Cash on hand
£2.7tn
across 67,464 filers · median £1.1m
Financials leads at £1.2tn
UK companies, by their own accounts
Activity, profit and capital flow across every industry — straight from Companies House filings.
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By the numbers
Combined turnover
£8.2tn
across 65,109 filers · median £14.3m
Industrials leads at £2.7tn
Profitability
68.6%
48,197 in profit · 20,464 loss-making
£190.3bn aggregate PBT
Wages paid
£1.4tn
19.3m on payroll · median £3.7m
2024 accounts · 77,949 parsed
Leaderboards
Largest pre-tax profit · latest filed accounts
- 01 BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION PBT £23.8bn YoY +13.4% Headcount —
- 02 VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY PBT £19bn YoY +0.1% Headcount 92,834
- 03 BARCLAYS PLC PBT £8.1bn YoY +23.6% Headcount 92,300
- 04 ROLLS-ROYCE PLC PBT £6.9bn YoY +210% Headcount 42,600
- 05 HSBC UK BANK PLC PBT £5.6bn YoY -15.4% Headcount 20,034
- 06 STANDARD CHARTERED PLC PBT £5bn YoY +33.7% Headcount 83,297
- 07 3I GROUP PLC PBT £5bn YoY +31.4% Headcount 226
- 08 BARCLAYS BANK PLC PBT £4.7bn YoY +12.4% Headcount 23,000
Highest revenue · detailed filers only (most UK companies file no P&L)
- 01 LAGAN DOTT NAMANVE LTD Turnover £84.1bn YoY -26.7% PBT -£12.9m
- 02 BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Turnover £75.5bn YoY +3.4% PBT £23.8bn
- 03 TESCO PLC Turnover £69.9bn YoY +2.5% PBT £2.7bn
- 04 LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA Turnover £37.9bn YoY +2.8% PBT £3.8bn
- 05 VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY Turnover £37.5bn YoY +3.4% PBT £19bn
- 06 SAINSBURY'S SUPERMARKETS LTD Turnover £28.5bn YoY +2.4% PBT £313m
- 07 BARCLAYS PLC Turnover £26.8bn YoY +5.6% PBT £8.1bn
- 08 BAE SYSTEMS PLC Turnover £26.3bn YoY +14.0% PBT £2.3bn
Largest cash balance · latest filed accounts
- 01 BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Cash £215.1bn YoY -12.9% Net assets —
- 02 BARCLAYS PLC Cash £210.2bn YoY -18.1% Net assets —
- 03 BARCLAYS BANK PLC Cash £180.4bn YoY -4.9% Net assets £59.2bn
- 04 HSBC BANK PLC Cash £119.2bn YoY +7.7% Net assets —
- 05 HSBC UK BANK PLC Cash £52.3bn YoY -20.5% Net assets £25.9bn
- 06 STANDARD CHARTERED PLC Cash £47bn YoY -9.2% Net assets £37.7bn
- 07 STANDARD CHARTERED BANK Cash £42bn YoY -11.7% Net assets £25.3bn
- 08 SANTANDER UK PLC Cash £29.4bn YoY -1.7% Net assets £15.1bn
Largest average headcount · latest filed accounts
- 01 TESCO PLC Headcount 339,140 YoY -0.0% Cost / head £25.7k
- 02 ASDA STORES LIMITED Headcount 131,027 YoY -3.6% Cost / head £22.5k
- 03 SAINSBURY'S SUPERMARKETS LTD Headcount 130,800 YoY -3.5% Cost / head £24.7k
- 04 ROYAL MAIL GROUP LIMITED Headcount 126,811 YoY +2.7% Cost / head £42.7k
- 05 STAFFORDSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED Headcount 120,000 YoY -9.8% Cost / head £20
- 06 CAUSEWAY SOFTWARE HOLDINGS LIMITED Headcount 112,699 YoY -53.5% Cost / head —
- 07 BRITISH UNITED PROVIDENT ASSOCIATION LIMITED(THE) Headcount 109,514 YoY +9.4% Cost / head £34.7k
- 08 WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS LIMITED Headcount 101,138 YoY -3.5% Cost / head £20.5k
Biggest year-on-year headcount increase · 25+ staff
- 01 MERSEY VIEW LEARNING TRUST Headcount YoY +296% Headcount 566 Cash YoY +1051%
- 02 MOMENTUM GROUP MANAGEMENT LTD Headcount YoY +286% Headcount 54 Cash YoY —
- 03 CARTMEL CARE HOMES LTD Headcount YoY +280% Headcount 38 Cash YoY -89.9%
- 04 HOWDEN RISK AND RESILIENCE LIMITED Headcount YoY +275% Headcount 30 Cash YoY —
- 05 BENSLOW MUSIC TRUST Headcount YoY +268% Headcount 136 Cash YoY -90.5%
- 06 OF PRODUCTIONS (GOLD) LIMITED Headcount YoY +264% Headcount 40 Cash YoY +317%
- 07 STRATHDEARN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTS Headcount YoY +263% Headcount 29 Cash YoY -10.0%
- 08 THE.TEAM: SME MANAGEMENT EMEA LIMITED Headcount YoY +255% Headcount 1,236 Cash YoY +15.4%
Largest pre-tax loss · latest filed accounts
- 01 PARAGRAF LIMITED PBT -£19.9bn YoY -5.0% Headcount 115
- 02 VALE BASE METALS LIMITED PBT -£3.7bn YoY — Headcount 12
- 03 NATIONAL HIGHWAYS LIMITED PBT -£3.3bn YoY +5.9% Headcount 6,866
- 04 THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC POWDER UK SENIOR HOLDINGS LIMITED PBT -£2.6bn YoY -3824% Headcount 0
- 05 ANGLO AMERICAN WOODSMITH LIMITED PBT -£1.4bn YoY -3364% Headcount 299
- 06 NISSAN MOTOR MANUFACTURING (UK) LIMITED PBT -£888m YoY -1221% Headcount 6,703
- 07 NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED PBT -£838.4m YoY -1.5% Headcount 554
- 08 ASDA STORES LIMITED PBT -£834.4m YoY -484% Headcount 131,027
Today's signal
Coverage leader
Industrials
23,836 detailed filers
30% of all detailed coverage
Densest filer
Energy
65% file in detail
742 of 1,145 routed
Concentrated bench
Energy
1,145 routed
smallest industry by volume
In detail
Composition of the 77,949 detailed filers we've parsed for 2024 accounts — profitability, activity, the median filer's balance sheet, and capital flow.
Profitability
68.6%
filed in profit
- 48,197 profitable
- 20,464 loss-making
£190.3bn aggregate PBT
Filing Activity
6,595
active or steady (8% of scored)
- Active 1,067
- Steady 5,528
- Quiet 11,418
- Dormant 59,936
Median filer
£1.1m
cash on hand
- Turnover
- £14.3m
- PBT
- £417.8k
- Net assets
- £4.5m
- Headcount
- 53
Capital flow
-£4.9tn
paid in dividends
- Filers paying
- 30,680
- Staff costs
- £1.6tn
- Finance costs
- £1.1tn
- Net assets
- £5.4tn
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