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BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC

#02342138 · Active · Group / consolidated · Incorporated 1989-02-01 (37y 3m) · Last filing 2026-05-11 (this month)
Industrials · SIC 71129 · M Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities · Group accounts
Accounts due 2026-09-30 (in 4mo) · Confirmation due 2026-06-26 (in 1mo) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£202M

+21.6% vs 2024

Net assets

£604M

+48.8% vs 2024

Employees

26,858

+6.7% vs 2024

Profit before tax

£329M

+55.9% vs 2024

Accounts

2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31

Metric Trend 2024-03-312025-03-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £4,390,000,000£4,831,000,000 +10%
Operating profit £241,600,000£364,000,000 +50.7%
Profit before tax £211,100,000£329,100,000 +55.9%
Net profit £165,700,000£248,900,000 +50.2%
Cash £166,200,000£202,100,000 +21.6%
Total assets less current liabilities £3,289,200,000£3,100,000,000 -5.8%
Net assets £406,100,000£604,400,000 +48.8%
Equity £406,100,000£604,400,000 +48.8%
Average employees 25,16326,858 +6.7%
Wages £1,305,200,000£1,379,600,000 +5.7%
Directors' remuneration £2,769,000£2,958,000 +6.8%

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 2024-03-312025-03-31
Operating margin 5.5%7.5%
Net margin 3.8%5.2%
Return on capital employed 7.3%11.7%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 90.0%84.5%
Current ratio 1.10x1.20x
Interest cover 6.28x9.71x

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

  1. BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC 1989-06-23 → present
  2. FLOWPLUS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1989-02-01 → 1989-06-23

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
IFRS
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
Forvis Mazars LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“Based on the review, the Directors have concluded that the Group has adequate resources to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future. The Directors have not identified any material uncertainties to disclose in relation to the Group's ability to continue as a going concern.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

11 active · 41 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
BORRETT, Nicholas James William Secretary 2016-04-01 — —
CAIRNIE, Linda Ruth Director 2019-04-03 Dec 1953 British
COMISKEY, Aedamar Ita, Dr Director 2025-09-01 Jan 1967 Irish
FORSTER, Carl-Peter Edmund Moriz Director 2020-06-01 May 1954 German
LOCKWOOD, David Charles Director 2020-09-14 Mar 1962 British
MELLORS, David Anthony Director 2020-11-30 Oct 1968 British
MORIARTY, Jane Bronwen Director 2022-12-01 Jul 1964 Irish
NATANSON, Claudia Carmelita Director 2024-03-01 Aug 1951 British
PARKER, Andrew David, Sir Director 2020-11-10 May 1962 British
RAMSAY, John Director 2022-01-06 Oct 1957 British
SMITH, Kevin, Sir Director 2023-06-01 May 1954 British
Show 41 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
ALLEN, John Secretary — 1999-01-31
DUNGATE, Albert Norman Secretary 2002-02-01 2016-03-31
MAHY, Helen Margaret Secretary 1999-02-01 2002-01-31
BETHEL, Archibald Anderson Director 2010-05-01 2020-09-14
CAMPBELL, Gordon Arden Director 2000-10-10 2008-10-31
CROOKENDEN, Justin Nicholas Aidan Director 2005-12-01 2014-11-30
DAVIES, John Richard Director 2013-01-01 2020-03-31
DIMES, Lucy Rebecca Director 2018-04-01 2025-09-25
DUNCAN, Ian Barnet Director 2010-11-10 2020-08-04
EASTON, Murray Simpson Director 1997-07-31 2002-05-31
ESSENHIGH, Nigel Richard, Sir Director 2003-03-04 2012-12-31
GIBB, Francis Ross, Sir Director — 1997-07-30
HARTIGAN, Ian Guy Stewart Director 1994-10-01 1999-07-30
HESKETH, Thomas Alexander, Lord Director 1993-10-06 2010-11-08
HOULDEN, John Russell Director 2020-04-01 2022-07-31
KING OF WARTNABY, John Leonard, The Lord Director — 1994-07-21
LACE, John Herbert Director — 1993-09-30
LEE, Myles Peter Director 2015-04-01 2021-09-22
MARGERIE, Victoire Anne Marie De, Professor Director 2016-02-01 2021-09-22
MARTINELLI, Franco Director 2014-08-01 2020-11-30
OMAND, David Bruce, Sir Director 2009-04-01 2021-03-31
PARKER, Thomas John, Sir Director 1993-10-04 2000-12-31
PORTER, Erik Alexander Steven Director — 1997-07-30
RANDALL, Jeff William Director 2014-04-01 2020-08-04
RENNOCKS, John Leonard Director 2002-06-13 2011-12-31
ROGERS, Peter Lloyd Director 2002-06-13 2016-08-31
SALMON, Nicholas Robin Director 1993-10-04 1997-05-31
SCHAFER, Gernot, Dr Director 1997-07-31 2002-12-31
SHAH, Dipesh Jayantilal Director 1999-06-15 2009-07-09
SMITH, Allan Keppie Director — 1993-11-10
STEWART, Anna Marie Director 2012-11-01 2017-10-06
SWANN, Kate Elizabeth Director 2011-06-01 2015-12-31
TAME, William Director 2002-01-25 2018-03-31
THOMAS, Kevin Richard Director 2010-05-01 2015-12-31
TURNER, Michael John Director 2008-06-01 2019-07-18
TURNER, Michael John Director 1996-06-05 2005-12-31
WHALLEY, Jeffrey Director — 1995-07-27
WHEATLEY, Alan Edward Director 1993-01-01 2002-07-26
WHITEHEAD, Godfrey Oliver Director — 1993-04-30
WIKLUND, Kjersti Director 2018-04-01 2022-09-26
YOUNG, Nigel Robert Director 1997-07-31 2001-11-30

Ownership

Persons with significant control

No persons with significant control on record.

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 634 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-05-11 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2026-05-11 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2026-05-11 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2026-04-17 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2026-03-21 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2026-03-21 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2026-03-21 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2026-03-10 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2026-03-10 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2026-02-04 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2026-02-04 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2026-01-30 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2026-01-30 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2026-01-30 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2026-01-13 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2026-01-13 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2026-01-13 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2025-12-30 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2025-12-15 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date
2025-12-01 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
20

last 12 months

Capital events
20

last 24 months

Officers appointed
1

last 12 months

Officers resigned
1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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