HARRODS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-02-01
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-05 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£77M
+50.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£2B
-1.6% vs 2024
Employees
4,420
-2.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£85M
-47.5% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- HARRODS LIMITED 1920-03-27 → present
- HARRODS STORES LIMITED 1889-11-20 → 1920-03-27
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-02-01
| Metric | Trend | 2024-02-03 | 2025-02-01 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £898,400,000 | £894,600,000 | |
| Operating profit | £162,900,000 | £127,300,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £162,200,000 | £85,100,000 | |
| Net profit | £122,100,000 | £60,500,000 | |
| Cash | £50,800,000 | £76,600,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,290,500,000 | £2,250,300,000 | |
| Net assets | £2,328,900,000 | £2,291,600,000 | |
| Equity | £2,328,900,000 | £2,291,600,000 | |
| Average employees | 4,550 | 4,420 | |
| Wages | £185,400,000 | £197,200,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-02-03 | 2025-02-01 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 18.1% | 14.2% | |
| Net margin | 13.6% | 6.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.1% | 5.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.55x | 2.14x | |
| Interest cover | 54.30x | 50.92x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and meet its liabilities as they fall due. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- HARRODS LIMITED · parent
- Harrods International Limited 100%
- Featurecode (Continental) Limited 100%
- Harrods Estates Limited 100%
- Harrods Department Store (Shanghai) Co. Limited 100%
- Harrods Property Limited 100%
- Harrods Hong Kong Limited 100%
- Harrods Beauty Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In May 2025, the Company experienced a cyber security incident which was promptly contained with no material impact on operations; systems or customer data.”
- “In June 2023, the High Court judged that amendments made to the Virgin Media scheme were invalid because the scheme's actuary did not provide the associated Section 37 certificate necessary.”
- “As a precursor to a wider internal group restructuring which has been under consideration for a period of time, after the balance sheet date, the royalty arrangement between Harrods Limited and Harrods Corporate Management Limited was revised to reflect updated market conditions.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 68 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEBSTER, Daniel Jonathan | Secretary | 2015-01-15 | — | — |
| AL-SOWAIDI, Mohammed Saif | Director | 2025-01-14 | Oct 1981 | Qatari |
| ARZANI, Ugo | Director | 2022-07-26 | May 1974 | Italian |
| HEALY, James Philip | Director | 2003-02-10 | Mar 1966 | British |
| VIMERCATI, Davide Luigi | Director | 2022-07-26 | Jun 1971 | Italian |
| WARD, Michael Ashley | Director | 2006-08-01 | Jul 1956 | British |
| WEAVER, Geoffrey Paul | Director | 2025-06-03 | Aug 1982 | British |
Show 68 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEAN, Simon David Hatherly | Secretary | 2004-06-01 | 2010-09-10 |
| GOLDBERG, Justine Magdalen | Secretary | 2010-10-19 | 2014-05-02 |
| JERMAN, Susan | Secretary | — | 2004-05-31 |
| AKEROYD, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2002-02-04 | 2004-07-26 |
| AL FAYED, Mohamed | Director | — | 2010-05-07 |
| AL-ABDULLA, Hussain Ali A.A., His Excellency Dr | Director | 2010-05-07 | 2022-05-09 |
| AL-KUWARI, Khalifa Jassim | Director | 2010-05-07 | 2014-09-02 |
| AL-MAHMOUD, Mansoor Ebrahim Si | Director | 2018-10-15 | 2025-01-14 |
| AL-SAYED, Ahmad Mohamed, His Excellency Mr | Director | 2010-05-07 | 2015-02-02 |
| AL-THANI, Abdulla Bin Mohammed Bin Saoud, His Excellency Sheikh | Director | 2015-01-15 | 2018-10-15 |
| AL-THANI, Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jaber, His Excellency Sheikh | Director | 2010-05-07 | 2020-05-19 |
| ALLEN, Nicholas Robert | Director | 2002-06-05 | 2003-05-22 |
| ASSANAND, Rajiv Lochan | Director | 1994-04-14 | 2021-04-06 |
| BAYOUMI, Omar Hugh, Dr | Director | 1994-09-26 | 1995-06-30 |
| BLOW, Nigel Charles Craig | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2007-01-31 |
| BOGDANERIS, Ion | Director | 1998-10-14 | 1999-04-09 |
| BOLLICIER, Peter | Director | — | 1994-04-18 |
| BRILLIANT, Jon Aaron | Director | 2001-05-01 | 2002-03-14 |
| BYRNE, Jeffrey | Director | 1999-10-18 | 2010-11-28 |
| CARR GRIFFITHS, Xenia Mary | Director | 1996-08-01 | 2004-04-23 |
| COLE, Michael Dexter | Director | — | 1998-02-28 |
| COTTELEER, Charles Francis | Director | 1996-04-27 | 1997-07-01 |
| COX, Anthony Roy | Director | 1992-04-01 | 1995-05-25 |
| DAVIE, Stephen Howard | Director | 2002-09-30 | 2003-11-12 |
| DE BOER, Clive Pieter | Director | — | 1999-06-30 |
| EDGAR, John Peter | Director | 2013-01-24 | 2017-11-10 |
| EGGERT, Gerhard | Director | 1993-03-01 | 1995-05-03 |
| FAYED, Ali | Director | — | 2010-05-07 |
| FAYED, Omar Alexander | Director | 2010-04-09 | 2010-05-07 |
| FAYED, Omar Alexander | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2009-03-03 |
| FRANZESE, Massimo | Director | 2003-11-01 | 2005-04-30 |
| GRANVILLE, Jonathon | Director | 2001-12-11 | 2003-04-30 |
| GRIFFITHS, Jonathon Mark | Director | 1996-08-01 | 2001-07-25 |
| HAWKINS, John Graham | Director | — | 1999-11-16 |
| HELVEY, Ronald Michael | Director | 2002-02-04 | 2003-07-18 |
| JANETZKY, Gerhard | Director | 1998-01-05 | 1998-10-20 |
| JENNINGS, Andrew Richard | Director | — | 1993-08-05 |
| JONCKERS, Maarten | Director | 1996-08-01 | 1997-07-22 |
| LEE, Brian Kenneth | Director | — | 1992-06-16 |
| MAAMRIA, Kamel, Dr | Director | 2010-10-13 | 2014-05-29 |
| MACNAMARA, John Lesley | Director | 1996-08-15 | 2002-07-08 |
| MAEDER, Andre | Director | 1996-08-01 | 2002-01-30 |
| MAYER, Laurence David Joseph | Director | 1998-05-11 | 2000-08-08 |
| MCARTHUR, James | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2009-01-12 |
| MCINERNEY, Michael Anthony | Director | 1996-09-18 | 1996-10-08 |
| MCKEE, Maria Gaynor | Director | 2005-11-24 | 2013-11-01 |
| MERRITT, Donald Thomas | Director | 1992-06-01 | 1992-08-20 |
| NAJDECKI, William Charles | Director | 1998-11-17 | 2002-06-30 |
| NORMAN, Donald Edward | Director | 1998-10-29 | 2000-05-24 |
| OUELLETTE, Jean Louis | Director | 2004-09-16 | 2005-04-29 |
| PARKER, Dawson Ray | Director | 2002-05-13 | 2015-03-16 |
| PARKER, Dawson Ray | Director | 1996-04-22 | 2000-03-31 |
| PARKER, Timothy Nicholas Blake | Director | 2022-07-15 | 2025-05-23 |
| PITCHER, Anne | Director | 1996-08-01 | 2001-10-15 |
| RIGELMAN, Max Robley | Director | 2003-02-27 | 2003-04-07 |
| ROGERS, Michael | Director | 1996-07-05 | 1999-05-21 |
| SIMONIN, Richard Guy Marie | Director | 2003-07-14 | 2005-02-09 |
| SMITH, Benedict James | Director | 2006-11-10 | 2012-07-31 |
| SPRINGETT, Mark Stephen | Director | — | 1992-10-30 |
| TANNA, Anil | Director | 1999-11-16 | 2010-05-07 |
| WALSH, James Michael | Director | 1993-08-06 | 1994-09-26 |
| WARDLE, Charles Frederick | Director | 2000-03-16 | 2001-12-20 |
| WEBB, David Royston | Director | — | 1996-08-01 |
| WHITACRE, John J | Director | 2001-04-01 | 2001-11-12 |
| WIKSTROM, Martha Shaffer | Director | 2001-02-01 | 2003-02-26 |
| WILES, Andrew Keith | Director | 1998-02-20 | 2000-12-07 |
| ZINGRAFF, Muriel Fabienne Valerie | Director | 2001-02-01 | 2001-04-18 |
| ZIPP, Manfred Eugen | Director | 1994-04-13 | 1999-04-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrods (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 387 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-02-01 vs 2024-02-03
-
Turnover
-0.4%
£898,400,000 £894,600,000
-
Cash
+50.8%
£50,800,000 £76,600,000
-
Net assets
-1.6%
£2,328,900,000 £2,291,600,000
-
Employees
-2.9%
4,550 4,420
-
Operating profit
-21.9%
£162,900,000 £127,300,000
-
Profit before tax
-47.5%
£162,200,000 £85,100,000
-
Wages
+6.4%
£185,400,000 £197,200,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers