BRITISH LAND COMPANY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY(THE)
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-13 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£57M
+23.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£6B
+7.5% vs 2024
Employees
349
-46.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£342M
+3,009.1% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £576,000,000 | £785,000,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £11,000,000 | £342,000,000 | |
| Net profit | £1,000,000 | £338,000,000 | |
| Cash | £46,000,000 | £57,000,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,734,000,000 | £8,291,000,000 | |
| Net assets | £5,312,000,000 | £5,710,000,000 | |
| Equity | £5,525,000,000 | £5,710,000,000 | |
| Average employees | 648 | 349 | |
| Wages | £63,000,000 | £52,000,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 0.2% | 43.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 33.6% | 35.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.63x | 0.47x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors confirm that they have a reasonable expectation that the Group will be able to continue in operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due over the period ending 31 March 2030.”
Group structure
- BRITISH LAND COMPANY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY(THE) · parent
- BL Bluetutton 2014 Limited
- BL Bluetutton 2023 Limited
- BL Davidson Limited
- BL Intermediate Holding Company Limited
- BL Maidstone Holding Company 2 Limited
- BL Shoreditch Development Limited
- Paddington Property Investment Limited Partnership
- Pillar Property Group Limited
Significant events
- “In October 2024, the Board approved an institutional placing and conditional retail offer in connection with the acquisition of a portfolio of seven retail parks from Brookfield for a total consideration of £441m.”
- “In May 2024, the Board approved the sale of the Company's interest in Meadowhall Shopping Centre to its joint venture partner, Norges Bank Investment Management.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 49 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCKEOWN, Brona Rose | Secretary | 2018-01-15 | — | — |
| AEDY, Mark Jonathan | Director | 2021-09-01 | Nov 1958 | British |
| CARTER, Simon Geoffrey | Director | 2018-05-21 | Sep 1975 | British |
| GLADDEN, Lynn Faith, Professor | Director | 2015-03-20 | Jul 1961 | British |
| HUGHES, Alastair James | Director | 2018-01-01 | Oct 1965 | British |
| JAMES, Amanda | Director | 2024-07-01 | Aug 1971 | British |
| MACKENZIE, Amanda Felicity | Director | 2023-09-01 | Dec 1963 | British |
| RICKS, Mary | Director | 2023-11-01 | Jul 1964 | American |
| RUCKER, William John | Director | 2024-07-09 | Jun 1961 | British |
| SHAH, Raj Rashmikant | Director | 2026-01-20 | Aug 1968 | British |
| WALKER, David Anthony | Director | 2024-11-20 | Apr 1978 | British |
| WOODHOUSE, Loraine | Director | 2021-03-01 | Dec 1968 | British |
Show 49 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAINE, Anthony | Secretary | 1995-03-22 | 2014-07-31 |
| JAMES, Bruce Michael | Secretary | 2017-09-01 | 2018-01-15 |
| MIDDLETON, Charles John | Secretary | 2015-05-08 | 2015-11-15 |
| PENRICE, Victoria Margaret | Secretary | 2014-08-01 | 2015-05-08 |
| WESTON SMITH, John Harry | Secretary | — | 1995-03-22 |
| WILLIAMS, Elaine | Secretary | 2015-11-16 | 2017-09-01 |
| ADAM, Shenol | Director | 1998-04-08 | 2001-02-27 |
| ADAMS, Aubrey John | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| BELL, Lucinda Margaret | Director | 2011-03-11 | 2018-01-19 |
| BERRY, David Charles | Director | — | 1998-07-17 |
| BORROWS, Simon Alexander | Director | 2011-03-17 | 2017-07-18 |
| BOWDEN, Robert Edward | Director | 1997-06-11 | 2007-12-31 |
| BURNS, Terence, Lord | Director | 2000-07-14 | 2005-09-30 |
| CASSIDY, Michael John | Director | 1996-01-25 | 2007-07-13 |
| COWDERY, Clive Adam, Sir | Director | 2007-05-10 | 2011-03-17 |
| GIBSON SMITH, Christopher Shaw, Dr | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| GILDERSLEEVE, John | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2019-07-19 |
| GOODHEW, Irvinder | Director | 2020-10-01 | 2025-03-01 |
| GRIGG, Christopher Montague | Director | 2009-01-12 | 2020-12-31 |
| HARDING, Diana | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2014-12-10 |
| HESTER, Stephen Alan Michael | Director | 2004-11-12 | 2008-11-15 |
| HIGGS, Derek Alan | Director | 2000-07-14 | 2006-07-14 |
| JACKSON, William Nicholas | Director | 2011-04-11 | 2021-03-31 |
| JONES, Andrew Marc | Director | 2006-07-14 | 2009-10-13 |
| KALMAN, Stephen Lionel | Director | — | 1999-07-16 |
| MACPHERSON, Nicholas Ian, The Lord | Director | 2016-12-19 | 2022-07-12 |
| MAUDSLEY, Charles Sheridan Alexander | Director | 2010-02-01 | 2019-03-31 |
| METLISS, Cyril | Director | — | 2003-07-18 |
| MICHELS, David Michael Charles | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2008-07-11 |
| MISTRY, Bhavesh | Director | 2021-07-19 | 2024-11-20 |
| PREBENSEN, Preben | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2025-01-31 |
| PYM, Richard Alan | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2013-09-05 |
| REYNOLDS, John Roderick | Director | 1997-06-11 | 1999-06-01 |
| RITBLAT, John, Sir | Director | — | 2006-12-31 |
| RITBLAT, Nicholas Simon Jonathan | Director | — | 2005-08-31 |
| ROBERTS, Graham Charles | Director | 2002-01-02 | 2011-06-30 |
| ROBERTS, Timothy Andrew | Director | 2006-07-14 | 2019-03-31 |
| SCORE, Timothy, Dr | Director | 2014-03-20 | 2024-07-09 |
| SIMON, Peter Walter | Director | — | 2000-07-14 |
| SMITH, Stephen Paul | Director | 2010-01-04 | 2013-03-31 |
| SPINK, John Daniel | Director | — | 1997-03-31 |
| SWANN, Kathryn Elizabeth | Director | 2006-04-01 | 2009-07-10 |
| SWANNELL, Robert William Ashburnham | Director | 1999-08-09 | 2010-10-01 |
| TRAVERS, John Richard Lewis | Director | 2007-05-10 | 2007-06-21 |
| TURNBULL, Andrew, Lord | Director | 2006-04-01 | 2017-07-18 |
| VAUGHAN, Patrick Lionel | Director | 2005-07-28 | 2006-07-14 |
| WADE-GERY, Laura Katharine | Director | 2015-05-13 | 2024-07-09 |
| WESTON SMITH, John Harry | Director | — | 2006-07-14 |
| WORTHINGTON, Rebecca Jane | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2020-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 1116 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-31 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-28 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-31 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-08-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-31 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-05-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-04-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 16
- Capital events
- 14
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+36.3%
£576,000,000 £785,000,000
-
Cash
+23.9%
£46,000,000 £57,000,000
-
Net assets
+7.5%
£5,312,000,000 £5,710,000,000
-
Employees
-46.1%
648 349
-
Profit before tax
+3,009.1%
£11,000,000 £342,000,000
-
Wages
-17.5%
£63,000,000 £52,000,000
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