Ireland: Google Cloud EMEA Ltd
Overview
Google Cloud EMEA Limited is Google’s Irish cloud-services and EMEA cloud-contracting entity. It is registered in Ireland under company number 660412 and has its registered office at 70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland. The company is a private company limited by shares.
Google Cloud EMEA Limited generates revenue primarily by delivering cloud-based solutions to customers through Google Cloud Platform and Google Workspace. Google Cloud Platform generates revenue from infrastructure, platform and other cloud services, while Google Workspace generates revenue from cloud-based collaboration tools for enterprises, including Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar and Meet.
Ownership and group status
Google Cloud EMEA Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Google Europe, Middle East and Africa Unlimited Company, incorporated in Ireland. Its ultimate parent undertaking and ultimate controlling party is Alphabet Inc., incorporated in the United States.
The company is included in Alphabet Inc.’s consolidated financial statements. Its own financial statements present Google Cloud EMEA Limited as an individual entity and not as a consolidated group, using the exemption under Section 300 of the Companies Act 2014.
Leadership
The FY2024 annual report lists Michael J. Tangney, Nathan Bird, Nicolas Fischbach and Niall McDonagh on the company-information page. These are the directors listed at the FY2024 account-signing date rather than the directors who served throughout the 2024 financial year. The FY2024 accounts were signed by Michael J. Tangney and Niall McDonagh on 24 November 2025.
The directors who served during the 2024 financial year and up to the date of the FY2024 report were:
| Director | Status recorded in FY2024 report |
|---|---|
| Richard Moore | Resigned 3 June 2025 |
| Patrick Joseph Dwyer | Resigned 28 May 2025 |
| Anthony Emmet Ruiseal | Appointed 23 April 2024, resigned 20 February 2025 |
| Ioanna Lykidi | Appointed 23 April 2024, resigned 13 January 2025 |
| Michael J. Tangney | Appointed 28 April 2025 |
| Nathan Bird | Appointed 28 April 2025 |
| Nicolas Fischbach | Appointed 28 April 2025 |
| Niall McDonagh | Appointed 23 June 2025 |
The company secretary is Matsack Trust Limited.
Business model and services
Google Cloud EMEA Limited operates as a regional Google Cloud sales and contracting entity. Its cloud services are provided on either a consumption or subscription basis. Revenue from consumption-based services is recognised when customers use the services, based on the quantity of services consumed. Revenue from subscription-based services is recognised over the contract term as customers receive and consume the benefits of the cloud services.
The company became Google’s EMEA regional cloud sales entity in July 2021. EMEA cloud business activities were previously operated by another Irish Google group company. As part of the transfer, cloud customer contracts, employees and other contractual relationships were assigned to Google Cloud EMEA Limited.
Subsidiaries and investments
Google Cloud EMEA Limited also acts as a holding company for certain cloud subsidiaries. The FY2024 accounts list investments in the following unlisted subsidiaries:
| Subsidiary | Principal activity | Country |
| Google Cloud Poland Sp. z o.o. | Cloud entity | Poland |
| Google Cloud Qatar QFZ LLC | Infrastructure entity | Qatar |
| Google Cloud France SARL | Cloud entity | France |
| Google Cloud Italy S.r.l. | Cloud entity | Italy |
| Google Cloud Spain S.L.U. | Cloud entity | Spain |
| Google Cloud Israel Ltd. | Infrastructure entity | Israel |
| Foreseeti AB | Cloud entity | Sweden |
| Google Cloud Public Sector United Kingdom Limited | Cloud entity | United Kingdom |
| Google Cloud Public Sector – Deutschland GmbH | Cloud entity | Germany |
Employees
Google Cloud EMEA Limited had an average headcount of 427 in FY2024, up from 415 in FY2023. The FY2024 headcount consisted of 421 sales and marketing employees and 6 general and administration employees.
Latest financial snapshot
FY2024
| Indicator | Value |
| Turnover / revenue | US$8,911,499,000 |
| Cost of sales | US$1,775,245,000 |
| Gross profit | US$7,136,254,000 |
| Administration expenses | US$6,877,960,000 |
| Operating profit | US$258,294,000 |
| Interest payable and similar expenses | US$92,575,000 |
| Profit before tax | US$165,719,000 |
| Tax charge | US$80,334,000 |
| Profit for the financial year | US$85,385,000 |
| Total fixed assets | US$215,254,000 |
| Total current assets | US$3,014,163,000 |
| Creditors due within one year | US$2,912,274,000 |
| Net current assets | US$101,889,000 |
| Net assets / shareholder funds | US$260,835,000 |
| Average headcount | 427 |
The FY2024 figures are taken from Google Cloud EMEA Limited’s audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024. Turnover increased from US$7.237bn in 2023 to US$8.911bn in 2024. The directors’ report attributes the increase primarily to higher consumption of Google Cloud Platform products and Google Workspace subscriptions. The 2021 to 2024 financial series is fully reconciled across the audited FY2022, FY2023 and FY2024 reports. The company reports in US dollars, not euros.