Rolls-Royce London HQ: Kings Place Office & Benefits

THE HEADQUARTERS · KINGS PLACE · SINCE 2019

Offices above a concert hall, on the Regent's Canal

Kings Place, at 90 York Way near King's Cross, is a mixed-use building by Dixon Jones. A street-like atrium runs through the middle, all seven levels above the ground floor are offices, and below sit two concert halls, galleries and a waterfront restaurant. A three-layer wavy glass façade faces York Way.

7 office floors above ground
Hall One: 420 seats
3-layer glass façade
Design: Dixon Jones
Half the CO₂ of a similar office
Beside Battlebridge Basin

Kings Place from York Way: the wavy glass façade

A three-layer wavy glass façade faces York Way.

Street view of a curved glass office building beside a red-brick building — York Way frontage · Alan Stanton / CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Glass office building and brick neighbour under a deep blue sky — Glass beside brick · Alexander Svensson / CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Corner of a glass office building at street level with a red bus passing — The corner at street level · Bryantbob / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Glass office building seen from a raised viewpoint, with red panels at ground level — Seen from the King's Cross side · mattbuck (category) / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Inside: the atrium and Hall One

Below the seven office floors sit two concert halls, galleries and a waterfront restaurant; Hall One has 420 seats.

Wood-panelled concert hall seen from the back of a darkened audience, stage lit in the distance — Concert hall · Raphael 76 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Glass entrance to a bar and restaurant signed Rotunda, with a bear sculpture outside — Rotunda bar and restaurant · Ewan Munro / CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

By the canal: Battlebridge Basin

Kings Place sits beside Battlebridge Basin on the Regent's Canal.

Bronze boar sculpture on a terrace overlooking a canal basin with moored boats — Boar sculpture on the canal terrace · Alan Stanton / CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Waterside terrace with a boar sculpture and a person seen from behind looking over the basin — The waterside terrace · Alan Stanton / CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Facts: kingsplace.co.uk (The Building, Design, Environmental Design) · rolls-royce.com headquarters page.

Kings Place and the Derby campus

Building	Address
Kings Place (headquarters)	Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9FX
Derby aerospace campus (Learning & Development Centre, heritage exhibition)	No 9 Gate, Wilmore Road, Derby DE24 9GJ

Source: rolls-royce.com headquarters page · Heritage Trust Derby branch page · FAA certificate for Rolls-Royce plc Derby (search excerpt) · See them on the map ↓

ArchitectDixon Jones

DeveloperParabola Land Limited

Office floors7 above ground

Hall One420 seats

Energy demand280 kWh/m² a year (vs 560)

SustainabilityHigh BREEAM rating

Source: kingsplace.co.uk (The Building, Design, Environmental Design)

Benefits (United Kingdom)

Free shares150

Awarded to all global colleagues on 12 September 2024.

Your Shares: Matched1 + 1 free

Buy one Rolls-Royce share, get one free.

Holiday33 days

The equivalent of 33 days a year, as stated for operations roles in Rotherham.

PensionUp to 12%

Employer contributions; retirement savings through the Rolls-Royce Retirement Savings Trust.

Life assuranceLump sum

Group Life Assurance pays a lump sum if you die while employed.

Income protectionIncluded

Group Income Protection pays an income if illness or injury stops you working.

Digital GPOnline

GP consultations through a digital service.

Source: careers.rolls-royce.com (job posting JR6160173, London, 2026; Rotherham page) · Proposed 2026 remuneration policy (search excerpt). Parental leave length is not published on the public site.

Why people stay: what Rolls-Royce itself says

150 sharesA whole workforce of shareholders

On 12 September 2024 every colleague worldwide was awarded 150 free shares, when the price was £4.93.

72%Sign up for matched shares

Take-up of Your Shares: Matched: 72% in the UK, 67% in Germany, 50% in the US, 77% in China, 63% in Canada.

FlexibleWork it out with your leader

Flexible ways of working wherever possible, with time together too; each person agrees their pattern with their leader.

ChoicesA reward package you shape

For 40,000+ colleagues: choices on saving for retirement, family cover, car leasing, cycle-to-work and discounts.

2012Apprentice Academy in Derby

Opened with workshops holding the latest machines, tooling and software to train future engineers.

Source: Proposed 2026 remuneration policy (search excerpt) · careers.rolls-royce.com/our-offer/reward · rolls-royce.com Our History

Who works here

Where people work · 2025 (42,600 people)

UK 20,100Rest of world 22,500

42,600

employees worldwide in 2025

20,100

based in the UK

47

countries with production sites and offices

UK, Germany, US, Canada

largest sites

Source: Rolls-Royce Modern Slavery Statement 2025 (search excerpt). Rest-of-world figure calculated by eciffo.

Pay at Rolls-Royce

Base salary · Operations, Rotherham (UK)

Starting → progression$31,476 – $39,851

Source: careers.rolls-royce.com, Rotherham location page (2026). Plus a £6,300 shift allowance; per annum, in pounds sterling.

Office history: from a Manchester works to King's Cross

1884–1904
Royce's works on Cooke Street, Manchester
Henry Royce founded the electrical and mechanical business Royce Limited in 1884 and built his first motor car in 1904. The original Royce works stood on Cooke Street in Manchester.
Source: rolls-royce.com Our History · Rolls-Royce Motor Cars PressClub photo P90157854

Site of Royce's Cooke Street works, Hulme, Manchester, 2012 · Ceropegius / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
1906
Rolls-Royce is formed
After Royce met Charles Rolls, whose company C.S. Rolls & Co sold cars in London, the Rolls-Royce company was formally created in 1906, the year of the Silver Ghost.
Source: rolls-royce.com Our History

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1907–2007
The first Derby factory
The first Rolls-Royce factory in Derby dated from 1907 and closed in 2007; the Heritage Trust calls it “the centre of the Rolls-Royce universe”. Derby is still home to a large aerospace campus.
Source: Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust book list (search excerpt) · Heritage Trust Derby branch page

Rolls-Royce works, Nightingale Road, Derby, 2005 · Chris J Dixon / CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
1971–1987
State ownership, then back to the market
Problems with the RB211 engine led to state ownership in 1971. Rolls-Royce returned to the private sector in 1987 after 16 years.
Source: rolls-royce.com Our History

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Until 2014
65 Buckingham Gate, Westminster
The registered office of Rolls-Royce plc was at 65 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6AT.
Source: Rolls-Royce supplier notices and documents (search excerpts)

65 Buckingham Gate, London, 2010 · Txllxt TxllxT / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
2014
Across the road to 62 Buckingham Gate
On or around 27 October 2014 the headquarters moved from No 65 to No 62 Buckingham Gate.
Source: Rolls-Royce Notice to Suppliers (search excerpt)

62 Buckingham Gate, London, 2012 · Alan Myers / CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
2019
Kings Place, 90 York Way
On 30 September 2019 the headquarters moved from 62 Buckingham Gate to Kings Place near King's Cross, now the registered office of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc.
Source: Rolls-Royce Notice to Suppliers 204 (search excerpt) · rolls-royce.com headquarters page

Kings Place under construction, King's Cross, London, 2006 · Stephen McKay / CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Map: how the headquarters moved

From a works in Manchester to Westminster, then north to King's Cross: since 2019 head office has been on York Way, beside the Regent's Canal.

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1 · 1904Cooke Street, Manchester — The original Royce works
2 · –201465 Buckingham Gate, London — Registered office of Rolls-Royce plc
3 · 201462 Buckingham Gate, London — Headquarters from October 2014
4 · 2019Kings Place, 90 York Way, London — Headquarters since 30 September 2019

Addresses: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars PressClub · Rolls-Royce supplier notices · rolls-royce.com headquarters page

What Rolls-Royce does

Rolls-Royce makes engines and power systems: jet engines for widebody airliners and business jets, engines and nuclear reactors for the armed forces, and engines and battery storage for power generation, including data centres.

Three core divisions: Civil Aerospace, Defence and Power Systems.

Where the money came from · Underlying operating margin by division, 2025

Civil AerospaceLarge and business-jet engines, aftermarket services

20.5%

Power SystemsPower generation (incl. data centres), governmental, battery storage

17.4%

DefenceTransport and combat engines, submarines

14.4%

Source: Rolls-Royce Holdings plc 2025 Full Year Results press release (26 Feb 2026)

Underlying revenue, 2025£20.1Bstatutory: £21.2B

Underlying operating profit, 2025£3.5B17.3% margin (2024: 13.8%)

Free cash flow, 2025£3.3B2024: £2.4B

Share buyback£7–9Bannounced for 2026–2028

Source: Rolls-Royce Holdings plc 2025 Full Year Results press release (26 Feb 2026)

Growth: revenue vs. people

1.8×statutory revenue, 2020 → 2025
£11.5B → £21.2B

YearRevenueEmployees

FY2020

£11.5B

—

FY2021

£11.2B

—

FY2022

£13.5B

—

FY2023

£16.5B

—

FY2024

£18.9B

—

FY2025

£21.2B

42,600

Statutory revenue, continuing operations (2020 restated): Rolls-Royce full year results releases for 2021, 2023 and 2025. Employees: Modern Slavery Statement 2025. Multiple calculated by eciffo.

Chief executives

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2023 – today

Tufan Erginbilgic

Chief Executive since 1 January 2023. An engineer by background, he spent over twenty years at BP, six of them on its executive team.

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until 2022

Warren East

Chief Executive for seven years; stood down at the end of 2022.

Founders: Henry Royce and Charles Rolls.

Source: rolls-royce.com board page · press release 26 Jul 2022 · AGM 2023 chair and chief executive script (search excerpt) · Our History

Rolls-Royce's official social accounts

Accounts linked from the footer of rolls-royce.com. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is a separate company owned by BMW.

X (Twitter)@rollsroyce ↗LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rolls-royce ↗YouTubeyoutube.com/user/RollsRoyceplc ↗Instagram@rollsroycegroup ↗Facebookfacebook.com/RollsRoyceGroup ↗

Rolls-Royce: questions people ask

Where is Rolls-Royce's headquarters?

At Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9FX, near King's Cross. It is also the registered office of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc.

Source: rolls-royce.com headquarters page

When did Rolls-Royce move to Kings Place?

On 30 September 2019, from 62 Buckingham Gate in Westminster. It had moved there from 65 Buckingham Gate in October 2014.

Source: Rolls-Royce Notices to Suppliers (search excerpts)

Who designed Kings Place?

Dixon Jones, appointed after an architectural competition by the developer Parabola Land Limited.

Source: kingsplace.co.uk, The Building

What is inside the Kings Place building?

All seven levels above the ground floor are offices. Below are Hall One (420 seats) and a second hall (220 seats), two art galleries, a café, bar and waterfront restaurant, and a conference centre, joined by a central atrium.

Source: kingsplace.co.uk, The Building and Design

Can you visit Kings Place?

The building's public side — two concert halls, two art galleries, a café, bar and waterfront restaurant — is run by Kings Place Music Foundation, which publishes its programme and access information on kingsplace.co.uk.

Source: kingsplace.co.uk

How many people work at Rolls-Royce?

42,600 employees worldwide in 2025, of whom 20,100 were based in the UK. Rolls-Royce has production sites and offices in 47 countries.

Source: Modern Slavery Statement 2025

What benefits does Rolls-Royce offer?

In the UK: Your Shares: Matched (buy one share, get one free), a retirement savings plan, group life assurance, income protection and a digital GP. In 2024 every colleague worldwide received 150 free shares.

Source: careers.rolls-royce.com job posting JR6160173 · Proposed 2026 remuneration policy

Does Rolls-Royce allow flexible or hybrid work?

Rolls-Royce says it supports flexible ways of working wherever possible, believes in being together, and asks each person to agree their way of working with their leader; details vary by region.

Source: careers.rolls-royce.com/our-offer/reward

Who is Rolls-Royce's CEO?

Tufan Erginbilgic, Chief Executive since 1 January 2023. He succeeded Warren East.

Source: rolls-royce.com press release, 26 July 2022

Is Rolls-Royce the same company as Rolls-Royce Motor Cars?

No. Rolls-Royce Holdings makes engines and power systems; the car business became a separate company, Rolls-Royce Motors, in 1971.

Source: rolls-royce.com Our History

Rolls-Royce Headquarters & offices · London, United Kingdom

Every colleague worldwide got 150 free shares in 2024 — and head office sits above a 420-seat concert hall by the Regent's Canal.