BRITISH LAND COMPANY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY(THE)
Listed on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 100, British Land is a real estate investment trust that develops, owns, and manages a portfolio of commercial properties including Central London office campuses, retail parks, and urban logistics spaces across the UK.
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Cash
£17m
-86.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5.9bn
+3.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
311
-10.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£450m
+31.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £576,000,000 | £454,000,000 | £523,000,000 | +15.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | £69,000,000 | £159,000,000 | +130.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £11,000,000 | £342,000,000 | £450,000,000 | +31.6% | |
| Net profit | — | £338,000,000 | £454,000,000 | +34.3% | |
| Cash | £46,000,000 | £124,000,000 | £17,000,000 | -86.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,734,000,000 | £7,714,000,000 | £7,750,000,000 | +0.5% | |
| Net assets | £5,312,000,000 | £5,710,000,000 | £5,932,000,000 | +3.9% | |
| Equity | £5,525,000,000 | £5,710,000,000 | £5,932,000,000 | +3.9% | |
| Average employees | 648 | 349 | 311 | -10.9% | |
| Wages | £63,000,000 | £61,000,000 | £58,000,000 | -4.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,055,000 | £1,220,000 | £1,545,000 | +26.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £252,000 | £96,000 | £145,000 | +51% | |
| Highest paid director | £825,000 | £730,000 | £948,000 | +29.9% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 15.2% | 30.4% | |
| Net margin | — | 74.4% | 86.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 0.9% | 2.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 33.6% | 35.7% | 36.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.63x | 0.47x | 0.42x | |
| Interest cover | — | 1.15x | 1.83x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have not identified any material uncertainties to going concern.”
Group structure
- BRITISH LAND COMPANY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY(THE) · parent
- BL Bluebutton 2014 Limited
- BL Bluebutton 2023 Limited
- BL Davidson Limited
- BL Intermediate Holding Company Limited
- BL Intermediate Holding Company 2 Limited
Significant events
- “Acquisitions included three fully let high-quality retail parks, two fully let small units adjacent to our SouthGate scheme in Bath and our JV partner’s 50% stake in Eden Walk.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 49 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCKEOWN, Brona Rose | Secretary | 2018-01-15 | — | — |
| AEDY, Mark Jonathan | Director | 2021-09-01 | Nov 1958 | British |
| CARTER, Simon Geoffrey | Director | 2018-05-21 | Sep 1975 | British |
| GLADDEN, Lynn Faith, Professor | Director | 2015-03-20 | Jul 1961 | British |
| HUGHES, Alastair James | Director | 2018-01-01 | Oct 1965 | British |
| JAMES, Amanda | Director | 2024-07-01 | Aug 1971 | British |
| MACKENZIE, Amanda Felicity | Director | 2023-09-01 | Dec 1963 | British |
| RICKS, Mary | Director | 2023-11-01 | Jul 1964 | American |
| RUCKER, William John | Director | 2024-07-09 | Jun 1961 | British |
| SHAH, Raj Rashmikant | Director | 2026-01-20 | Aug 1968 | British |
| WALKER, David Anthony | Director | 2024-11-20 | Apr 1978 | British |
| WOODHOUSE, Loraine | Director | 2021-03-01 | Dec 1968 | British |
Show 49 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAINE, Anthony | Secretary | 1995-03-22 | 2014-07-31 |
| JAMES, Bruce Michael | Secretary | 2017-09-01 | 2018-01-15 |
| MIDDLETON, Charles John | Secretary | 2015-05-08 | 2015-11-15 |
| PENRICE, Victoria Margaret | Secretary | 2014-08-01 | 2015-05-08 |
| WESTON SMITH, John Harry | Secretary | — | 1995-03-22 |
| WILLIAMS, Elaine | Secretary | 2015-11-16 | 2017-09-01 |
| ADAM, Shenol | Director | 1998-04-08 | 2001-02-27 |
| ADAMS, Aubrey John | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| BELL, Lucinda Margaret | Director | 2011-03-11 | 2018-01-19 |
| BERRY, David Charles | Director | — | 1998-07-17 |
| BORROWS, Simon Alexander | Director | 2011-03-17 | 2017-07-18 |
| BOWDEN, Robert Edward | Director | 1997-06-11 | 2007-12-31 |
| BURNS, Terence, Lord | Director | 2000-07-14 | 2005-09-30 |
| CASSIDY, Michael John | Director | 1996-01-25 | 2007-07-13 |
| COWDERY, Clive Adam, Sir | Director | 2007-05-10 | 2011-03-17 |
| GIBSON SMITH, Christopher Shaw, Dr | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| GILDERSLEEVE, John | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2019-07-19 |
| GOODHEW, Irvinder | Director | 2020-10-01 | 2025-03-01 |
| GRIGG, Christopher Montague | Director | 2009-01-12 | 2020-12-31 |
| HARDING, Diana | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2014-12-10 |
| HESTER, Stephen Alan Michael | Director | 2004-11-12 | 2008-11-15 |
| HIGGS, Derek Alan | Director | 2000-07-14 | 2006-07-14 |
| JACKSON, William Nicholas | Director | 2011-04-11 | 2021-03-31 |
| JONES, Andrew Marc | Director | 2006-07-14 | 2009-10-13 |
| KALMAN, Stephen Lionel | Director | — | 1999-07-16 |
| MACPHERSON, Nicholas Ian, The Lord | Director | 2016-12-19 | 2022-07-12 |
| MAUDSLEY, Charles Sheridan Alexander | Director | 2010-02-01 | 2019-03-31 |
| METLISS, Cyril | Director | — | 2003-07-18 |
| MICHELS, David Michael Charles | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2008-07-11 |
| MISTRY, Bhavesh | Director | 2021-07-19 | 2024-11-20 |
| PREBENSEN, Preben | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2025-01-31 |
| PYM, Richard Alan | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2013-09-05 |
| REYNOLDS, John Roderick | Director | 1997-06-11 | 1999-06-01 |
| RITBLAT, John, Sir | Director | — | 2006-12-31 |
| RITBLAT, Nicholas Simon Jonathan | Director | — | 2005-08-31 |
| ROBERTS, Graham Charles | Director | 2002-01-02 | 2011-06-30 |
| ROBERTS, Timothy Andrew | Director | 2006-07-14 | 2019-03-31 |
| SCORE, Timothy, Dr | Director | 2014-03-20 | 2024-07-09 |
| SIMON, Peter Walter | Director | — | 2000-07-14 |
| SMITH, Stephen Paul | Director | 2010-01-04 | 2013-03-31 |
| SPINK, John Daniel | Director | — | 1997-03-31 |
| SWANN, Kathryn Elizabeth | Director | 2006-04-01 | 2009-07-10 |
| SWANNELL, Robert William Ashburnham | Director | 1999-08-09 | 2010-10-01 |
| TRAVERS, John Richard Lewis | Director | 2007-05-10 | 2007-06-21 |
| TURNBULL, Andrew, Lord | Director | 2006-04-01 | 2017-07-18 |
| VAUGHAN, Patrick Lionel | Director | 2005-07-28 | 2006-07-14 |
| WADE-GERY, Laura Katharine | Director | 2015-05-13 | 2024-07-09 |
| WESTON SMITH, John Harry | Director | — | 2006-07-14 |
| WORTHINGTON, Rebecca Jane | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2020-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 1138 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-08-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-08-14 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-08-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-08-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-08-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-08-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-08-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-08-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-08-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-08-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-08-12 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-10 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-08-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-08-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-07-31 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-07-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.