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IMPERIAL TOBACCO LIMITED

#01860181 · Active · Incorporated 1984-11-01 (41y 6m) · Last filing 2026-04-19 (1mo ago)
Consumer Discretionary · SIC 46350 · G Wholesale & Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles · Full accounts

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Next accounts due

2027-06-30 (in 1y)

Last filed for 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement due

2026-06-15 (in 1mo)

Last made up 2025-06-01

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£6M

+20% vs 2024

Net assets

£16B

+0.7% vs 2024

Employees

1,276

+1.8% vs 2024

Profit before tax

£4B

+76.4% vs 2024

Name history

Renamed 1 time since incorporation

  1. IMPERIAL TOBACCO LIMITED 1986-09-10 → present
  2. PERTHPARK LIMITED 1984-11-01 → 1986-09-10

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30

Metric Trend 2024-09-302025-09-30
Turnover £4,362,000,000£3,968,000,000
Operating profit £514,000,000£615,000,000
Profit before tax £2,063,000,000£3,640,000,000
Net profit £1,966,000,000£3,534,000,000
Cash £5,000,000£6,000,000
Total assets less current liabilities £15,912,000,000£16,007,000,000
Net assets £15,803,000,000£15,921,000,000
Equity £15,803,000,000£15,921,000,000
Average employees 1,2541,276
Wages £174,000,000£174,000,000

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 2024-09-302025-09-30
Operating margin 11.8%15.5%
Net margin 45.1%89.1%
Return on capital employed 3.2%3.8%
Current ratio 0.10x0.10x
Interest cover 0.49x0.68x

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 101
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
Ernst and Young LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The Directors are satisfied that the Company has adequate resources to meet its operational needs for 12 months from the date of authorisation of these financial statements and accordingly they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”

Group structure

  1. IMPERIAL TOBACCO LIMITED · parent
    1. Attendfriend Limited 100% · United Kingdom
    2. British Tobacco Company Limited 100% · United Kingdom
    3. Imperial Brands Ventures Finance Limited 100% · United Kingdom
    4. Imperial Brands Ventures Holdings Limited 100% · United Kingdom
    5. Imperial Brands Ventures Holdings (1) Limited 100% · United Kingdom
    6. Imperial Brands Ventures Holdings (2) Limited 100% · United Kingdom
    7. Imperial Brands Ventures Limited 100% · United Kingdom
    8. Imperial Tobacco Altadis Limited 100% · United Kingdom
    9. Imperial Tobacco Capital Assets (1) 100% · United Kingdom
    10. Imperial Tobacco Capital Assets (2) 100% · United Kingdom
    11. Imperial Tobacco Capital Assets (3) 100% · United Kingdom
    12. Imperial Tobacco Capital Assets (4) 100% · United Kingdom
    13. Imperial Tobacco Group Limited 100% · United Kingdom
    14. Imperial Tobacco Holdings (1) Limited 100% · United Kingdom
    15. Imperial Tobacco Initiatives 100% · United Kingdom
    16. Imperial Tobacco Lacroix Limited 100% · United Kingdom
    17. Imperial Tobacco Overseas (Polska) Limited 100% · United Kingdom
    18. Imperial Tobacco Overseas Holdings (1) Limited 100% · United Kingdom
    19. Imperial Tobacco Overseas Holdings (2) Limited 100% · United Kingdom
    20. Imperial Tobacco Overseas Holdings (3) Limited 100% · United Kingdom
    21. Imperial Tobacco Overseas Holdings Limited 100% · United Kingdom
    22. Imperial Tobacco Overseas Limited 100% · United Kingdom
    23. Imperial Tobacco Ventures Limited 100% · United Kingdom
    24. ITG Brands Limited 100% · United Kingdom
    25. Joseph & Henry Wilson Limited 100% · United Kingdom
    26. Nerudia Consulting Limited 100% · United Kingdom
    27. Nerudia Limited 100% · United Kingdom
    28. Park Lane Tobacco Company Limited 100% · United Kingdom
    29. Rizla UK Limited 100% · United Kingdom
    30. Altadis NewCo Limited 81.6% · United Kingdom
    31. Congar International UK Limited 81.6% · United Kingdom
    32. Imperial Brands Enterprise Finance Limited 56.4% · United Kingdom
    33. Imperial Investments Limited 60% · United Kingdom
    34. Imperial Tobacco Overseas Holdings (4) Limited 42% · United Kingdom
    35. Imperial Tobacco Pension Trustees (Burlington House) Limited 60% · United Kingdom
    36. Imperial Tobacco Pension Trustees Limited 60% · United Kingdom
    37. La Flor De Copan UK Limited 81.6% · United Kingdom
    38. Tabacalera de Garcia UK Limited 81.6% · United Kingdom
    39. 1213509 B.C. Limited 100% · Canada
    40. Altadis Canarias SAU 100% · Spain
    41. Altadis Middle East FZCO 100% · United Arab Emirates
    42. Altadis Ocean Indien S.A.S. 100% · France
    43. Altadis S.A.U. 100% · Spain
    44. Cacique, SA - Comércio, Importaçao e Exportaçao 100% · Brazil
    45. Coralma International S.A.S. 100% · France
    46. Dunkerquoise des Blends SAS 100% · France
    47. Ets L Lacroix Fils NV/SA 100% · Belgium
    48. Fontem (Shenzhen) Technology Solutions Limited 100% · China
    49. Fontem Canada Limited 100% · Canada
    50. Fontem US LLC 100% · USA
    51. Fontem Ventures B.V. 100% · Netherlands
    52. Huotraco International Limited 100% · Cambodia
    53. Imperial Brands Bulgaria EOOD 100% · Bulgaria
    54. Imperial Brands CR s.r.o. 100% · Czech Republic
    55. Imperial Brands Finance Netherlands B.V. 100% · Netherlands
    56. Imperial Brands Finland Oy 100% · Finland
    57. Imperial Brands Italia S.r.l. 100% · Italy
    58. Imperial Brands LA Romana S.A.S 100% · Dominican Republic
    59. Imperial Brands Luxembourg sarl 100% · Luxembourg
    60. Imperial Brands Malta Limited 100% · Malta
    61. Imperial Brands Norway A.S. 100% · Norway
    62. Imperial Brands Portugal, Sociedade Unipessoal Lda 100% · Portugal
    63. Imperial Brands Production Ukraine LLC 100% · Ukraine
    64. Imperial Brands Romania s.r.l. 100% · Romania
    65. Imperial Brands Trading Polska spolka z.o.o 100% · Poland
    66. Imperial Brands Ventures LLC 100% · USA
    67. Imperial Brands Ventures Malta Limited 100% · Malta
    68. Imperial Finance Ireland Limited 100% · Ireland
    69. Imperial Finance Malta Limited 100% · Malta
    70. Imperial Tobacco (Asia) Pte. Ltd. 100% · Singapore
    71. Imperial Tobacco Australia Limited 100% · Australia
    72. Imperial Tobacco Austria Marketing Service GmbH 100% · Austria
    73. Imperial Tobacco BH doo 100% · Bosnia & Herzegovina
    74. Imperial Tobacco España, S.L.U. 100% · Spain
    75. Imperial Tobacco Estonia OÜ 100% · Estonia
    76. Imperial Tobacco Intellectual Property Limited 100% · Ireland
    77. Imperial Tobacco International GmbH 100% · Germany
    78. Imperial Tobacco Ireland Unlimited Company 100% · Ireland
    79. Imperial Tobacco Italy S.r.l. 100% · Italy
    80. Imperial Tobacco La Romana S.A.S. 100% · France
    81. Imperial Tobacco Magyarország Dohányforgalmázo Kft (Imperial Tobacco Hungary) 100% · Hungary
    82. Imperial Brands Global Duty Free & Export, S.L. 100% · Spain
    83. Imperial Tobacco New Zealand Limited 100% · New Zealand
    84. Imperial Tobacco Polska Manufacturing S.A. 100% · Poland
    85. Imperial Tobacco Polska S.A. 100% · Poland
    86. Imperial Tobacco SCG doo Beograd 100% · Serbia
    87. Imperial Tobacco Sigara ve Tutunculuck Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. 100% · Turkey
    88. Imperial Tobacco Slovakia a.s. 100% · Slovakia
    89. Imperial Tobacco Taiwan Co Limited 100% · Taiwan, Province of China
    90. Imperial Tobacco Taiwan Manufacturing Company Limited 100% · Taiwan, Province of China
    91. Imperial Tobacco Tutun Urunleri Satis Ve Pazarlama A.S. 100% · Turkey
    92. Imperial Tobacco Ukraine 100% · Ukraine
    93. Imperial Tobacco West Africa S.A.S. 100% · Cote D'Ivoire
    94. Imperial Tobacco Zagreb doo 100% · Croatia
    95. Imperial Ventures Malta Limited 100% · Malta
    96. IMPTOB South Africa (Pty) Limited 100% · South Africa
    97. ITL Pacific (HK) Limited 100% · Hong Kong
    98. JAW-Invest Oy 100% · Finland
    99. John Player & Sons Limited 100% · Ireland
    100. JSNM SARL 100% · France
    101. MACOTAB (Manufacture Corse des Tabacs) 100% · France
    102. Millennium Tobacco Unlimited Company 100% · Ireland
    103. MYBLU Spain S.L. 100% · Spain
    104. Newglade International Unlimited Company 100% · Ireland
    105. Petone Vapes Limited 100% · New Zealand
    106. Philippine Bobbin Corporation 100% · Philippines
    107. Real Club de Golf la Herreria S.A. 100% · Spain
    108. Skruf Snus AB 100% · Sweden
    109. Société Centrafricaine de Cigarettes S.A. 100% · Central African Republic
    110. Société Centrafricaine de Distribution Sarl 100% · Central African Republic
    111. Société du Mont Nimba Sarl 100% · Guinea
    112. Société Marocaine des Tabacs S.A. 100% · Morocco
    113. Société Nationale d'Exploitation Industrielle des Tabacs et Allumettes SAS (SEITA) 100% · France
    114. Société pour le Développement du Tabac en Afrique S.A.S. 100% · France
    115. System Designed to Africa Sari 100% · Morocco
    116. Tahiti Tabacs SASU 100% · French Polynesia
    117. Tobaccor S.A.S. 100% · France
    118. Tobačna 3DVA, trgovsko podjetje, d.o.o. 100% · Slovenia
    119. Tobačna Grosist d.o.o. 100% · Slovenia
    120. Tobačna Ljubljana d.o.o. 100% · Slovenia
    121. Van Nelle Tabak Nederland B.V. 100% · Netherlands
    122. Van Nelle Tobacco International Holdings B.V. 100% · Netherlands
    123. Von Erl. GmbH 100% · Austria
    124. 3 For One, SA 50% · Belgium
    125. 24 Hours B.V 50% · Netherlands
    126. Albacetrans, S.L.U 50% · Spain
    127. Altadis Holdings USA Inc 81.6% · USA
    128. Altadis Shade Company LLC 81.6% · USA
    129. Be To Be Pharma, S.L.U. 50% · Spain
    130. Belgium Parcels Service SRL 50% · Belgium
    131. Carbo Collbatalle, S.L.U. 50% · Spain
    132. CDIL Companhia de Distribuçao Integral Logista Portugal, S.A. 50% · Portugal
    133. Commonwealth Brands LLC 81.6% · USA
    134. Compagnie Agricole et Industrielle des Tabacs Africains S.A.S. 99.9% · France
    135. Compagnie Réunionnaise DES Tabacas S.A.S. (CORETAB) 99% · France
    136. Compañia de Distribución Integral de Publicaciones Logista SLU 50% · Spain
    137. Compañia de Distribución Integral Logista Polska, sp. Z o.o. (SL) 50% · Poland
    138. Congar International Corp (Delaware) 81.6% · USA
    139. Connecticut Shade Corporation 81.6% · USA
    140. Consolidated Cigar Holdings Inc 81.6% · USA
    141. Distribuidora Valenciana de Ediciones S.A.U. 50% · Spain
    142. Dronas 2002, S.L.U. 50% · Spain
    143. German-Ex B.V. 50% · Netherlands
    144. Herinvemol, S.L. 50% · Spain
    145. Imperial Brands Hellas S.A. 99.5% · Greece
    146. Imperial Tobacco EFKA Management GmbH 99.7% · Germany
    147. Imperial Tobacco TKS a.d. 99.1% · Macedonia
    148. Imperial Tobacco US Holdings BV 81.6% · USA
    149. Imprimerie Industrielle Ivoirienne S.A. 78.8% · Cote d'Ivoire
    150. ITG Brands, LLC 81.6% · USA
    151. ITG Brands Holdco LLC 81.6% · USA
    152. ITG Cigars Inc 81.6% · USA
    153. ITG Holdings USA Inc 81.6% · USA
    154. Logesta Deutschland Gmbh 50% · Germany
    155. Logesta Lusa L.D.A. 50% · Portugal
    156. Logista France Holding S.A. 50% · France
    157. Logista Freight Italia S.R.L. 50% · Italy
    158. Logista Freight France SARL 50% · France
    159. Logista France S.A.S. 50% · France
    160. Logista Freight Polska Sp.z.oo 50% · Poland
    161. Logista Freight, S.A.U 50% · Spain
    162. Logista Integral, S.A. 50% · Spain
    163. Logista Italia S.P.A 50% · Italy
    164. Logista Pharma Italia, S.r.I. 50% · Italy
    165. Logista Pharma S.A.U. 50% · Spain
    166. Logista Payments, S.L.U. 50% · Spain
    167. Logista Pharma Canarias, S.A.U. 50% · Spain
    168. Logista Promotion et Transport S.A.S. 50% · France
    169. Logista Regional de Publicaciones, S.A.U. 50% · Spain
    170. Logista Retail France S.A.S. 50% · France
    171. Logista Retail Italia S.P.A 50% · Italy
    172. Logista Retail, S.A.U. 50% · Spain
    173. Logista Strator Portugal, Unipessoal Lda. 50% · Portugal
    174. Logista Strator, SLU 50% · Spain
    175. Logista Transport Europe B.V. 50% · Netherlands
    176. Logista, Transportes, Transitários e Pharma, Lda. 50% · Portugal
    177. MABUCIG Industries S.A. 72.7% · Burkina Faso
    178. Manufacture de Cigarettes du Tchad S.A. 95% · Chad
    179. Midsid - Sociedade Portuguesa de Distribuição, S.A.U. 50% · Portugal
    180. MTOA S.A. 98.3% · Senegal
    181. MABUCIG SA (Manufacture Burkinabe de Cigarette) 72.7% · Burkina Faso
    182. Mosca China Logistics Ltd 50% · China
    183. Mosca Italia, Srl 50% · Italy
    184. Mosca Maritimo, S.L.U. 50% · Spain
    185. Mosca Portugal, Lda 50% · Portugal
    186. Publicaciones y Libros S.A.U. 50% · Spain
    187. S3T Pte Ltd 51% · Singapore
    188. SACIMEM S.A. 65.4% · Madagascar
    189. Speedlink Worldwide Express B.V. 50% · Netherlands
    190. SIAT Distribution 89.7% · Congo
    191. SITAB Industries S.A. 75.9% · Cote d'Ivoire
    192. SITAR Holding S.A.S. 99% · France
    193. Société Africaine d'Impression Industrielle S.A. 99.8% · Senegal
    194. Société des Cigarettes Gabonaises S.A. 89.5% · Gabon
    195. Société Industrielle et Agricole du Tabac Tropical S.A. 89.7% · Congo
    196. Société Ivoirienne des Tabacs S.A. 74.9% · Cote D'Ivoire
    197. SOCTAM S.A. 50.5% · Madagascar
    198. SOTCHADIS S.A.S. 95% · Chad
    199. Tabacalera de Garcia Limited 81.6% · Bermuda
    200. Transportes El Mosca, S.A.U. 50% · Spain
    201. Transportes Moncayo, S.L.U. 50% · Spain

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

3 active · 26 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
BEVAN, Daniel Peter Secretary 2022-02-28 — —
CAREY, Emily Jane Director 2023-06-28 Feb 1974 British
MARCINIUK, Celso Ricardo Director 2024-07-04 Oct 1975 Brazilian
Show 26 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
DOWNING, John Matthew Secretary 2012-10-01 2017-03-31
HANNAFORD, Richard Charles Secretary — 2004-09-30
PHILLIPS, Matthew Robert Secretary 2004-10-01 2012-09-30
WILLIAMS, Trevor Martin Secretary 2017-03-31 2022-02-28
BLASHILL, Graham Leonard Director 2000-04-03 2011-02-02
COOPER, Alison Jane Director 2010-05-12 2017-03-31
CRESSWELL, David Director 2002-02-01 2007-12-31
DAVIS, Gareth Director 1996-02-21 2010-05-12
DAVISSON, Christopher James Director 1996-06-06 2000-08-31
DOWNING, John Matthew Director 2017-03-31 2023-06-28
DYRBUS, Robert Director — 2013-11-05
FULFORD, Ronald Stanley Director — 1996-02-21
HILL, Kenneth Director 2000-04-03 2014-07-31
INSTON, Clive Alfred Carrington Director 1996-06-06 2001-12-14
KEVETH, Nicholas James Director 2011-11-14 2017-03-31
LANKESTER, George Edward Cedric Director 2001-10-01 2003-04-30
PAINTER, Stuart Trevor Director — 2000-05-08
PARAVICINI, Lukas Jean-Baptiste Director 2021-05-19 2026-02-26
RESNEKOV, David Ian Director 2011-11-14 2018-02-28
ROGERSON, Frank Alan Director 2000-04-03 2007-07-01
TANT, Oliver Reginald Director 2013-11-05 2021-05-18
TILDESLEY, Thomas Richard William Director 2018-02-28 2021-04-30
TILLEKERATNE, David Michael Director 2022-02-18 2024-07-04
TURNER, Kathryn Ann Director 2003-04-30 2011-12-31
TURNER, Peter John Director — 1993-09-23
WALL, Marie Ann Director 2017-03-31 2022-02-18

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Imperial Tobacco Holdings Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 224 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-04-19 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2026-02-27 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-10-10 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2025-06-10 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-05-12 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-07-10 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-07-10 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-07-02 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-06-06 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-10-20 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2023-07-04 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2023-07-03 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2023-06-12 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-03-20 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-06-06 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-05-24 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-03-15 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2022-03-15 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2022-03-03 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2022-03-03 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
5

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
1

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 2025-09-30 vs 2024-09-30

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

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