INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC
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Cash
£845M
USD 1,129,000,000
+13.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£2B
USD -2,736,000,000
-0.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
19,040
-8.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£804M
USD 1,074,000,000
+19.7% highest in 3 filed years
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Our short-form breakdown of INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC's latest filing
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Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £3,461,596,047 | £3,685,431,951 | £3,884,563,557 | +5.4% | |
| Operating profit | £798,023,656 | £779,308,280 | £896,840,844 | +15.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £756,101,213 | £671,507,711 | £804,012,577 | +19.7% | |
| Net profit | £561,461,297 | £470,130,259 | £568,198,832 | +20.9% | |
| Cash | £754,603,983 | £741,877,527 | £845,186,405 | +13.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,839,347,208 | £1,780,206,618 | £1,216,499,476 | -31.7% | |
| Net assets | -£1,646,204,522 | -£2,037,730,199 | -£2,048,210,810 | -0.5% | |
| Equity | -£1,646,204,522 | -£2,037,730,199 | -£2,048,210,810 | -0.5% | |
| Average employees | 20,306 | 20,752 | 19,040 | -8.2% | |
| Wages | £1,287,617,907 | £1,414,882,467 | £1,414,882,467 | 0% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £5,165,444 | £5,764,336 | £5,839,197 | +1.3% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.749 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 | 23.1% | 21.1% | 23.1% | |
| Net margin | 16.2% | 12.8% | 14.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 43.4% | 43.8% | 73.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 150.9% | 163.2% | 151.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.00x | 0.99x | 5.72x | |
| Interest cover | 8.46x | 5.85x | 5.93x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC 2005-06-27 → present
- NEW INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC 2005-04-27 → 2005-06-27
- NEW INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP LIMITED 2005-03-24 → 2005-04-27
- HACKREMCO (NO. 2154) LIMITED 2004-05-21 → 2005-03-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Group financial statements... have been prepared on a going concern basis. The directors consider there are no material uncertainties disclosed that require specific mention.”
Group structure
- INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC · parent
- Asia Pacific Holdings Limited 100%
- Gem Brand Company Limited 100%
- Hotel InterContinental London (Holdings) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Opened a record number of hotels, surpassed one million open rooms and added Ruby to our portfolio in 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HENFREY, Nicolette | Secretary | 2019-03-01 | — | — |
| ALLAN, Graham Denis, Mr. | Director | 2020-09-01 | Apr 1955 | British |
| CADBURY, Nicholas Theodore | Director | 2026-03-01 | Apr 1966 | British |
| DE HAAST, Arthur William | Director | 2020-01-01 | May 1957 | British |
| FAROOQUI, Duriya, Mrs. | Director | 2020-12-07 | Aug 1976 | American |
| GLOVER, Michael | Director | 2023-03-20 | Aug 1971 | American |
| GROTE, Byron, Mr. | Director | 2022-07-01 | Mar 1948 | British,American |
| KALIFA, Rohinton Minoo, Sir | Director | 2024-01-01 | Apr 1961 | British |
| MAALOUF, Elie Wajih | Director | 2018-01-01 | May 1964 | American |
| OPPENHEIMER, Deanna Watson, Mrs. | Director | 2022-06-01 | Apr 1958 | American |
| RISLEY, Angie | Director | 2023-09-01 | May 1958 | British |
| ROTHSTEIN, Sharon Lee, Mrs. | Director | 2020-06-01 | Jun 1957 | Canadian |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TURNER, George | Secretary | 2009-01-01 | 2019-03-01 |
| WINTER, Richard Thomas | Secretary | 2005-04-30 | 2008-12-31 |
| HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-05-21 | 2005-04-30 |
| ABRAHAMSON, James Robert | Director | 2010-08-01 | 2011-06-13 |
| ALLAN, Graham Denis | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2012-06-15 |
| ANDERSON, Richard Hale, Mr. | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2021-05-26 |
| BARONE SOARES, Daniela | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| BARR, Keith | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2023-06-30 |
| BUSQUET, Anne | Director | 2015-03-01 | 2021-05-07 |
| CESCAU, Patrick Jean Pierre | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2022-08-31 |
| COSSLETT, Andrew Peter | Director | 2005-04-21 | 2011-06-30 |
| DYSON, Ian | Director | 2013-09-01 | 2023-02-28 |
| EDGECLIFFE-JOHNSON, Paul Russell | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2023-03-19 |
| HARLOW, Jo Nell | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2024-01-01 |
| HARTMAN, Richard Montgomery | Director | 2005-04-26 | 2007-09-25 |
| HENFREY, Nicolette | Director | 2020-05-07 | 2020-05-07 |
| KAPPLER, David John | Director | 2005-04-26 | 2014-05-31 |
| KINSELL, Kirk | Director | 2010-08-01 | 2015-02-13 |
| KUGLER, Ralph David | Director | 2005-04-26 | 2011-06-30 |
| LAING, Jennifer Charlina Ellsworth | Director | 2005-08-25 | 2016-05-06 |
| LARSON, Robert Craig | Director | 2005-04-26 | 2008-12-31 |
| LINEN, Jonathan Scranton | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| MAN LIN, Malina Ngai | Director | 2017-03-01 | 2020-05-07 |
| MAYHEW, Christopher Luke | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2020-12-18 |
| MCDONALD, Gillian Clare | Director | 2013-06-01 | 2023-02-28 |
| MORRISON, Dale Frederick | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| PORTER, Stevan D | Director | 2005-04-26 | 2008-08-07 |
| PROSSER, David John, Sir | Director | 2005-04-26 | 2008-05-31 |
| ROBBINS, Tracy Geraldine | Director | 2011-08-09 | 2016-01-15 |
| SINGER, Thomas Daniel | Director | 2011-09-26 | 2014-01-01 |
| SOLOMONS, Richard Leslie | Director | 2005-04-21 | 2017-06-30 |
| STRINGER, Howard, Sir | Director | 2005-04-26 | 2006-11-10 |
| WEBSTER, David Gordon Comyn | Director | 2005-04-26 | 2012-12-31 |
| YEH, Ying | Director | 2007-12-01 | 2016-05-06 |
| HACKWOOD DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-05-21 | 2005-04-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 1190 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-19 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-06-19 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-06-19 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-06-19 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-06-18 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-06-18 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-06-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-06-04 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-06-04 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-06-04 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-06-04 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-06-04 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-06-04 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-06-04 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-05-28 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-05-11 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-05-11 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-04-14 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-04-14 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 18
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.