Sky: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Sky UK Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Sky Limited. In the year to December 2025 Sky UK Limited reported turnover of £10,541m.
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, Sky had turnover of £10,541m, up 1.4% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £931m.
- Sky UK's pre-tax profit of £931m includes £1,254m of dividends from its own subsidiaries; its operating profit, from trading, was £7m on £10,541m of revenue (Sky UK accounts, pp. 18 and 32).
- It employed an average of 9,901 people, with staff costs of £907m.
- Sky UK Limited is controlled by Sky Limited, according to the Companies House register.
- These figures are from Sky UK Limited's accounts for the year to December 2025, filed at Companies House on 2 October 2026.
- Registered name
- SKY UK LIMITED
- Company number
- 02906991
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 10 March 1994
- Registered office area
- Twickenham
- Industry code on the register
- 59113: Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing
- Accounts
- Single company accounts, this company only
- Accounts type
- Full accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to December 2025, filed 2 October 2026
What does Sky do?
Sky provides pay television, broadband, mobile and home phone services to households in the UK and Ireland. It makes money mainly from monthly subscriptions for TV packages, streaming and connectivity, along with advertising on its channels. It produces and broadcasts its own channels, including Sky Sports, Sky News and Sky Atlantic, and sells TV through satellite, broadband-connected boxes and its own televisions. Sky is owned by Comcast, the US media group.
In brief: pay TV and broadband · subscriptions and advertising · Sky Sports and Sky News · owned by Comcast
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 24 September 2026. Official website: sky.com.
Who owns Sky?
The Companies House register records Sky Limited as the person with significant control of Sky UK Limited, company number 02906991. Sky Limited is itself company number 02247735.
That places Sky UK 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 Sky?
The Companies House register lists 4 current officers for Sky UK Limited.
All 4 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Sky Corporate Secretary Limited | 5 June 2019 |
| Paul Wedlock | 28 June 2024 |
| Roderick Gregor McNeil | 10 December 2024 |
| Barnaby Tristan Mills | 6 March 2026 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Sky file?
Sky UK Limited reported turnover of £10,541m in the year to December 2025. That was up 1.4% on £10,396m the year before.
It reported 9,901 employees. The year before it reported 10,179.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £931m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £253m the year before.
Staff costs came to £907m. That is an average of £92,000 a head. It ended the year with £214m at the bank and net assets of £6,750m.
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,541m | £10,396m |
| Pre-tax profit | £931m (filed) | £253m (filed) |
| Employees | 9,901 | 10,179 |
| Staff costs | £907m | £864m |
| Average staff cost per head | £92,000 | £85,000 |
| Bank and cash | £214m | £181m |
| Net assets | £6,750m | £5,834m |
| Dividends paid | n/d | £1.0m |
| Interest paid | £186m | |
| Interest received | £363m | |
| Directors' pay | £4m |
What these figures cover: Sky UK's pre-tax profit of £931m includes £1,254m of dividends from its own subsidiaries; its operating profit, from trading, was £7m on £10,541m of revenue (Sky UK accounts, pp. 18 and 32).
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 Sky?
Sky UK Limited has registered 6 charges at Companies House, of which 4 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 4 outstanding charges
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| Lionel Finance Limited as Purchaser | 5 December 2017 |
| David Hatcher | 23 January 2013 |
| Abn Amro Bank N.V. | 30 March 2000 |
| Abn Amro Bank N.V. | 23 December 1999 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How Sky compares
Of the 10 broadband and mobile, Sky is 2nd on turnover, 3rd on profit margin and 4th on growth. EE keeps the most of every £100 of sales: £26.80.
| Rank | Broadband and mobile | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | BT | £19,654m | £10.60 |
| 2nd | Sky | £10,541m | £8.83 |
| + 8 more broadband and mobile ranked |
Ranked by turnover. Profit per £100 is pre-tax profit for every £100 of turnover, shown only where the profit is filed.
Sky files as Sky UK Limited, whose person with significant control is Sky Limited, with turnover of £10,541m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Sky
What does Sky do?
Sky provides pay television, broadband, mobile and home phone services to households in the UK and Ireland. It makes money mainly from monthly subscriptions for TV packages, streaming and connectivity, along with advertising on its channels. It produces and broadcasts its own channels, including Sky Sports, Sky News and Sky Atlantic, and sells TV through satellite, broadband-connected boxes and its own televisions. Sky is owned by Comcast, the US media group.
Is Sky bigger than BT?
No, by turnover. Sky reported £10,541m in its latest accounts, against £19,654m at BT. Our BT v Sky page compares the two on profit, margin, growth and staff. BT v Sky →
Is Sky bigger than ITV?
Yes, by turnover. Sky reported £10,541m in its latest accounts, against £3,511m at ITV. Our Sky v ITV page compares the two on profit, margin, growth and staff. Sky v ITV →
How does Sky compare with its rivals?
By turnover, Sky is 2nd of the 10 companies in our battle of broadband and mobile, behind BT. The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of broadband and mobile →
Who owns Sky?
The Companies House register records Sky Limited as the person with significant control of Sky UK Limited.
How much does Sky make?
Sky UK Limited reported turnover of £10,541m in the year to December 2025. It filed a pre-tax profit of £931m.
How many people work at Sky?
Sky UK Limited reported 9,901 employees in the year to December 2025.
Who runs Sky?
The Companies House register lists 4 current officers for Sky UK Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Sky UK Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 02906991, 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, “Sky: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 9 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/sky/. Figures from Companies House filings for SKY UK LIMITED (02906991).
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