# Rio Tinto (Rio Tinto PLC)

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

- Company number: 00719885
- Status: Active
- Type: Public limited company
- Incorporated: 30 March 1962
- Registered office: 6 St James'S Square, London, SW1Y 4AD
- Location: London
- Activity: Activities of head offices
- Website: riotinto.com

## Latest filed profit

Profit after tax in the year to 31 December 2025: **$10.2bn**, from its latest filed accounts.

Turnover, net assets, cash, staff, earlier years, ratios and owners are on the page for subscribers.

## Questions people ask

### What does Rio Tinto do?

Public limited company registered in London, classed under “Activities of head offices”. In its own words: “Rio Tinto is a leading global mining group that focuses on finding, mining and processing the Earth’s mineral resources. Discover more about Rio Tinto”

### How much turnover does Rio Tinto make?

Answered on the page for FirmFacts Pro subscribers: https://firmfacts.co/company/rio-tinto-00719885

### Is Rio Tinto profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of $10.2bn in the year to 31 December 2025, its latest filed accounts.

### Who runs and owns Rio Tinto?

Its directors are Matthew John Whyte, Dominic Stephen Barton, Peter Lloyd Cunningham, Diano Sebastiano Dalla Valle, Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz and 6 more. Its owners are shown to subscribers.

### Where is Rio Tinto based?

Its registered office is 6 St James'S Square, London, SW1Y 4AD, in London.

### When was Rio Tinto founded?

Rio Tinto PLC was incorporated on 30 March 1962.

### Is Rio Tinto still trading?

The register lists Rio Tinto PLC as active.

## Timeline

Recent filings and changes at Companies House.

- 2026-10-01: Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 11 September 2026 · GBP 125,605,105.5 (and 50 more like it since 21 February 2024)
- 2026-09-15: Sale or transfer of treasury shares. Treasury capital: · GBP 573,785.07 (and 20 more like it since 23 February 2024)
- 2026-05-21: Appointment of Mr Matthew John Whyte as a secretary on 18 May 2026
- 2026-05-21: Termination of appointment of Andrew William Hodges as a secretary on 18 May 2026
- 2026-04-16: Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 December 2025
- 2025-11-10: Director's details changed for Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz on 1 June 2023
- 2025-11-05: Director's details changed for James Calvin O'rourke on 1 May 2024
- 2025-11-05: Director's details changed for Diano Sebastiano Dalla Valle on 1 June 2023
- 2025-11-04: Director's details changed for Dr. Ngaire Tui Woods on 1 September 2020
- 2025-11-04: Director's details changed for Benjamin Sana Wyatt on 1 August 2025
- 2025-10-29: Termination of appointment of Martina Merz as a director on 23 October 2025
- 2025-10-29: Termination of appointment of Simon Peter Henry as a director on 23 October 2025
- 2025-10-23: Director's details changed for Dean Dalla Valle on 1 June 2023
- 2025-10-21: Director's details changed for Simon Callas Trott on 25 August 2025
- 2025-08-26: Appointment of Simon Callas Trott as a director on 25 August 2025
- 2025-08-26: Termination of appointment of Jakob Stausholm as a director on 25 August 2025
- 2025-05-07: Termination of appointment of Kaisa Helena Hietala as a director on 1 May 2025
- 2025-05-07: Termination of appointment of William Samuel Hugh Laidlaw as a director on 1 May 2025
- 2025-04-25: Resolutions (and 1 more like it since 12 April 2024)
- 2025-04-10: Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 December 2024
- 2024-07-10: Appointment of Sharon Thorne as a director on 1 July 2024
- 2024-05-15: Director's details changed for Mr Peter Lloyd Cunningham on 31 October 2021
- 2024-05-02: Termination of appointment of Simon Vincent Mckeon as a director on 2 May 2024
- 2024-03-28: Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 December 2023
- 2024-02-02: Appointment of Martina Merz as a director on 1 February 2024

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Source: Companies House filings (Open Government Licence v3.0). Figures are as filed; nothing is estimated. Page: https://firmfacts.co/company/rio-tinto-00719885