RIO TINTO FINANCE PLC
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Cash
£4.5bn
USD 6,068,181,000
+3.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.5bn
USD 1,998,115,000
-0.4% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£10m
USD -13,913,000
-104.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials 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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,464,883 | £229,237,458 | -£10,340,394 | -104.5% | |
| Net profit | -£19,296,172 | £172,749,907 | -£11,430,695 | -106.6% | |
| Cash | £5,659,954,664 | £4,347,053,140 | £4,509,982,163 | +3.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £1,322,700,855 | £1,491,473,802 | £1,485,035,303 | -0.4% | |
| Equity | £1,322,700,855 | £1,491,473,802 | £1,485,035,303 | -0.4% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.743 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 93.6% | 92.7% | 94.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.24x | 1.14x | 1.52x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- RIO TINTO FINANCE PLC 1997-06-12 → present
- RTZ FINANCE PLC 1940-01-19 → 1997-06-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP, Statutory Auditor
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have determined that there are no foreseeable circumstances which would indicate that the Company could not continue to operate as a going concern for at least twelve months from the issuance of the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIO TINTO SECRETARIAT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2017-05-05 | — | — |
| COX, Matthew | Director | 2021-01-15 | Jan 1977 | British |
| HODGES, Andrew William | Director | 2023-10-01 | Jun 1967 | British |
| KIDDLE, John Patrick | Director | 2019-04-19 | Oct 1972 | British |
| NIOTAKIS, David | Director | 2024-06-26 | Dec 1976 | Australian |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALDRIDGE, Gemma Jane Constance | Secretary | 2012-05-16 | 2014-12-12 |
| BELL, Keith Charles | Secretary | 1998-01-31 | 1998-02-18 |
| DAY, Helen Christine | Secretary | 2014-12-12 | 2017-05-05 |
| DOWDING, Roger Peter | Secretary | 1998-02-18 | 2010-03-31 |
| LLOYD-DAVIS, Glynne Christian | Secretary | — | 1998-01-30 |
| WESTLEY, Adam David Christopher | Secretary | 2010-11-02 | 2013-08-09 |
| WHYTE, Matthew John | Secretary | 2010-04-01 | 2012-05-16 |
| ALLEN, Steven Patrick | Director | 2017-10-25 | 2023-10-01 |
| ANDREWES, Mark Damien | Director | 2013-07-24 | 2017-05-02 |
| BOSSICK, Michael Philip | Director | 2017-05-02 | 2019-04-19 |
| BOSSICK, Michael Philip | Director | 2013-05-20 | 2013-07-24 |
| BULL, Christopher Robert Howard | Director | — | 2002-05-24 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Peter Lloyd | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2021-01-15 |
| ELLIOTT, Guy Robert | Director | 2002-05-24 | 2013-04-08 |
| EVANS, Eleanor Bronwen | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2016-08-19 |
| HAMES, Victoria Elizabeth | Director | 2016-10-31 | 2017-09-30 |
| HEDLEY, Paul Ian, Mr. | Director | 2017-05-02 | 2019-06-07 |
| JUGGINS, Janine Claire | Director | 2012-07-02 | 2013-04-05 |
| LARSEN, Daniel Shane | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2014-03-31 |
| LENON, Christopher | Director | 1993-07-20 | 2008-12-08 |
| LIGHTERNESS, Thomas John | Director | — | 1993-12-21 |
| MARTINS ALEXANDRE, Abel | Director | 2019-06-07 | 2021-03-17 |
| MATHEWS, Benedict John Spurway | Director | 2012-03-07 | 2013-05-03 |
| MCADAM, Stephen Frederick | Director | 1993-10-29 | 2001-05-21 |
| MERTON, Michael Ralph | Director | 2001-05-22 | 2005-12-31 |
| QUELLMANN, Ulf | Director | 2008-04-25 | 2016-08-22 |
| RATNAGE, Ian Clay | Director | 1993-10-29 | 2008-04-25 |
| STAINTON, Douglas Carter | Director | — | 1993-03-19 |
| WALKER, Pamela Sandra | Director | — | 2011-04-01 |
| WOLSTENHOLME, David | Director | — | 1993-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Tinto International Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 216 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-11 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-01-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.