Rio Tinto London Limited
Registered name: RIO TINTO LONDON LIMITED
Part of Rio Tinto PLC groupRio Tinto London Limited made £290m revenue and £11.7m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Rio Tinto London Limited’s revenue grew 14% to £290m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £11.7m profit and 283 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London
- Age
- 78 yrs · since 1948
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £278m | £255m | £290m |
| Operating profit | £22.9m | £10.7m | — |
| Profit before tax | £41.4m | £24.1m | £11.8m |
| Profit after tax | £40.8m | £27.5m | £11.7m |
| Profit (best available) | £40.8m | £27.5m | £11.7m |
| Employees (average) | 260 | 296 | 283 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 14.7% | 10.8% | 4% |
| Revenue per employee | £1.1m | £861k | £1m |
| Profit per employee | £157k | £92.9k | £41.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼8.2% | ▲13.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼32.5% | ▼57.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲13.9% | ▼4.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £41.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼4%
- Now 283
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Rio Tinto PLCultimate parent75–100%
- Rio Tinto European Holdings Limited75–100%
- Rio Tinto London Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (3)
- Rio Tinto Medical Plan Trustees LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Rio Tinto Nominees LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Rio Tinto Secretariat LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (4)
- Rio Tinto Canada Finance LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Rio Tinto Metals LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Rio Tinto Minerals Development LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Rio Tinto Western Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £11.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026
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