Formula One Group: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Formula One World Championship Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Alpha Prema Uk Limited. In the year to December 2025 Formula One World Championship Limited reported turnover of $2,346m (about £1,779m).
Formula One Group files its accounts in US dollars. Figures are shown as filed, with the pound equivalent after them: income and costs at the average Bank of England rate over the year to 31 December 2025 ($1.3186 to the pound), net assets and cash at the rate on that date ($1.3451 to the pound); the year before at $1.2783 to the pound and $1.2529 to the pound. Comparisons with other companies on Spark Intel use the pound figures. Growth is measured in US dollars, so exchange-rate moves don't count as growth.
- In the year to December 2025, Formula One Group had turnover of $2,346m (about £1,779m), up 7.4% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of $264m (about £201m), keeping £11.27 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 0 people.
- Formula One World Championship Limited is controlled by Alpha Prema Uk Limited, according to the Companies House register.
- These figures are from Formula One World Championship Limited's accounts for the year to December 2025, filed at Companies House on 21 September 2026.
- Registered name
- FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP LIMITED
- Company number
- 04174493
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 7 March 2001
- Registered office area
- South West London
- Industry code on the register
- 60200: Programming and broadcasting activities
- Accounts
- Single company accounts, this company only
- Accounts type
- Full accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to December 2025, filed 21 September 2026
What does Formula One Group do?
Formula One Group holds the commercial rights to the FIA Formula One World Championship, the motor racing series contested by teams and drivers at circuits around the world. It earns money from fees paid by race promoters to host grands prix, from selling broadcast and streaming rights, and from sponsorship and hospitality. The business is run from London and is owned by Liberty Media, the US media company.
In brief: motor racing rights holder · race hosting fees · media rights and sponsorship · owned by Liberty Media
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 24 September 2026. Official website: formula1.com.
Who owns Formula One Group?
The Companies House register records Alpha Prema Uk Limited as the person with significant control of Formula One World Championship Limited, company number 04174493. Alpha Prema Uk Limited is itself company number 05613176.
That places Formula One World Championship Limited inside a larger group. The accounts on this page are the company's own, not the wider group's.
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 Formula One Group?
The Companies House register lists 3 current officers for Formula One World Championship Limited.
All 3 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Duncan Francis Llowarch | 22 January 2010 |
| Stefano Domenicali | 8 September 2022 |
| Adam Babiker | 20 February 2025 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Formula One Group file?
Formula One World Championship Limited reported turnover of $2,346m (about £1,779m) in the year to December 2025. That was up 7.4% on $2,184m (about £1,709m) the year before.
It reported 0 employees. The year before it reported 0.
It filed a pre-tax profit of $264m (about £201m) for the year, against a pre-tax profit of $334m (about £262m) the year before.
It ended the year with $521m (about £387m) at the bank and net assets of $439m (about £327m). It paid dividends of $164m (about £125m).
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | $2,346m (about £1,779m) | $2,184m (about £1,709m) |
| Pre-tax profit | $264m (about £201m) (filed) | $334m (about £262m) (filed) |
| Employees | 0 | 0 |
| Bank and cash | $521m (about £387m) | $1,258m (about £1,004m) |
| Net assets | $439m (about £327m) | $421m (about £336m) |
| Dividends paid | $164m (about £125m) | $353m (about £276m) |
| Interest paid | $57k (about £43k) | |
| Interest received | $61m (about £46m) |
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
Are there any charges against Formula One Group?
Formula One World Championship Limited has registered 7 charges at Companies House, of which 6 are still outstanding. A charge is security a lender takes over a company's assets; one is satisfied when the lending behind it is repaid or released.
All 6 outstanding charges
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC as Security Trustee | 19 August 2014 |
| The Royal Bank of Scorland PLC as Security Trustee | 5 July 2013 |
| The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC as Security Trustee for Itself and the Other Secured Parties (The Security Agent) | 12 May 2012 |
| The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC as Security Trustee for Itself and the Other Secured Parties(The Security Agent) | 21 July 2007 |
| The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC as Security Trustee for Itself and the Other Secured Parties(The Security Agent) | 24 January 2007 |
| The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, as Security Trustee for Itself and the Other Secured Parties(The Security Agent) | 8 December 2006 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
Formula One Group files as Formula One World Championship Limited, whose person with significant control is Alpha Prema Uk Limited, with turnover of $2,346m (about £1,779m) in its latest filed year.
Questions about Formula One Group
What does Formula One Group do?
Formula One Group holds the commercial rights to the FIA Formula One World Championship, the motor racing series contested by teams and drivers at circuits around the world. It earns money from fees paid by race promoters to host grands prix, from selling broadcast and streaming rights, and from sponsorship and hospitality. The business is run from London and is owned by Liberty Media, the US media company.
Who owns Formula One Group?
The Companies House register records Alpha Prema Uk Limited as the person with significant control of Formula One World Championship Limited.
How much does Formula One Group make?
Formula One World Championship Limited reported turnover of $2,346m (about £1,779m) in the year to December 2025. It filed a pre-tax profit of $264m (about £201m).
How many people work at Formula One Group?
Formula One World Championship Limited reported 0 employees in the year to December 2025.
Who runs Formula One Group?
The Companies House register lists 3 current officers for Formula One World Championship Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Formula One World Championship Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 04174493, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are single company accounts: they cover this company alone, not any wider group.
- 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, “Formula One Group: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/formula-one-group/. Figures from Companies House filings for FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP LIMITED (04174493).
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