BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC
Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Babcock is an international aerospace, defence, and nuclear engineering services company that manages complex assets and infrastructure for public bodies including the Ministry of Defence.
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Cash
£740m
+14.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£629m
+1.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
28,191
+5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£284m
-13.8% vs 2025
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 | £4,390,100 | £4,831,300,000 | £5,177,700,000 | +7.2% | |
| Operating profit | £241,600 | £363,900,000 | £305,100,000 | -16.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £216,700 | £329,100,000 | £283,700,000 | -13.8% | |
| Net profit | £168,200 | £248,900,000 | £210,700,000 | -15.3% | |
| Cash | £570,600 | £646,500,000 | £739,900,000 | +14.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,712,500 | £2,273,200,000 | £1,847,400,000 | -18.7% | |
| Net assets | £1,962,100 | £621,800,000 | £629,300,000 | +1.2% | |
| Equity | £1,962,100 | £621,800,000 | £629,300,000 | +1.2% | |
| Average employees | 25,163 | 26,858 | 28,191 | +5% | |
| Wages | £1,305,200 | £1,379,000,000 | £1,507,300,000 | +9.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £5,000 | £5,293,000 | £7,741,000 | +46.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £600 | £493,000 | £717,000 | +45.4% | |
| Highest paid director | £3,500,000 | £933,903 | £960,921 | +2.9% |
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 | 5.5% | 7.5% | 5.9% | |
| Net margin | 3.8% | 5.2% | 4.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.9% | 16.0% | 16.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 44.0% | 84.4% | 84.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.52x | 0.99x | 0.89x | |
| Interest cover | 6.73x | 11.34x | 10.59x |
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
- BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC 1989-06-23 → present
- 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
“The Directors have undertaken reviews of the business financial forecasts and considered the Group's ability to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the accounting for period.”
Group structure
- BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC · parent
- Babcock Marine (Rosyth) Limited
- Babcock Defence & Security Holdings LLP
- Babcock International France SAS
- Babcock International Australia Ltd
Significant events
- “At year-end, the Type 31 programme remains on track for delivery of the first two ships, and two-thirds out of four remain on schedule.”
- “As announced in our trading update on 13 May 2026, the Group has updated its estimate of the cost to complete the programme.”
- “In November 2025 we signed the potential £2.2 billion contract with the UK Government to prepare for the build of at least one new small modular reactor.”
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
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 646 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-17 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-08-17 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-08-11 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-08-05 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-08-05 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-08-05 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-08-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-29 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-19 | 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 | |
| 2026-05-11 | 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 16
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.