2002-09-05 | 2003-07-31 |
| CRAWFORD, Jane Louise Douglas | Director | — | 2003-07-31 |
| CROSS, Neil Earl, Dr | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| CUMMINGS, Russell | Director | 2001-11-07 | 2003-07-31 |
| DAVIES, John | Director | 2001-03-20 | 2002-02-28 |
| DAVISON, John Julian | Director | 2002-09-25 | 2003-07-31 |
| DENCH, David Brian | Director | 1999-09-01 | 2003-07-31 |
| DENFORD, Stephen John | Director | — | 1992-11-24 |
| DUNNE, Patrick Eamonn | Director | 1994-10-03 | 2003-07-31 |
| EWINS, Peter Colin | Director | — | 1996-03-29 |
| GAGEN, Martin Michael | Director | — | 1999-09-08 |
| GARRETT, Laurence Roy | Director | 2002-09-25 | 2003-07-31 |
| GARSIDE, Andrew Graham | Director | 1998-12-01 | 2003-07-31 |
| GAWTHORNE, John Richard | Director | 2000-09-26 | 2001-11-30 |
| GILLESPIE, Peter Marc | Director | 1993-10-01 | 1995-07-31 |
| GLOAK, Malcolm Lindsay | Director | — | 2003-03-31 |
| GOODWIN, Philip Walter | Director | — | 1995-05-16 |
| GORDON, Peter Charles | Director | 2000-09-19 | 2003-07-31 |
| GRAHAM, Christopher Michael | Director | 1997-08-04 | 2003-07-31 |
| GREEN, Martin Ian | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2002-01-21 |
| GREGORY, Robert Benedict | Director | 1998-02-02 | 2003-07-31 |
| GUNN, Janet Patricia | Director | — | 1999-06-30 |
| GUY, Nigel Raymond Allen | Director | — | 1998-10-21 |
| HARDING, Neil Charles Iliff | Director | 2000-09-26 | 2003-07-31 |
| HARRISON, Timothy Parker | Director | — | 2003-07-31 |
| HERBERT, David | Director | — | 2003-07-31 |
| HEWITT, Elizabeth Anne | Director | — | 2003-07-31 |
| HOGG, Cressida Mary | Director | 2002-11-07 | 2003-07-31 |
| HOWARD, Simon William | Director | 2001-02-27 | 2003-07-31 |
| HUNTER, David Edgar | Director | — | 2003-04-24 |
| HUNTER, Susan Joyce | Director | 1998-02-02 | 2000-10-13 |
| JONES, Robin Vivian Nigel | Director | 2000-09-26 | 2003-06-05 |
| KILNER, Richard Anthony | Director | 2001-11-07 | 2003-07-31 |
| KINSKY, Rudolf Ferdinand, Dr | Director | 2000-09-19 | 2003-07-31 |
| KIRKPATRICK, John Finlay Alexander | Director | — | 2001-01-31 |
| LANE, Angela Claire | Director | 2000-09-26 | 2003-07-23 |
| LARCOMBE, Brian Paul | Director | — | 2004-07-07 |
| LAWSON, Roger Hardman | Director | — | 2002-04-30 |
| LEACH, Andrew William | Director | 1998-12-01 | 2001-11-30 |
| LIPPIATT, Trevor Graham | Director | 1999-09-01 | 2003-07-31 |
| LIVINGSTON, Brian Keith | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2001-11-30 |
| LOBLEY, Ian Matthew | Director | 1996-07-24 | 2003-07-31 |
| LOOMES, Ben Robert | Director | 2012-10-10 | 2017-03-29 |
| LYON, Kevin John | Director | 1998-12-01 | 2003-07-31 |
| MACKAY, Alan Browning | Director | 1994-10-03 | 2001-07-23 |
| MACLEAN, Gordon | Director | — | 2003-07-31 |
| MACPHERSON, Ewen Cameron Stewart | Director | — | 1997-07-09 |
| MAIR, Alexander Keith | Director | 2000-10-10 | 2003-07-31 |
| MAIR, Alexander Keith | Director | — | 1999-08-27 |
| MARSDEN, Philip William Frederick | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2002-04-06 |
| MARSH, Henrietta Elizabeth | Director | 2001-02-27 | 2002-08-31 |
| MARSHALL, Robin | Director | 2002-10-22 | 2003-07-31 |
| MARTIN, James | Director | — | 1999-12-29 |
| MCCOMB, Christina Margaret | Director | 1998-12-01 | 2003-07-23 |
| MCINTOSH, Robert Gilbert | Director | — | 1996-03-29 |
| MCKELVIE, Roy David | Director | 1998-12-01 | 2000-10-27 |
| MELBOURN, John William | Director | 1996-11-27 | 2000-07-12 |
| MOODY, Clive David | Director | 1997-07-16 | 2001-05-09 |
| MOORE, John Francis | Director | — | 2003-07-31 |
| MOORE, Timothy Guy St John | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2003-04-08 |
| MORRISON, William Edward Alastair | Director | — | 2000-07-04 |
| MURRAY, Paul | Director | 1999-09-01 | 2000-04-19 |
| MURRIN, James Chadwick | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2003-07-31 |
| MUSSON, Andrew James | Director | 2001-05-22 | 2002-09-30 |
| NOLAN, Ian Nichael | Director | 1997-07-16 | 2003-07-31 |
| O'NEILL, John Paul | Director | — | 1993-02-15 |
| OLDHAM, Paul Leslie | Director | 2000-09-26 | 2001-11-30 |
| OSBORNE, David Delani Franklin | Director | 1999-09-01 | 2003-07-31 |
| PACITTI, Michael Ronald John | Director | — | 2003-07-31 |
| PATON, James Ferguson | Director | 1998-12-01 | 2000-07-04 |
| PERRY, Roderick William | Director | — | 2005-07-06 |
| PETRIE, John Philip | Director | — | 1992-11-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3i Holdings Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 550 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-02-10 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-02-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-07-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-27.4%
£188,904,000 £137,131,000
-
Cash
+94.3%
£735,000 £1,428,000
-
Net assets
-19%
£694,782,000 £562,943,000
-
Employees
-7.6%
158 146
-
Operating profit
-671.6%
-£2,509,000 -£19,359,000
-
Profit before tax
-440.7%
-£5,711,000 -£30,880,000
-
Wages
+5.9%
£29,950,000 £31,711,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers