PERSIMMON PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
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Cash
£117M
+306.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.6B
+3.8% vs 2024
Employees
4,896
+6.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£349M
+36.1% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,200,700,000 | £3,781,300,000 | +18.1% | |
| Operating profit | £268,300,000 | £367,700,000 | +37% | |
| Profit before tax | £256,200,000 | £348,700,000 | +36.1% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | |
| Cash | £28,800,000 | £117,000,000 | +306.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,002,400,000 | £4,358,100,000 | +8.9% | |
| Net assets | £3,506,600,000 | £3,641,400,000 | +3.8% | |
| Equity | £3,506,600,000 | £3,641,400,000 | +3.8% | |
| Average employees | 4,605 | 4,896 | +6.3% | |
| Wages | £246,300,000 | £262,700,000 | +6.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £14,300,000 | £12,100,000 | -15.4% |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.4% | 9.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.7% | 8.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 27.1% | 33.6% | |
| Current ratio | 5.20x | 4.33x | |
| Interest cover | 11.56x | 12.30x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- PERSIMMON PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1984-07-09 → present
- PERSIMMON (1984) LIMITED 1984-05-22 → 1984-07-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“We have audited the financial statements... in forming our opinion on the financial statements, we have considered the directors' assessment of the Group's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months... and have concluded that there is no material uncertainty.”
Group structure
- PERSIMMON PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY · parent
- Persimmon Homes Limited
- Charles Church Developments Limited
- Westbury Partnerships Limited
- Space4 Limited
- Brickworks Limited
Significant events
- “Disposal of FibreNest infrastructure on 5 August 2025 for a net cash receipt of £68m.”
- “Unprecedented political and economic uncertainty.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVISON, Tracy Lazelle | Secretary | 2016-09-30 | — | — |
| AITHAL, Anand | Director | 2025-01-01 | Feb 1968 | British |
| BELL, Paula | Director | 2024-09-01 | Jan 1967 | British |
| DEPLEDGE, Alexandra Helen | Director | 2023-05-01 | Feb 1981 | British |
| DEVLIN, Roger William | Director | 2018-06-01 | Aug 1957 | British |
| DURBIN, Annemarie Verna Florence | Director | 2020-07-01 | Oct 1963 | British,New Zealander |
| DUXBURY, Andrew James | Director | 2024-06-17 | Jan 1975 | British |
| FINCH, Dean Kendal | Director | 2020-09-28 | Jul 1966 | British |
| O'SHEA, Colette | Director | 2023-05-01 | Apr 1968 | British |
| WYLLIE, Andrew | Director | 2021-01-04 | Dec 1962 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANCIS, Gerald Neil | Secretary | 2002-05-01 | 2016-09-30 |
| GREWER, Geoffrey | Secretary | — | 2002-05-01 |
| ALLEN, Michael John | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
| APPLEGARTH, Adam John | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2007-10-29 |
| BRYANT, David George | Director | — | 2009-04-23 |
| DAVIDSON, Duncan Henry | Director | — | 2006-04-20 |
| DAVIDSON, Richard Colin Neil | Director | 2004-01-19 | 2013-04-18 |
| DAVIDSON, Sarah Katherine | Director | — | 1995-06-01 |
| DAVIE, Jonathan Richard | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2017-12-14 |
| FAIRBURN, Jeffrey | Director | 2009-06-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| FARLEY, Michael Peter | Director | — | 2013-04-18 |
| GREENAWAY, Nigel Peter | Director | 2013-01-08 | 2016-04-14 |
| GREWER, Geoffrey | Director | — | 2001-12-31 |
| JENKINSON, David | Director | 2013-12-13 | 2020-09-20 |
| KENTLETON, Rachel Elizabeth | Director | 2015-06-24 | 2021-08-31 |
| KESWICK, John Chippendale Lindley, Sir | Director | — | 2006-04-20 |
| KHOURY-HAQ, Shirine | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2024-09-30 |
| KILLORAN, Michael Hugh | Director | 1998-01-04 | 2022-01-14 |
| LESLIE MELVILLE, Ian Hamish | Director | 1995-06-01 | 2010-04-22 |
| LITHERLAND, Peter Simon | Director | 2017-04-03 | 2023-04-26 |
| LITTLEFAIR, Henry George | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
| MILLAR, John | Director | 1993-02-01 | 2006-04-30 |
| MILLS, Nigel Gordon | Director | 2016-04-04 | 2025-05-01 |
| PENNYCOOK, Richard John | Director | 2008-03-14 | 2016-04-14 |
| PLACE, Joanna Ruth | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2023-04-26 |
| PRESTON, Mark Robin | Director | 2012-01-09 | 2016-04-14 |
| SEARS, Marion Jane | Director | 2013-01-08 | 2020-06-30 |
| TAYLOR, Brian David | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
| THOMAS, Claire | Director | 2019-08-01 | 2020-02-01 |
| THOMPSON, David George Fossett | Director | 1999-08-10 | 2012-04-19 |
| WHITE, John | Director | — | 2011-04-21 |
| WINDSOR, Jason Michael | Director | 2022-07-11 | 2023-09-01 |
| WRIGLEY, Nicholas Hugh Tremayne | Director | 2006-02-01 | 2018-02-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 1172 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-05-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-01 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-28 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-08-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-06-25 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-06-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 14
- 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.