SAVILLS (UK) LIMITED
Operating as the principal UK subsidiary of London Stock Exchange-listed Savills plc, the company provides commercial and residential real estate advisory, management, and transactional services.
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Cash
£69M
+19.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£117M
-9.4% vs 2024
Employees
5,657
+2.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£75M
-29.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £705,905,000 | £750,523,000 | £788,276,000 | +5% | |
| Operating profit | £68,561,000 | £85,327,000 | £55,784,000 | -34.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £88,019,000 | £106,226,000 | £74,601,000 | -29.8% | |
| Net profit | £72,415,000 | £80,508,000 | £54,511,000 | -32.3% | |
| Cash | £21,960,000 | £57,351,000 | £68,733,000 | +19.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £146,947,000 | £175,277,000 | £162,115,000 | -7.5% | |
| Net assets | £99,036,000 | £129,484,000 | £117,333,000 | -9.4% | |
| Equity | £99,036,000 | £129,484,000 | £117,333,000 | -9.4% | |
| Average employees | 5,473 | 5,505 | 5,657 | +2.8% | |
| Wages | £373,750,000 | £408,148,000 | £424,392,000 | +4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £12,217,000 | £13,829,000 | £13,057,000 | -5.6% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.7% | 11.4% | 7.1% | |
| Net margin | 10.3% | 10.7% | 6.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 46.7% | 48.7% | 34.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 76.5% | 71.7% | 74.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.90x | 1.00x | 1.02x | |
| Interest cover | 2.94x | 3.05x | 2.32x |
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 5 times since incorporation
- SAVILLS (UK) LIMITED 2012-12-31 → present
- SAVILLS (L&P) LIMITED 2004-12-29 → 2012-12-31
- FPDSAVILLS LIMITED 1998-01-01 → 2004-12-29
- SAVILLS LAND & PROPERTY LIMITED 1996-03-04 → 1998-01-01
- SAVILLS AGRICULTURAL & RESIDENTIAL LIMITED 1991-07-31 → 1996-03-04
- HAPPYROUND LIMITED 1991-04-25 → 1991-07-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors of the Company have received confirmation from the Directors of the ultimate parent company that if needs be, the ultimate parent company would financially support the Company to enable it to meet its liabilities as they fall due and carry on its business without curtailment of its operations for a period of 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. As a result, the Directors consider the going concern basis of preparation to be appropriate.”
Group structure
- SAVILLS (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Prime Purchase Limited 100%
- Savills Capital Advisors Ltd 100%
- Savills (Jersey) Limited 100%
- Liverpool ONE Management Company Ltd 50%
- SGDN Ltd 51%
Significant events
- “On 18th May 2026 a final ordinary dividend of £30,500k was declared and paid on 20th May 2026.”
- “On 31st March 2026, the Company acquired 99% of the share capital of MEIT Consultants LLP a building services consultancy specialising in mechanical, electrical and environmental engineering within the data centre sector.”
- “On 9th April 2026 the Company also acquired 100% of the share capital of Mark Tunstall Property Limited a super prime property letting and management business based in prime central London.”
- “The office in Verbier, Switzerland was transferred to Savills Overseas Holdings on the 1st January 2025.”
- “During the year the company commenced liquidation proceedings of SGDN Limited (note 14).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 39 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COX, Christine Lynn | Secretary | 2012-09-12 | — | — |
| LEE, Christopher Michael | Secretary | 2009-09-11 | — | British |
| ALLEN, Peter Hugh | Director | 2018-05-17 | Feb 1973 | British |
| BATES, Jeremy Neil | Director | 2013-01-01 | Aug 1965 | British |
| COLLETT, Simon | Director | 2018-05-16 | Sep 1968 | British |
| DOWN, Stephen Thomas | Director | 2013-01-01 | Jul 1961 | British |
| GULLIFORD, James Alexander Guy | Director | 2016-04-13 | Jun 1975 | British |
| HARLE, Andrew Richard | Director | 2019-01-01 | Jan 1963 | British |
| HERWARD, Nicholas Peter | Director | 2013-01-01 | Jun 1969 | British |
| MARKING, Justin | Director | 2009-01-01 | Dec 1958 | British |
| MCGINNIS, Nicola | Director | 2021-01-01 | Jul 1975 | British |
| PEARCE, Philip Ian | Director | 2013-01-01 | Sep 1966 | British |
| REES, Richard Morgan | Director | 2005-07-01 | Nov 1967 | British |
| SPARROW, James Simon Ward | Director | 2013-01-01 | May 1967 | British |
| WILLIAMS, David John | Director | 2014-01-01 | Jan 1962 | British |
Show 39 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUTLER, Tina Lynne | Secretary | 2001-07-01 | 2004-02-24 |
| EAST, Michaela Frances | Secretary | 2006-10-27 | 2012-09-12 |
| HILDREY, Christina Elspeth | Secretary | 1997-11-06 | 2001-07-01 |
| LATHAM, Clare Jacqueline | Secretary | 1991-05-15 | 1997-11-06 |
| MICHELSON-CARR, Ruth Tessa | Secretary | 2003-05-09 | 2008-07-14 |
| YOUNG, Amilha | Secretary | 2017-04-10 | 2018-07-31 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-04-25 | 1991-05-15 |
| ADAMS, Aubrey John | Director | 1991-05-15 | 2008-05-07 |
| CHARLTON, Christopher Charles Macdonald | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| CLIFTON BROWN, Anthony John | Director | 1993-05-01 | 1995-03-13 |
| COGHILL, Hugh Murray Charles | Director | 1993-05-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| COLLINS, Allan | Director | 2000-05-01 | 2012-05-31 |
| DONGER, William Alan | Director | 2000-05-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| FREESTON, Roger John | Director | 1994-07-29 | 1995-03-13 |
| GALBRAITH, Arthur Guy | Director | 1991-08-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| GRACE, Dominic Michael | Director | 2001-04-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| GREADY, Philip John | Director | 2000-05-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| HEPHER, Roger Antony | Director | 2008-03-31 | 2008-12-31 |
| HEWLETT, Jonathan Michael | Director | 2006-12-31 | 2008-12-31 |
| HOPE, Simon Richard | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2022-10-03 |
| INGE, George Patrick Francis | Director | 1991-05-15 | 2000-05-01 |
| JARMAN, Paul John | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| JORDAN, Leslie Alan | Director | 1991-08-01 | — |
| LUMBY, Antony Michael Rawson | Director | 1991-08-01 | 1995-03-13 |
| MAYNARD, Timothy Sven | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| MCONNEL, David Ian | Director | — | 1993-04-30 |
| MITCHELL, Victoria Maureen | Director | 1991-08-01 | 2000-12-31 |
| MONCKTON, Alan Stobart | Director | 1991-12-01 | 1995-08-31 |
| MURDEN, Pamela Mary | Director | 1995-03-13 | 1998-05-01 |
| RIDLEY, John Jeremy Mark | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2018-11-01 |
| ROSS, Walter Robert Alexander, Sir | Director | 1993-05-01 | 1995-03-13 |
| SEBAG-MONTEFIORE, Rupert Owen | Director | 1991-08-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| SHAW, Michael Peter | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2010-12-21 |
| SHAW, Michael Peter | Director | 1993-05-01 | 1995-03-13 |
| STANTON, William Robert | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| STEWART, Ian Esplin | Director | 1997-11-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| STEWART, Ian Esplin | Director | — | 1993-04-30 |
| VAN CUTSEM, Geoffrey Neil | Director | 1991-08-01 | 2004-10-26 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-04-25 | 1991-05-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savills Plc | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Savills Holding Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 240 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-15 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2021-05-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-05-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.