Pearson

Other publishing activities · London

Pearson

Pearson PLC

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ActiveLatest figures: 2025Group consolidated129 years on the register

Public limited company registered in the UK, classed under “Other publishing activities”.

Headline figures

FY to Dec 2025 · Group consolidated

Turnover

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Profit after tax

£336m

Net assets

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Cash

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Employees

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Retained reserves

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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£336m
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
Creditors due after a year
Ratios
Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets

1 balance-sheet lines and 2 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
    Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 13 October 2026 · GBP 150,451,575.25 (and 38 more like it since 13 October 2025)
  2. Directors
    Appointment of Michael Zubrow Barkin as a director on 1 October 2026
  3. Directors
    Appointment of Vivek Sharma as a director on 1 October 2026
  4. Directors
    Appointment of Alexander Karl Bertil Svensson as a director on 1 October 2026
  5. Shares
    Purchase of own shares (and 27 more like it since 28 October 2025)
  6. Shares
    Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital on 13 May 2026 · GBP 150,285,031 (and 22 more like it since 15 October 2025)
  7. Filing
    Resolutions
  8. Accounts
    Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 December 2025
  9. Directors
    Appointment of Mr Simon Glen Robson as a director on 8 May 2026
  10. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Sally Kate Miranda Johnson as a director on 7 May 2026
  11. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Lincoln Anthony Wallen as a director on 31 December 2025
  12. Directors
    Appointment of Mr Constantinos Maglaras as a director on 1 November 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 Pearson do?

Public limited company registered in the UK, classed under “Other publishing activities”. In its own words: “The faster, fairer, simpler way to prove your English language skills. Results in 48 hours. No human examiners. Accepted around the world for study, work, and migration..”

›How much turnover does Pearson make?

Answered in the full report

›Is Pearson profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of £336m in the year to 31 December 2025, its latest filed accounts.

›Who runs and owns Pearson?

Answered in the full report

›Where is Pearson based?

Its registered office is 80 Strand, London, WC2R 0RL.

›When was Pearson founded?

Pearson PLC was incorporated on 12 August 1897.

›Is Pearson still trading?

The register lists Pearson PLC as active.