3I PLC
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
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Average over period
Profit before tax
£6M
+119.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £188,904,000 | £137,131,000 | £145,909,000 | +6.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,509,000 | -£19,359,000 | £7,031,000 | +136.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£5,711,000 | -£30,880,000 | £6,000,000 | +119.4% | |
| Net profit | -£7,268,000 | -£29,758,000 | £7,575,000 | +125.5% | |
| Cash | £735,000 | £1,428,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £784,651,000 | £634,074,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £694,782,000 | £562,943,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | £694,782,000 | £562,943,000 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 158 | 146 | — | — | |
| Wages | £29,950,000 | £31,711,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £4,631,000 | £5,360,000 | — | — |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.3% | -14.1% | 4.8% | |
| Net margin | -3.8% | -21.7% | 5.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.3% | -3.1% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 23.8% | 24.9% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.56x | 0.98x | — | |
| Interest cover | -2.31x | -12.55x | 4.75x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- 3I PLC 1988-04-29 → present
- INVESTORS IN INDUSTRY PLC 1983-07-01 → 1988-04-29
- FFI (UK FINANCE) PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1980-12-31 → 1983-07-01
- INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FINANCE CORPORATION LIMITED 1945-07-21 → 1980-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the Company or to cease its operations, and as they have concluded that the Company's financial position means that this is realistic. They have also concluded that there are no material uncertainties that could have cast significant doubt over its ability to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of the financial statements ("the going concern period").”
Group structure
- 3I PLC · parent
- 3i Investments plc 100%
- 3i Abaco ApS 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 96 resigned
Showing the first 100 officers on file — Companies House returns these 100 per page and this record sits at that limit, so the list (and any former officers) may be incomplete. Full register on Companies House
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALDERWOOD, Clare | Secretary | 2023-07-01 | — | — |
| DUNN, Kevin John | Director | 2007-11-01 | May 1963 | British |
| HALAI, Jasi Hari | Director | 2022-04-01 | May 1978 | British |
| HATCHLEY, James Graham | Director | 2022-04-01 | Aug 1967 | British |
Show 96 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIERLEY, Anthony William Wallace | Secretary | 1996-01-01 | 2007-11-01 |
| BROWN, Peter Charles | Secretary | — | 1995-12-31 |
| MURPHY, Jonathan Charles | Secretary | 2007-11-01 | 2023-07-01 |
| ADAMS, George Andrew | Director | 2002-09-25 | 2003-07-31 |
| ALEXANDER, Catherine Jane | Director | 2001-11-07 | 2003-07-31 |
| BADMAN, Nicholas John | Director | 1998-12-01 | 2003-07-31 |
| BALL, Simon Peter | Director | 2006-01-13 | 2008-11-30 |
| BARRY, David Denis | Director | 1999-09-01 | 2003-07-31 |
| BARTON, Eric Anthony | Director | — | 1999-06-30 |
| BIEGALA, Michael Henri | Director | — | 1992-09-18 |
| BISHOP, Richard Mark | Director | 2001-02-27 | 2003-07-31 |
| BRADBURY, Paul Alan | Director | — | 2003-07-31 |
| BROOK, Clive Matthew | Director | — | 1992-11-24 |
| BROWN, Michael | Director | 1999-09-01 | 2003-07-31 |
| CAMPIN, Richard Loxton | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2003-07-31 |
| CANNINGS, Paul Jonathan | Director | 2000-09-19 | 2003-07-31 |
| CARNEGIE BROWN, Bruce Neil | Director | 2007-02-23 | 2009-06-24 |
| CARTER, John Nicholas | Director | 1998-12-01 | 2001-12-12 |
| CHEESMAN, David | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| COLLIS, Denise Rosemary | Director | 2006-01-13 | 2009-03-06 |
| COLWILL, Roger David | Director | — | 2003-07-31 |
| COOK, Patrick Jonathan Cardew | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2003-07-31 |
| COSIJN, Douwe | Director | 2002-02-19 | 2003-07-31 |
| COTTRELL, Roger Leslie | Director | — | 1992-08-28 |
| CRAIG, William Gordon | Director | 2002-09-05 | 2003-07-31 |
| CRAWFORD, Jane Louise Douglas | Director | — | 2003-07-31 |
| CROSS, Neil Earl, Dr | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| CUMMINGS, Russell | Director | 2001-11-07 | 2003-07-31 |
| DAVIES, John | Director | 2001-03-20 | 2002-02-28 |
| DAVISON, John Julian | Director | 2002-09-25 | 2003-07-31 |
| DENCH, David Brian | Director | 1999-09-01 | 2003-07-31 |
| DENFORD, Stephen John | Director | — | 1992-11-24 |
| DUNNE, Patrick Eamonn | Director | 1994-10-03 | 2003-07-31 |
| EWINS, Peter Colin | Director | — | 1996-03-29 |
| GAGEN, Martin Michael | Director | — | 1999-09-08 |
| GARRETT, Laurence Roy | Director | 2002-09-25 | 2003-07-31 |
| GARSIDE, Andrew Graham | Director | 1998-12-01 | 2003-07-31 |
| GAWTHORNE, John Richard | Director | 2000-09-26 | 2001-11-30 |
| GILLESPIE, Peter Marc | Director | 1993-10-01 | 1995-07-31 |
| GLOAK, Malcolm Lindsay | Director | — | 2003-03-31 |
| GOODWIN, Philip Walter | Director | — | 1995-05-16 |
| GORDON, Peter Charles | Director | 2000-09-19 | 2003-07-31 |
| GRAHAM, Christopher Michael | Director | 1997-08-04 | 2003-07-31 |
| GREEN, Martin Ian | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2002-01-21 |
| GREGORY, Robert Benedict | Director | 1998-02-02 | 2003-07-31 |
| GUNN, Janet Patricia | Director | — | 1999-06-30 |
| GUY, Nigel Raymond Allen | Director | — | 1998-10-21 |
| HARDING, Neil Charles Iliff | Director | 2000-09-26 | 2003-07-31 |
| HARRISON, Timothy Parker | Director | — | 2003-07-31 |
| HERBERT, David | Director | — | 2003-07-31 |
| HEWITT, Elizabeth Anne | Director | — | 2003-07-31 |
| HOGG, Cressida Mary | Director | 2002-11-07 | 2003-07-31 |
| HOWARD, Simon William | Director | 2001-02-27 | 2003-07-31 |
| HUNTER, David Edgar | Director | — | 2003-04-24 |
| HUNTER, Susan Joyce | Director | 1998-02-02 | 2000-10-13 |
| JONES, Robin Vivian Nigel | Director | 2000-09-26 | 2003-06-05 |
| KILNER, Richard Anthony | Director | 2001-11-07 | 2003-07-31 |
| KINSKY, Rudolf Ferdinand, Dr | Director | 2000-09-19 | 2003-07-31 |
| KIRKPATRICK, John Finlay Alexander | Director | — | 2001-01-31 |
| LANE, Angela Claire | Director | 2000-09-26 | 2003-07-23 |
| LARCOMBE, Brian Paul | Director | — | 2004-07-07 |
| LAWSON, Roger Hardman | Director | — | 2002-04-30 |
| LEACH, Andrew William | Director | 1998-12-01 | 2001-11-30 |
| LIPPIATT, Trevor Graham | Director | 1999-09-01 | 2003-07-31 |
| LIVINGSTON, Brian Keith | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2001-11-30 |
| LOBLEY, Ian Matthew | Director | 1996-07-24 | 2003-07-31 |
| LOOMES, Ben Robert | Director | 2012-10-10 | 2017-03-29 |
| LYON, Kevin John | Director | 1998-12-01 | 2003-07-31 |
| MACKAY, Alan Browning | Director | 1994-10-03 | 2001-07-23 |
| MACLEAN, Gordon | Director | — | 2003-07-31 |
| MACPHERSON, Ewen Cameron Stewart | Director | — | 1997-07-09 |
| MAIR, Alexander Keith | Director | 2000-10-10 | 2003-07-31 |
| MAIR, Alexander Keith | Director | — | 1999-08-27 |
| MARSDEN, Philip William Frederick | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2002-04-06 |
| MARSH, Henrietta Elizabeth | Director | 2001-02-27 | 2002-08-31 |
| MARSHALL, Robin | Director | 2002-10-22 | 2003-07-31 |
| MARTIN, James | Director | — | 1999-12-29 |
| MCCOMB, Christina Margaret | Director | 1998-12-01 | 2003-07-23 |
| MCINTOSH, Robert Gilbert | Director | — | 1996-03-29 |
| MCKELVIE, Roy David | Director | 1998-12-01 | 2000-10-27 |
| MELBOURN, John William | Director | 1996-11-27 | 2000-07-12 |
| MOODY, Clive David | Director | 1997-07-16 | 2001-05-09 |
| MOORE, John Francis | Director | — | 2003-07-31 |
| MOORE, Timothy Guy St John | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2003-04-08 |
| MORRISON, William Edward Alastair | Director | — | 2000-07-04 |
| MURRAY, Paul | Director | 1999-09-01 | 2000-04-19 |
| MURRIN, James Chadwick | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2003-07-31 |
| MUSSON, Andrew James | Director | 2001-05-22 | 2002-09-30 |
| NOLAN, Ian Nichael | Director | 1997-07-16 | 2003-07-31 |
| O'NEILL, John Paul | Director | — | 1993-02-15 |
| OLDHAM, Paul Leslie | Director | 2000-09-26 | 2001-11-30 |
| OSBORNE, David Delani Franklin | Director | 1999-09-01 | 2003-07-31 |
| PACITTI, Michael Ronald John | Director | — | 2003-07-31 |
| PATON, James Ferguson | Director | 1998-12-01 | 2000-07-04 |
| PERRY, Roderick William | Director | — | 2005-07-06 |
| PETRIE, John Philip | Director | — | 1992-11-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3i Holdings Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 551 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-02-10 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-02-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-07-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.