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
£4.8bn
USD 6,418,000,000
-21.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£18bn
USD 24,117,000,000
-15.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
43,000
-20.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1bn
USD 1,375,000,000
+247.8% first positive since 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials 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 | £22,784,095,132 | £13,188,405,797 | £13,783,723,523 | +4.5% | |
| Operating profit | £2,898,550,725 | £2,928,279,450 | £2,898,550,725 | -1% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,510,590,858 | -£691,192,865 | £1,021,924,935 | +247.8% | |
| Net profit | — | -£2,138,981,791 | £498,699,368 | +123.3% | |
| Cash | £5,334,819,770 | £6,045,336,306 | £4,769,973,987 | -21.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £42,503,901,895 | £39,787,439,614 | £32,563,359,346 | -18.2% | |
| Net assets | £23,498,327,759 | £21,206,243,032 | £17,924,191,750 | -15.5% | |
| Equity | £23,498,327,759 | £21,206,243,032 | £17,924,191,750 | -15.5% | |
| Average employees | 58,000 | 54,000 | 43,000 | -20.4% | |
| Wages | £2,494,983,278 | £2,251,207,729 | £1,983,649,201 | -11.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £5,562,245 | £4,714,976 | £5,418,060 | +14.9% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.743 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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.7% | 22.2% | 21.0% | |
| Net margin | — | -16.2% | 3.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.8% | 7.4% | 8.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 52.5% | 56.0% | 56.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.85x | 1.82x | 1.56x | |
| Interest cover | 3.94x | 5.05x | 4.63x |
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
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“We have not identified a material uncertainty related to going concern in the Group financial statements.”
Group structure
- ANGLO AMERICAN PLC · parent
- Minera Anglo American Sur S.A. 100%
- Anglo American Australia Holdings Pty Ltd 100%
- Anglo American Capital plc 100%
- Kumba Iron Ore Ltd 69.2%
Significant events
- “On 31 March 2025, a small, contained ground movement occurred at Grosvenor underground longwall. The mine was immediately suspended to ensure the safety of all personnel.”
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 1077 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-05-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-05-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.