LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
Operating as the London School of Economics, it is a public research university specialising in the social sciences and a member institution of the federal University of London.
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Cash
£83M
+36% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.1B
+8.3% vs 2024
Employees
3,569
+6.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£84M
-61.2% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE·Consumer Discretionary median
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE·Consumer Discretionary median
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE·Consumer Discretionary median
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE·Consumer Discretionary median
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE·Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £469,781,000 | £500,284,000 | +6.5% | |
| Operating profit | £181,160,000 | £50,710,000 | -72% | |
| Profit before tax | £215,624,000 | £83,651,000 | -61.2% | |
| Net profit | £215,624,000 | £83,651,000 | -61.2% | |
| Cash | £61,325,000 | £83,418,000 | +36% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,327,128,000 | £1,536,358,000 | +15.8% | |
| Net assets | £1,008,846,000 | £1,092,497,000 | +8.3% | |
| Equity | £1,008,846,000 | £1,092,497,000 | +8.3% | |
| Average employees | 3,352 | 3,569 | +6.5% | |
| Wages | £214,451,000 | £236,617,000 | +10.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,283,000 | £1,398,000 | +9% |
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 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 38.6% | 10.1% | |
| Net margin | 45.9% | 16.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.7% | 3.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 30.1% | 34.2% | |
| Interest cover | 14.57x | 4.04x |
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
- LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE 1957-08-02 → present
- INCORPORATED LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE 1901-06-18 → 1957-08-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“SMC and Council have considered the going concern status of the School and are confident it is and will continue to be a going concern for the foreseeable future (defined externally as a period of at least 12 months from the approval date of these accounts)”
Group structure
- LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE · parent
- LSE Enterprise Limited 100%
- LSE LETS Limited 100%
- LSE GGR Holding Company Limited 100%
- LSE GGR Intermediate Company Limited 100%
- GFP Limited 100%
Significant events
- “We acquired a significant new property - 61 Aldwych - and launched a design competition with the intention of creating a new entrance and public face for our campus, as well as additional space for our world-class research and teaching”
- “The strategic purchase of 61 Aldwych for £167.1 million to significantly expand the Schools footprint, conveniently located adjacent to the existing campus and accommodate additional teaching and research facilities which will benefit the School and its stakeholders in the long term”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
21 active · 79 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MESSUD, Elizabeth Charlotte | Secretary | 2026-01-30 | — | — |
| AHMED, Masood, Sir | Director | 2023-05-09 | Jan 1953 | British,American |
| BIGGANE, Julia, Dr | Director | 2022-11-22 | Sep 1966 | British,Irish |
| CASELLI, Francesco, Professor | Director | 2025-09-01 | Oct 1966 | British |
| CHIARANUSSATI, Suchad | Director | 2025-08-01 | Dec 1963 | Thai |
| DE RYCKER, Sonali | Director | 2023-01-01 | Aug 1973 | British |
| GENDLER, Tamar, Professor | Director | 2024-01-01 | Dec 1965 | American |
| HUTH, Johannes Peter | Director | 2020-05-01 | May 1960 | German |
| KANYORO, Musimbi Rachel Angogo | Director | 2021-01-01 | Nov 1953 | Kenyan,American |
| KERSHAW, Robert David, Professor | Director | 2022-09-01 | Aug 1969 | British |
| KRAMER, Larry Bruce | Director | 2024-04-01 | Jun 1958 | American |
| LIAUTAUD, Susan Elene | Director | 2015-08-01 | Dec 1962 | French,American |
| MOLOKWU, Otitochukwu Serene | Director | 2024-07-01 | Oct 2001 | British |
| MOLONEY, Niamh Aine, Professor | Director | 2022-08-01 | Jun 1969 | Irish |
| NIKPAY, Ali Reza | Director | 2016-08-01 | Aug 1970 | British |
| PARIJAAT, Saara | Director | 2025-10-07 | Jan 2007 | Indian |
| PATTERSON, Gavin Echlin | Director | 2021-08-01 | Sep 1967 | British,Irish |
| RODEN, Stuart Grant | Director | 2021-03-26 | Mar 1963 | British |
| SPATHAROU, Angeliki, Dr | Director | 2022-08-01 | Aug 1972 | Greek |
| VAN DER STEDE, Wim Andre Denis, Professor | Director | 2021-08-01 | Oct 1968 | Belgian |
| VIÑALS, Jose, Dr | Director | 2025-06-24 | Jun 1954 | Spanish |
Show 79 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHALLIS, Christine Joyce, Dr | Secretary | — | 2003-04-30 |
| HALL, Adrian Norman Patrick | Secretary | 2003-05-01 | 2012-06-11 |
| NADAL, Louise Clare | Secretary | 2018-01-01 | 2026-01-30 |
| SCHOLEFIELD, Susan Margaret | Secretary | 2012-06-11 | 2014-10-13 |
| WEBB, Andrew Denis | Secretary | 2014-10-14 | 2017-12-31 |
| AGA, Narius | Director | 1997-08-01 | 1999-07-31 |
| AINA, Justice | Director | 2017-12-07 | 2018-12-05 |
| ALEXANDER, Jason Mckenzie, Dr | Director | 2012-12-13 | 2018-07-31 |
| ALTMANN, Rosalind Miriam | Director | 2003-08-01 | 2009-07-31 |
| ALTMANN, Rosalind Miriam | Director | — | 1999-12-09 |
| ANGUS, Michael Richardson, Sir | Director | — | 1995-02-14 |
| ANTHONY, Martin Henry George, Professor | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2022-08-31 |
| ANTHONY, Martin Henry George, Professor | Director | 2010-08-01 | 2013-07-31 |
| ASHER, Bernard Harry | Director | 1996-08-01 | 2004-12-12 |
| ASHWORTH, John Michael, Sir | Director | 1995-08-01 | 1996-08-31 |
| ASTALL, Amanda Elisabeth | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2013-07-31 |
| AVERY JONES, John Francis | Director | 1995-08-01 | 1999-12-09 |
| BAINES, Dudley Ellis | Director | — | 1995-07-31 |
| BAKEER-MARKAR, Fadhil | Director | 2007-07-16 | 2008-07-13 |
| BARCLAY, Clifford Henry | Director | — | 1992-10-19 |
| BARCLAY, Stephen John | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2011-07-31 |
| BARCLAY, Stephen John | Director | 1994-08-01 | 1999-12-09 |
| BARKER, Eileen Vartan, Professor | Director | 1998-08-01 | 1999-07-31 |
| BARKER, Eileen Vartan, Professor | Director | — | 1992-07-31 |
| BARR, Nicholas Adrian, Professor | Director | 1999-08-01 | 2005-07-31 |
| BARR, Nicholas Adrian, Professor | Director | 1993-08-01 | 1995-07-31 |
| BARRIEU, Pauline Marie Isabelle, Professor | Director | 2021-05-11 | 2025-08-31 |
| BARRY, Brian Michael, Professor | Director | 1995-08-01 | 1998-07-31 |
| BATTISHILL, Anthony Michael William, Sir | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| BATTISHILL, Anthony Michael William, Sir | Director | — | 1999-12-09 |
| BAXENDALE, Presiley | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2007-07-31 |
| BAXENDALE, Presiley Lamorna | Director | — | 1999-12-09 |
| BEARDSHAW, Virginia | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2017-07-31 |
| BECKETT, Terence Norman, Sir | Director | — | 1999-12-09 |
| BELL, Geoffrey Lakin | Director | 1994-08-01 | 1999-12-09 |
| BERLA, Vivina | Director | 2009-08-01 | 2012-07-31 |
| BIGGS, Norman Linstead, Professor | Director | 1995-08-01 | 2000-07-31 |
| BIRK BARONESS JP, Alma Lillian, The Rt Hon | Director | — | 1996-12-29 |
| BLACK, Jonathan Munro | Director | 1998-12-10 | 2000-07-31 |
| BLACK, Julia Mary, Professor | Director | 2014-03-20 | 2017-08-31 |
| BLACKSTONE, Tessa Ann Vosper, Baroness | Director | — | 1997-05-20 |
| BOOTH, Cherie | Director | 1995-08-01 | 1999-12-09 |
| BOTTOMLEY, Virginia Hilda Brunette Maxwell, Baroness | Director | — | 1999-12-09 |
| BOURN, John Bryant, Sir | Director | — | 1999-12-09 |
| BOYSON, Rhodes, Sir | Director | — | 1994-07-31 |
| BRAGG, Melvyn, Lord | Director | 1997-08-01 | 1999-12-09 |
| BROMWICH, Michael, Professor | Director | — | 1995-07-31 |
| BROWN, Chris James, Prof | Director | 2003-08-01 | 2007-07-31 |
| BRUNTON, Gordon Charles, Sir | Director | — | 1995-07-31 |
| BUCKLEY-IRVINE, Nona | Director | 2014-07-09 | 2016-07-03 |
| BUDD, Alan Peter, Sir | Director | 1994-08-01 | 1999-12-09 |
| BURGH, John Charles, Sir | Director | — | 1999-12-09 |
| CALHOUN, Craig Jackson, Professor | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2016-08-31 |
| CALLMAN, Clive Vernon, Sir | Director | — | 1999-12-09 |
| CAMBER, Angela Felicity, Honourable Mrs | Director | 2008-08-01 | 2014-07-31 |
| CASPELL, James John | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2006-10-31 |
| CHAKRABARTI, Shami | Director | 2008-08-01 | 2011-07-31 |
| CHAPMAN, Raymond, The Reverend Professor | Director | — | 1993-07-31 |
| CLARKE, Ian Christopher | Director | — | 1993-07-01 |
| COLLINS, Hugh Graham | Director | 1995-08-01 | 1999-07-31 |
| CONAN, Claire | Director | 1997-10-20 | 1998-12-09 |
| CONNELL, Adam Peter Alexander | Director | 2011-03-17 | 2012-08-31 |
| CORBRIDGE, Stuart Edward | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| CORNISH, William Rodolph, Professor | Director | 1995-08-01 | 1999-12-09 |
| CROHAM, Douglas Albert Vivian, The Rt Hon | Director | — | 1999-12-09 |
| CROOK, Darren | Director | 1992-12-10 | 1993-11-24 |
| CROWE, Daniel | Director | 1996-08-01 | 1997-07-31 |
| CURTIS, Bronwyn Nanette | Director | 2009-08-01 | 2012-07-31 |
| DACOSTA, Alastair John | Director | 2017-08-01 | 2022-07-31 |
| DAHRENDORF, Ralf, The Lord | Director | — | 1999-12-09 |
| DAINTON, Frederick Sydney, The Rt Hon Lord | Director | — | 1997-07-31 |
| DAVIES, Howard John, Sir | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2011-04-30 |
| DAVIES, Roger Oliver | Director | 1995-08-01 | 1999-12-09 |
| DAVISON, Ian Frederic Hay | Director | — | 1999-12-09 |
| DE ROTHSCHILD, Evelyn, Sir | Director | — | 1999-12-09 |
| DEAN OF THORNTON LE FYLDE, Brenda, Rt. Hon Baroness Dean Of Tiior | Director | 1994-08-01 | 1999-07-31 |
| DENTON, Jean, Baroness Of Wakefield | Director | — | 1992-07-31 |
| DESAI, Jagdishchandra, Lord Meghnad | Director | 1992-08-01 | 1994-07-31 |
| DIAMOND, Aubrey Lionel, Professor | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 955 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-07 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-08-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-02-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-08-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-25 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2024-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.