RENTOKIL INITIAL 1927 PLC
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Cash
£918M
+320.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£960M
+9.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
606
+8.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£84M
+346.6% first positive since 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £26,600,000 | £22,800,000 | £28,700,000 | +25.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £91,600,000 | -£34,100,000 | £84,100,000 | +346.6% | |
| Net profit | £85,800,000 | -£35,600,000 | £64,900,000 | +282.3% | |
| Cash | £79,600,000 | £218,300,000 | £917,800,000 | +320.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,945,000,000 | £1,906,600,000 | £1,940,800,000 | +1.8% | |
| Net assets | £914,600,000 | £879,000,000 | £960,400,000 | +9.3% | |
| Equity | £914,600,000 | £879,000,000 | £960,400,000 | +9.3% | |
| Average employees | 526 | 560 | 606 | +8.2% | |
| Wages | £43,900,000 | £42,000,000 | £49,000,000 | +16.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,100,000 | £1,700,000 | £1,700,000 | 0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.96x | 0.90x | 0.91x | |
| Interest cover | 0.26x | 0.23x | 0.38x |
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
- RENTOKIL INITIAL 1927 PLC 2005-06-21 → present
- RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC 1996-10-02 → 2005-06-21
- RENTOKIL GROUP P L C 1927-10-01 → 1996-10-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors are satisfied that the Company is a going concern and has sufficient funds to meet its liabilities where in downside cases it can secure funding through the support of its ultimate parent company, Rentokil Initial plc, to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- RENTOKIL INITIAL 1927 PLC · parent
- Ecotec Interocéanica S.A. 100%
- R&M Professional Pest Control N.V. 100%
- Rentokil Pty Ltd 100%
- Allstate Holdings (SA) Pty Ltd 100%
- Rentokil Initial GmbH 100%
- Rentokil Initial (Bahamas) Limited 100%
- Ambius N.V. 100%
- Rentokil Initial Do Brasil Ltda 100%
- Cape Breton Pest Control Limited 100%
- Comercial Mauco SpA 100%
- Balor S.A.S. 100%
- Fumigadora Control Tecnico De Plagas S.A. 100%
- Rentokil Initial s.r.o. 100%
- Rentokil Initial A/S 100%
- RI Swaziland (Pty) Ltd 100%
- Rentokil Initial Oy 100%
- Ambius SAS 100%
- Rentokil Initial Ghana Limited 100%
- Rentokil Initial Hong Kong Limited 100%
- Eitan Amichai Pest Management IPM Ltd 100%
- Rentokil Initial (Jamaica) Limited 100%
- Rentokil Initial Kenya Limited 100%
- Rentokil Initial (M) Sdn Bhd 100%
- Balance Urbano Control de Plagas S.A. de CV 100%
- Rentokil Initial Mozambique Limitada 100%
- Rentokil Initial Norge AS 100%
- Rentokil Initial Portugal - Serviços de Protecção Ambiental, Unipessoal, Lda 100%
- Rentokil Saudi Arabia Limited O.P.C 100%
- Rentokil Initial Singapore Private Limited 100%
- Rentokil Initial Dikapi JV (Pty) Limited 59%
- Initial Gaviota S.A.U 100%
- Rentokil Initial (Thailand) Ltd 100%
- Amalur Uruguay Sociedad Anónima 100%
Significant events
- “There were no significant post balance sheet events affecting the Company since 31 December 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 41 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GORDON, James Robert Anthony | Secretary | 2024-04-01 | — | — |
| CANHAM, Rachel Eleanor | Director | 2022-04-04 | Jul 1981 | British |
| KOOMAR, Ankit J | Director | 2025-08-07 | Aug 1983 | British |
| SALT, Bente | Director | 2025-01-01 | Dec 1967 | British |
| SERGEANT, Sarah Jane | Director | 2025-01-01 | May 1973 | British |
Show 41 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAGAN, Daragh Patrick Feltrim | Secretary | 2016-04-29 | 2016-05-16 |
| GRIFFITHS, Paul | Secretary | 2005-10-25 | 2014-07-23 |
| LAAN, Alexandra Jane | Secretary | 2007-05-03 | 2016-04-29 |
| LASOTA, Piotr Tomasz | Secretary | 2016-05-16 | 2016-08-08 |
| STEAD, Catherine | Secretary | 2016-08-08 | 2024-03-31 |
| WARD JONES, Robert | Secretary | — | 2005-10-25 |
| BROWN, Edward Forrest | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2006-01-05 |
| BROWN, Gareth Trevor | Director | 2006-09-05 | 2013-03-28 |
| CHRISTENSEN, Ebbe Jorgen Broe | Director | — | 1994-05-10 |
| ELLIS, Michael | Director | 2024-08-19 | 2025-07-30 |
| FAGAN, Daragh Patrick Feltrim | Director | 2014-07-23 | 2022-03-30 |
| FLYNN, Douglas Ronald | Director | 2005-04-04 | 2008-03-19 |
| FROSHAUG, Jan Oscar | Director | 1999-05-28 | 2001-05-31 |
| GRIFFITHS, Paul | Director | 2005-10-11 | 2014-07-23 |
| HAMPSON, Jeffreys Kristen | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2024-08-19 |
| HARLEY, Ian | Director | 1999-03-22 | 2005-07-14 |
| HAUCK, Jonathan Ellis | Director | 2015-02-02 | 2019-09-30 |
| HAUGHEY, Patricia Mary | Director | 2019-09-30 | 2020-08-31 |
| HEWBRIGG, David Kenneth | Director | — | 1994-05-10 |
| HEYWOOD, David George | Director | — | 1997-05-16 |
| INGALL TOMBS, Stuart Michael | Director | 2011-05-13 | 2015-02-02 |
| INGALL-TOMBS, Stuart Michael | Director | 2020-08-14 | 2024-12-31 |
| KING, Henry Edward St Leger | Director | — | 2002-03-16 |
| KOCH-NIELSEN, Robert | Director | 1993-09-30 | 1999-05-11 |
| LONG, Peter James | Director | 2002-10-23 | 2005-07-14 |
| MACFARLANE, Andrew Elliott | Director | 2005-10-11 | 2008-12-31 |
| MASON, Paul | Director | 2003-05-29 | 2005-07-14 |
| MCCONNACHIE, David John | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2011-01-01 |
| MCGOWAN, Brian Dennis | Director | 1996-10-01 | 2005-07-14 |
| MURRAY, Michael Edward | Director | 2009-01-05 | 2010-03-31 |
| NAPIER, Robert Stewart | Director | 1996-10-01 | 1999-03-31 |
| NICHOLAS, Martin Lee | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2011-05-13 |
| PAYNE, Roger Christopher | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2005-09-09 |
| PEARCE, Christopher Thomas | Director | 1995-05-25 | 2001-01-12 |
| SPINNEY, Ronald Richard | Director | 1997-11-14 | 2005-07-14 |
| THOMPSON, Clive Malcolm, Sir | Director | — | 2004-05-19 |
| TOWNSEND, Jeremy Charles Douglas | Director | 2010-08-31 | 2020-08-14 |
| TYLER, Colin James | Director | 2005-10-11 | 2008-01-01 |
| WARD JONES, Robert | Director | 2005-10-11 | 2006-08-31 |
| WERDELIN, Hans Kristian | Director | — | 2000-06-19 |
| WILDE, James Christie Falconer | Director | 2002-02-26 | 2004-07-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rentokil Initial Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 1592 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-09-24 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-09-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-04-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-24 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-09-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-09-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.