PFIZER LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-08-31 (in 3mo)
Last filed for 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-13 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-29
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2B
+66.7% vs 2023
Employees
1,243
-0.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£554M
+229% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,158,133,000 | £552,829,000 | |
| Operating profit | £75,740,000 | £34,986,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £168,483,000 | £554,263,000 | |
| Net profit | £133,044,000 | £551,149,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £865,055,000 | £1,399,450,000 | |
| Net assets | £899,964,000 | £1,500,370,000 | |
| Equity | £899,964,000 | £1,500,370,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,244 | 1,243 | |
| Wages | £64,682,000 | £90,618,000 |
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 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.5% | 6.3% | |
| Net margin | 11.5% | 99.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.8% | 2.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 36.1% | 26.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.33x | 2.97x | |
| Interest cover | 156.81x | 8.87x |
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
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on these considerations, the directors believe that it remains appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- PFIZER LIMITED · parent
- Neusentis Limited 100%
- John Wyeth & Brother Ltd 100%
- Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Limited 100%
- PHIVCO Holdco Sarl 100%
- PZR Ltd 100%
- PZR Property Limited 100%
- Hospira UK Limited 100%
- Global Blood Therapeutics UK Limited 100%
- Hospira Aseptic Services Limited 100%
- Seagen UK Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 23 January 2025, the company declared and paid a dividend of £595,671,000 to its sole shareholder Pfizer Shareholdings Intermediate SARL.”
- “On 3 July 2025, the Company signed a merger deed relating to the merger of the Monsanto Pension Plan into the Pfizer Group Pension scheme. The Merger deed was also signed by the trustees of each pension scheme/plan and by Pharmacia Limited, a fellow group company, in its capacity as principal employer of the Monsanto Pension Plan. The effective date for the transfer is 1 August 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 85 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGHTON, David Ian | Director | 2022-06-23 | Jul 1968 | British |
| MCGINLEY, John, Dr | Director | 2024-10-11 | Dec 1976 | Irish |
| NIJHER, Gurjinder Monica Kaur, Dr | Director | 2026-04-09 | Jan 1977 | British |
| PATTENDEN, Adam Edward | Director | 2025-04-23 | Oct 1975 | British |
| PEARSON, Edwin James | Director | 2017-01-09 | Jan 1974 | British |
| PHILLIPS, Berkeley Simon, Dr | Director | 2012-10-26 | Jul 1969 | British |
| SAINSBURY, Sarah Louise | Director | 2024-05-01 | Aug 1971 | British |
Show 85 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HORTON, David Jeremy | Secretary | — | 1995-12-15 |
| MOUNT, Jacqueline Ann | Secretary | 2012-02-01 | 2021-01-21 |
| SUMNER, Matthew James | Secretary | 2004-02-06 | 2012-01-13 |
| THOMAS, Robert Hugh, Dr | Secretary | 1996-11-15 | 2004-02-06 |
| ZANANIRI, Francis Anthony | Secretary | 1995-12-15 | 1996-10-11 |
| ALDENHOVEN, Clive Paul | Director | — | 1992-09-30 |
| AUDLEY, Tony George Robert | Director | 1994-12-01 | 2004-05-31 |
| BAUMAN, Eric | Director | 2005-04-28 | 2006-02-02 |
| BENTLEY, Timothy | Director | 1994-12-01 | 2001-05-31 |
| BEVAN, David Gower | Director | 2009-04-20 | 2013-04-19 |
| BLACKBURN, Richard Neville | Director | 2009-02-09 | 2012-01-01 |
| BRANDICOURT, Olivier Raymond | Director | 2003-04-30 | 2007-02-01 |
| BROWNING, Richard Charles | Director | 1997-06-27 | 1999-04-08 |
| CALDINI, Peter | Director | 2015-02-25 | 2016-05-15 |
| CAMPBELL, Simon Fraser, Dr | Director | 1996-12-20 | 1998-09-30 |
| COE, Peter Charles | Director | 1995-04-03 | 2001-11-30 |
| COLES, Ruth Amy | Director | 2011-04-13 | 2015-07-24 |
| CROW, Richard John | Director | — | 1996-10-22 |
| DAY, Robert Michael | Director | 2015-04-22 | 2016-07-19 |
| DAY, Robert Michael | Director | 2009-04-20 | 2012-10-11 |
| DOHERTY, Annette Marian | Director | 2011-07-15 | 2012-07-31 |
| DOHERTY, Annette Marian | Director | 2003-08-08 | 2009-03-26 |
| DOLAN, Thomas Francis | Director | 2012-10-26 | 2016-12-31 |
| DOOGAN, Declan Patrick, Dr | Director | 2001-05-01 | 2003-08-05 |
| DOOGAN, Declan Patrick, Dr | Director | 1991-12-20 | 1995-03-17 |
| DUNCAN, Greg | Director | 1997-07-01 | 1999-04-08 |
| DUNNING, Anthony Alister | Director | — | 1998-04-30 |
| EATON, James Andrew | Director | 2005-10-27 | 2008-01-15 |
| ECCLES, Stella | Director | 2002-08-16 | 2006-07-31 |
| EDWARDS, Geoffrey Mansel | Director | 1993-07-01 | 1997-03-13 |
| EMBLING, John Clyde | Director | 2008-01-10 | 2010-03-08 |
| EMMS, Jonathan Charles | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2015-01-31 |
| FAUERBACH, Michael | Director | 2006-04-20 | 2009-02-28 |
| FLETCHER, Karolyn | Director | 2000-02-07 | 2009-02-12 |
| FLETCHER, Karolyn | Director | 1998-05-01 | 1999-04-08 |
| FRANKLIN, Ian Eric | Director | 2008-11-01 | 2021-02-09 |
| GILL, Imogen | Director | 2010-03-05 | 2012-11-06 |
| GREENFIELD, Elizabeth Mary | Director | 2012-10-26 | 2018-04-30 |
| HALL, Michael Christopher | Director | — | 1999-04-08 |
| HANLEY, John Martin | Director | 2010-03-05 | 2013-04-16 |
| HARNETT, Denise Jean | Director | 2018-04-26 | 2024-05-01 |
| HUGHES, Darius Bruce | Director | 2014-02-05 | 2016-07-19 |
| JOHNSON, Carole Anne | Director | 2016-02-12 | 2017-03-17 |
| JONES, Maurice Ernest | Director | — | 2002-06-30 |
| KNIGHT, Susan Pernille | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2012-05-03 |
| LISSAMAN, John | Director | — | 1994-11-25 |
| MARSHALL, George Arthur | Director | 1993-12-01 | 1996-01-28 |
| MARSHALL, Vaila Mackenzie | Director | 2002-08-07 | 2003-06-06 |
| MASTIN, Charles Norman | Director | — | 1993-10-05 |
| MCDOWALL, Ewan John | Director | 2013-07-04 | 2014-02-07 |
| MCGIBNEY, David, Doctor | Director | 1996-12-20 | 2001-03-01 |
| MCKERNAN, Ruth Mitchell | Director | 2010-09-17 | 2015-04-10 |
| MORAN, Kenneth James | Director | 1996-03-22 | 1999-12-31 |
| MOUNT, Jacqueline Ann | Director | 2021-01-21 | 2022-05-31 |
| NORDKAMP, Hendrikus Hermannus | Director | 2015-02-25 | 2020-11-16 |
| NOSEWORTHY, Darren | Director | 2015-07-24 | 2017-01-09 |
| O'CONNOR, William Hugh | Director | — | 1996-03-22 |
| OSBORN, Ben | Director | 2018-11-05 | 2022-04-29 |
| OSBORN, Benjamin John | Director | 2012-10-26 | 2015-04-22 |
| OVERTOOM, Franciscus Johannes Carolus | Director | 2004-04-22 | 2008-11-01 |
| PACKARD, Robert Spencer | Director | — | 1991-12-31 |
| POULTON, Steven Michael | Director | 2009-04-20 | 2013-01-07 |
| REYNOLDS, David Stuart, Dr | Director | 2015-04-22 | 2016-03-03 |
| RICHARDSON, Scott | Director | 2017-02-09 | 2018-03-14 |
| RIENOW, Susan | Director | 2022-02-28 | 2024-10-08 |
| RIENOW, Susan | Director | 2018-03-23 | 2019-02-05 |
| RINGROSE, Peter Stuart, Dr | Director | 1992-12-18 | 1996-11-25 |
| ROBINSON, Ivar | Director | 2000-02-07 | 2002-02-05 |
| ROBLIN, David, Dr | Director | 2009-02-09 | 2010-08-09 |
| ROSE, Paul Richard | Director | 2019-02-06 | 2020-04-26 |
| SELLER, Colin Malcolm | Director | 2017-04-27 | 2019-09-23 |
| SELLER, Colin Malcolm | Director | 2006-08-01 | 2016-02-12 |
| SMITH, John Richard | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2015-02-25 |
| SMITH, Roger Llewellyn | Director | 2019-10-10 | 2025-04-24 |
| STONE, Roger | Director | 2002-05-20 | 2005-09-20 |
| THOMPSON, Julian Keith, Dr | Director | 2016-12-31 | 2025-02-21 |
| TIIVOLA, Timo Rolf Juhani | Director | 2001-06-29 | 2002-12-20 |
| TULLY, Paula | Director | 2013-02-07 | 2017-02-16 |
| WALLCRAFT, Susan Jean | Director | 2009-02-09 | 2011-04-06 |
| WHITEHEAD, Anthony Martin, Dr | Director | 1995-04-03 | 1999-04-08 |
| WICKS, Stephen Richard | Director | 2009-02-09 | 2010-03-31 |
| WILSON, Alan Brian | Director | — | 1992-11-09 |
| WILSON, Michael John | Director | 1993-07-01 | 1999-04-07 |
| WILSON, William John | Director | — | 1995-04-03 |
| YOUNG, John Douglas | Director | 2007-02-07 | 2009-04-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pfizer Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 315 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-11-30 vs 2023-11-30
-
Turnover
-52.3%
£1,158,133,000 £552,829,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+66.7%
£899,964,000 £1,500,370,000
-
Employees
-0.1%
1,244 1,243
-
Operating profit
-53.8%
£75,740,000 £34,986,000
-
Profit before tax
+229%
£168,483,000 £554,263,000
-
Wages
+40.1%
£64,682,000 £90,618,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers