Clarkson PLC
Registered name: CLARKSON PLC
Clarkson PLC made £631m revenue and £66.6m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Clarkson PLC’s revenue fell 5% to £631m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £66.6m profit and 2,255 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 51 yrs · since 1974
- 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 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £639m | £661m | £631m |
| Cost of sales | −£30.4m | −£33.7m | −£39.1m |
| Operating profit | £99.8m | £98.5m | £74.3m |
| Profit before tax | £109m | £112m | £86.7m |
| Profit after tax | £85.8m | £86.3m | £66.6m |
| Profit (best available) | £85.8m | £86.3m | £66.6m |
| Employees (average) | 1,946 | 2,103 | 2,255 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 13.4% | 13.1% | 10.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £329k | £315k | £280k |
| Profit per employee | £44.1k | £41k | £29.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲3.4% | ▼4.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲0.6% | ▼22.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲8.1% | ▲7.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | Accounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 10.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £280k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £29.5k
- 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
- ▲7%
- Now 2,255
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (13)
- Clarksons Offshore and Renewables LimitedRev. £9.6m · Profit £1.2m
- Clarkson (Trustees) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Clarkson Capital LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Clarkson Property Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Clarkson Research Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Clarkson Shipbroking Group LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Clarkson Shipping Investments LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Clarksons Futures LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Clarksons Property UK LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Clarksons Structured Asset Finance LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Genchem Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- J.o. Plowright & Co. (Holdings) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Maritech Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £66.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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