FRESHFIELDS LLP
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Cash
£87M
+35.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£975M
+1.2% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
5,945
+5.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£657M
-1.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £1,792,800,000 | £2,121,300,000 | £2,248,300,000 | +6% | |
| Operating profit | — | £459,100,000 | £643,100,000 | £664,000,000 | +3.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £726,300,000 | £668,900,000 | £656,800,000 | -1.8% | |
| Net profit | — | £725,700,000 | £665,300,000 | £649,000,000 | -2.5% | |
| Cash | £96,600,000 | £58,700,000 | £64,300,000 | £87,400,000 | +35.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,441,500,000 | £1,352,700,000 | £1,556,300,000 | £1,563,300,000 | +0.4% | |
| Net assets | -£1,203,600,000 | -£1,019,600,000 | £963,800,000 | £975,000,000 | +1.2% | |
| Equity | -£1,203,600,000 | -£1,019,600,000 | £963,800,000 | £975,000,000 | +1.2% | |
| Average employees | — | 5,038 | 5,641 | 5,945 | +5.4% | |
| Wages | — | £838,500,000 | £954,500,000 | £1,058,100,000 | +10.9% | |
| Members' remuneration | — | £21,800,000 | £26,200,000 | £25,800,000 | -1.5% |
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 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 25.6% | 30.3% | 29.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 40.5% | 31.4% | 28.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 33.9% | 41.3% | 42.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 163.4% | 153.5% | 56.0% | 55.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.78x | 2.32x | 2.37x | 2.50x | |
| Interest cover | — | 34.26x | 34.76x | 23.63x |
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
- FRESHFIELDS LLP 2025-01-02 → present
- FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS DERINGER LLP 2008-02-13 → 2025-01-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Firm had net cash of £87.4m at 30 April 2025 compared to £36.1m in the prior year. In common with other businesses, the current economic environment means that demand for our services could be impacted in the short term. In addition, liquidity pressure on our clients could also have an adverse impact on the business. However, the Firm has considerable financial resources together with a diverse range of clients across different geographic locations and sectors. The Firm also has considerable discretion over the timing of any cash distributions to partners. Having considered the current economic conditions and potential uncertainty over the level and timing of future revenues, the Firm's forecasts and projections, and the level of borrowing facilities available, the members are satisfied that the Firm has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. As part of this assessment, the members have considered a range of possible scenarios including a significant downside scenario. The members are comfortable that even in the event of a significant downturn, the Firm will be able to meet its obligations for at least 12 months from the date of approving the financial statements. For this reason the members continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the accounts.”
Group structure
- FRESHFIELDS LLP · parent
- Freshfields Singapore Pte Ltd 100%
- Freshfields WLL 100%
- Freshfields International Limited 100%
- Bouverie Holdings Limited 100%
- Freshfields Service Company 100%
- Freshfields (Holdings) Limited 100%
- Freshfields Services Limited 100%
- Freshfields Services S.a.r.l 100%
- Yugen Kaisha Freshfields 100%
- Freshfields US LLP
- Freshfields Hong Kong Partnership
- Freshfields Horitsu Jimusho
- Freshfields Gaikokuho Jimu-Bengoshi Jimusho
- Studio Legale Associato a Freshfields LLP
- Freshfields PartG mbB
- Freshfields Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
- Freshfields Ireland LLP
Significant events
- “Total revenue for the year was £2,248.3m, an increase of 6.0% compared with the prior year (2024: £2,121.3m).”
- “The profit before partners' annuities decreased to £636.8m (2024: £675.0m).”
- “Net cash at the end of the year was £87.4m, compared with £36.1m in the prior year.”
- “During the summer of 2024, we undertook a review of our supplier engagement strategy, with a view to understanding the maturity of carbon / climate reporting within our supply chain.”
- “The Firm issued a new Supplier Code in March 2025 which includes environmental expectations of suppliers (including carbon reduction targets and footprint disclosure), to help drive alignment with Freshfields' own commitments.”
- “Our New York office, occupied since February 2024 is rated LEED Gold, as is our San Francisco office. Our new Singapore office (occupied from January 2025) is in a building awarded BCA Platinum for its best practices in environmental design and construction, and the adoption of green building technologies.”
- “In January 2025, the Firm's Executive Committee agreed a long-term net zero target of 2050. The target proposal was submitted to the SBTi in March 2025 and subsequently approved and published by the SBTi on 11 July 2025.”
- “From November 2024 - March 2025, Freshfields introduced a mandatory global environmental training module to its staff. The purpose of this training, which will remain as a module in our annual mandatory learning cycle for all new employees, is to educate colleagues on the Firm's environmental ambition including focus areas, commitments and targets, partnerships, governance, and colleague responsibilities.”
- “Commencing in 2024, Freshfields enhanced its supplier engagement strategy on carbon and environment, principally by establishing a responsible procurement forum (RPF).”
- “In January 2025, through our membership of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), we rolled out a supplier engagement programme as part of our responsible procurement programme.”
- “In February 2025, Freshfields announced its collaboration with Save the Children Global Ventures (SCGV) to fund child-focused climate adaptation in vulnerable communities, demonstrating the firm's continued commitment to climate leadership.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAWSON, Georgia Kate | LLP Designated Member | 2021-08-18 | Nov 1975 | — |
| KEMBERY, Jonathan Alexander | LLP Designated Member | 2019-05-01 | Feb 1967 | — |
| VAN AERSSEN, Rick Georg | LLP Designated Member | 2008-05-01 | May 1971 | — |
| AFRASIABI, Samira | LLP Member | 2022-05-01 | Oct 1983 | — |
| AITKEN, James Mcgill | LLP Member | 2011-05-01 | Mar 1973 | — |
| ALLEN, Peter Philip | LLP Member | 2011-02-01 | Jul 1974 | — |
| ANNEAR, Rachael Hannah | LLP Member | 2023-05-01 | Nov 1981 | — |
| ARNOLD, Ramya Sanjna | LLP Member | 2025-05-01 | Feb 1990 | — |
| AUSTIN, Andrew Christopher | LLP Member | 2011-05-01 | Mar 1975 | — |
| BACHOUR, Rafique Gabriel | LLP Member | 2011-05-01 | Mar 1974 | — |
| BAIRD, Kenneth | LLP Member | 2008-05-01 | Jun 1964 | — |
| BALMOND, Catherine Mary | LLP Member | 2010-05-01 | Feb 1975 | — |
| BARBERIS, Nicolas Marie Michel | LLP Member | 2017-06-03 | Aug 1976 | — |
| BATEY, Aled Rhys Owen | LLP Member | 2019-05-01 | May 1985 | — |
| BAYERL, Nina | LLP Member | 2022-05-01 | Jan 1988 | — |
| BAYLEY, Meredith Grace | LLP Member | 2025-05-01 | Sep 1987 | — |
| BECKER, Moritz Johannes Engelbert | LLP Member | 2016-05-01 | Jul 1979 | — |
| BECKHAUS, Gerrit Marian | LLP Member | 2021-05-01 | Mar 1981 | — |
| BENOUVILLE, Stephane Regis Alexandre | LLP Member | 2008-05-01 | May 1966 | — |
| BETHLEHEM, Jennifer | LLP Member | 2009-05-01 | Jun 1965 | — |
| BEUTEL, David Sebastian | LLP Member | 2016-05-01 | Feb 1978 | — |
| BINGLEY, Toby Peter | LLP Member | 2023-05-01 | Aug 1985 | — |
| BLACK, Michael Anthony | LLP Member | 2025-05-01 | Apr 1992 | — |
| BOLES, David Christopher | LLP Member | 2024-05-07 | Nov 1973 | — |
| BOND, Sarah Jane | LLP Member | 2021-05-01 | Sep 1982 | — |
| BONO, Simone Eliane | LLP Member | 2011-03-01 | May 1973 | — |
| BRAUN, Heiner | LLP Member | 2013-08-01 | Sep 1967 | — |
| BREMOND, Guilhem | LLP Member | 2023-05-27 | Jan 1968 | — |
| BREWER, Mark | LLP Member | 2023-05-01 | Jun 1989 | — |
| BROEDERS, Michael Antonius | LLP Member | 2014-05-01 | Jan 1975 | — |
| BROOKS, David Andrew | LLP Member | 2018-05-01 | Jul 1976 | — |
| BROWN, Alastair Robert | LLP Member | 2020-05-01 | Aug 1984 | — |
| BRUCE, Matthew Richard | LLP Member | 2012-05-01 | Apr 1978 | — |
| BRYANT, William Timothy | LLP Member | 2025-09-15 | Sep 1983 | — |
| BRYDEN, Douglas John | LLP Member | 2024-01-08 | Nov 1976 | — |
| BUCHANAN, Helen Hermione | LLP Member | 2008-05-01 | Feb 1973 | — |
| BURGALA, Guillemette | LLP Member | 2019-05-01 | Jul 1979 | — |
| CACIOPPO, Christel Isabelle | LLP Member | 2019-05-01 | Feb 1978 | — |
| CHAPMAN, Alastair John | LLP Member | 2011-05-01 | Jun 1976 | — |
| CHAPMAN, James | LLP Member | 2024-05-01 | Apr 1986 | — |
| CICHY, Patrick, Dr | LLP Member | 2011-05-01 | Apr 1973 | — |
| CLARK, Thomas Richard George | LLP Member | 2019-05-01 | Dec 1985 | — |
| CLEMENTS, Peter Thomas | LLP Member | 2013-05-01 | Dec 1979 | — |
| COLE, Edward Ritchie Joseph | LLP Member | 2020-02-01 | Jun 1974 | — |
| COLIN, Nathalie | LLP Member | 2020-02-18 | Dec 1970 | — |
| COLIN-DUBUISSON, Charlotte Marie Caroline | LLP Member | 2024-02-08 | Feb 1982 | — |
| COOPER, Kathryn Elizabeth | LLP Member | 2020-05-01 | May 1981 | — |
| CORBIÉRE, Stephanie Noemie Marie | LLP Member | 2017-06-03 | Mar 1980 | — |
| CUCHE, Pascal Rene Anselme | LLP Member | 2014-05-01 | Aug 1970 | — |
| DANIEL-MAYEUR, Vincent | LLP Member | 2012-05-01 | Sep 1976 | — |
| DAS, Debashis | LLP Member | 2018-05-01 | Feb 1984 | — |
| DAVIS, Mark Richard | LLP Member | 2024-12-30 | Jul 1985 | — |
| DAVIS, Michele | LLP Member | 2017-05-01 | Nov 1977 | — |
| DAVISON, Paul Edmund Marcus | LLP Member | 2008-05-06 | Mar 1975 | — |
| DE LIND VAN WIJNGAARDEN, Martina | LLP Member | 2012-05-01 | Oct 1970 | — |
| DE MARCOS GONZALEZ-IRUN, Carlos Alfonso | LLP Member | 2018-05-01 | Oct 1977 | — |
| DIVIVIER, Dominic Alexander Artur | LLP Member | 2024-05-01 | May 1985 | — |
| DOHNKE, Philipp | LLP Member | 2021-05-01 | Jan 1982 | — |
| DOLL, Natascha, Dr | LLP Member | 2014-05-01 | Jun 1975 | — |
| DOORMAN, Alexander | LLP Member | 2016-07-01 | May 1977 | — |
| DUNCAN, James Kenneth | LLP Member | 2023-06-27 | Jul 1974 | — |
| DUNCOMBE, Simon Nicholas | LLP Member | 2020-05-01 | Oct 1979 | — |
| EGELER, Mark Geoffrey Alexander | LLP Member | 2024-05-01 | Jul 1987 | — |
| EHLEN, Theresa Johanna, Dr | LLP Member | 2021-05-01 | Jun 1987 | — |
| ELENS, Frederic Marie Isabelle Jacques Georges Louis Jules | LLP Member | 2019-05-01 | Jul 1982 | — |
| ELSNER, Timo, Dr | LLP Member | 2014-05-01 | May 1975 | — |
| ELWORTHY, Sylvia Maria | LLP Member | 2011-05-01 | Apr 1975 | — |
| ESTEVE GANAU, Cristina | LLP Member | 2025-05-01 | Nov 1979 | — |
| EVANS, Rhys Caron | LLP Member | 2020-05-01 | Jun 1983 | — |
| FAVRE THELLMANN, Elodie Anne | LLP Member | 2025-05-01 | Oct 1987 | — |
| FAY, Stefanie | LLP Member | 2024-05-01 | Feb 1985 | — |
| FLOKSTRA, Thijs Pieter | LLP Member | 2020-11-03 | Oct 1973 | — |
| FRANCO GONGORA, David | LLP Member | 2008-05-01 | Jul 1972 | — |
| FREY, Nicholas John | LLP Member | 2017-05-01 | Nov 1980 | — |
| GALLAGHER, Jessamy Eloise | LLP Member | 2025-03-24 | Jun 1973 | — |
| GATEAUD, Emma Lesley | LLP Member | 2024-05-01 | Aug 1983 | — |
| GATEHOUSE, Jill | LLP Member | 2010-05-01 | Mar 1977 | — |
| GLESKE, Christoph Leonhard Heinrich Gustav Ludwig | LLP Member | 2008-05-01 | Dec 1968 | — |
| GLOS, Alexander Michael | LLP Member | 2009-05-01 | Jul 1974 | — |
| GODWIN, Thomas Francis | LLP Member | 2023-05-01 | Sep 1984 | — |
| GOLDING, Neil Anthony | LLP Member | 2008-05-01 | Dec 1964 | — |
| GOMEZ BERNARDO, Natalia | LLP Member | 2021-05-01 | Sep 1974 | — |
| GORDON, Alon David | LLP Member | 2022-05-01 | Aug 1986 | — |
| GOUGH, Katharine Alexandra | LLP Member | 2022-05-01 | Nov 1985 | — |
| GOZAL, Yann | LLP Member | 2017-06-03 | Nov 1973 | — |
| GRANETZNY, Thomas, Dr | LLP Member | 2022-05-01 | Jan 1982 | — |
| GREEN, Aaron Andrew | LLP Member | 2025-05-01 | Dec 1988 | — |
| GREENWELL, Alice Mary Sebright | LLP Member | 2016-05-01 | Jul 1978 | — |
| GREENWOOD-SMITH, Catherine Mary | LLP Member | 2023-05-01 | Mar 1987 | — |
| GUNTHER, Paul Nicholas | LLP Member | 2018-05-01 | Sep 1980 | — |
| HAAK, Carsten | LLP Member | 2025-05-01 | Aug 1988 | — |
| HAAS, Julia | LLP Member | 2018-05-01 | Aug 1979 | — |
| HARIA, Rikki Shah | LLP Member | 2023-05-01 | Apr 1990 | — |
| HARROP, Claire Elizabeth | LLP Member | 2024-05-01 | Jan 1986 | — |
| HART, Richard Timothy Michael | LLP Member | 2017-05-01 | May 1980 | — |
| HATCHER, Katherine Ann | LLP Member | 2025-05-01 | Nov 1987 | — |
| HAYES, Charles Forbes Raymond | LLP Member | 2016-05-01 | Jul 1978 | — |
| HEATH, Dawn Margaret | LLP Member | 2013-05-01 | Jan 1975 | — |
| HEATHCOTE, Andrew James | LLP Member | 2021-03-01 | May 1973 | — |
| HEINZ, Janina Sarah, Dr | LLP Member | 2024-05-01 | Mar 1984 | — |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 2014 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-05 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-05 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-05 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-05 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-05 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-05 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-05 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-05 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-05 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-05 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-05 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-23 | LLCS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-21 | RP04LLAP01 | officers | Second filing of member appointment with name | |
| 2026-04-08 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2026-04-07 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2026-04-07 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2026-04-02 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2026-03-24 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-03 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.