Imperial Brands

Activities of head offices · Bristol

Imperial Brands

Imperial Brands PLC

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ActiveLatest figures: 2025Group consolidated30 years on the register

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

Headline figures

FY to Sept 2025 · Group consolidated

Turnover

For subscribers

Profit after tax

£2.22bn

Net assets

For subscribers

Cash

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Employees

For subscribers

Retained reserves

For subscribers

What the numbers say

4 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
£202320242025
Profit after tax£2.22bn
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
Current assets
of which cash
Creditors due within a year
Creditors due after a year
Net assets
Ratios
Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets
Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year
Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year

5 balance-sheet lines and 4 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 2026-10-18

  1. Shares
    Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital on 15 September 2026 · GBP 82,101,498.50 (and 44 more like it since 7 August 2025)
  2. Shares
    Purchase of own shares (and 41 more like it since 8 August 2025)
  3. Shares
    Sale or transfer of treasury shares. Treasury capital: · GBP 5,764,913.7 (and 2 more like it since 23 September 2025)
  4. Directors
    Appointment of John Frederick Rishton as a director on 13 July 2026
  5. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Jonathan Adam Stanton as a director on 10 March 2026
  6. Filing
    Resolutions
  7. Accounts
    Group of companies' accounts made up to 30 September 2025
  8. Directors
    Appointment of Abbe Lynn Luersman as a director on 12 January 2026
  9. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Stefan Andreas Bomhard as a director on 31 December 2025
  10. Filing
    Clarification hmrc confirmation received that appropriate stamp duty has been paid on this transaction.
  11. Directors
    Appointment of Mr Murray Henry Mcgowan as a director on 1 October 2025
  12. Directors
    Director's details changed for Mr Lukas Jean-Baptiste Paravicini on 10 October 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 Imperial Brands do?

Public limited company registered in Bristol, classed under “Activities of head offices”. In its own words: “Imperial Brands, the 4th largest multinational tobacco company, is a global consumer-focused organisation embracing its role as a challenger in the industry.”

›How much turnover does Imperial Brands make?

Answered in the full report

›Is Imperial Brands profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of £2.22bn in the year to 30 September 2025, its latest filed accounts.

›Who runs and owns Imperial Brands?

Its directors are Emily Jane Carey, Susan Michelle Clark, Frances Ngozichukwuka Oluwatoyin Edozien, Therese Marie Esperdy, Andrew David Gilchrist and 7 more. Its owners are shown to subscribers.

›Where is Imperial Brands based?

Its registered office is 121 Winterstoke Road, Bristol, BS3 2LL, in Bristol.

›When was Imperial Brands founded?

Imperial Brands PLC was incorporated on 6 August 1996.

›Is Imperial Brands still trading?

The register lists Imperial Brands PLC as active.

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