Condensed parent company financial information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Condensed statement of profit/(loss) and other comprehensive income of the Parent Company


	2025	2024	2023
For the year ended 31 December 2025	$m	$m	$m
Administrative expenses	(2)	(2)	(2)
Operating loss	(2)	(2)	(2)
Dividend income from subsidiary undertaking	2,015	762	1,877
Financial income	3	30	30
Financial expenses	(86)	(81)	(77)
Profit before tax	1,930	709	1,828
Tax	25	16	16
Profit for the year	1,955	725	1,844

Other comprehensive income/(loss)
Items that may be subsequently reclassified to profit or loss:
Gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges, including related tax credit of $2m (2024: $2m charge; 2023: $1m charge)	12	(51)	(36)
Costs of hedging	2	1	2
Hedging (gains)/losses reclassified to financial expenses	(21)	57	35
Exchange gains/(losses) on translation	165	(38)	119
Total other comprehensive income/(loss)	158	(31)	120
Total comprehensive income	2,113	694	1,964


	2025	2024
31 December 2025	$m	$m
ASSETS
Investments in subsidiary undertakings	4,433	4,077
Derivative financial instruments	6	–
Deferred tax assets	59	53
Total non-current assets	4,498	4,130
Amounts due from related parties	578	193
Tax receivable	25	16
Total current assets	603	209
Total assets	5,101	4,339
LIABILITIES
Loans and other borrowings	(475)	(381)
Amounts due to related parties	(3)	(1)
Tax payable	(4)	–
Total current liabilities	(482)	(382)
Loans and other borrowings	(1,133)	(1,469)
Tax payable	–	(2)
Derivative financial instruments	–	(14)
Total non-current liabilities	(1,133)	(1,485)
Total liabilities	(1,615)	(1,867)
Net assets	3,486	2,472

EQUITY
Called up share capital	44	43
Share premium account	101	94
Currency translation reserve	(85)	(250)
Other reserves	812	759
Retained earnings	2,614	1,826
Total equity	3,486	2,472

Condensed statement of cash flows of the Parent Company


	2025	2024	2023
For the year ended 31 December 2025	$m	$m	$m
Profit for the year	1,955	725	1,844
Adjustments for:
Administrative expenses funded by subsidiaries	2	2	2
Net financial expenses	83	51	47
Dividend income from subsidiary undertaking	(2,015)	(762)	(1,877)
Income tax credit	(25)	(16)	(16)
Total adjustments	(1,955)	(725)	(1,844)
Changes in amounts due from related parties: operating activities	16	7	9
Cash flow from operations	16	7	9
Interest received	3	30	29
Interest paid	(94)	(84)	(74)
Net cash from operating activities	(75)	(47)	(36)

Cash flow from investing activities
Dividend received from subsidiary undertaking	2,015	762	1,877
Changes in amounts due from related parties: investing activities	(380)	930	(824)
Net cash from investing activities	1,635	1,692	1,053

Cash flow from financing activities
Repurchase of shares, including taxes and transaction costs	(897)	(804)	(790)
Dividends paid to shareholders	(270)	(259)	(245)
Repayment of long-term bonds	(403)	(547)	–
Settlement of currency swaps	–	(45)	–
Changes in amounts due from related parties: financing activities	10	10	18
Net cash from financing activities	(1,560)	(1,645)	(1,017)

Net movement in cash and cash equivalents in the year
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year	–	–	–
Exchange rate effects	–	–	–
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year	–	–	–

Contingencies of the Parent Company

The following UK subsidiaries will take advantage of the audit exemption set out within Section 479A of the Companies Act 2006

for the year ended 31 December 2025:


Company name		Company number
Asia Pacific Holdings Limited		3941780
Gem Brand Company Limited		16147706
Hotel InterContinental London (Holdings) Limited		6451128
Hotel Inter-Continental London Limited		1036984
IHC May Fair Hotel Limited		2323039
IHC Overseas (U.K.) Limited		2322038
IHG PS Nominees Limited		7092523
InterContinental (PB) 1		6724223
InterContinental (PB) 3 Limited		6947603
SC Leisure Group Limited		658907
Six Continents Holdings Limited		3211009
Six Continents Hotels International Limited		722401
Six Continents Investments Limited		694156
Six Continents Overseas Holdings Limited		2661055

As at 31 December 2025, 2024 and 2023 the Company had provided guarantees in respect of certain borrowings of subsidiaries,

the carrying values of which are as follows:

The principal values to be repaid on maturity are shown below: