DP World Tour: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Pga European Tour has no person with significant control recorded on the Companies House register. In the year to December 2025 it reported turnover of £346m.
- In the year to December 2025, DP World Tour had turnover of £346m, down 2.6% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £3m, keeping £0.95 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 361 people, with staff costs of £35m.
- These figures are from Pga European Tour's group accounts for the year to December 2025, filed at Companies House on 23 September 2026.
- Registered name
- PGA EUROPEAN TOUR
- Company number
- 01867610
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 29 November 1984
- Registered office area
- Guildford
- Industry code on the register
- 93199: Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities
- Accounts
- Group accounts, covering the companies it owns
- Accounts type
- Full group accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to December 2025, filed 23 September 2026
What does DP World Tour do?
The DP World Tour is the men's professional golf tour run by the European Tour group, which stages tournaments around the world. The group also runs the HotelPlanner Tour, the Staysure Legends Tour and the G4D Tour, and administers the Ryder Cup. The tour has operated since 1972, with a season-long ranking called the Race to Dubai and a Rolex Series of leading events. It earns from tournament sponsorship and commercial partners, with DP World as title partner, and from ticketing.
In brief: men's professional golf tour · Race to Dubai and Rolex Series · also runs HotelPlanner and Legends tours · administers the Ryder Cup
Source: DP World Tour's own website, retrieved 25 September 2026.
Who owns DP World Tour?
Pga European Tour, company number 01867610, has no person with significant control recorded on the register. The full record is linked below.
The full ownership record is on the Companies House register. Control is given in the bands the register uses, not as exact shareholdings.
Who runs DP World Tour?
The Companies House register lists 14 current officers for Pga European Tour.
All 14 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Robert William Lee | 17 December 2002 |
| Paul Martyn Eales | 3 March 2004 |
| Christopher Lars Henrik Hanell | 6 July 2009 |
| Martha Ellen Brass | 25 June 2018 |
| Eric Luciano Nicoli | 25 March 2019 |
| Martin James Gilbert | 23 March 2020 |
| Thomas Bjørn | 23 March 2020 |
| Benjamin Griffiths Bye | 13 July 2020 |
| Penelope Jane Avis | 10 November 2020 |
| David Alexander Howell | 30 November 2020 |
| Jay William Monahan | 29 January 2021 |
| Abdulla Saeed Juma Al Naboodah | 1 May 2023 |
| Grégory Hugues Havret | 10 March 2025 |
| Colin Stuart Montgomerie | 23 March 2026 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did DP World Tour file?
Pga European Tour reported turnover of £346m in the year to December 2025. That was down 2.6% on £356m the year before.
It reported 361 employees. The year before it reported 347.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £3m for the year, against a pre-tax loss of £29m the year before.
Staff costs came to £35m. That is an average of £98,000 a head. It ended the year with £84m at the bank and net assets of £64m.
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £346m | £356m |
| Pre-tax profit | £3m (filed) | -£29m (filed) |
| Employees | 361 | 347 |
| Staff costs | £35m | £32m |
| Average staff cost per head | £98,000 | £92,000 |
| Bank and cash | £84m | £58m |
| Net assets | £64m | £39m |
| Interest paid | £1.7m | |
| Interest received | £1.9m | |
| Directors' pay | £3m |
Read the accounts to December 2025 (PDF, Companies House) · every accounts filing
What do these figures mean? Turnover vs profit · Profit per £100 · Cash vs profit · Net assets · Group accounts
Are there any charges against DP World Tour?
Pga European Tour has registered 8 charges at Companies House, and all of them have since been satisfied. A charge is security a lender takes over a company's assets; one is satisfied when the lending behind it is repaid or released.
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How DP World Tour compares
DP World Tour files as Pga European Tour, with turnover of £346m in its latest filed year.
Questions about DP World Tour
What does DP World Tour do?
The DP World Tour is the men's professional golf tour run by the European Tour group, which stages tournaments around the world. The group also runs the HotelPlanner Tour, the Staysure Legends Tour and the G4D Tour, and administers the Ryder Cup. The tour has operated since 1972, with a season-long ranking called the Race to Dubai and a Rolex Series of leading events. It earns from tournament sponsorship and commercial partners, with DP World as title partner, and from ticketing.
Is DP World Tour bigger than The R&A?
Yes, by turnover. DP World Tour reported £346m in its latest accounts, against £152m at The R&A. Our The R&A v DP World Tour page compares the two on profit, margin, growth and staff. The R&A v DP World Tour →
Who owns DP World Tour?
Pga European Tour has no person with significant control recorded at Companies House.
How much does DP World Tour make?
Pga European Tour reported turnover of £346m in the year to December 2025. It filed a pre-tax profit of £3m.
How many people work at DP World Tour?
Pga European Tour reported 361 employees in the year to December 2025.
Who runs DP World Tour?
The Companies House register lists 14 current officers for Pga European Tour. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Pga European Tour's filings at Companies House, company number 01867610, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are group accounts: they include the companies it owns.
- Pre-tax profit is the figure the company filed, for both years.
- A figure the filing does not disclose is shown as n/d. A zero in the filing is treated as not disclosed, never as nil.
- Rounding: below £0.1m in thousands, from £0.1m to £2m to one decimal place, from £2m to the nearest million.
- Ownership is shown in the control bands the register of people with significant control uses, not as exact shareholdings.
- Officers' names and appointment dates come from the Companies House register. Job titles come from the company's own website. The description of what the company does comes from its website, or is marked Spark Intel editorial where it is written from stable, checked facts, with the date either way.
Spark Intel, “DP World Tour: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/dp-world-tour/. Figures from Companies House filings for PGA EUROPEAN TOUR (01867610).
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