CLIFFORD CHANCE LLP
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Cash
£344M
+85.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£599M
+33.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
6,807
+0.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£911M
+9.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Unclassified median
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Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,062,000,000 | £2,245,000,000 | £2,413,000,000 | +7.5% | |
| Operating profit | £814,000,000 | £872,000,000 | £956,000,000 | +9.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £793,000,000 | £829,000,000 | £911,000,000 | +9.9% | |
| Net profit | — | £780,000,000 | £872,000,000 | +11.8% | |
| Cash | £232,000,000 | £185,000,000 | £344,000,000 | +85.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,274,000,000 | £1,312,000,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £472,000,000 | £450,000,000 | £599,000,000 | +33.1% | |
| Equity | £472,000,000 | £518,000,000 | £766,000,000 | +47.9% | |
| Average employees | 6,741 | 6,752 | 6,807 | +0.8% | |
| Wages | £761,000,000 | £811,000,000 | £847,000,000 | +4.4% | |
| Members' remuneration | £38,000,000 | £38,000,000 | £36,000,000 | -5.3% |
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 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 39.5% | 38.8% | 39.6% | |
| Net margin | — | 34.7% | 36.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 63.9% | 66.5% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 75.4% | 77.5% | 73.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.05x | 2.06x | 2.26x | |
| Interest cover | 33.92x | 28.13x | 31.87x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having considered current and expected activity levels, together with cashflow forecasts for the twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements and the availability of the firm's RCF, the ELG has concluded that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future”
Group structure
- CLIFFORD CHANCE LLP · parent
- Clifford Chance 100%
- Clifford Chance Australia Pty Limited 100%
- Clifford Chance Australia Services Pty Limited 100%
- Clifford Chance Australia Nominee Pty Ltd 100%
- Clifford Chance Ltda 100%
- Clifford Chance Europe LLP 100%
- Clifford Chance SELAFA 100%
- Clifford Chance Services GmbH 100%
- Clifford Chance Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH 100%
- Clifford Chance Partnerschaft mit beschränkter Berufshaftung 100%
- Clifford Chance GmbH 100%
- Clifford Chance 100%
- Brecon Limited 100%
- Legibus Secretaries (Hong Kong) Limited 100%
- Clifford Chance Limited 100%
- Clifford Chance Business Services Private Limited 100%
- Clifford Chance Societa Tra Avvocati SRL 100%
- Clifford Chance (Tokyo) LLP 100%
- Clifford Chance Law Office 100%
- Clifford Chance (Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo) 100%
- Clifford Chance 100%
- Clifford Chance GP 100%
- Clifford Chance, Janicka, Kruzewski, Namiotkiewicz Wspólnicy sp k 100%
- Clifford Chance Global Services SP 100%
- Clifford Chance CIS Limited 100%
- Clifford Chance Pte Limited 100%
- Clifford Chance International LLP 100%
- Clifford Chance SL P 100%
- Moleglade AB 100%
- Clifford Chance (Thailand) Limited 100%
- Judde Holdings Limited 100%
- Clifford Chance Danısmanlık Hizmetleri Avukatlık Ortaklıgı 100%
- Clifford Chance Danışmanlık Hizmetlerı Limited Şirketi 100%
- Clifford Chance Newcastle Limited 100%
- Clifford Chance No 2 Limited 100%
- Clifford Chance Germany LLP 100%
- Clifford Chance Pension Trustees Limited 100%
- Clifford Chance Property Nominees Limited 100%
- Clifford Chance Secretaries Limited 100%
- Mithras Limited 100%
- Moleglade Limited 100%
- Clifford Chance London Limited 100%
- CC Worldwide Limited 100%
- Clifford Chance Applied Solutions Limited 100%
- Clifford Chance Technology Limited 100%
- Clifford Chance Holdings LLP 100%
- Clifford Chance Business Services Holdings Limited 100%
- Clifford Chance US LLP 100%
Significant events
- “On 1 March 2025, legal and beneficial ownership of Clifford Chance Prague LLP and Clifford Chance Badea SPRL were transferred to the equity partners of the LLP that were resident in those offices.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
100 active · 0 resigned
Showing the first 100 officers on file — Companies House returns these 100 per page and this record sits at that limit, so the list (and any former officers) may be incomplete. Full register on Companies House
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABRAHAM, Robin Guy | LLP Designated Member | 2019-11-03 | Sep 1969 | — |
| ADAMS, Charles James | LLP Designated Member | 2006-12-01 | Nov 1968 | — |
| ACRATOPULO, Julian Anthony | LLP Member | 2006-12-04 | Dec 1970 | — |
| AL JAMIL, Zayed Imad | LLP Member | 2022-05-01 | Jun 1983 | — |
| ALIER, Ildefonso | LLP Member | 2022-06-01 | Sep 1979 | — |
| ALMENAR BELENGUER, Jaime Rafael | LLP Member | 2018-03-21 | Dec 1972 | — |
| ALONSO, Luis Antonio | LLP Member | 2016-05-01 | Dec 1979 | — |
| AMANTEGUI, Javier | LLP Member | 2006-12-01 | Dec 1965 | — |
| AMERSHI, Alim Ali | LLP Member | 2025-05-01 | Jan 1991 | — |
| APOSTOLOVA, Ekaterina | LLP Member | 2025-03-14 | Mar 1984 | — |
| ARENDS, Maarten Jan Christian | LLP Member | 2019-08-19 | Aug 1980 | — |
| ARORA-LALANI, Harsimran | LLP Member | 2022-05-01 | Dec 1982 | — |
| ASCHENBRENNER, Mark, Dr | LLP Member | 2021-09-01 | Aug 1984 | — |
| ASKENAZI, Lee Av | LLP Member | 2015-05-05 | Apr 1976 | — |
| AUBONNET, Florence | LLP Member | 2023-11-01 | Jan 1975 | — |
| AZZOUZI MAANAN, Samir | LLP Member | 2017-05-01 | Nov 1979 | — |
| BACCHIOCCHI, Gianluca Giuseppe | LLP Member | 2025-04-30 | Dec 1971 | — |
| BACHE, Scott Robert | LLP Member | 2025-03-01 | Jul 1969 | — |
| BAEDORFF, Julia, Dr | LLP Member | 2023-05-01 | May 1982 | — |
| BALLON OSSIO, Diego | LLP Member | 2023-05-01 | Sep 1981 | — |
| BARLOW, Neil Iain | LLP Member | 2021-05-01 | Feb 1987 | — |
| BATES, Michael David | LLP Member | 2006-12-01 | Aug 1967 | — |
| BAYLIN, Spencer Aaron | LLP Member | 2006-12-01 | May 1969 | — |
| BEAN, Lori Ann | LLP Member | 2019-11-07 | Apr 1969 | — |
| BEHRENS, Stefan | LLP Member | 2006-12-04 | Dec 1962 | — |
| BENZLER, Marc | LLP Member | 2006-12-04 | Jun 1968 | — |
| BERARD, Marie-Emmanuelle | LLP Member | 2012-09-18 | Apr 1975 | — |
| BERGERVOET, Guido Joseph Louis | LLP Member | 2025-05-28 | Jun 1984 | — |
| BERMAN, Jeffrey Daniel | LLP Member | 2008-05-01 | Aug 1958 | — |
| BERMAN, Joshua Glen | LLP Member | 2018-04-01 | Jul 1970 | — |
| BESEN, Marc | LLP Member | 2006-12-04 | Dec 1971 | — |
| BICKERTON, Lindsay Ann | LLP Member | 2020-05-01 | Feb 1980 | — |
| BIDLAKE, Alexandra | LLP Member | 2025-03-01 | Nov 1977 | — |
| BIELINIS, Andrius Lauro | LLP Member | 2023-05-01 | Jul 1982 | — |
| BIRD, Amy Laura | LLP Member | 2025-05-01 | Oct 1982 | — |
| BLECHINGER, Dennis | LLP Member | 2020-07-27 | Dec 1978 | — |
| BOBINGER, Jonathan | LLP Member | 2023-06-20 | Feb 1982 | — |
| BOCHAN, Chad Jeffrey | LLP Member | 2020-05-01 | Feb 1978 | — |
| BOERINGER, Charles-Henri | LLP Member | 2018-05-01 | May 1976 | — |
| BOHM, Fabian | LLP Member | 2016-05-01 | Aug 1974 | — |
| BOLE, James Benjamin | LLP Member | 2017-05-01 | Oct 1979 | — |
| BONAVITACOLA, Lucio | LLP Member | 2009-09-07 | Aug 1972 | — |
| BONTEIL, Francois-Robert Alban Guy | LLP Member | 2006-12-01 | Jan 1963 | — |
| BRAY, Jonathan Michael | LLP Member | 2021-05-03 | Sep 1982 | — |
| BRETHERTON, Edward Mcconnachie | LLP Member | 2020-05-01 | Nov 1979 | — |
| BRINTON, Gerald David | LLP Member | 2019-11-07 | Aug 1960 | — |
| BROOKS, Gary Alan | LLP Member | 2019-11-07 | Nov 1968 | — |
| BROWN, Jonathan | LLP Member | 2023-05-01 | Mar 1983 | — |
| BROWN, Samuel Francis | LLP Member | 2024-05-01 | Sep 1985 | — |
| BRUCKNER, Volkmar, Dr | LLP Member | 2021-06-01 | Sep 1970 | — |
| BUITER, Liesbeth | LLP Member | 2024-05-01 | May 1979 | — |
| BURFORD, Cedric | LLP Member | 2006-12-04 | Nov 1970 | — |
| BURGESS, Clare | LLP Member | 2015-05-01 | Nov 1979 | — |
| BURKITT, Guy Victor | LLP Member | 2025-05-01 | Jul 1987 | — |
| BUTLER, Jeff Edward | LLP Member | 2007-05-01 | Mar 1969 | — |
| CAMP, Gareth Richard | LLP Member | 2015-05-01 | Feb 1977 | — |
| CANDELA, Simonetta | LLP Member | 2006-12-04 | Mar 1968 | — |
| CANDIDO, Anthony Mathias | LLP Member | 2007-05-01 | Jul 1969 | — |
| CARAMALLI, Delphine | LLP Member | 2020-04-30 | Oct 1974 | — |
| CARDIN, Aline Virginie | LLP Member | 2011-09-01 | Oct 1968 | — |
| CARNEGIE, Andrew John | LLP Member | 2006-12-01 | Jun 1962 | — |
| CARRINGTON, Paul Athol | LLP Member | 2015-05-01 | Nov 1980 | — |
| CARTWRIGHT, Adrian David | LLP Member | 2006-12-01 | Apr 1966 | — |
| CARTY, Helen Louise | LLP Member | 2011-05-01 | Jul 1972 | — |
| CASHIER, James | LLP Member | 2023-05-01 | Sep 1986 | — |
| CASTELAN, Jonathan | LLP Member | 2023-05-31 | Oct 1981 | — |
| CAVANAGH, Neil Michael | LLP Member | 2024-05-01 | Jul 1990 | — |
| CERABOLINI, Claudio Fulvio Franco | LLP Member | 2015-03-25 | May 1975 | — |
| CHAN, Angela Wan Qi | LLP Member | 2025-03-01 | Jun 1980 | — |
| CHAN, Mark Fong Chung | LLP Member | 2025-03-01 | Mar 1983 | — |
| CHESTER, Alexander | LLP Member | 2019-07-01 | Aug 1985 | — |
| CHIMANGA, Jennifer | LLP Member | 2019-07-01 | Feb 1982 | — |
| CHUNG, Robert Nakhyun | LLP Member | 2025-04-14 | Jun 1975 | — |
| CIEMINSKI, Marcin | LLP Member | 2012-05-01 | Feb 1977 | — |
| CINCONZE, Elodie | LLP Member | 2024-05-01 | Nov 1988 | — |
| CLEARY, Timothy Raymond | LLP Member | 2017-05-01 | Dec 1978 | — |
| CLEE, David | LLP Member | 2021-05-03 | Jun 1977 | — |
| COAKLEY, Melissa Dulcie | LLP Member | 2020-05-01 | Sep 1978 | — |
| COHEN, Brett Anthony | LLP Member | 2026-04-16 | Aug 1978 | — |
| COHEN, Ness Maurice | LLP Member | 2019-11-07 | Apr 1971 | — |
| COMAILLS, Xavier | LLP Member | 2015-06-29 | May 1970 | — |
| COMMIS, Chiara | LLP Member | 2026-04-16 | Jan 1981 | — |
| CONCANNON, Jill Maureen | LLP Member | 2023-03-01 | Feb 1978 | — |
| CONCKLIN, Brian Decatur | LLP Member | 2022-05-01 | Dec 1982 | — |
| CONE, Clifford | LLP Member | 2019-11-07 | Aug 1980 | — |
| CONNOR, Simon Haslett | LLP Member | 2025-05-01 | Aug 1987 | — |
| CONRADY, Jan, Dr | LLP Member | 2022-05-01 | Aug 1978 | — |
| COOK, Alexander Lee | LLP Member | 2007-05-01 | Aug 1970 | — |
| COOKSON, Nicolas Michael | LLP Member | 2025-05-01 | Jan 1979 | — |
| COSENTINO, Joseph | LLP Member | 2017-08-04 | Jul 1970 | — |
| COTINS, Arthur James | LLP Member | 2019-11-07 | Feb 1963 | — |
| COUTURIER, Alexandre | LLP Member | 2015-12-16 | Feb 1977 | — |
| CRAIG, Adam David | LLP Member | 2021-05-03 | Oct 1984 | — |
| CRANSTON, James | LLP Member | 2023-05-01 | Oct 1985 | — |
| CRITCHLEY, Thomas Edward John | LLP Member | 2020-05-01 | Oct 1984 | — |
| CROOK, Andrew James | LLP Member | 2025-03-01 | Dec 1975 | — |
| CROOKES, Gregory George | LLP Member | 2011-05-01 | Jul 1969 | — |
| CROSBY, Richard Lee | LLP Member | 2019-10-14 | Dec 1971 | — |
| CROTHERS, Robert Thomas Ferguson | LLP Member | 2008-05-01 | Jun 1975 | — |
| CROWN, Simon David | LLP Member | 2009-08-01 | Aug 1973 | — |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 4240 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-05-12 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-05-12 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-05-12 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-05-06 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-01 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-01 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-01 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-01 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-01 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-01 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-01 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-01 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-01 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-01 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-01 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-01 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-01 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-01 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-20 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.