BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C.

Active
Company number 03407696Public limited companyIncorporated 1997

Key figures

£48,145,000,000-3.7%
Net assets 2025
-4.7%
Average annual change 2019–2025
020 bn40 bn60 bn80 bn2019202020212022202320242025

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C. files its accounts at Companies House on paper. The figures here are for the whole group, taken from its annual financial report in the structured ESEF format (published on the FCA National Storage Mechanism, collected by filings.xbrl.org).

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 70100

Where the company stands among the 25,710 active companies whose first SIC code is 70100 (Activities of head offices).

Turnover£25,610,000,000
Higher than 99% · median £16,967,000 among 2,112 that publish turnover
Net assets£48,145,000,000
Higher than 99% · median £388,830
Total assets£109,290,000,000
Higher than 99% · median £1,308,696
Cash£3,827,000,000
Higher than 99% · median £49,040
Company age29.3 years
Older than 81% · median 16.6 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. NSG HOLDING (EUROPE) LIMITED£335.6bn
  2. BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (2012) LIMITED£68.8bn
  3. ASTRAZENECA TREASURY LIMITED£48.3bn
  4. BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C.£48.1bn
  5. ASTRAZENECA UK LIMITED£42.3bn
  6. NATIONAL GRID PLC£39.3bn
  7. RIO TINTO INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED£39.2bn
  8. BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (1998) LIMITED£34.1bn
  9. GLAXOSMITHKLINE HOLDINGS LIMITED£25.2bn
  10. BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO (HOLDINGS) LIMITED£24.7bn

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 25,710. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C.

What kind of company is it?

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C. is a public limited company registered with Companies House under company number 03407696. It was incorporated on 23 Jul 1997. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (WC2R). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is activities of head offices (70100).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files group accounts. Turnover was £25,610,000,000. Profit for the year was £7,765,000,000. Net assets were £48,145,000,000, down 3.7% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £3,827,000,000. Total assets were £109,290,000,000 and total liabilities £61,145,000,000. Figures are available for 7 financial years (2019–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 25,710 active companies whose first SIC code is 70100: By turnover it ranks higher than 99% of the 2,112 that publish turnover (median £16,967,000). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £388,830). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £1,308,696). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £49,040). It is older than 81% of them (median age 16.6 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker). It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 6 years.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Jun 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 6 Aug 2027.

Dividends

from the accounts
2025

Dividends paid in the financial year: £5,240,000,000 (67% of the profit for the year).

History
2025£5,240,000,000
2024£5,209,000,000
2023£5,071,000,000
2022£4,915,000,000
2021£4,904,000,000
2020£4,747,000,000
2019£3,476,000,000
Filed accounts2019–2025
20212022202320242025
Turnover25,684,000,00027,655,000,00027,283,000,00025,867,000,00025,610,000,000
Profit for the year6,974,000,0006,846,000,000-14,189,000,0003,181,000,0007,765,000,000
Cash at bank and in hand2,809,000,0003,446,000,0004,659,000,0005,297,000,0003,827,000,000
Total assets137,365,000,000153,546,000,000118,716,000,000118,899,000,000109,290,000,000
Total liabilities69,964,000,00077,836,000,00065,782,000,00068,904,000,00061,145,000,000
Net assets / total equity67,401,000,00075,710,000,00052,934,000,00049,995,000,00048,145,000,000
Dividends paid4,904,000,0004,915,000,0005,071,000,0005,209,000,0005,240,000,000

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Statutory reporting

Modern slavery statements6
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
Earlier years (3)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2020
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Temporary Worker (A rating), Worker (A rating)
Routes
Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

8 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £25.6bn, net assets £48.1bn
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £25.9bn, net assets £50bn
  3. Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: turnover £27.3bn, net assets £52.9bn
  4. Financial year 2022 endedAccounts: turnover £27.7bn, net assets £75.7bn
  5. Financial year 2021 endedAccounts: turnover £25.7bn, net assets £67.4bn
  6. Financial year 2020 endedAccounts: turnover £25.8bn, net assets £63bn
  7. Financial year 2019 endedAccounts: turnover £25.9bn, net assets £64.2bn
  8. Company incorporatedPublic limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.