CAPITA PLC
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Cash
£125m
-34.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£35m
+11,833.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
31,508
-6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£171m
-804.2% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | £2,814,600,000 | £2,421,600,000 | £2,312,300,000 | -4.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£52,000,000 | -£24,400,000 | -£129,600,000 | -431.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£80,300,000 | -£18,900,000 | -£170,900,000 | -804.2% | |
| Net profit | -£186,000,000 | -£8,900,000 | -£189,700,000 | -2,031.5% | |
| Cash | £67,800,000 | £191,400,000 | £125,300,000 | -34.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,012,500,000 | £882,500,000 | -12.8% | |
| Net assets | — | -£300,000 | £35,200,000 | +11,833.3% | |
| Equity | -£133,000,000 | -£300,000 | £35,200,000 | +11,833.3% | |
| Average employees | 47,980 | 33,502 | 31,508 | -6% | |
| Wages | £1,491,700,000 | £1,218,900,000 | £1,108,800,000 | -9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,003,836 | £1,639,726 | £1,758,500 | +7.2% |
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 | -1.8% | -1.0% | -5.6% | |
| Net margin | -6.6% | -0.4% | -8.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -2.4% | -14.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 100.0% | 97.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.35x | 1.35x | 1.17x | |
| Interest cover | -1.41x | -1.82x | -2.84x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- CAPITA PLC 2012-01-03 → present
- THE CAPITA GROUP PLC 1988-01-27 → 2012-01-03
- CAPITA HOLDINGS LIMITED 1987-04-22 → 1988-01-27
- CAPITA LIMITED 1987-03-05 → 1987-04-22
- KNOWN LIMIT LIMITED 1986-12-08 → 1987-03-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board confirms that the Group's three-year business plan supports its ability to continue in operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these consolidated financial statements.”
Group structure
- CAPITA PLC · parent
- Capita DBS Limited 100%
- Capita Public Services Limited 100%
- Capita Experience Limited 100%
- Capita Pension Solutions Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Group acquired a 100% equity stake in Royal London & Pensions Services Limited ('RLP Services') during the year for £170.6m in cash.”
- “In December 2025, Capita announced that it had reached a transition agreement for the remaining two legacy evergreen contracts with CLRP's last customer, Royal London. The migration period is expected to take five years.”
- “Under the transition agreement for the remaining two legacy evergreen contracts, Capita has invested in a deferred consideration payable by the end of 2028.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 49 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENTON, Claire | Secretary | 2022-03-01 | — | — |
| ABULOKWE, Nneka Nancy, Dr | Director | 2022-02-01 | Feb 1969 | British |
| ANDRES MONTE, Pablo | Director | 2024-07-15 | Jul 1973 | British,Spanish |
| CLARKE, John James | Director | 2024-10-09 | Dec 1965 | British |
| DHAWAN, Neelam | Director | 2021-03-01 | Oct 1959 | Indian |
| HARVEY, Georgina | Director | 2019-10-01 | Aug 1964 | British |
| HERNANDEZ, Adolfo | Director | 2024-01-17 | Mar 1970 | British |
| LOWDEN, David Soutar | Director | 2021-01-01 | Aug 1957 | British |
Show 49 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AU, Kenneth | Secretary | 1996-06-06 | 1998-11-30 |
| HURST, Gordon Mark | Secretary | 1998-11-30 | 2014-11-12 |
| HURST, Gordon Mark | Secretary | — | 1996-03-22 |
| STOCK, Simon John | Secretary | 1996-03-22 | 1996-06-06 |
| SWAN, Richard, Mr. | Secretary | 2022-01-01 | 2022-02-28 |
| TODD, Francesca Anne | Secretary | 2014-11-12 | 2021-12-31 |
| ALCOCK, Robert Harding | Director | 1993-11-04 | 2005-02-24 |
| ALDRIDGE, Rodney Malcolm, Sir | Director | — | 2006-07-31 |
| BELL, Maggi | Director | 2008-08-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| BENTON, Richard Michael | Director | — | 1998-01-01 |
| BOLLAND, Martin Keith | Director | 2008-03-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| BOWTELL, John Paul Maurice | Director | 2010-06-28 | 2017-05-31 |
| BOYD, Gordon Alexander | Director | 2020-11-16 | 2021-05-12 |
| BRAMELD, John Vernon | Director | — | 1996-03-01 |
| BROWNE, Lyndsay Margaret | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2022-06-30 |
| BUTCHER, Simon Patrick | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2020-11-16 |
| CAWDRON, Peter Edward Blackburn | Director | 1997-09-01 | 2008-09-30 |
| CRESSWELL, John Harold | Director | 2015-11-17 | 2023-03-31 |
| DOYLE, Patrick Michael | Director | 1994-07-22 | 2012-03-31 |
| FAIRBAIRN, Carolyn Julie | Director | 2014-05-13 | 2015-10-27 |
| FOWLER, Derek | Director | — | 2000-10-31 |
| GOODCHILD, Janine Evelyn | Director | 2022-07-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| GREATOREX, Anthony Nicholas | Director | 2015-03-01 | 2018-09-30 |
| GRIMSEY, William | Director | 2006-10-09 | 2010-07-31 |
| GYSIN, Victor | Director | 2011-01-10 | 2017-12-18 |
| HURST, Gordon Mark | Director | 1995-02-24 | 2015-02-28 |
| JASPER, John Arthur | Director | — | 1994-02-09 |
| KING, Martina Ann | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2014-05-12 |
| LESTER, Matthew | Director | 2017-03-01 | 2022-06-30 |
| LEWIS, Jonathan James Muschamp, Dr | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2024-01-17 |
| MARRIOTT-SIMS, Dawn | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2016-11-09 |
| MCARTHUR-MUSCROFT, Brian David | Director | 2022-06-01 | 2025-07-23 |
| MILES, Claire | Director | 2023-05-12 | 2023-12-31 |
| MURPHY, Joseph | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2022-06-30 |
| NEVILLE-ROLFE, Lucy Jeanne, Baroness | Director | 2017-12-06 | 2021-12-14 |
| PARKER, Andrew George | Director | 2011-01-10 | 2017-09-15 |
| PILLING, Simon Christopher | Director | 2006-08-01 | 2011-01-10 |
| PINDAR, Paul Richard Martin | Director | — | 2014-02-28 |
| POWELL, Ian Clifford, Sir | Director | 2016-09-01 | 2022-05-10 |
| SELLERS, Christopher George | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2018-01-23 |
| SHELDON, Gillian Veronica | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2021-02-28 |
| STOCK, Simon John | Director | 1995-08-01 | 1996-06-06 |
| THOMAS OF MACCLESFIELD, Terence James, Lord | Director | 1998-02-24 | 1999-02-10 |
| WALTERS, Eric | Director | 2000-10-31 | 2010-01-01 |
| WARD, Clive Richard | Director | — | 1994-04-12 |
| WELLER, Timothy Peter | Director | 2021-05-12 | 2024-08-09 |
| WELSH, Colin John | Director | 1995-02-24 | 1997-05-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Andrew John | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2021-05-11 |
| WILSON, Nigel David, Dr | Director | 2010-05-12 | 2012-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 2706 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-05-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-06-13 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-06-13 | OC138 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-06-13 | CERT21 | capital | Certificate capital cancellation share premium account | |
| 2025-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-06 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares consolidation | |
| 2025-05-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-04-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 9
- 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.