HSBC Holdings

Activities of head offices · London

HSBC

HSBC Holdings PLC

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ActiveLatest figures: 2025Group consolidated67 years on the register

Public limited company registered in London, classed under “Activities of head offices”.

Headline figures

FY to Dec 2025 · Group consolidated

Turnover

For subscribers

Profit after tax

$23.1bn

Net assets

For subscribers

Cash

For subscribers

Employees

For subscribers

Retained reserves

For subscribers

What the numbers say

2 findings from the figures, in plain English

Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.

History

Pro
US$202320242025
Profit after tax$23.1bn
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees
Retained reserves

Every figure for all 3 years

“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate.

Balance sheet and ratios

From the filed balance sheets · €

Balance sheet202320242025
Ratios
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets

0 balance-sheet lines and 1 ratios, every year

A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.

Timeline

Checked 2026-10-25

  1. Shares
    Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 16 October 2026 · GBP 0.01, USD 8,567,512,014 (and 6 more like it since 1 December 2025)
  2. Shares
    Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital on 6 October 2026 · GBP 0.01, USD 8,567,511,745.50 (and 46 more like it since 10 October 2025)
  3. Shares
    Purchase of own shares (and 26 more like it since 17 October 2025)
  4. Directors
    Appointment of Ms. Elizabeth Alison Platt as a director on 1 October 2026
  5. Directors
    Director's details changed for Ms Wei Sun Christianson on 2 July 2026
  6. Directors
    Director's details changed for Dame Carolyn Julie Fairbairn on 26 June 2026
  7. Directors
    Director's details changed for Ms. Manveen Pam Kaur on 29 June 2026 (and 1 more like it since 30 June 2026)
  8. Filing
    Resolutions (and 1 more like it since 30 May 2026)
  9. Accounts
    Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 December 2025
  10. Directors
    Appointment of Mr. Richard Henry Meddings as a director on 8 May 2026
  11. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Ann Frances Godbehere as a director on 8 May 2026
  12. Filing
    Replacement filing of SH01 - 09/03/26 Statement of Capital gbp 0.01 09/03/26 Statement of Capital usd 8591780265 (and 1 more like it since 17 April 2026)
  13. 6 earlier
    1. Directors
      Director's details changed for Ms. Ann Frances Godbehere on 17 March 2026
    2. Directors
      Appointment of Ms Wei Sun Christianson as a director on 1 January 2026
    3. Directors
      Appointment of Ms Angela Claire Mcentee as a secretary on 1 January 2026
    4. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Hannah Claire Ashdown as a secretary on 31 December 2025
    5. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Aileen Norma Taylor as a secretary on 31 December 2025
    6. Accounts
      Interim accounts made up to 31 July 2025

From the Companies House filing history. Routine confirmation statements are left out, and a run of the same filing is shown once.

Questions people ask

›What does HSBC do?

Public limited company registered in London, classed under “Activities of head offices”. In its own words: “HSBC, one of the largest banking and financial services institutions in the world, serves millions of customers through its four global businesses.”

›How much turnover does HSBC make?

Answered in the full report

›Is HSBC profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of $23.1bn in the year to 31 December 2025, its latest filed accounts.

›Who runs and owns HSBC?

Its directors are Angela Claire McEntee, Geraldine Joyce Buckingham, Wei Sun Christianson, Rachel Duan, Georges Bahjat Elhedery and 11 more. Its owners are shown to subscribers.

›Where is HSBC based?

Its registered office is 8 Canada Square, London, E14 5HQ, in London.

›When was HSBC founded?

HSBC Holdings PLC was incorporated on 1 January 1959.

›Is HSBC still trading?

The register lists HSBC Holdings PLC as active.

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