DRESS HOLDCO A LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-29
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-22 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£195M
-18.4% vs 2024
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£44M
-372% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-29
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-30 | 2025-03-29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£44,000 | -£68,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £16,196,000 | -£44,059,000 | |
| Net profit | £16,196,000 | -£44,059,000 | |
| Cash | £12,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £239,302,000 | £195,243,000 | |
| Net assets | £239,302,000 | £195,243,000 | |
| Equity | £239,302,000 | £195,243,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — |
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 | 2024-03-30 | 2025-03-29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -0.0% | -0.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 12.9% | 16.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.02x | 0.00x | |
| Interest cover | -0.02x | -0.03x |
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
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes that the Company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future being a period of at least twelve months from the date of signing this report. The directors consider that it is appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis based on their assessment of the liquidity position of the TFG Brands (London) Limited Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dress Holdco A, as well as support from the ultimate parent (The Foschini Group Limited). As a consequence, the directors believe the company is well placed to manage its business risks successfully and meet liabilities as they fall due despite the uncertain economic outlook and consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- DRESS HOLDCO A LIMITED · parent
- TFG Brands (London) Limited 1%
- Phase Eight (Fashion & Designs) Limited 1%
- Whistles Limited 1%
- Hobbs Limited 1%
- White Stuff Limited 1%
Significant events
- “There have been no events subsequent to 29 March 2025 that would materially change the results reported for the year ended 29 March 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAIRD, Stuart Andrew | Director | 2017-11-14 | Sep 1965 | South African |
| BUDDLE, Ralph Rowland | Director | 2024-04-01 | Oct 1966 | British |
| THUNSTROM, Anthony Edward | Director | 2015-04-14 | Jul 1970 | South African |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEWIS, Michael | Director | 2015-01-08 | 2018-01-23 |
| MARITZ, Manie Adriaan | Director | 2015-01-08 | 2018-09-13 |
| MURRAY, Alexander Douglas | Director | 2015-01-08 | 2025-09-04 |
| NTULI, Bongiwe | Director | 2019-01-14 | 2023-11-30 |
| STEIN, Ronald | Director | 2015-01-08 | 2016-01-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Foschini Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 45 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-02-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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 2025-03-29 vs 2024-03-30
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
-18.4%
£239,302,000 £195,243,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-54.5%
-£44,000 -£68,000
-
Profit before tax
-372%
£16,196,000 -£44,059,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers