Relx

Book publishing · London

Relx

Relx PLC

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ActiveLatest figures: 2025Group consolidated123 years on the register

Public limited company registered in the UK, classed under “Book publishing” and 3 other activities.

Headline figures

FY to Dec 2025 · Group consolidated

Turnover

For subscribers

Profit after tax

£2.08bn

Net assets

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Cash

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Employees

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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
£202320242025
Profit after tax£2.08bn
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees

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
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 3 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
    Purchase of own shares. Shares purchased into treasury: · GBP 58,758,209.716539 (and 68 more like it since 20 May 2025)
  2. Shares
    Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 31 August 2026 · GBP 264,107,694.92 (and 17 more like it since 21 May 2025)
  3. Shares
    Purchase of own shares (and 3 more like it since 5 February 2026)
  4. Accounts
    Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 December 2025
  5. Filing
    Resolutions (and 1 more like it since 12 May 2025)
  6. Shares
    Statement of capital on 4 December 2025 · GBP 263,953,191.77
  7. Directors
    Director's details changed for Mrs June Yee Felix on 14 September 2025
  8. Accounts
    Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 December 2024
  9. Directors
    Appointment of Mr Andrew Nigel Halford as a director on 24 April 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 Relx do?

Public limited company registered in the UK, classed under “Book publishing” and 3 other activities. In its own words: “Make better decisions, get better results and be more productive with RELX”

›How much turnover does Relx make?

Answered in the full report

›Is Relx profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of £2.08bn in the year to 31 December 2025, its latest filed accounts.

›Who runs and owns Relx?

Answered in the full report

›Where is Relx based?

Its registered office is 1-3 Strand, London, WC2N 5JR.

›When was Relx founded?

Relx PLC was incorporated on 28 May 1903.

›Is Relx still trading?

The register lists Relx PLC as active.