TRITAX BIG BOX REIT PLC
Tritax Big Box REIT plc is a London Stock Exchange-listed real estate investment trust, managed by Tritax Management LLP, that invests in, manages, and develops large-scale logistics facilities and distribution centres across the UK.
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Cash
£110M
+35.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5.1B
+10.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
12
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£363M
-18.5% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Real Estate 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 | £222,200,000 | £281,100,000 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £193,200,000 | £265,300,000 | £281,600,000 | +6.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £70,600,000 | £445,800,000 | £363,300,000 | -18.5% | |
| Net profit | £70,000,000 | £445,500,000 | £363,300,000 | -18.5% | |
| Cash | £36,400,000 | £80,600,000 | £109,500,000 | +35.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,954,300,000 | £6,524,800,000 | £7,738,400,000 | +18.6% | |
| Net assets | £3,334,000,000 | £4,567,400,000 | £5,058,900,000 | +10.8% | |
| Equity | £3,334,000,000 | £4,567,400,000 | £5,058,900,000 | +10.8% | |
| Average employees | — | 12 | 12 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | £1,385,000 | £1,467,000 | +5.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £500,000 | £500,000 | £600,000 | +20% |
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 | 86.9% | 94.4% | — | |
| Net margin | 31.5% | 158.5% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.9% | 4.1% | 3.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 34.7% | 31.8% | 37.1% | |
| Current ratio | 12.02x | 3.33x | 1.66x | |
| Interest cover | 3.49x | 3.69x | 3.66x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- TRITAX BIG BOX REIT PLC 2013-10-11 → present
- TRITAX REIT PLC 2012-09-27 → 2013-10-11
- TRITAX INCOME REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC 2012-09-14 → 2012-09-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“We considered the Group's ability to continue as a going concern, discussing where appropriate with management the Group and Parent Company's accounting policies, the expected future performance and cash flows as set out in the strategic report, and relevant financial covenants and funding facilities. We considered that the directors’ assessment of going concern was appropriate. We concluded that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate. We did not identify any material uncertainties relating to going concern.”
Group structure
- TRITAX BIG BOX REIT PLC · parent
- TBBR Holdings 1 Limited 100%
- Tritax Big Box 1 Limited 100%
- Tritax Symmetry Developments (Biggleswade) Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Agreed the 2025 action plan following the Externally Managed Board and Committee effectiveness review.”
- “Held the Company's Annual General Meeting.”
- “Agreed the purchase of the UKCM acquisition.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRITAX MANAGEMENT LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2015-05-01 | — | — |
| ADAMS, Aubrey John | Director | 2017-09-11 | Oct 1949 | British |
| BROWN, Elizabeth Anna, | Director | 2021-12-15 | Dec 1980 | British |
| GANG, Wu | Director | 2021-10-01 | Oct 1964 | British |
| HUGHES, Alastair James | Director | 2019-02-01 | Oct 1965 | British |
| LAING, Richard George | Director | 2018-05-16 | Feb 1954 | British |
| WHITWORTH, Karen Tracy | Director | 2019-10-21 | Aug 1969 | British |
| WILMAN, Kirsty Ann-Marie | Director | 2024-09-01 | May 1980 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANKLIN, Henry Bell | Secretary | 2015-04-30 | 2015-04-30 |
| SHAW, Mark Glenn Bridgman | Secretary | 2012-09-14 | 2013-12-09 |
| TAYLOR WESSING SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-12-09 | 2015-04-30 |
| TAYLOR WESSING SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2012-09-14 | 2012-09-14 |
| BURSBY, Richard Michael | Director | 2012-09-14 | 2012-09-14 |
| FRANKLIN, Henry Bell | Director | 2012-09-14 | 2013-11-08 |
| GIVEN, Susanne Johanne | Director | 2016-09-13 | 2021-09-13 |
| GODFREY, Colin Richard | Director | 2012-09-14 | 2013-11-08 |
| JEWSON KCVO, JP, Richard Wilson, Sir | Director | 2013-11-08 | 2021-05-05 |
| PROWER, Aubyn James Sugden | Director | 2013-11-08 | 2019-03-27 |
| SHAW, Mark Glenn Bridgman | Director | 2012-09-14 | 2019-02-01 |
| SMITH, Stephen Paul | Director | 2013-11-13 | 2017-06-24 |
| HUNTSMOOR LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2012-09-14 | 2012-09-14 |
| HUNTSMOOR NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2012-09-14 | 2012-09-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 166 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-05-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-05-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-05-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-03 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2025-11-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-05-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-10-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-05 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2023-06-05 | CERT21 | capital | Certificate capital cancellation share premium account | |
| 2023-06-05 | OC138 | capital | Legacy |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.