ITV: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
ITV PLC has no person with significant control recorded on the Companies House register. In the year to December 2025 it reported turnover of £3,511m.
On 4 November 2026 the culture secretary issued a public interest intervention notice on Sky's planned £1.6bn purchase of ITV's media and entertainment business, asking the regulators to report on it, as reported by Sky News; the deal could be blocked or changed. The figures here are from the latest filed accounts.
- In the year to December 2025, ITV had turnover of £3,511m, up 0.7% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £338m, keeping £9.63 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 6,759 people, with staff costs of £684m.
- These figures are from ITV PLC's group accounts for the year to December 2025, filed at Companies House on 21 May 2026.
- Registered name
- ITV PLC
- Company number
- 04967001
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 18 November 2003
- Registered office area
- London
- Industry code on the register
- 82990:
- Accounts
- Group accounts, covering the companies it owns
- Accounts type
- Full group accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to December 2025, filed 21 May 2026
What does ITV do?
ITV is the UK's largest commercial broadcaster, running the ITV channels and the ITVX streaming service. It makes money in two ways: selling advertising around its programmes, and through ITV Studios, which makes and sells shows such as Love Island and Coronation Street to ITV and to other broadcasters and streamers around the world. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
In brief: commercial broadcaster · ITV channels and ITVX · advertising · ITV Studios production
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 5 November 2026. Official website: itvplc.com.
Who owns ITV?
ITV PLC, company number 04967001, 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 ITV?
The Companies House register lists 11 current officers for ITV PLC.
All 11 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Margaret Ewing | 31 October 2017 |
| Carolyn Julia McCall | 8 January 2018 |
| Edward Henry Bonham Carter | 11 October 2018 |
| Christopher John Kennedy | 21 February 2019 |
| Graham Christopher Cooke | 1 May 2020 |
| Sharmila Nebhrajani | 10 December 2020 |
| Andrew Peter Cosslett | 1 June 2022 |
| Gidon Arieh Katz | 18 July 2022 |
| Marjorie Ellen Kaplan | 1 September 2023 |
| Dawn Amanda Allen | 2 October 2023 |
| Helen Jane Ashton | 13 May 2025 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did ITV file?
ITV PLC reported turnover of £3,511m in the year to December 2025. That was up 0.7% on £3,488m the year before.
It reported 6,759 employees. The year before it reported 6,965.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £338m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £521m the year before.
Staff costs came to £684m. That is an average of £101,000 a head. It ended the year with £302m at the bank and net assets of £1,823m. It paid dividends of £187m.
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,511m | £3,488m |
| Pre-tax profit | £338m (filed) | £521m (filed) |
| Employees | 6,759 | 6,965 |
| Staff costs | £684m | £681m |
| Average staff cost per head | £101,000 | £98,000 |
| Bank and cash | £302m | £427m |
| Net assets | £1,823m | £1,832m |
| Dividends paid | £187m | £198m |
| Interest paid | £59m | |
| Interest received | £34m |
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 ITV?
ITV PLC has registered 2 charges at Companies House, of which 1 is 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.
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How ITV compares
ITV files as ITV PLC, with turnover of £3,511m in its latest filed year.
Questions about ITV
What does ITV do?
ITV is the UK's largest commercial broadcaster, running the ITV channels and the ITVX streaming service. It makes money in two ways: selling advertising around its programmes, and through ITV Studios, which makes and sells shows such as Love Island and Coronation Street to ITV and to other broadcasters and streamers around the world. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Is ITV bigger than Sky?
No, by turnover. ITV reported £3,511m in its latest accounts, against £10,541m at Sky. Our Sky v ITV page compares the two on profit, margin, growth and staff. Sky v ITV →
Who owns ITV?
ITV PLC has no person with significant control recorded at Companies House.
How much does ITV make?
ITV PLC reported turnover of £3,511m in the year to December 2025. It filed a pre-tax profit of £338m.
How many people work at ITV?
ITV PLC reported 6,759 employees in the year to December 2025.
Who runs ITV?
The Companies House register lists 11 current officers for ITV PLC. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from ITV PLC's filings at Companies House, company number 04967001, 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, “ITV: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/itv/. Figures from Companies House filings for ITV PLC (04967001).
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