OVE ARUP & PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-15 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-01
Watchouts
Cash
£15M
-64.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£321M
+14.5% vs 2024
Employees
6,615
-5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£54M
+25.9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | £988,100,000 | £975,500,000 | |
| Operating profit | £52,000,000 | £62,900,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £42,900,000 | £54,000,000 | |
| Net profit | £36,800,000 | £36,400,000 | |
| Cash | £41,300,000 | £14,800,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £698,100,000 | £720,100,000 | |
| Net assets | £280,800,000 | £321,400,000 | |
| Equity | £280,800,000 | £321,400,000 | |
| Average employees | 6,962 | 6,615 | |
| Wages | £377,400,000 | £360,700,000 |
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 | 5.3% | 6.4% | |
| Net margin | 3.7% | 3.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.4% | 8.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 68.7% | 66.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.52x | 2.48x | |
| Interest cover | 3.40x | 3.70x |
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 have a reasonable expectation that the Group and Company has access to adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Management of Arup Group performed analysis on future projections and is satisfied that resources remain sufficient over the forecasting period.”
Group structure
- OVE ARUP & PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED · parent
- Arup Associates Limited
- Oasys Limited
- Ove Arup & Partners Limited
- Ove Arup & Partners Scotland Limited
- Redcliffe Wharf Limited
Significant events
- “A new Risk Committee of the Arup Group Board, chaired by an independent non-executive director and acting under new terms of reference, was established on 28 April 2025 at the first meeting of the new Arup Group Board, established on 1 April 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 92 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELLERD-STYLES, Jenny Kristina Matilda | Secretary | 2022-11-02 | — | — |
| BURNS, Jacqueline Denise | Director | 2025-07-11 | Dec 1974 | British |
| HARRISON, Andrew Peter | Director | 2022-04-01 | Jun 1966 | British |
| HUNTER, Alistair Edward | Director | 2025-11-16 | Aug 1974 | British |
| LOMBARD, Richard Norman | Director | 2025-07-11 | May 1972 | British |
| ROWELLE, Joanna Julie | Director | 2025-07-11 | Oct 1979 | British |
| WALSH, Paula | Director | 2024-04-01 | Dec 1966 | British |
| WILCOCK, Thomas Robert | Director | 2025-07-11 | Jan 1984 | British |
Show 92 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARKER, Sara Louise | Secretary | 1993-03-31 | 1993-11-26 |
| SHAKESPEARE, Vanessa Jane | Secretary | 2015-11-02 | 2022-07-01 |
| SOMERS, Michael John | Secretary | — | 2007-03-31 |
| TWEEDIE, Matthew Stuart | Secretary | 2007-04-01 | 2015-11-01 |
| AHM, Povl Borge | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| AMBROSE, Christopher Edward | Director | — | 2000-10-01 |
| ATAOGLU, Ahmet Hamdi, Dr | Director | — | 2002-01-01 |
| AYRES, Peter Geoffrey | Director | — | 2002-01-31 |
| BADGER, David William | Director | 1994-10-01 | 2002-01-01 |
| BALMOND, Cecil Hugh Ignatius | Director | — | 2009-03-31 |
| BARKER, Charles Thomas | Director | — | 1998-07-06 |
| BASTER, Jennifer | Director | 2010-05-01 | 2013-03-31 |
| BAXTER, Brian Thomas | Director | — | 1992-11-13 |
| BEEVER, Paula Frances | Director | 1994-10-01 | 1996-02-23 |
| BELFIELD, Alan James, Dr | Director | 1996-10-01 | 2019-03-31 |
| BERRY, John Sydney Albert | Director | — | 2002-01-01 |
| BIDGOOD, Mark Philip | Director | 1996-10-01 | 2002-01-01 |
| BOARDMAN, Robert Philip | Director | 2020-05-11 | 2025-06-26 |
| BOSTOCK, Richard Mark | Director | 1992-05-22 | 2002-01-01 |
| BRAITHWAITE, Peter Alan | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2002-01-01 |
| BRIDGES, Harry William Calhoun | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2002-01-01 |
| BROWN, Michael George | Director | — | 1997-03-31 |
| BRZESKI, Stanislaw Stephen | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2000-10-31 |
| BUDD, Peter James | Director | 1992-01-27 | 2002-01-01 |
| BURROWS, Stephen | Director | 1996-10-01 | 2002-01-01 |
| CAMPBELL, Brian Robert | Director | — | 1994-05-31 |
| CARE, Robert Frank, Dr | Director | 2011-02-03 | 2014-03-31 |
| CARFRAE, Tristram George Allen | Director | 2011-02-03 | 2014-03-31 |
| CHAN, Andrew Ka Ching, Dr | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2014-03-31 |
| CHAN, Andrew Ka Ching, Dr | Director | — | 2002-01-31 |
| CHAPMAN, Deirdre Mary | Director | 2015-11-01 | 2016-05-18 |
| COWAP, Roy Joseph | Director | — | 2002-01-01 |
| CROFT, David Downton | Director | — | 1995-03-24 |
| DAVIES, John Andrew George | Director | — | 2002-01-01 |
| DAY, Margot Annabel | Director | 2023-02-10 | 2025-06-26 |
| DILLEY, Philip Graham, Sir | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2014-06-01 |
| DILLEY, Philip Graham | Director | 1993-04-01 | 2002-01-01 |
| DIX, Terence Raymond | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2002-01-01 |
| DORR, Alois | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2002-01-01 |
| DUNK, Michael Eric | Director | 1994-04-01 | 1997-05-31 |
| EDWARDS, Richard Murray | Director | 1995-10-01 | 2002-01-01 |
| ELDER, Alastair John | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2001-11-19 |
| ELLIS, Barrie Richard | Director | — | 2001-10-01 |
| EMMERSON, Robert Frank | Director | — | 2002-01-31 |
| EVANS, Justin James Bamford | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2002-01-01 |
| FACER, Mark James | Director | — | 2002-01-01 |
| FALBE-HANSEN, Klaus | Director | 1994-04-01 | 2002-01-01 |
| FITZPATRICK, Anthony James | Director | — | 2002-01-31 |
| FOSTER, Alan John | Director | — | 1995-11-27 |
| FRASER, Alexander Fernie | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| FROST, Jerome Anthony | Director | 2015-11-01 | 2024-03-31 |
| GARDNER, Ian Richard | Director | 1993-04-01 | 2002-01-01 |
| GLOVER, David William | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2002-01-01 |
| GLOVER, Michael John, Dr | Director | — | 2002-01-01 |
| GOOD, Graham Edward | Director | 1994-10-01 | 2002-01-01 |
| GORDON, David Leslie | Director | — | 1992-09-22 |
| GROAK, Stephen John | Director | 1996-10-01 | 1998-06-03 |
| GROSE, William Jeffrey | Director | 1995-10-01 | 2002-01-01 |
| GUTHERIE, Alistair | Director | 1994-10-01 | 2002-01-01 |
| HADDON, John James | Director | 1992-05-22 | 2002-01-01 |
| HALL, Andrew James | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2002-01-01 |
| HAMPSON, James Hugh Richmond | Director | — | 2002-01-01 |
| HANCOCK, Simon Scott | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2002-01-01 |
| HARRIS, Colin Terence | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2002-01-01 |
| HARRIS, Robert William | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2002-01-01 |
| HARROLD, Martyn Victor | Director | 1993-04-01 | 2002-01-01 |
| HARVEY, John Douglas | Director | — | 2004-06-24 |
| HARYOTT, Richard Baskcomb | Director | — | 2002-01-31 |
| HENDERSON, Gordon Thomas | Director | — | 2002-01-01 |
| HIGTON, Nicholas Noel | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2002-01-01 |
| HILL, Terence Malcolm | Director | 1999-01-04 | 2013-06-11 |
| HILL, Terence Malcolm | Director | 1992-05-22 | 1996-06-30 |
| HIRST, John Gerard | Director | 1995-10-01 | 2002-01-01 |
| HODKINSON, Gregory Scott | Director | 2012-06-01 | 2014-03-31 |
| HODKINSON, Gregory Scott | Director | 1992-01-27 | 2002-01-01 |
| HOUGH, Richard | Director | — | 1996-03-03 |
| HUGHES, Alan Osborne | Director | — | 1995-06-30 |
| HUGHES, Andrew Kinnon, Dr | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2001-11-19 |
| HUMPHREYS, Edward Matthew Harvey | Director | 1996-10-01 | 2002-01-01 |
| HUNT, Geoffrey Nevil | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2025-06-26 |
| HUSSAIN, Naeemullah | Director | 1993-04-01 | 2002-01-01 |
| IRWIN, Frederick George Ernest | Director | — | 1996-03-31 |
| JEFCOAT, Alan | Director | 1997-10-01 | 1999-11-22 |
| JOFEH, Christopher Guy Heaton | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2002-01-01 |
| JOHNSON, James Guy Andrew | Director | 2021-05-06 | 2025-05-12 |
| JOHNSON, Paul Edward, Dr | Director | 1994-10-01 | 2002-01-01 |
| JOHNSTON, David Terry | Director | — | 2001-10-01 |
| JOHNSTONE, Patricia Marion | Director | 2015-11-01 | 2025-06-26 |
| JONES, Anthony John | Director | 1994-10-01 | 2002-01-01 |
| KAYE, David Charles | Director | 1995-10-01 | 2002-01-01 |
| KAYE, Michael Graham | Director | 1995-07-01 | 2002-01-01 |
| KEBLE-WHITE, Arthur James | Director | — | 1991-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arup Group Limited | Corporate entity | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-31 |
| Ove Arup Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 553 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- Officers resigned
- 5
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
-1.3%
£988,100,000 £975,500,000
-
Cash
-64.2%
£41,300,000 £14,800,000
-
Net assets
+14.5%
£280,800,000 £321,400,000
-
Employees
-5%
6,962 6,615
-
Operating profit
+21%
£52,000,000 £62,900,000
-
Profit before tax
+25.9%
£42,900,000 £54,000,000
-
Wages
-4.4%
£377,400,000 £360,700,000
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