HENDERSON RETAIL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-57.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£146M
+16.2% vs 2023
Employees
3,934
+3.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£28M
-10.3% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- HENDERSON RETAIL LIMITED 2005-03-16 → present
- ANDREW MILLAR AND COMPANY, LIMITED 1881-02-19 → 2005-03-16
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £614,865,202 | £655,693,522 | |
| Operating profit | £27,803,852 | £24,310,635 | |
| Profit before tax | £31,698,735 | £28,449,209 | |
| Net profit | £22,850,705 | £20,269,758 | |
| Cash | £5,944,006 | £2,530,467 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £132,276,215 | £153,440,552 | |
| Net assets | £125,319,679 | £145,589,437 | |
| Equity | £125,319,679 | £145,589,437 | |
| Average employees | 3,786 | 3,934 | |
| Wages | £60,474,717 | £68,183,758 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.5% | 3.7% | |
| Net margin | 3.7% | 3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 21.0% | 15.8% | |
| Current ratio | 2.76x | 3.03x | |
| Interest cover | — | 1153.09x |
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 Northern Ireland
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- HENDERSON RETAIL LIMITED · parent
- Moundview Service Station Ltd 100%
- Beechwood Retail (NI) Limited 100%
- McGirr Retail Ltd 100%
- J & U McGirr Property Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “The company was awarded an Investors in People ('IIP') Platinum accreditation in March 2024.”
- “W J R Whitten was appointed as a director on 3 April 2024 and resigned on 27 May 2024.”
- “Following the year end, K A Simpson was appointed as a director on 1 April 2025 and G D Rankin was appointed as a director on 1 May 2025.”
- “Bash NI Limited was dissolved on 10 September 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAMBLE, Neil William | Secretary | 2024-05-27 | — | — |
| ADAMS, William | Director | 2025-10-01 | Jan 1983 | British |
| AGNEW, Geoffrey William | Director | — | Apr 1964 | British |
| AGNEW, Martin John | Director | — | Aug 1962 | British |
| CHERRY, Julie Ann | Director | 2026-04-20 | Jan 1976 | Irish |
| DERBY, Desmond James | Director | 2026-04-16 | Feb 1977 | Irish |
| DRISCOLL, John William | Director | 2023-04-24 | Feb 1973 | British |
| GAMBLE, Neil William | Director | 2024-04-03 | Jan 1983 | British |
| HAMILTON, Stephen Leslie | Director | 2022-01-01 | Oct 1969 | British |
| KELLY, Neal Francis | Director | 2011-11-07 | Nov 1970 | Northern Irish |
| MCCAMMOND, Robert Mark | Director | 2014-09-15 | Nov 1965 | British |
| MOORE, William James | Director | 2021-01-01 | Jul 1976 | British |
| RANKIN, George David | Director | 2025-05-01 | Sep 1979 | British |
| SIMPSON, Katherine Allison | Director | 2025-04-01 | Jun 1974 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHITTEN, William John Ronald | Secretary | — | 2024-05-27 |
| ADRAIN, Mark Hugh | Director | 2007-06-25 | 2025-09-30 |
| AGNEW, John Robert Henderson | Director | — | 2002-04-22 |
| DAVIDSON, Samuel Houston | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| FITZSIMMINS, Alan James | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| GRAY, Nigel Robin Alexander | Director | 2009-08-10 | 2014-03-28 |
| JOHNSTON, Graeme | Director | 2004-03-08 | 2007-05-18 |
| MCCAMMOND, Robert Mark | Director | 2001-03-12 | 2009-04-30 |
| STEWART, Darren William | Director | 2016-09-01 | 2019-10-31 |
| WHITTEN, William John Ronald | Director | 1999-07-01 | 2024-05-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Martin John Agnew | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Geoffrey William Agnew | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| John Henderson (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 275 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-06-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-30 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+6.6%
£614,865,202 £655,693,522
-
Cash
-57.4%
£5,944,006 £2,530,467
-
Net assets
+16.2%
£125,319,679 £145,589,437
-
Employees
+3.9%
3,786 3,934
-
Operating profit
-12.6%
£27,803,852 £24,310,635
-
Profit before tax
-10.3%
£31,698,735 £28,449,209
-
Wages
+12.7%
£60,474,717 £68,183,758
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