RELX PLC
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Cash
£2.9B
-1.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.4B
-31.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
37,460
+2.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.1B
+5.2% vs 2024
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Our short-form breakdown of RELX PLC's latest filing
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Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,161,000,000 | £9,434,000,000 | £9,590,000,000 | +1.7% | |
| Operating profit | £2,682,000,000 | £2,260,000,000 | £2,352,000,000 | +4.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,370,000,000 | £1,999,000,000 | £2,103,000,000 | +5.2% | |
| Net profit | — | £1,575,000,000 | £1,678,000,000 | +6.5% | |
| Cash | £2,996,000,000 | £2,996,000,000 | £2,940,000,000 | -1.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £22,067,000,000 | £11,011,000,000 | £10,489,000,000 | -4.7% | |
| Net assets | £3,564,000,000 | £3,504,000,000 | £2,390,000,000 | -31.8% | |
| Equity | £3,564,000,000 | £3,504,000,000 | £2,390,000,000 | -31.8% | |
| Average employees | 35,900 | 36,400 | 37,460 | +2.9% | |
| Wages | £2,636,000,000 | £2,636,000,000 | £2,679,000,000 | +1.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £16,522,000 | £10,037,000 | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 29.3% | 24.0% | 24.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 16.7% | 17.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.2% | 20.5% | 22.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 86.3% | 76.8% | 83.8% | |
| Current ratio | 3.23x | 1.46x | 1.70x | |
| Interest cover | 8.51x | 7.43x | 8.08x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- RELX PLC 2015-07-01 → present
- REED ELSEVIER PLC 2002-04-19 → 2015-07-01
- REED INTERNATIONAL P.L.C. 1903-05-28 → 2002-04-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having made appropriate enquiries, the Directors consider that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. They therefore consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the 2025 consolidated financial statements.”
Group structure
- RELX PLC · parent
- LexisNexis Risk Solutions (US) Limited
- Elsevier Inc
- Reed Exhibitions Limited
- RELX (Singapore) Pte Limited
- RELX Holdings BV
- Reed Elsevier Philippines Inc
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 48 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UDOW, Henry Adam | Secretary | 2011-07-26 | — | — |
| COX, Alistair Richard | Director | 2023-04-20 | Feb 1961 | British |
| ENGSTROM, Erik | Director | 2004-08-23 | Jun 1963 | Swedish |
| FELIX, June Yee | Director | 2020-10-15 | Nov 1956 | American |
| HALFORD, Andrew Nigel | Director | 2025-04-24 | Mar 1959 | British |
| HOGG, Charlotte Mary | Director | 2019-12-16 | Aug 1970 | British,American |
| LUFF, Nicholas Lawrence | Director | 2014-09-01 | Mar 1967 | British |
| SUKAWATY, Andrew John | Director | 2019-04-25 | Jun 1955 | American |
| TETTEROO, Bianca Elisabeth Maria | Director | 2024-07-01 | Apr 1969 | Dutch |
| WALKER, Paul Ashton | Director | 2021-03-01 | May 1957 | British |
| WOOD, Suzanne | Director | 2017-09-26 | Feb 1960 | American |
Show 48 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER, Richard Gordon | Secretary | 1993-10-01 | 1995-08-18 |
| COWDEN, Stephen John | Secretary | 2001-02-05 | 2011-07-26 |
| RADCLIFFE, Willoughby Mark St John | Secretary | 1995-08-18 | 2001-02-05 |
| RICHARDSON, Karen Diana | Secretary | — | 1993-10-01 |
| ARMOUR, Mark Henry | Director | 1996-07-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| BODMAN, Richard Stockwell | Director | 1996-05-08 | 1999-04-15 |
| BROCK, John Franklin | Director | 1999-04-15 | 2005-04-27 |
| BRUGGINK, Herman | Director | 1995-04-19 | 1997-04-16 |
| DAVIS, Crispin Henry Lamert, Sir | Director | 1999-09-01 | 2009-03-20 |
| DAVIS, Peter John, Sir | Director | — | 1994-06-27 |
| ELLIOT, Mark Wynne | Director | 2003-04-08 | 2013-04-25 |
| GREENER, Anthony Armitage, Sir | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| HAANK, Derk | Director | 1999-11-15 | 2003-06-18 |
| HABGOOD, Anthony John, Sir | Director | 2009-06-01 | 2021-03-01 |
| HAMLYN, Paul Bertrand Wolfgang, Lord | Director | — | 1998-04-29 |
| HAUSER, Wolfhart Gunnar | Director | 2013-04-25 | 2023-04-20 |
| HENNAH, Adrian | Director | 2011-04-20 | 2020-04-23 |
| HOMMEN, Johannes Henricus Maria | Director | 2005-04-27 | 2009-04-21 |
| HOOK, Lisa Ann | Director | 2006-04-18 | 2016-04-21 |
| IRVINE, Ian Alexander Noble | Director | — | 1996-07-02 |
| KRAKOFF, Robert | Director | — | 1996-06-30 |
| LEWINTON, Christopher, Sir | Director | — | 1999-04-15 |
| MACLEOD, Robert James | Director | 2016-04-21 | 2025-04-24 |
| MELLON, John Benedict | Director | — | 1999-04-15 |
| MILLS, Carol Geiger | Director | 2016-04-21 | 2019-04-25 |
| NELISSEN, Roelof Johannus | Director | 1999-04-16 | 2003-04-08 |
| PALMER, Duncan John | Director | 2012-09-25 | 2014-09-24 |
| PERRICK, Steven | Director | 1999-04-15 | 2003-04-08 |
| POLET, Robert Bram | Director | 2007-04-17 | 2016-04-21 |
| PROZES, Andrew | Director | 2000-08-07 | 2010-12-31 |
| REID, David Edward | Director | 2003-04-08 | 2013-04-25 |
| SANFORD, Linda Szabat | Director | 2012-12-04 | 2022-04-21 |
| SHARMAN OF REDLYNCH, Colin Morven, Baron | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2011-04-20 |
| SMITH, Ian Richard | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2009-11-11 |
| STAPLETON, Nigel John | Director | — | 1999-09-30 |
| STOMBERG, Rolf Wilhelm Heinrich, Dr | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2008-04-23 |
| TABAKSBLAT, Morris | Director | 1999-04-15 | 2005-04-27 |
| THOMAS, Ian Leslie Maurice | Director | — | 1996-10-10 |
| TIERNEY, Patrick John | Director | 2003-04-08 | 2008-02-01 |
| VAN DE AAST, Gerard | Director | 2000-12-06 | 2008-12-15 |
| VAN DER VEER, Ben | Director | 2009-09-03 | 2019-04-25 |
| VAN LEDE, Cornelius Josephus Antonius | Director | 2003-04-08 | 2007-04-17 |
| VAN LIER LELS, Marike | Director | 2015-07-21 | 2024-04-25 |
| VINKEN, Pierre Johan Jacques Gerard | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1995-04-19 |
| VLEK, Paul Cornelis Felix Maria | Director | 1995-10-31 | 1998-04-29 |
| VOLLENHOVEN, Louis Van | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1995-10-31 |
| WEBSTER, David Gordon Comyn | Director | — | 2002-04-09 |
| ZELNICK, Strauss | Director | 2005-04-27 | 2007-12-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 3211 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-06-08 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-06-08 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-06-08 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-06-08 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-06-08 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-06-08 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-06-08 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-06-08 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-06-08 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-06-08 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-06-08 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-06-08 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-06-08 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-05-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 17
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.