Future: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Future (LSE: FUTR) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Bath, United Kingdom that owns 5 consumer brands.[1]
Future was founded in Bath in 1985 publishing computer magazines and has become one of the largest special-interest publishers in the English-speaking world by buying titles other companies were giving up on. Much of its revenue now comes from affiliate commissions rather than advertising.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Future plc
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇬🇧 Bath, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1985
- Tickers
- LSE: FUTR
- Wikidata
- Q5510217
- Website
- www.futureplc.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Future in numbers
- Future owns 5 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is media & entertainment with 5 brands.[1]
- 2 of its brands originated outside United Kingdom.
Everything Future owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Future own?
Future owns 5 consumer brands tracked here, including Country Life, Marie Claire (UK), PC Gamer, TechRadar and Tom's Guide.
Is Future a British company?
Yes. Future is headquartered in Bath, United Kingdom and was founded in 1985.
Who owns Future?
Future is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as FUTR on the LSE.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Future plc Annual Report 2025 — Future plc, Annual report, published 4 December 2025; retrieved 8 September 2026.
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