Private company

Persimmon plc

Logo: Persimmon plc, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

British housebuilding company

Persimmon plc is a British housebuilding company, headquartered in York, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1972Founded1
  • Tickeron London Stock Exchange1
  • Industryhouse-building1
  • HeadquartersYork1
  • Websitewww.persimmonhomes.com
  • Legal formpublic limited company1
  • Listed onLondon Stock Exchange (PSN)1
Driveway entrance to the HQ of Persimmon PLC - geograph.org.uk - 278190
Photo: Phil Catterall, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Persimmon plc is a British housebuilding company, headquartered in York, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.2

The story

Founded by Duncan Davidson in 1972.1

Leadership

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Charles Church Developments

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Sep 28, 2020New chief executive Dean Finch becomes CEO1
  2. Feb 26, 2019New chief executive Dave Jenkinson becomes CEO1
  3. Apr 18, 2013New chief executive Jeff Fairburn becomes CEO1
  4. 1972Founded Founded1

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