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ROYAL MAIL GROUP LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 04138203
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2001-01-10
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-03-30
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 53100
Accounts
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have prepared the Financial Statements on a going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the Company or to cease its operations and as they have concluded that the Company's financial position means that this is realistic They have also concluded that there are no material uncertainties that could have cast significant doubt over its ability to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of the Financial Statements ('the going concern period')”
Subsidiaries
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- Parcelforce Limited · 100% held · UK
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- RMCPP Trustees Limited · 100% held · UK
- RM (International) Limited · 100% held · UK
- RMSEPP Pensions Trustees (2050) Limited · 100% held · UK
- Royal Mail Limited (previously RM 2022 Limited) · 100% held · UK
- Royal Mail Courier Services Ltd · 100% held · UK
- Royal Mail Enterprises Limited · 100% held · UK
- Royal Mail Estates Limited · 100% held · UK · Property company
- Royal Mail Innovations Limited · 100% held · UK
- Storefeeder Ltd · 100% held · UK
- RM Property and Facilities Solutions Limited · 99.98% held · UK · Facilities management
- Royal Mail Pensions Trustees Limited · 100% held · UK
Significant events
- “On 29 May 2024 the IDS plc Board announced that it had reached agreement with EP UK Bidco Limited (Bidco) ... to acquire the entire issued ... ordinary share capital of IDS ... On 30 April 2025 the Offer became unconditional and the IDS plc company shares were delisted from the London Stock Exchange on 2 June 2025”
- “At 30 March 2025 the Directors did not recommend a dividend (2023-24 no dividend) Subsequently on 1 August 2025 the Directors declared a dividend of £41 million payable to the Company s immediate parent company IDS Holdco Limited The dividend was subsequently paid on 15 September 2025”
- “In July 2025 Ofcom announced changes to the Universal Service following an extensive consultation ... The reforms include changes to Second Class letter deliveries and new delivery targets”
- “In July 2025 Royal Mail and the CWU agreed an industry leading three-year pay deal that offers greater job secunty The agreement was endorsed by the CWUs Postal Executive Committee and accepted by CWU members following a ballot in August 2025”
- “During the year the number of dog attacks increased by 2% compared to the prior year”
- “One employee and five members of the public sadly lost their lives in accidents that involved Royal Mail vehicles”
- “From July 2025 All non-First Class mail deliveries including Second Class will be delivered every other weekday (Monday to Friday)”
- “From 1 April 2026 Quality-of-service targets for First and Second Class mail will change to 90% and 95% respectively”
- “In May 2024 Bulk Mail Claım Ltd applied to the Competition Appeal Tribunal to bring a proposed class action claim for damages ... estimated at £878 million against the Companys parent company IDS plc”
- “In December 2024 following an investigation, Ofcom concluded that Royal Mail was in breach of its First and Second Class mail Universal Service QoS targets for the 2023-24 regulatory period It fined Royal Mail £10 5 million”
- “On 30 April 2025 EP UK Bidco Limited ... completed the acquisition of IDS plc the previous ultimate parent company”
- “As part of the agreed undertakings to the UK Government to safeguard and protect Royal Mail EP committed to restructuring the Companys balance sheet by procuring the capitalisation of the intragroup interest-bearing loan ... of £714 million”
- “On 26 June 2025 a new non-transferable share of £1 00 (the HMG Share) was issued and allotted to the Secretary of State by Royal Mail”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
10 active · 54 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEWMAN, Matthew | Secretary | 2025-06-30 | — | — |
| ABLIN, Paul | Director | 2026-01-21 | Mar 1975 | British |
| BILEK, Jan | Director | 2025-06-09 | Nov 1982 | Czech |
| JANCA, Marek | Director | 2025-06-09 | Sep 1987 | Czech |
| KRETINSKY, Daniel | Director | 2025-06-09 | Jul 1975 | Czech |
| MARES, Daniel | Director | 2025-06-09 | Jul 1973 | Czech |
| MCDONALD, Dwain | Director | 2025-08-01 | May 1966 | British |
| SEIDENBERG, Martin | Director | 2025-06-09 | Feb 1973 | German |
| SILHA, Roman | Director | 2025-06-09 | May 1971 | Czech |
| ZRUST, Jiri | Director | 2025-06-25 | Nov 1974 | British |
Show 54 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMSDEN, Mark | Secretary | 2019-05-01 | 2024-09-30 |
| DOSANJH, Kulbinder Kaur | Secretary | 2015-06-27 | 2019-05-01 |
| EVANS, Jonathan | Secretary | 2001-01-24 | 2010-05-27 |
| MILLIDGE, Jonathan Varley | Secretary | 2010-05-27 | 2014-01-31 |
| PANG, Emily Shiu Wai | Secretary | 2014-02-01 | 2015-06-26 |
| TRUSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-01-10 | 2001-01-24 |
| ALLAN, John Murray | Director | 2013-01-14 | 2013-09-25 |
| AMSDEN, Mark | Director | 2020-09-02 | 2024-09-30 |
| ASHFORD, Sally | Director | 2020-04-16 | 2020-09-02 |
| BABIAK, Janice May | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2013-09-25 |
| BACK, Rico, Herr | Director | 2018-06-08 | 2020-05-15 |
| BAIN, Neville Clifford, Dr | Director | 2001-01-24 | 2001-12-31 |
| BATESON, Paul | Director | 2003-01-28 | 2004-09-14 |
| BRYDON, Donald Hood | Director | 2009-01-27 | 2015-08-31 |
| BURDEN, David | Director | 2003-01-28 | 2007-07-31 |
| CASSONI, Maria Luisa | Director | 2001-02-01 | 2005-11-17 |
| COOK, Alan Ronald | Director | 2006-03-01 | 2010-03-15 |
| COPE, Jeremy Ewart | Director | 2001-03-26 | 2003-11-14 |
| CROZIER, Adam Alexander | Director | 2003-03-04 | 2010-03-31 |
| CURRIE, David Anthony, Lord | Director | 2012-04-01 | 2012-08-30 |
| DUNCAN, Ian Barnet | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2010-06-15 |
| GILTHORPE, Charlotte Emma | Director | 2024-10-07 | 2025-06-09 |
| GREENE, Moya Marguerite | Director | 2010-07-15 | 2018-06-08 |
| GRIFFITHS, Ian Roy | Director | 2006-02-06 | 2007-04-30 |
| HIGSON, Mark Vincent | Director | 2007-11-05 | 2014-07-24 |
| HORLER, Nicholas Wenham | Director | 2012-04-01 | 2013-09-25 |
| JEAVONS, Michael John | Director | 2020-09-02 | 2024-01-18 |
| JEAVONS, Michael John | Director | 2016-05-18 | 2020-03-18 |
| KEERS, Catherine Jane | Director | 2012-04-01 | 2013-09-25 |
| KINSKI, Michael John | Director | 2001-03-26 | 2002-02-12 |
| LEESON, Vanessa | Director | 2003-01-28 | 2004-09-14 |
| LEIGHTON, Allan Leslie | Director | 2001-04-02 | 2009-03-25 |
| LESTER, Matthew John | Director | 2010-11-24 | 2017-07-20 |
| LLOYD, John Morley | Director | 2001-03-26 | 2003-03-25 |
| LONG, Peter James | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2016-09-27 |
| MCCARTHY, Anthony David | Director | 2003-01-28 | 2007-12-07 |
| MILLS, David John | Director | 2002-04-15 | 2005-12-31 |
| MURRAY, Paul Colbeck | Director | 2012-04-01 | 2013-09-25 |
| NI-CHIONNA, Orna Gabrielle | Director | 2012-04-01 | 2013-09-25 |
| OWEN, Arthur Leslie | Director | 2012-04-01 | 2013-09-25 |
| RICH, Paul Andrew | Director | 2003-01-28 | 2004-09-14 |
| ROBERTS, Anthony John | Director | 2001-01-24 | 2002-12-30 |
| ROWE, Drusilla Charlotte Jane | Nominee Director | 2001-01-10 | 2001-01-22 |
| SILVER, Eleanor | Director | 2001-01-22 | 2001-01-24 |
| SIMPSON, Stuart Campbell | Director | 2017-07-20 | 2021-01-11 |
| SMITH, David John | Director | 2010-04-06 | 2011-06-13 |
| SNAPE, Michael David | Director | 2024-01-18 | 2026-01-30 |
| TEMPLEMAN, Miles Howard | Director | 2001-03-26 | 2003-03-25 |
| THOMPSON, Simon | Director | 2021-01-11 | 2023-05-12 |
| THORNE, Rosemary Prudence | Director | 2001-03-26 | 2004-03-25 |
| TOIME, Elmar | Director | 2003-03-04 | 2004-11-16 |
| TRIGGS, Jeffrey Robert | Director | 2001-01-22 | 2001-01-24 |
| WILLIAMS, Kevin Raymond | Director | 2003-01-28 | 2003-09-17 |
| ZUERCHER, Eleanor Jane | Nominee Director | 2001-01-10 | 2001-01-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ids Holdco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-08-31 | Active |
| Royal Mail Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-08-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 284 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-03 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2026-01-22 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2025-08-20 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-07-24 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-07-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2025-07-10 | SH01 | capital | capital allotment shares |
| 2025-07-03 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-07-02 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | legacy |
| 2025-07-02 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
| 2025-07-02 | MA | incorporation | memorandum articles |
| 2025-06-27 | SH01 | capital | capital allotment shares |
| 2025-06-16 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-06-11 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-06-10 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-06-10 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-06-10 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-06-10 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-06-10 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
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