ROYAL COLLECTION ENTERPRISES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-14 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£11M
+258.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£387K
-19.2% vs 2024
Employees
959
+16.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£7M
-43.1% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £70,861,000 | £68,822,000 | |
| Operating profit | £12,348,000 | £6,628,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £12,352,000 | £7,031,000 | |
| Net profit | £12,352,000 | £7,031,000 | |
| Cash | £3,093,000 | £11,094,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £479,000 | £387,000 | |
| Net assets | £479,000 | £387,000 | |
| Equity | £479,000 | £387,000 | |
| Average employees | 826 | 959 | |
| Wages | £15,974,000 | £18,813,000 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 17.4% | 9.6% | |
| Net margin | 17.4% | 10.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2577.9% | 1712.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.99x | 1.00x | |
| Interest cover | 70.56x | — |
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
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on that review, the Directors have concluded that the use of the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “In 2024/25, Royal Collection Trust welcomed 2.9 million visitors to the official residences and The King's Galleries.”
- “Buckingham Palace Summer Opening, returning to opening seven days per week in July and August for the first time since 2019, achieved its highest visitor numbers on record.”
- “Retail income was significantly lower than in recent years, due to the absence of commemorative events and a challenging retail environment overall.”
- “Overall, turnover decreased by £2.0 million. Net profit reduced from £12.4 million in 2023/24 to £6.9 million for 2024/25.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IVORY, Brian, Sir | Director | 2025-03-05 | Apr 1949 | British |
| KNOX, Timothy Aidan John | Director | 2018-03-04 | Aug 1962 | British |
| LAMBERT, James Nicholas | Director | 2026-04-01 | Apr 1957 | British |
| LOCKHART, Michelle Alexandra | Director | 2019-09-16 | May 1980 | British |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON, Gail Elizabeth | Secretary | 1993-03-22 | 1999-06-07 |
| JUTLLA, Inderjit Kaur | Secretary | 1999-06-07 | 2019-04-18 |
| TYROLESE (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-01-11 | 1993-03-22 |
| ARBITER, Richard Winston | Director | 1993-06-22 | 2000-03-08 |
| BIRD, Rufus Benedict Godfrey | Director | 2010-06-07 | 2019-09-16 |
| BLEWITT, Shane Gabriel, Major Sir | Director | 1993-03-22 | 1996-07-31 |
| BOLLAND, Marc Jan | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2026-03-31 |
| BOURKE, Michael William | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2005-09-30 |
| CURTIS, Neil | Director | 2025-01-06 | 2025-11-21 |
| DE BELLAIGUE, Geoffrey, Sir | Director | 1993-03-22 | 1996-03-11 |
| DUNKELS, Annabel Frances | Director | 2000-06-08 | 2021-01-01 |
| EVERETT, Oliver William | Director | 1993-03-22 | 2002-02-28 |
| FRANCOIS, Barbara Helen Kerry | Director | 2008-11-11 | 2017-08-11 |
| GRIFFITHS, Edward Charles | Director | 2006-02-21 | 2015-01-31 |
| HARRISON, Keith Anthony | Director | 2015-01-05 | 2025-01-06 |
| HEWLETT, Michael Edward Kilby | Director | 1993-03-22 | 2002-06-17 |
| JENKINS, Thomas | Director | 2008-02-26 | 2013-12-02 |
| JOHNSON, Gail Elizabeth | Director | 1993-03-22 | 1999-06-07 |
| JOHNSTONE-BURT, Charles Anthony, Vice Admiral | Director | 2015-02-18 | 2017-10-23 |
| LAWLOR, June Elizabeth | Director | 2015-06-30 | 2019-06-30 |
| LEIGH-PEMBERTON, James Henry, Sir | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2025-03-05 |
| LLOYD, Christopher Hamilton | Director | 1993-03-22 | 2005-06-30 |
| MARSDEN, Jonathan Mark | Director | 1996-03-13 | 2018-01-01 |
| MCGOURTY, Nuala Patricia | Director | 1998-12-01 | 2019-06-30 |
| MOSSMAN, Frances Anne | Director | 1999-06-07 | 2007-11-07 |
| OSWIN, Joanna Bridget Yeo | Director | 1999-06-07 | 2007-11-07 |
| PARSONS, John Christopher, Sir | Director | 1993-03-22 | 1995-10-31 |
| PEAT, Michael, Sir | Director | 1993-03-22 | 2002-07-25 |
| REID, Philip Alan, Sir | Director | 2002-07-25 | 2018-01-01 |
| RELLIE, Jemima Mary | Director | 2010-05-11 | 2019-09-16 |
| ROBERTS, Hugh Ashley, Sir | Director | 1993-03-22 | 2010-04-30 |
| ROBERTS, Priscilla Jane Stephanie, The Hon Lady | Director | 2002-03-26 | 2013-07-23 |
| RUIZ, George Walter | Director | 2005-10-10 | 2008-09-19 |
| SALE, Fiona | Director | 2008-02-26 | 2014-12-18 |
| SHAWE TAYLOR, Desmond Philip | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2019-09-16 |
| STEVENS, Michael John | Director | 1995-05-03 | 2015-01-05 |
| TYROLESE (DIRECTORS) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-01-11 | 1993-02-22 |
| TYROLESE (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-01-11 | 1993-03-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Royal Collection Trust | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 187 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-2.9%
£70,861,000 £68,822,000
-
Cash
+258.7%
£3,093,000 £11,094,000
-
Net assets
-19.2%
£479,000 £387,000
-
Employees
+16.1%
826 959
-
Operating profit
-46.3%
£12,348,000 £6,628,000
-
Profit before tax
-43.1%
£12,352,000 £7,031,000
-
Wages
+17.8%
£15,974,000 £18,813,000
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