ANGLO AMERICAN PLC
A London-listed multinational mining group and FTSE 100 constituent that explores, mines, and processes a diverse portfolio of metals and minerals, including copper, platinum, iron ore, and diamonds through its majority-owned De Beers business.
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Cash
£6.1B
USD 8,161,000,000
+13.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£21B
USD 28,533,000,000
-9.8% vs 2023
Employees
54,000
-6.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£1.4B
USD -1,885,000,000
-155.8% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2026-06-30.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,044,426,069 | £20,562,279,185 | -10.8% | |
| Operating profit | £2,931,669,548 | -£171,389,912 | -105.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,539,276,855 | -£1,416,973,615 | -155.8% | |
| Net profit | — | -£2,010,072,916 | — | |
| Cash | £5,395,775,389 | £6,134,706,457 | +13.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £42,989,551,229 | £41,774,787,642 | -2.8% | |
| Net assets | £23,766,819,514 | £21,448,545,441 | -9.8% | |
| Equity | £23,766,819,514 | £21,448,545,441 | -9.8% | |
| Average employees | 58,000 | 54,000 | -6.9% | |
| Wages | £2,523,490,942 | £2,449,823,348 | -2.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £5,625,799 | £6,393,295 | +13.6% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.752 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.7% | -0.8% | |
| Net margin | — | -9.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.8% | -0.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 52.5% | 56.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.85x | 1.86x | |
| Interest cover | 3.94x | -0.19x |
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
- ANGLO AMERICAN PLC 1998-09-30 → present
- HACKPLIMCO (NO.FIFTY-ONE) PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1998-05-14 → 1998-09-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In our opinion the Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate and there are no material uncertainties identified that may cast significant doubt on the Group's or Parent Company's ability to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting.”
Group structure
- ANGLO AMERICAN PLC · parent
- Anglo American Discovery (Mexico) – Peñaseco E Exploracao Minera (SU), LDA 100%
- Anglo American Australia Holdings Pty Limited 100%
- De Beers Botswana (Pty) Ltd 85%
- Anglo American Brasil Ltda 100%
- Anglo American plc 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 59 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVAGE, Clare Elizabeth | Secretary | 2018-03-09 | — | — |
| PRICE, Richard | Secretary | 2018-03-09 | — | — |
| ANDERSON, Magali | Director | 2023-04-01 | Apr 1967 | French |
| ASHBY, Ian Robert | Director | 2017-07-25 | Oct 1957 | Australian |
| CHAMBERS, Stuart John | Director | 2017-09-01 | May 1956 | British |
| DE ALMEIDA BASTOS, Marcelo Hubmeyer | Director | 2019-04-01 | Feb 1963 | Brazilian,Australian |
| HEASLEY, John Brian | Director | 2023-12-01 | Apr 1974 | British |
| MAXSON, Hilary Barbara | Director | 2021-06-01 | Mar 1978 | American |
| NYEMBEZI, Nonkululeko | Director | 2020-01-01 | Mar 1960 | South African |
| TYLER, Ian Paul | Director | 2022-01-01 | Jul 1960 | British |
| WADE, Anne Katherine | Director | 2025-01-01 | Apr 1972 | American |
| WANBLAD, Duncan Graham | Director | 2022-04-19 | Feb 1967 | British |
Show 59 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HODGES, Andrew William | Secretary | 2005-12-08 | 2014-11-17 |
| JORDAN, Nicholas | Secretary | 1999-03-18 | 2014-07-31 |
| KHER, Chandrika | Secretary | 2022-09-27 | 2023-08-18 |
| KLONARIDES, Elaine | Secretary | 2018-03-09 | 2021-08-27 |
| MILLS, John Michael | Secretary | 2014-11-17 | 2018-04-05 |
| MURPHY, Claire | Secretary | 2021-12-08 | 2025-03-31 |
| WILKINSON, Geoffrey Allan | Secretary | 1999-03-18 | 2007-03-19 |
| HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-05-14 | 1999-03-18 |
| ALEXANDER, Ralph Charles | Director | 2005-04-20 | 2007-10-26 |
| BOYD, Leslie | Director | 1999-03-18 | 2001-05-15 |
| BRINTON, Elisabeth | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2022-09-23 |
| CAMPBELL, James Wilbert, Dr | Director | 1999-03-18 | 2001-07-31 |
| CARROLL, Cynthia Blum | Director | 2007-01-15 | 2013-04-19 |
| CHALLEN, David John | Director | 2002-09-09 | 2014-04-24 |
| CHOW, Sir Ck | Director | 2008-04-15 | 2014-04-24 |
| CUTIFANI, Mark | Director | 2013-04-03 | 2022-04-19 |
| DAVIGNON, Etienne Francois Jacques, Vicomte | Director | 1999-03-18 | 2002-05-10 |
| DAVISON, Barry Ershine | Director | 2001-05-15 | 2005-12-30 |
| DLAMINI, Judith Nobuhle, Dr | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2016-08-30 |
| FAKUDE, Victoria Nolitha | Director | 2017-04-24 | 2019-08-31 |
| FAY, Christopher Ernest, Dr | Director | 1999-04-19 | 2010-04-22 |
| GODSELL, Robert Michael | Director | 1999-03-18 | 2008-04-15 |
| GROTE, Byron Elmer | Director | 2013-04-19 | 2022-04-19 |
| HAMPTON, Sir Philip | Director | 2009-11-09 | 2018-12-31 |
| HATHORN, David Andrew | Director | 2005-04-20 | 2007-07-03 |
| KESWICK, John Chippendale Lindley, Sir | Director | 1999-03-18 | 2001-06-04 |
| KING, Michael Wallis | Director | 1999-03-18 | 2001-05-15 |
| LEA, Anthony William | Director | 1999-03-18 | 2005-12-30 |
| LINDAHL, Goran | Director | 2001-09-27 | 2005-04-20 |
| MARGETTS, Robert John, Sir | Director | 1999-03-18 | 2010-04-22 |
| MARQUES, Maria Silvia Bastos | Director | 2003-12-09 | 2006-04-25 |
| MEDORI, Rene | Director | 2005-06-01 | 2017-04-24 |
| MOODY STUART, Mark, Sir | Director | 2002-07-16 | 2009-08-01 |
| NAIRN, William | Director | 2001-05-15 | 2004-12-31 |
| NHLEKO, Phuthuma | Director | 2011-03-09 | 2015-11-27 |
| NYASULU, Thembalihle Hixonia | Director | 2019-11-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| O'NEILL, Anthony Martin | Director | 2015-07-22 | 2022-12-31 |
| O'ROURKE, Raymond Gabriel | Director | 2009-12-11 | 2016-07-25 |
| OGILVIE-THOMPSON, Julian | Director | 1999-03-18 | 2002-11-30 |
| OPPENHEIMER, Nicholas Frank | Director | 1999-03-18 | 2011-04-21 |
| PARKER, Thomas John, Sir | Director | 2009-07-09 | 2017-10-31 |
| PEARCE, Stephen Thomas | Director | 2017-04-24 | 2023-12-01 |
| PHASWANA, Frederick Tshamano Mohau | Director | 2002-06-18 | 2010-01-01 |
| RAMATLAPENG, Mphu Keneiloe, Dr | Director | 2013-07-08 | 2020-05-05 |
| RAMPHELE, Mamphela Aletta, Dr | Director | 2006-04-25 | 2012-07-25 |
| RANKIN, Alick Michael, Sir | Director | 1999-03-18 | 1999-08-03 |
| RUTHERFORD, James Edmund | Director | 2013-11-04 | 2020-12-31 |
| SCHOLEY, David Gerald, Sir | Director | 1999-12-06 | 2005-04-20 |
| SLACK, Henry Richmond | Director | 1999-03-18 | 1999-04-14 |
| STEVENS, Anne Louise | Director | 2012-05-15 | 2022-04-19 |
| THOMPSON, Jack Edward | Director | 2009-11-16 | 2019-04-30 |
| THOMPSON, Simon Robert | Director | 2005-04-20 | 2007-04-13 |
| TRAHAR, Anthony John | Director | 1999-03-18 | 2007-04-17 |
| VAN MIERT, Karel Antonius Lucia Maria | Director | 2002-03-19 | 2009-06-22 |
| WADESON, Timothy Charles Aylmer | Director | 1999-03-18 | 1999-12-31 |
| WILMOT-SITWELL, Peter Sacheverell | Director | 1999-03-18 | 2002-05-10 |
| WOICKE, Peter | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2013-04-19 |
| HACKWOOD DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-05-14 | 1999-03-18 |
| HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-05-14 | 1999-03-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 1074 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-05-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-05-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-05-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-05-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-12 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares consolidation | |
| 2025-05-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-05-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.