HARRODS LIMITED
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Cash
£27m
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.1bn
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
4,553
highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£85m
Period ending 2026-01-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-02-03 | 2025-02-01 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £898,400,000 | £894,600,000 | £893,100,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £162,900,000 | £127,300,000 | £129,300,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £162,200,000 | £85,100,000 | -£84,600,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £122,100,000 | £60,500,000 | -£117,600,000 | — | |
| Cash | £50,800,000 | £76,600,000 | £27,400,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,290,500,000 | £2,250,300,000 | £2,018,000,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £2,328,900,000 | £2,291,600,000 | £2,060,700,000 | — | |
| Equity | £2,328,900,000 | £2,291,600,000 | £2,060,700,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 4,550 | 4,420 | 4,553 | — | |
| Wages | £185,400,000 | £197,200,000 | £214,400,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,900,000 | £4,300,000 | £3,500,000 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £2,100,000 | £3,400,000 | £2,400,000 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-02-03 | 2025-02-01 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 18.1% | 14.2% | 14.5% | |
| Net margin | 13.6% | 6.8% | -13.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.1% | 5.7% | 6.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 12.8% | 15.9% | 15.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.55x | 2.14x | 1.41x | |
| Interest cover | 54.30x | 50.92x | 31.54x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- HARRODS LIMITED 1920-03-27 → present
- HARRODS STORES LIMITED 1889-11-20 → 1920-03-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months. The Company is reliant on the continued financial support of the ultimate UK parent undertaking, Harrods Group (Holding) Limited, which has confirmed through a letter of support that, if required, future liabilities of the Company will be met by the Group as they fall due.”
Group structure
- HARRODS LIMITED · parent
- Harrods International Limited 100%
- Harrods Estates Limited 100%
- Harrods Department Store (Shanghai) Co. Limited 100%
- Harrods Property Limited 100%
- Harrods Hong Kong Limited 100%
- Harrods Beauty Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 31 March 2026, the Harrods legal redress scheme was closed to new applications. Based on information available at the reporting date, the expected financial impact of claims arising under the scheme has been appropriately reflected in the provisions recognised as at 31 January 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 68 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEBSTER, Daniel Jonathan | Secretary | 2015-01-15 | — | — |
| AL-SOWAIDI, Mohammed Saif | Director | 2025-01-14 | Oct 1981 | Qatari |
| ARZANI, Ugo | Director | 2022-07-26 | May 1974 | Italian |
| HEALY, James Philip | Director | 2003-02-10 | Mar 1966 | British |
| VIMERCATI, Davide Luigi | Director | 2022-07-26 | Jun 1971 | Italian |
| WARD, Michael Ashley | Director | 2006-08-01 | Jul 1956 | British |
| WEAVER, Geoffrey Paul | Director | 2025-06-03 | Aug 1982 | British |
Show 68 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEAN, Simon David Hatherly | Secretary | 2004-06-01 | 2010-09-10 |
| GOLDBERG, Justine Magdalen | Secretary | 2010-10-19 | 2014-05-02 |
| JERMAN, Susan | Secretary | — | 2004-05-31 |
| AKEROYD, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2002-02-04 | 2004-07-26 |
| AL FAYED, Mohamed | Director | — | 2010-05-07 |
| AL-ABDULLA, Hussain Ali A.A., His Excellency Dr | Director | 2010-05-07 | 2022-05-09 |
| AL-KUWARI, Khalifa Jassim | Director | 2010-05-07 | 2014-09-02 |
| AL-MAHMOUD, Mansoor Ebrahim Si | Director | 2018-10-15 | 2025-01-14 |
| AL-SAYED, Ahmad Mohamed, His Excellency Mr | Director | 2010-05-07 | 2015-02-02 |
| AL-THANI, Abdulla Bin Mohammed Bin Saoud, His Excellency Sheikh | Director | 2015-01-15 | 2018-10-15 |
| AL-THANI, Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jaber, His Excellency Sheikh | Director | 2010-05-07 | 2020-05-19 |
| ALLEN, Nicholas Robert | Director | 2002-06-05 | 2003-05-22 |
| ASSANAND, Rajiv Lochan | Director | 1994-04-14 | 2021-04-06 |
| BAYOUMI, Omar Hugh, Dr | Director | 1994-09-26 | 1995-06-30 |
| BLOW, Nigel Charles Craig | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2007-01-31 |
| BOGDANERIS, Ion | Director | 1998-10-14 | 1999-04-09 |
| BOLLICIER, Peter | Director | — | 1994-04-18 |
| BRILLIANT, Jon Aaron | Director | 2001-05-01 | 2002-03-14 |
| BYRNE, Jeffrey | Director | 1999-10-18 | 2010-11-28 |
| CARR GRIFFITHS, Xenia Mary | Director | 1996-08-01 | 2004-04-23 |
| COLE, Michael Dexter | Director | — | 1998-02-28 |
| COTTELEER, Charles Francis | Director | 1996-04-27 | 1997-07-01 |
| COX, Anthony Roy | Director | 1992-04-01 | 1995-05-25 |
| DAVIE, Stephen Howard | Director | 2002-09-30 | 2003-11-12 |
| DE BOER, Clive Pieter | Director | — | 1999-06-30 |
| EDGAR, John Peter | Director | 2013-01-24 | 2017-11-10 |
| EGGERT, Gerhard | Director | 1993-03-01 | 1995-05-03 |
| FAYED, Ali | Director | — | 2010-05-07 |
| FAYED, Omar Alexander | Director | 2010-04-09 | 2010-05-07 |
| FAYED, Omar Alexander | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2009-03-03 |
| FRANZESE, Massimo | Director | 2003-11-01 | 2005-04-30 |
| GRANVILLE, Jonathon | Director | 2001-12-11 | 2003-04-30 |
| GRIFFITHS, Jonathon Mark | Director | 1996-08-01 | 2001-07-25 |
| HAWKINS, John Graham | Director | — | 1999-11-16 |
| HELVEY, Ronald Michael | Director | 2002-02-04 | 2003-07-18 |
| JANETZKY, Gerhard | Director | 1998-01-05 | 1998-10-20 |
| JENNINGS, Andrew Richard | Director | — | 1993-08-05 |
| JONCKERS, Maarten | Director | 1996-08-01 | 1997-07-22 |
| LEE, Brian Kenneth | Director | — | 1992-06-16 |
| MAAMRIA, Kamel, Dr | Director | 2010-10-13 | 2014-05-29 |
| MACNAMARA, John Lesley | Director | 1996-08-15 | 2002-07-08 |
| MAEDER, Andre | Director | 1996-08-01 | 2002-01-30 |
| MAYER, Laurence David Joseph | Director | 1998-05-11 | 2000-08-08 |
| MCARTHUR, James | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2009-01-12 |
| MCINERNEY, Michael Anthony | Director | 1996-09-18 | 1996-10-08 |
| MCKEE, Maria Gaynor | Director | 2005-11-24 | 2013-11-01 |
| MERRITT, Donald Thomas | Director | 1992-06-01 | 1992-08-20 |
| NAJDECKI, William Charles | Director | 1998-11-17 | 2002-06-30 |
| NORMAN, Donald Edward | Director | 1998-10-29 | 2000-05-24 |
| OUELLETTE, Jean Louis | Director | 2004-09-16 | 2005-04-29 |
| PARKER, Dawson Ray | Director | 2002-05-13 | 2015-03-16 |
| PARKER, Dawson Ray | Director | 1996-04-22 | 2000-03-31 |
| PARKER, Timothy Nicholas Blake | Director | 2022-07-15 | 2025-05-23 |
| PITCHER, Anne | Director | 1996-08-01 | 2001-10-15 |
| RIGELMAN, Max Robley | Director | 2003-02-27 | 2003-04-07 |
| ROGERS, Michael | Director | 1996-07-05 | 1999-05-21 |
| SIMONIN, Richard Guy Marie | Director | 2003-07-14 | 2005-02-09 |
| SMITH, Benedict James | Director | 2006-11-10 | 2012-07-31 |
| SPRINGETT, Mark Stephen | Director | — | 1992-10-30 |
| TANNA, Anil | Director | 1999-11-16 | 2010-05-07 |
| WALSH, James Michael | Director | 1993-08-06 | 1994-09-26 |
| WARDLE, Charles Frederick | Director | 2000-03-16 | 2001-12-20 |
| WEBB, David Royston | Director | — | 1996-08-01 |
| WHITACRE, John J | Director | 2001-04-01 | 2001-11-12 |
| WIKSTROM, Martha Shaffer | Director | 2001-02-01 | 2003-02-26 |
| WILES, Andrew Keith | Director | 1998-02-20 | 2000-12-07 |
| ZINGRAFF, Muriel Fabienne Valerie | Director | 2001-02-01 | 2001-04-18 |
| ZIPP, Manfred Eugen | Director | 1994-04-13 | 1999-04-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrods (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 389 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.