SABRE RETAIL FASHION LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-28
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-06 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£29M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£38M
Equity attributable
Employees
790
Average over period
Profit before tax
£14M
Period ending 2024-12-28
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-28
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £139,806,000 | £134,735,000 | |
| Operating profit | £22,752,000 | £13,249,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £23,705,000 | £14,223,000 | |
| Net profit | £19,790,000 | £10,595,000 | |
| Cash | £40,865,000 | £28,993,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £55,603,000 | £40,888,000 | |
| Net assets | £53,003,000 | £37,992,000 | |
| Equity | £53,003,000 | £37,992,000 | |
| Average employees | 807 | 790 | |
| Wages | £17,177,000 | £16,271,000 |
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 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 16.3% | 9.8% | |
| Net margin | 14.2% | 7.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 40.9% | 32.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 30.5% | 42.3% | |
| Current ratio | 3.24x | 2.26x |
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
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the strength of the Company's balance sheet, cash reserves, and cash projections for the period to December 2026, the Directors are satisfied that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future (which under current UK generally accepted accounting principles means a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements).”
Group structure
- SABRE RETAIL FASHION LIMITED · parent
- Sabre Retail (Trading) Limited 100%
- Mint Velvet Group Limited 100%
- Mint Velvet Retail Limited 100%
- Mint Velvet Fashion Limited 100%
- Mint Velvet Services Limited 100%
- Mint Velvet Europe Limited 100%
- Mint Velvet Trading Limited 100%
- Mint Velvet Clothing Limited 100%
- Mint Velvet Holdings Limited 100%
- Mint Velvet International Limited 100%
- Hygge Retail Limited 100%
- Hygge Europe Limited 100%
- Hygge Clothing Limited 100%
- Hygge Fashion Limited 100%
- MV Europe Limited 100%
- MV Fashion Limited 100%
- MV Retail Limited 100%
- Mint Velvet Property Limited 100%
Significant events
- “A dividend of £10,000k was paid post period end to Mustard Global Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEAN, Judith Anne | Secretary | 2016-03-21 | — | — |
| AGAR-REA, Lisa Diane | Director | 2012-03-21 | Nov 1968 | British |
| DAVIES, Peter Wynne | Director | 2012-03-21 | May 1949 | British |
| GRANT, Stuart Antony | Director | 2012-03-21 | Feb 1975 | British |
| HOUGHTON, Elizabeth Claire | Director | 2012-03-21 | Dec 1964 | British |
| SHEPPARD, Theodore Alban Edward | Director | 2022-05-19 | Jun 1985 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| INMAN, Christopher | Secretary | 2012-03-21 | 2015-11-30 |
| CAVENDISH SQUARE SECRETARIAT | Corporate Secretary | 2015-11-30 | 2016-03-21 |
| PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2012-01-23 | 2012-03-21 |
| GROVES, Kara Eugenie | Director | 2018-09-03 | 2020-02-11 |
| HILDRED, Daniel James | Director | 2012-01-23 | 2012-03-21 |
| INMAN, Christopher | Director | 2012-03-21 | 2015-11-30 |
| RAWLINGS, Jane | Director | 2012-03-21 | 2015-11-30 |
| SIMS, Richard Mervyn | Director | 2012-03-21 | 2015-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mustard Global Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-11-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 89 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-04-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-03-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-14 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2020-02-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-28 vs 2023-12-30