PERSIMMON HOMES LIMITED
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Cash
£76M
-57.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£1B
+8.1% vs 2023
Employees
3,951
-16.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£96M
-46.3% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £2,365,313,000 | £2,681,207,000 | +13.4% | |
| Operating profit | £176,505,000 | £107,399,000 | -39.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £178,238,000 | £95,685,000 | -46.3% | |
| Net profit | £128,687,000 | £76,281,000 | -40.7% | |
| Cash | £178,588,000 | £75,917,000 | -57.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,429,451,000 | £1,464,981,000 | +2.5% | |
| Net assets | £940,006,000 | £1,016,084,000 | +8.1% | |
| Equity | £940,006,000 | £1,016,084,000 | +8.1% | |
| Average employees | 4,729 | 3,951 | -16.5% | |
| Wages | £215,735,000 | £195,016,000 | -9.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.5% | 4.0% | |
| Net margin | 5.4% | 2.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.3% | 7.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 82.1% | 81.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.27x | 1.26x | |
| Interest cover | 35.97x | 7.30x |
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
- PERSIMMON HOMES LIMITED 2000-12-05 → present
- PERSIMMON HOMES DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 2000-11-16 → 2000-12-05
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 have a reasonable expectation that the ultimate parent company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- PERSIMMON HOMES LIMITED · parent
- Atlantis One Limited 100%
- Beazer Group Limited 100%
- Belsco 1020 Limited 100%
- Charles Church Estates Limited 100%
- Charles Church Housing Limited 100%
- Repac Homes Limited 100%
- D. Dunk (Builders) Limited 100%
- Gomersal Mills Limited 100%
- Gosforth Business Park Management Company Limited 100%
- Gosforth Business Park Management 100%
- Persimmon SC (No 1) Limited 100%
- Persimmon SC (No 2) Limited 100%
- Persimmon SC (No 3) Limited 100%
- Persimmon SC (No 4) Limited 100%
- Persimmon SC (No 5) Limited 100%
- Persimmon SC (No 6) Limited 100%
- Hillreed Holdings Limited 100%
- Hillreed Developments Limited 100%
- Hillreed Properties Limited 100%
- Merewood Group Limited 100%
- Crowther Homes Limited 100%
- Merewood Homes Limited 100%
- SLB Construction Management Limited 100%
- Crowther Homes (Darlington) Limited 100%
- Crowther Homes (Midland) Limited 100%
- Crowther Homes (Nat W) Limited 100%
- Crowther Homes (Yarm) Limited 100%
- Merewood Investments Limited 100%
- Merewood (Kendal) Limited 100%
- Persimmon Developments (No.1) Limited 100%
- Persimmon Developments (No.2) Limited 100%
- Westbury Housing Investments Limited 100%
- Persimmon Developments (Didcot) Limited 100%
- Persimmon Developments (No 5) Limited 100%
- Persimmon Developments (No 6) Limited 100%
- Persimmon Developments (No 7) Limited 100%
- Persimmon GR (No 4) Limited 100%
- Fibrenest Limited 100%
- Flex Fibre Limited 100%
- FibreScale Limited 100%
- Anjok Investments Limited 100%
- Persimmon Brickworks Limited 100%
- Persimmon Tileworks Limited 100%
- Persimmon GR (No 11) Limited 100%
- Persimmon GR (No 12) Limited 100%
- Persimmon GR (No 13) Limited 100%
- Persimmon GR (No 14) Limited 100%
- Persimmon GR (No 15) Limited 100%
- Persimmon GR (No 16) Limited 100%
- Persimmon GR (No 17) Limited 100%
- Persimmon (Eccleshall) Limited 100%
- Senator Homes Limited 100%
- Persimmon (SHL) Limited4 100%
- Springfir Estates Limited 100%
- Springfir Holdings Limited 100%
- Trent Park Regeneration Limited. 100%
Significant events
- “On 14 May 2025, Persimmon Plc announced its intention to sell its Fibrenest broadband business to BUUK infrastructure. At the date of signing this report, the sale is expected to complete in the second half of 2025.”
- “During the year £57.3m of the provision has been utilised for works undertaken whilst £7.4m of imputed interest has been charged to the statement of comprehensive income through finance costs. During the year £23.0m of the provision has been released and £25.0m has been charged, following a review of the projected costs to complete rectification work.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVISON, Tracy Lazelle | Secretary | 2001-07-20 | — | British |
| DUXBURY, Andrew James | Director | 2024-10-25 | Jan 1975 | British |
| FINCH, Dean Kendal | Director | 2020-12-01 | Jul 1966 | British |
| NICHOLS, Julia | Director | 2021-09-30 | Dec 1974 | British |
| SMITH, Michael John | Director | 2022-01-14 | Jan 1975 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREWER, Geoffrey | Secretary | 2000-11-16 | 2001-07-20 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-11-16 | 2000-11-16 |
| BRYANT, David George | Director | 2001-05-03 | 2009-12-31 |
| FAIRBURN, Jeffrey | Director | 2007-10-08 | 2018-12-31 |
| FARLEY, Michael Peter | Director | 2001-05-03 | 2013-04-18 |
| FRANCIS, Gerald Neil | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2016-09-30 |
| GILL, Corinne Jane | Director | 2010-02-17 | 2011-04-30 |
| GREENAWAY, Nigel Peter | Director | 2007-10-08 | 2016-04-30 |
| GREWER, Geoffrey | Director | 2000-11-16 | 2002-05-01 |
| JENKINSON, David | Director | 2013-05-07 | 2020-09-20 |
| KILLORAN, Michael Hugh | Director | 2000-11-16 | 2022-01-14 |
| MILLAR, John | Director | 2001-05-03 | 2006-04-30 |
| STENHOUSE, Richard Paul, Mr | Director | 2010-02-17 | 2021-09-30 |
| THORNTON, David | Director | 2007-10-08 | 2018-09-30 |
| WHITE, John | Director | 2000-12-08 | 2011-04-21 |
| WINDSOR, Jason Michael | Director | 2022-07-26 | 2023-09-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persimmon Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 1425 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- 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.