B&Q LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-05 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£27M
+22.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£2B
+9.2% vs 2024
Employees
20,019
-6.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£259M
+37.2% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- B&Q LIMITED 2019-11-06 → present
- B&Q PLC 2019-11-06 → 2019-11-06
- B & Q PLC 1987-09-01 → 2019-11-06
- B & Q (RETAIL) LIMITED 1970-02-26 → 1987-09-01
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,715,600,000 | £3,685,900,000 | |
| Operating profit | £221,200,000 | £214,200,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £188,800,000 | £259,100,000 | |
| Net profit | £135,500,000 | £186,700,000 | |
| Cash | £21,600,000 | £26,500,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,658,300,000 | £3,748,600,000 | |
| Net assets | £2,270,800,000 | £2,480,600,000 | |
| Equity | £2,270,800,000 | £2,480,600,000 | |
| Average employees | 21,478 | 20,019 | |
| Wages | £431,500,000 | £442,600,000 |
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 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.0% | 5.8% | |
| Net margin | 3.6% | 5.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.0% | 5.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 50.6% | 47.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.52x | 1.71x | |
| Interest cover | 2.31x | 2.44x |
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 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte UK
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In assessing the going concern basis of preparing the financial statements, the Directors considered the Company's business activities, financial position and financial risk management objectives and policies. The Company achieved a profit after tax of £186.7m (2024: £135.5m) and had a year end net asset position of £2,480.6m (2024: £2,270.8m). The Company's forecasts and projections, taking account of reasonably possible changes in trading performance and the economic challenges from increased inflation and interest rates, and considering the treasury arrangements and cash flows between the entity and the Kingfisher group, show that the Company can operate for at least twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements. As a result, the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- B&Q LIMITED · parent
- Dickens Limited 100%
- Koçtaş Yapı Marketleri Ticaret A.Ş. 0.003%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 97 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALTOFT, Robert Derek | Director | 2025-11-03 | Oct 1979 | British |
| BELL, Graham Robert | Director | 2018-10-01 | Jun 1963 | British |
| BRYANT, Geoffrey James | Director | 2019-08-01 | Jun 1980 | British |
Show 97 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARKE, Rachel Susan | Secretary | 2019-03-19 | 2021-07-31 |
| CLIFTON, Sally Jane | Secretary | 2007-02-01 | 2017-09-30 |
| CLIFTON, Sally Jane | Secretary | 1994-10-14 | 1996-08-01 |
| COPPOCK, Lawrence Patrick | Secretary | 1992-08-14 | 1992-12-01 |
| ENOCH, Simon Jocelyn | Secretary | 1992-12-01 | 1994-10-14 |
| FISHER, John Albert Louis | Secretary | — | 1992-08-14 |
| MOORE, Paul | Secretary | 2017-10-01 | 2019-03-19 |
| MORAN, Liam Kevin | Secretary | 2006-02-10 | 2007-01-31 |
| SHILLINGLAW, Gary Preston | Secretary | 1999-02-19 | 2003-10-14 |
| SPRINGTHORPE, David John | Secretary | 1996-08-01 | 1999-02-19 |
| STOKES, Martin Howard | Secretary | 2003-10-14 | 2006-02-10 |
| ADAMS, George Mills Bramston | Director | 1998-07-27 | 2005-05-17 |
| ANGWIN, Roderick Claude Penrose | Director | 2001-04-20 | 2004-05-31 |
| ARCHAMBAULT, Yves | Director | 1999-03-25 | 2001-12-21 |
| BAILEY, William Edward | Director | 1992-10-07 | 1994-04-11 |
| BARROW, Steve George | Director | 2006-03-14 | 2008-08-29 |
| BARRY, Chloe Silvana | Director | 2021-12-01 | 2025-10-31 |
| BELL, Elizabeth | Director | 2009-08-17 | 2011-10-10 |
| BERNARD, Dan | Director | 1997-05-06 | 2001-09-26 |
| BLACKHURST, Darren Anthony | Director | 2014-01-22 | 2015-05-29 |
| BRAMHILL, George | Director | 1998-02-01 | 2000-09-22 |
| BURGE, Catherine | Director | 2017-10-01 | 2021-01-31 |
| CHABRY, Alexandre | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2016-01-15 |
| CHESHIRE, Ian Michael | Director | 2005-06-07 | 2011-04-15 |
| CISSELL, Robert James | Director | 2003-02-12 | 2005-08-16 |
| CLELAND, Jonathan Bradley | Director | 2005-02-15 | 2006-02-10 |
| COLLEY, John Richard | Director | 2008-08-26 | 2010-09-17 |
| COPPOCK, Lawrence Patrick | Director | — | 1994-04-11 |
| CREEDY, Mark Peter | Director | 1998-02-01 | 2002-05-27 |
| CRISP, Paul Grahame | Director | 2017-10-02 | 2021-07-31 |
| CUTT, Michael Caslake | Director | 2000-09-22 | 2005-09-30 |
| DEMBECK, Sandra | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2019-05-13 |
| DUBOIS, Jean Antoine | Director | 1998-12-18 | 2002-09-13 |
| EARNSHAW, Patrick James | Director | 2019-04-23 | 2021-07-31 |
| ECCLES, Edward Guy | Director | 2013-10-11 | 2015-09-11 |
| FELTHAM, Helena Joan | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2018-09-28 |
| FLEMING, Keith | Director | 2004-03-01 | 2005-10-24 |
| FOLLAND, Nick James | Director | 2009-08-17 | 2011-10-11 |
| GILMAN, Stephen John Richard | Director | 2000-10-17 | 2008-05-31 |
| GRIMSEY, William | Director | 1994-07-01 | 1994-10-01 |
| HARTWELL, Terrance | Director | — | 2009-02-01 |
| HERRETT, Ian James | Director | 2011-09-26 | 2014-01-21 |
| HODKINSON, James Clifford | Director | 1994-10-01 | 1998-04-14 |
| HODKINSON, James Clifford | Director | — | 1994-07-22 |
| HOLMES, Roger Anthony | Director | 1994-03-25 | 1997-08-26 |
| HUTCHINSON, Peter Frederick | Director | — | 1996-03-31 |
| JOBSON, David | Director | — | 2002-03-20 |
| KENRICK, Joanne Louise | Director | 2006-02-21 | 2008-12-24 |
| LAURY, Veronique | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2012-07-01 |
| LEE, John Desmond | Director | — | 1993-01-13 |
| LEE, Martin Brian | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2022-05-31 |
| LEE, Martin Brian | Director | 2005-06-07 | 2007-04-23 |
| LIEN, Jesper | Director | 2016-01-04 | 2017-08-31 |
| LOEVE, Michael Lindhart | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2017-05-31 |
| LONGDEN, Fraser Alexander | Director | 2011-10-10 | 2013-11-04 |
| LOWTHER, David | Director | 2013-10-11 | 2016-08-31 |
| LOYEZ, Jean-Hughes | Director | 1998-12-18 | 2002-09-13 |
| MASON, Paul | Director | 1994-09-01 | 1995-08-09 |
| MAZAURIC, Christian | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2018-10-01 |
| MAZAURIC, Christian | Director | 2012-09-10 | 2015-07-31 |
| MCGLOUGHLIN, Damian Garry | Director | 2011-09-26 | 2017-06-14 |
| MOAT, Andrew David | Director | 2018-10-08 | 2021-07-31 |
| MONRO, Angus | Director | 1994-07-01 | 1995-12-31 |
| MOORE, Paul Anthony | Director | 2021-09-16 | 2021-12-01 |
| MORRICE, Ian | Director | 2001-07-20 | 2004-07-31 |
| MULCAHY, Geoffrey John, Sir | Director | 1998-07-27 | 2002-11-21 |
| O'BYRNE, Kevin | Director | 2013-10-11 | 2015-05-15 |
| O'CONNELL, Timothy James | Director | 2007-10-15 | 2011-10-11 |
| PATERSON, Katherine Julie | Director | 2011-02-01 | 2012-10-31 |
| PHILLIPS, William Martyn | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2013-10-23 |
| RIORDAN, Joseph Patrick | Director | 2006-07-10 | 2008-04-30 |
| RIORDON, Joseph Patrick | Director | 2001-02-23 | 2003-02-25 |
| RIORDON, Joseph Patrick | Director | 1997-04-18 | 2000-01-28 |
| ROBERTSON, Stephen | Director | 1997-04-18 | 2003-04-14 |
| ROBINSON, Stephen Leonard | Director | 2012-07-02 | 2013-07-19 |
| ROTH, David Aubrey Daniel | Director | 2003-12-16 | 2006-01-31 |
| SAYILAN NEBOL, Ebru | Director | 2012-06-25 | 2014-01-21 |
| SCHULTZ, Regis | Director | 2005-06-21 | 2008-08-26 |
| SHERWOOD, Richard | Director | 2016-05-11 | 2018-03-31 |
| SKELTON, James Alan | Director | 2008-11-26 | 2012-09-10 |
| SMITH, Alan Frank | Director | — | 1994-10-01 |
| SMITH, Grahame Reginald | Director | 2014-10-06 | 2017-03-31 |
| STANWORTH, Anthony James | Director | — | 1998-02-01 |
| STEVENSON, Barry John | Director | 1997-04-18 | 2001-03-26 |
| SUTHERLAND, Euan Angus | Director | 2008-06-17 | 2013-01-31 |
| TATTON BROWN, Duncan Eden | Director | 2001-02-23 | 2004-12-14 |
| TOOGOOD, Martin | Director | 1995-03-06 | 2000-09-22 |
| TYSON, Matthew James | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2008-09-29 |
| WARD, Christian Robert Philip | Director | 2011-05-16 | 2013-10-24 |
| WEIR, Helen | Director | 1997-08-26 | 2001-04-20 |
| WHITE, Paul Lewis | Director | 2017-08-01 | 2021-07-31 |
| WHITING, William John | Director | — | 2004-01-30 |
| WIGGINS, Andrew William Lincoln | Director | 2008-07-07 | 2011-10-11 |
| WILLETT, Steven Barry | Director | 2009-11-10 | 2016-11-22 |
| WILLETT, Steven Barry | Director | 2000-10-17 | 2005-08-16 |
| WORTHINGTON, Paul | Director | 2004-05-18 | 2005-10-13 |
| WRIGHT, Elizabeth Joan | Director | 1994-03-01 | 1994-11-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingfisher Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Kingfisher France Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 434 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-18 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-18 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-08-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31
-
Turnover
-0.8%
£3,715,600,000 £3,685,900,000
-
Cash
+22.7%
£21,600,000 £26,500,000
-
Net assets
+9.2%
£2,270,800,000 £2,480,600,000
-
Employees
-6.8%
21,478 20,019
-
Operating profit
-3.2%
£221,200,000 £214,200,000
-
Profit before tax
+37.2%
£188,800,000 £259,100,000
-
Wages
+2.6%
£431,500,000 £442,600,000
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