ANTOFAGASTA PLC
Listed on the London Stock Exchange, the company is a multinational conglomerate and major copper producer operating mines and freight transport networks in Chile, majority-owned by the Luksic family.
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Cash
£2bn
USD 2,716,600,000
+15.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£11bn
USD 14,430,400,000
+3.9% vs 2024
Employees
7,213
+2.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.3bn
USD 3,159,500,000
+42.2% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,263,769,500 | £6,397,254,174 | +21.5% | |
| Operating profit | £1,598,774,276 | £2,503,599,258 | +56.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,648,439,987 | £2,344,712,430 | +42.2% | |
| Net profit | — | £1,537,142,857 | — | |
| Cash | £1,742,438,714 | £2,016,029,685 | +15.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,806,590,258 | £17,777,513,915 | +12.5% | |
| Net assets | £10,310,569,882 | £10,709,016,698 | +3.9% | |
| Equity | £10,310,569,882 | £10,709,016,698 | +3.9% | |
| Average employees | 7,015 | 7,213 | +2.8% | |
| Wages | £499,283,668 | £543,302,412 | +8.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £4,426,138 | £6,454,174 | +45.8% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.742 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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 30.4% | 39.1% | |
| Net margin | — | 24.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.1% | 14.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 42.8% | 45.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.22x | 2.90x | |
| Interest cover | 6.43x | 9.86x |
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
- ANTOFAGASTA PLC 1999-12-17 → present
- ANTOFAGASTA HOLDINGS PLC 1982-04-07 → 1999-12-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have assessed the going concern status of the Group, considering a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the 31 December 2025 Annual Report and Accounts... have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence”
Group structure
- ANTOFAGASTA PLC · parent
- Antofagasta Railway Company plc 100%
- Minera Los Pelambres SCM 60%
- Minera Centinela SCM 70%
- Minera Antucoya SCM 70%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Julian Thomas Roddan | Secretary | 2014-12-31 | — | — |
| ANGLIN, Arthur Edward Michael | Director | 2019-05-01 | Sep 1955 | American |
| BUSTAMENTE ROMERO, Ignacio Jose | Director | 2025-07-01 | May 1971 | Peruvian |
| CASTRO FONES, Francisca | Director | 2016-11-01 | Jun 1962 | Chilean |
| JARA ARAYA, Ramon Felipe | Director | 2003-03-11 | May 1953 | Chilean |
| JENSEN, Tony Alan | Director | 2020-03-13 | Mar 1962 | American |
| KERR, Tracey Louise | Director | 2024-01-29 | Jan 1965 | Australian,British |
| LAWRENCE, Heather | Director | 2023-04-18 | Jun 1969 | British |
| LUKSIC FONTBONA, Jean Paul | Director | — | May 1964 | Chilean |
| LUKSIC LEDERER, Andronico Guillermo | Director | 2026-03-01 | May 1981 | Chilean |
| PAROT DONOSO, Maria Eugenia | Director | 2021-04-20 | Oct 1959 | Chilean |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-07-01 | 2000-01-23 |
| PETERSHILL SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-11-24 | 2014-12-31 |
| PETERSHILL SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | — | 1998-06-30 |
| ADEANE, Philip John | Director | — | 2006-09-29 |
| AMBRUS, Jozsef | Director | 2005-05-03 | 2009-10-14 |
| BAILEY, Charles Howard | Director | — | 2011-06-08 |
| BAKER, Timothy Clive | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2020-05-20 |
| BANDE BRUCK, Jorge Arturo | Director | 2014-12-17 | 2023-12-31 |
| BLANLOT SOZA, Vivianne Amelia | Director | 2014-03-27 | 2025-03-31 |
| CARIOLA, Marco Antonio | Director | — | 1998-03-01 |
| CLARO GONZALEZ, Juan Jose | Director | 2005-05-03 | 2026-08-31 |
| DRYLAND, Nicholas Hugo Housby | Director | 2011-01-20 | 2016-10-31 |
| HAYES VAIL, William Michael | Director | 2006-09-29 | 2019-05-22 |
| LUKSIC, Antonio Andronico | Director | — | 2004-11-05 |
| LUKSIC, Guillermo Antonio | Director | 2005-04-06 | 2013-03-28 |
| LUKSIC CRAIG, Andronico Mariano | Director | 2013-04-09 | 2026-01-27 |
| MENENDEZ, Gonzalo | Director | — | 2019-07-01 |
| PIZARRO CONTADOR, Nelson Augusto | Director | 2012-07-24 | 2014-09-01 |
| RADIC, Vladimir | Director | — | 2000-09-01 |
| SILVA DE SOUSA OLIVEIRA, Manuel Lino | Director | 2011-10-28 | 2021-07-31 |
| YARUR, Daniel | Director | 2004-03-31 | 2011-02-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 315 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-05-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-05-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim | |
| 2026-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-18 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.