HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS KRAMER GLOBAL LLP
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Cash
£126M
-8.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£451M
+8.7% vs 2024
Employees
4,566
+3.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£464M
+9.9% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Unclassified median
HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS KRAMER GLOBAL LLP·Unclassified median
HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS KRAMER GLOBAL LLP·Unclassified median
HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS KRAMER GLOBAL LLP·Unclassified median
HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS KRAMER GLOBAL LLP·Unclassified median
HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS KRAMER GLOBAL LLP·Unclassified median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,294,000,000 | £1,345,900,000 | +4% | |
| Operating profit | £438,000,000 | £477,600,000 | +9% | |
| Profit before tax | £421,900,000 | £463,500,000 | +9.9% | |
| Net profit | £416,600,000 | £455,700,000 | +9.4% | |
| Cash | £138,500,000 | £126,200,000 | -8.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £894,000,000 | £881,200,000 | -1.4% | |
| Net assets | £414,700,000 | £450,600,000 | +8.7% | |
| Equity | £414,700,000 | £450,600,000 | +8.7% | |
| Average employees | 4,420 | 4,566 | +3.3% | |
| Wages | £494,100,000 | £523,500,000 | +6% | |
| Members' 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 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 33.8% | 35.5% | |
| Net margin | 32.2% | 33.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 49.0% | 54.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 65.5% | 62.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.69x | 2.82x | |
| Interest cover | 17.45x | 19.18x |
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
- HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS KRAMER GLOBAL LLP 2025-06-03 → present
- HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS GLOBAL LLP 2012-06-06 → 2025-06-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Our business continues to be resilient despite market sentiment pointing towards macroeconomic headwinds and uncertainty. We continue to monitor market conditions closely to ensure that appropriate mitigating actions can be taken on a timely basis. As set out in note 1 to the financial statements, following detailed reviews of budgets and stress testing for a severe but plausible market downturn, the Global Council has a reasonable expectation that the Firm has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the Global Council has adopted the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS KRAMER GLOBAL LLP · parent
- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer 100%
- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP 100%
- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Five Pty Ltd 100%
- Herbert Smith Freehills Moscow Limited 100%
- Herbert Smith Freehills CIS LLP 100%
- Herbert Smith Tokyo Management Services Limited 100%
- Herbert Smith Management Services Kabushiki Kaisha 100%
- Peregrine Services Limited 100%
- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (Thailand) Limited 49%
- Exchange House Services Limited 100%
- Herbert Smith Limited 100%
- Herbert Smith Freehills Lawyers and Legal Consultants LLPC 75%
- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Spain LLP 100%
- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer One Limited 100%
- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Two Limited 100%
- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Paris LLP 100%
- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Three Limited 100%
- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer New York LLP 100%
- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Four Limited 100%
- Herbert Smith Freehills Germany LLP 100%
- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Six Limited 100%
- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Seven Limited 100%
- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer South Africa LLP 100%
- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Luxembourg GP (S.a.r.l) 90%
- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Luxembourg SCS 100%
- Office Organization & Services Limited 100%
- Peregrine Secretarial Services Limited 100%
- Peregrine Nominees Limited 100%
- Precis Company Services Limited 100%
- Precis Nominees Limited 100%
- Precis (2881) Limited 100%
- Herbert Smith Freehills Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 1 June 2025, Herbert Smith Freehills Global LLP combined with US law firm Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP ("Kramer Levin"). This is explained further in note 29 to the financial statements.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZZAM, Raji | LLP Designated Member | 2012-10-01 | Feb 1975 | — |
| BALBER, Scott Sonny | LLP Designated Member | 2014-04-10 | Jul 1969 | — |
| BLACOE, Andrew John | LLP Designated Member | 2012-10-01 | Jan 1978 | — |
| CARNEY, Nicholas Edward | LLP Designated Member | 2017-05-01 | Sep 1980 | — |
| CORRIE, John George Joseph | LLP Designated Member | 2016-05-01 | Nov 1979 | — |
| D'AGOSTINO, Justin John Gaetano | LLP Designated Member | 2012-10-01 | Jun 1972 | — |
| DE LONGEAUX, Louis | LLP Designated Member | 2013-02-25 | Mar 1968 | — |
| ECKSTEIN, Kenneth Harris | LLP Designated Member | 2025-06-01 | Apr 1954 | — |
| KAY, Alexander | LLP Designated Member | 2012-10-01 | Oct 1972 | — |
| MASLEN-STANNAGE, Rebecca Jane | LLP Designated Member | 2012-10-01 | May 1969 | — |
| ODDY, Alexander Joseph | LLP Designated Member | 2012-10-01 | Sep 1971 | — |
| POULTON, Michael John | LLP Designated Member | 2012-10-01 | May 1974 | — |
| SPILKO, Howard Todd | LLP Designated Member | 2025-06-01 | May 1967 | — |
| WAKELIN, Erin Rebecca Miriam | LLP Designated Member | 2012-10-01 | Nov 1969 | — |
| ACKROYD, Laura Ann | LLP Member | 2024-05-01 | Jul 1988 | — |
| ADAMS, Bryony Kate | LLP Member | 2015-05-01 | Jun 1976 | — |
| AHERNE, Michael Harry | LLP Member | 2021-05-01 | Aug 1983 | — |
| AKENTJEVA, Irina | LLP Member | 2021-05-01 | May 1985 | — |
| AL ESHAIKH, Mohammed Saleh | LLP Member | 2025-11-06 | Jul 1990 | — |
| ALLSOP, James Andrew Julian | LLP Member | 2022-05-01 | Nov 1983 | — |
| ALTINI, Nicholas | LLP Member | 2019-07-12 | Oct 1976 | — |
| AMBROSE, Hannah Katherine | LLP Member | 2023-05-01 | Jan 1979 | — |
| AMIS, Christina Joy | LLP Member | 2018-05-01 | May 1980 | — |
| ANDERSON, Aaron John Gordon | LLP Member | 2019-03-22 | Apr 1974 | — |
| ANDERSON, Greig John | LLP Member | 2017-05-01 | Dec 1980 | — |
| ANDERSON, Toby Richard Thomas | LLP Member | 2012-10-01 | Sep 1969 | — |
| ANDRE, Paul Joseph | LLP Member | 2025-06-01 | Nov 1961 | — |
| ANGUS, John Peirce | LLP Member | 2012-10-01 | May 1958 | — |
| APATHY, Paul Zoltan | LLP Member | 2015-05-01 | May 1978 | — |
| ARMANDOU, Michaël Vincent | LLP Member | 2021-12-20 | Aug 1979 | — |
| ARNOLD, Brandon Lee | LLP Member | 2025-06-01 | Sep 1986 | — |
| ARRENBERG, William Francis | LLP Member | 2012-10-01 | Aug 1976 | — |
| ASTEN, Heidi Adeola | LLP Member | 2017-01-09 | Oct 1978 | — |
| AYNSLEY, Neena Mary Gabriel | LLP Member | 2021-05-18 | Nov 1984 | — |
| BAGHDASSARIAN, Mark Anthony | LLP Member | 2025-06-01 | Jul 1973 | — |
| BAILLIE, Brigette Ann | LLP Member | 2016-01-15 | Oct 1966 | — |
| BAILY, James Edward Hugo | LLP Member | 2012-10-01 | Jul 1972 | — |
| BAKER, Nicholas Pasquale Alan | LLP Member | 2016-05-19 | Sep 1980 | — |
| BALICE, Sara | LLP Member | 2026-05-01 | Aug 1976 | — |
| BALLARD, Jane | LLP Member | 2023-05-01 | Jan 1985 | — |
| BARDELL, Mark Philip | LLP Member | 2012-10-01 | May 1976 | — |
| BARY, Laurence | LLP Member | 2025-09-02 | Sep 1982 | — |
| BASTICK, Miles Martin | LLP Member | 2012-10-01 | Feb 1967 | — |
| BEATTY, Helen Elizabeth | LLP Member | 2020-05-01 | Mar 1985 | — |
| BECKER, Soenke | LLP Member | 2016-07-29 | Jul 1971 | — |
| BEHMKE, Peter John | LLP Member | 2018-09-11 | Feb 1977 | — |
| BELL, Steven Mark | LLP Member | 2014-08-14 | Sep 1980 | — |
| BENBOW, Sarah | LLP Member | 2019-08-06 | Dec 1980 | — |
| BENNETT, David Edward | LLP Member | 2023-05-01 | Feb 1984 | — |
| BERESFORD, Anne Louise | LLP Member | 2025-05-06 | Dec 1982 | — |
| BERG, David Seth | LLP Member | 2025-06-01 | Apr 1963 | — |
| BERMAN, Daniel Ross | LLP Member | 2025-06-01 | Apr 1977 | — |
| BESSONETTE, John Colin | LLP Member | 2025-06-01 | Dec 1971 | — |
| BETHEL, Thomas | LLP Member | 2014-05-01 | Jan 1980 | — |
| BETTS, Eunice | LLP Member | 2025-05-01 | Sep 1989 | — |
| BETTS, Jason Lawrence | LLP Member | 2012-10-01 | May 1975 | — |
| BILECKIJ, Robert John | LLP Member | 2012-10-01 | Aug 1978 | — |
| BLABEY JR., David Ellis | LLP Member | 2025-06-01 | Nov 1977 | — |
| BLACK, Susan Elisabeth | LLP Member | 2012-10-01 | Sep 1964 | — |
| BLAKE, Neil Robert | LLP Member | 2015-05-01 | Jan 1980 | — |
| BLUNDELL, Sichelesile Senzo Kelesi | LLP Member | 2022-11-28 | Jan 1988 | — |
| BOEWE, Marius Agilo | LLP Member | 2019-05-07 | Oct 1970 | — |
| BOFILL MORIENTES, Jaime | LLP Member | 2024-07-22 | Oct 1975 | — |
| BONIN, Laure | LLP Member | 2024-02-01 | Aug 1976 | — |
| BOOL, Matthew Charles | LLP Member | 2023-04-03 | Aug 1980 | — |
| BOTTLE, Emily Claire | LLP Member | 2024-05-01 | Sep 1989 | — |
| BOUCHENAKI, Amal Hafida | LLP Member | 2018-07-12 | Sep 1972 | — |
| BOULIGNAT, Cyril | LLP Member | 2023-05-04 | Nov 1979 | — |
| BOUVET, Frederic | LLP Member | 2012-10-01 | Jan 1970 | — |
| BOWYER, Nina | LLP Member | 2012-10-01 | Jan 1976 | — |
| BRADLEY, Andrew Stuart | LLP Member | 2022-10-25 | Apr 1979 | — |
| BRADY, Hayley | LLP Member | 2020-05-01 | May 1984 | — |
| BRANDT, Julius Karl Ferdinand | LLP Member | 2021-06-07 | Jul 1981 | — |
| BRANSTON, Paul | LLP Member | 2013-06-01 | Nov 1977 | — |
| BREEZE, William Eric | LLP Member | 2014-05-01 | Sep 1975 | — |
| BREZIN, Sophie Anne Sylvia | LLP Member | 2012-10-01 | Dec 1966 | — |
| BRIGGS, Peter Kevin | LLP Member | 2013-01-10 | Nov 1960 | — |
| BRINKWORTH, Stuart John | LLP Member | 2026-02-16 | May 1969 | — |
| BROWN, Alison Marie | LLP Member | 2012-10-01 | Jan 1968 | — |
| BROWN, Samantha Elizabeth | LLP Member | 2013-05-01 | Sep 1978 | — |
| BRYANS, Priscilla Amber | LLP Member | 2012-10-01 | Nov 1969 | — |
| BRYCE, Natalie | LLP Member | 2014-05-01 | Sep 1973 | — |
| BUMBY, Colin Bruce | LLP Member | 2025-06-01 | Feb 1982 | — |
| BUSHELL, Christopher Anthony | LLP Member | 2014-05-01 | Feb 1978 | — |
| BUTLER, Peter Gerard | LLP Member | 2012-10-01 | Feb 1971 | — |
| BÜHLER, Arne Timo Joachim | LLP Member | 2023-10-02 | Aug 1981 | — |
| CAHILL, Katharine Sara | LLP Member | 2019-05-03 | Oct 1982 | — |
| CALVINO GARRIDO, Iria | LLP Member | 2020-05-01 | Jul 1977 | — |
| CAMERON, Matthew Ian | LLP Member | 2024-05-23 | Feb 1990 | — |
| CAMPBELL, Valerie Gayle | LLP Member | 2025-06-01 | Mar 1959 | — |
| CANNON, Andrew Michael John | LLP Member | 2014-05-01 | Feb 1973 | — |
| CANTER, Jonathan Henry | LLP Member | 2025-06-01 | Oct 1965 | — |
| CAPLAN, Jonathan | LLP Member | 2025-06-01 | Aug 1964 | — |
| CAPPS, Pamela Marsden | LLP Member | 2025-06-01 | Nov 1966 | — |
| CARRUZZO, Fabien Louis | LLP Member | 2025-06-01 | Aug 1973 | — |
| CARVER, Liza Windel | LLP Member | 2025-07-17 | Aug 1962 | — |
| CATANZARITI, Steven James | LLP Member | 2020-05-01 | Oct 1985 | — |
| CATON, Amy Doris | LLP Member | 2025-06-01 | Sep 1971 | — |
| CATTERWELL, Chad Leslie | LLP Member | 2020-05-01 | Jun 1983 | — |
| CAVANAGH, William Timothy | LLP Member | 2026-01-01 | Dec 1986 | — |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 2089 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-07 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-05-07 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-05-07 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-05-07 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-05-07 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-05-07 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-05-07 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-05-07 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-05-07 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-05-07 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-05-07 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-05-07 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-05-07 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-05-07 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-05-06 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-05-06 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-05-06 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-05-06 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-05-06 | 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
- 6
- 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.