Associated British Foods PLC
Registered name: ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC
Associated British Foods PLC made £19.5bn revenue and £1bn profit in the year to 13 Sep 2025.
Associated British Foods PLC’s revenue fell 3% to £19.5bn in the year to 13 Sep 2025, with £1bn profit and 138,155 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 92 yrs · since 1934
- Type
- Public Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 13 Sep 2024 | 13 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £20.1bn | £19.5bn |
| Operating profit | £1.9bn | £1.5bn |
| Profit before tax | £1.9bn | £1.4bn |
| Profit after tax | £1.5bn | £1bn |
| Profit (best available) | £1.5bn | £1bn |
| Employees (average) | 138,271 | 138,155 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 7.4% | 5.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £145k | £141k |
| Profit per employee | £10.7k | £7.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼3.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼29.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼0.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £141k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £7.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼0%
- Now 138,155
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Abf Investments (NO.2) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Abf Investments PLCFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 13 Sep 2025 (profit £1bn), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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