DIAGEO FINANCE PLC
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Cash
£980m
USD 1,344,000,000
+1,262.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.3bn
USD 5,943,000,000
-26.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£241m
USD 330,000,000
-34% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | £364,426,877 | £240,594,926 | -34% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £364,426,877 | £240,594,926 | -34% | |
| Net profit | — | £354,940,711 | £236,949,548 | -33.2% | |
| Cash | — | £71,936,759 | £979,877,515 | +1,262.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £11,288,537,549 | £10,461,504,812 | -7.3% | |
| Net assets | £5,489,066,077 | £5,869,565,217 | £4,332,895,888 | -26.2% | |
| Equity | £5,489,066,077 | £5,869,565,217 | £4,332,895,888 | -26.2% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.729 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | 3.2% | 2.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 83.5% | 86.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.43x | 1.43x | |
| Interest cover | — | 0.17x | 0.14x |
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
- DIAGEO FINANCE PLC 1997-12-16 → present
- GRAND METROPOLITAN FINANCE P.L.C 1981-12-31 → 1997-12-16
- GRAND METROPOLITAN (FINANCE) PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1926-04-23 → 1981-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have no reason to believe that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt about the ability of the company to continue as a going concern. On the basis of their assessment, the company's Directors have a reasonable expectation that the company will be able to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date the financial statements are approved and signed. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 3 October 2025, the company issued bonds of ","1,000 million consisting of ","500 million 3.25% fixed rate notes due 2032 and ","500 million 3.75% fixed rate notes due 2037.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 72 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDMUNDS, James Matthew Crayden | Secretary | 2018-03-08 | — | — |
| EDMUNDS, James Matthew Crayden | Director | 2018-03-08 | Oct 1974 | British |
| GEISZL, Gyorgy, Dr | Director | 2022-09-26 | Feb 1968 | Hungarian |
| JORDAN, Claire-Louise | Director | 2022-09-26 | May 1972 | British |
| MAJOR, Kara Elizabeth | Director | 2018-08-01 | Apr 1977 | American |
| PAIS, Monika | Director | 2008-10-03 | Dec 1973 | Hungarian |
| THRUSTLE, Ian | Director | 2021-09-30 | Oct 1972 | British |
Show 72 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUNN, Susanne Margaret | Secretary | 1998-03-27 | 2003-01-24 |
| COOPER, Victoria | Secretary | 2015-11-05 | 2017-03-23 |
| GUTTRIDGE, Jonathan Michael | Secretary | 2018-01-05 | 2018-03-08 |
| MATTHEWS, Claire Elizabeth | Secretary | 2012-02-02 | 2018-01-05 |
| NICHOLLS, John James, Mr. | Secretary | 2003-01-24 | 2012-02-02 |
| NICHOLLS, John James, Mr. | Secretary | 2001-12-20 | 2003-01-24 |
| WICKHAM, Barry Edward | Secretary | — | 1998-03-27 |
| ABIGAIL, Adele Ann | Director | 2008-08-07 | 2009-10-01 |
| BENTLEY, Phillip Keague | Director | 1995-09-15 | 2000-06-30 |
| BINNING, Paviter Singh | Director | 1999-05-12 | 2003-10-03 |
| BOLTON, Stephen John | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2012-02-02 |
| BULL, George Jeffrey, Sir | Director | 1994-03-22 | 1998-06-19 |
| BUNN, Susanne Margaret | Director | 2003-05-05 | 2008-01-04 |
| CAWDRON, Peter Edward Blackburn | Director | — | 1997-03-28 |
| COASE, Charles Dawson, Mr. | Director | 2005-04-07 | 2011-03-31 |
| CORBETT, Gerald Michael Nolan | Director | 1994-05-31 | 1997-07-08 |
| COWARD, Simon Douglas | Director | 2003-05-05 | 2003-07-31 |
| CRAY, Ian Stewart | Director | 2000-06-30 | 2001-01-12 |
| CRICKMORE, Gavin Paul | Director | 2007-06-28 | 2009-10-01 |
| CROWLEY, Daniel | Director | 1995-09-15 | 1995-10-17 |
| DEFTY, David Andrew | Director | — | 1993-10-31 |
| EVANS, Chester Joseph | Director | 1994-03-22 | 1995-09-15 |
| EVANS, Chester Joseph | Director | — | 1994-03-22 |
| FENNESSY, Sharon Lynnette | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2017-02-01 |
| FLYNN, Michael Christopher | Director | 2006-08-31 | 2008-06-15 |
| FRANCO, Jose Alberto Ibeas | Director | 2011-03-24 | 2012-02-02 |
| GEISZL, György, Dr | Director | 2010-09-09 | 2013-10-01 |
| GROVER, James Nigel Day | Director | 1997-09-29 | 1998-06-19 |
| HAJOS, Csaba | Director | 2019-03-13 | 2022-09-26 |
| HARLOCK, David Frederick | Director | 2016-05-26 | 2018-08-01 |
| HEGINBOTTOM, David | Director | 2010-09-09 | 2014-10-01 |
| HESLOP, Julian Spenser | Director | 1997-09-29 | 1998-02-16 |
| JOY, Raymond James | Director | 2005-10-11 | 2007-06-22 |
| JOY, Raymond James | Director | 1996-11-20 | 1997-09-01 |
| KEENAN, John Michael Joseph | Director | 1996-03-27 | 1998-06-19 |
| KING, Raymond | Director | 1998-06-19 | 1999-05-12 |
| KYNE, Jill | Director | 2007-06-28 | 2009-06-29 |
| LESTER, Matthew John | Director | 2003-01-31 | 2006-08-31 |
| LEWIN, Christopher Mark | Director | 2020-08-01 | 2021-09-30 |
| LOWES, Robert Charles | Director | — | 1994-03-22 |
| MACGOWAN, Alastair Francis Douglas | Director | — | 1994-03-21 |
| MAHLAN, Deirdre Ann | Director | 2007-04-27 | 2010-12-13 |
| MANZ, Anna Olive Magdelene | Director | 2009-04-06 | 2010-09-01 |
| MARSH, Christopher Richard Roff | Director | 2006-08-31 | 2007-09-30 |
| MARSHALL, Steven | Director | — | 1993-12-01 |
| MARTIN, Ian Alexander | Director | — | 1993-11-04 |
| MARTIN, Simon Douglas Alexander | Director | — | 1994-03-21 |
| MCGRATH, John Brian | Director | 1994-03-22 | 1998-06-19 |
| MCSHANE, Edward | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2017-08-31 |
| MOORE, Robert Joseph | Director | 2001-01-15 | 2003-01-31 |
| MOORE, Sally Catherine | Director | 2007-06-28 | 2011-03-24 |
| MYDDELTON, Roger Hugh | Director | 2000-11-10 | 2003-03-31 |
| MYDDELTON, Roger Hugh | Director | — | 1994-03-21 |
| NASH, David Percy | Director | — | 1995-10-17 |
| NICHOLLS, John James, Mr. | Director | 2011-03-24 | 2018-03-09 |
| PETERS, Mark David | Director | 1998-06-19 | 2000-11-10 |
| RAJAGOPAL, Ravi | Director | 2003-10-03 | 2005-04-07 |
| RAO, Vinod | Director | 2017-01-30 | 2019-03-13 |
| RICKARD, David Burke | Director | 1995-09-15 | 1996-11-20 |
| RICKARD, David Burke | Director | 1994-03-22 | 1995-09-15 |
| ROSE, Nicholas Charles | Director | 1996-11-20 | 1998-06-19 |
| ROSE, Nicholas Charles | Director | — | 1996-11-18 |
| SHAW, Ian Campbell | Director | 1994-03-22 | 1995-09-15 |
| SHEPPARD, Allen John George, The Right Honourable Lord | Director | — | 1996-02-29 |
| SMITH, Andrew Mark | Director | 2009-06-29 | 2012-02-02 |
| STAINTON, Douglas Carter | Director | 1993-06-16 | 2000-06-30 |
| TUNNACLIFFE, Paul Derek | Director | 2008-01-07 | 2016-06-30 |
| VISWANATHAN, Prabhaharan | Director | 2017-08-31 | 2020-08-01 |
| WADDELL, Douglas Malcolm | Director | 1995-09-15 | 1996-03-29 |
| WALSH, Paul Steven | Director | 1995-11-20 | 1998-06-19 |
| WALTERS, Joel Wayne | Director | 2000-06-30 | 2004-06-14 |
| WILLIAMS, Alistair Charles Walter | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2003-04-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diageo Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-10 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 374 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-08-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-03-24 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-03-24 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-03-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-03-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-03-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change 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.