CHANEL LIMITED
Privately owned by the Wertheimer family, the company serves as the global headquarters for the Chanel luxury fashion brand, specialising in haute couture, ready-to-wear apparel, cosmetics, and accessories.
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Cash
£1.5B
USD 1,930,000,000
-15.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£9.1B
USD 12,112,200,000
+13.1% vs 2024
Employees
38,045
+1.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.3B
USD 4,381,300,000
-6.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14,841,689,844 | £14,056,453,432 | £14,484,777,870 | +3% | |
| Operating profit | £4,816,206,871 | £3,366,609,036 | £3,541,682,327 | +5.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,798,165,827 | £3,536,044,501 | £3,293,467,639 | -6.9% | |
| Net profit | £3,551,153,875 | £2,550,702,849 | £2,183,266,932 | -14.4% | |
| Cash | £4,106,216,643 | £1,722,318,274 | £1,450,800,571 | -15.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,602,946,704 | £13,059,911,298 | £14,043,975,043 | +7.5% | |
| Net assets | £10,195,670,150 | £8,049,913,553 | £9,104,863,565 | +13.1% | |
| Equity | £10,195,670,150 | £8,049,913,553 | £9,104,863,565 | +13.1% | |
| Average employees | 34,329 | 37,492 | 38,045 | +1.5% | |
| Wages | £1,838,457,491 | £2,132,827,182 | £2,236,788,694 | +4.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £38,186,875 | £34,277,982 | -10.2% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.752 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 32.5% | 24.0% | 24.5% | |
| Net margin | 23.9% | 18.1% | 15.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 33.0% | 25.8% | 25.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 45.4% | 51.6% | 51.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.99x | 12.29x | 5.12x | |
| Interest cover | 10.58x | 15.44x | 6.35x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have considered whether the Company and the Group have adequate resources to continue operationally for at least 12 months from the date of signing the Annual Report and Financial Statements, up to 30 June 2027. Based on their analysis, the Board concluded there are no material uncertainties and will continue to adopt the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- CHANEL LIMITED · parent
- Chanel Limited 100%
- Chanel Inc. 100%
- Chanel K.K. 100%
- Chanel SARL 100%
- Chanel Korea YH 100%
- Chanel Holdings S.A.R. 100%
- Chanel B.V. 100%
Significant events
- “On 17 March 2026, the Group disposed of an associate that was classified as held for sale during the year. At the same time, the Group acquired 100% shareholding in a separately defined operation that will achieve similar underlying results. These transactions have a net neutral cash impact in 2026 financial year.”
- “On 30 March 2026, the Group settled the nominal amount of $236.7 million ( €205.0 million) in respect of a Senior Note issued through private placement, upon its maturity.”
- “The directors recommend the payment of a final dividend of $3.25 billion ( £2.43 billion) in respect of the financial year ended 31 December 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NITSCH, Marianna | Secretary | 2019-10-02 | — | — |
| ABECASSIS, Paul Alain | Director | 2017-12-21 | Jun 1950 | Swiss |
| BAGEL-TRAH, Gudrun Simone Mignon, Dr | Director | 2025-01-01 | Jan 1969 | German |
| BLONDIAUX, Philippe Bernard, Mr. | Director | 2018-06-04 | Jan 1965 | French |
| GROS, Bertrand Henry | Director | 2017-12-21 | Mar 1950 | Swiss |
| KO, Teresa Yuk Yin | Director | 2025-01-01 | Aug 1960 | British |
| LANE FOX, Martha, Baroness | Director | 2018-06-06 | Feb 1973 | British |
| MAHON, Alexandra Rose | Director | 2021-05-26 | Oct 1973 | British |
| NAIR, Leena Kumar | Director | 2022-01-27 | Jun 1969 | British |
| PAVLOVSKY, Bruno Andre Jean | Director | 2018-10-03 | Nov 1962 | French |
| TOUCHE, William George, Sir | Director | 2025-01-01 | Jun 1962 | British |
| WERTHEIMER, Alain | Director | 2022-01-26 | Sep 1948 | French |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAFF, Paul Stuart | Secretary | 2013-01-01 | 2019-10-02 |
| HAMILTON, Martin | Secretary | — | 2013-01-01 |
| ALLISON, Joanna Louise | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2017-12-21 |
| ARMITAGE, Meryl Candice | Director | 1998-11-09 | 2002-01-31 |
| BARNETT, Peter John | Director | — | 1997-07-02 |
| COLES, Timothy John | Director | — | 1999-04-30 |
| COLLASSE, Richard Maurice | Director | 2018-10-03 | 2023-12-31 |
| DEVETTA, Dominic | Director | 2002-05-27 | 2006-07-01 |
| EL KABBANY, Josianne | Director | 2007-02-01 | 2017-10-13 |
| EVANS, Frank Anthony | Director | — | 1994-06-30 |
| FASANOTTI, Alberto | Director | 2017-08-01 | 2017-12-21 |
| FORDE, Conor Paul | Director | 2006-07-01 | 2010-12-01 |
| GAFF, Paul Stuart | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2017-12-21 |
| GALANTIC, John Stephen | Director | 2018-10-03 | 2023-09-01 |
| GILBERT, Stephen James | Director | — | 1998-07-13 |
| HAMILTON, Martin | Director | — | 2017-12-21 |
| HEYWOOD, Suzanne Elizabeth, Lady | Director | 2018-06-04 | 2021-05-26 |
| JEPSON, Ian | Director | 2007-02-01 | 2017-12-21 |
| LILLEY, Andrew Brian | Director | 2010-12-23 | 2017-12-21 |
| MANSELL, Colin Michael | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2003-10-08 |
| MATTHEWS, Keith Anthony | Director | — | 2014-07-30 |
| MAY, Christopher Linton | Director | 2005-01-19 | 2014-11-07 |
| NICOLAY, Olivier | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2023-03-09 |
| RENDALL, Bernadette | Director | 1994-08-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| SABAS, Didier | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2010-12-23 |
| SHAW, Vincent Graham | Director | 2018-10-03 | 2025-03-31 |
| STEVENSON, John Morris | Director | — | 2007-02-01 |
| WERTHEIMER, Alain Ernest | Director | — | 2017-12-18 |
| WERTHEIMER, Gerard Paul Philippe | Director | 2004-10-21 | 2017-12-20 |
| WHITTEN, Colin Albert Frederick | Director | — | 2003-11-30 |
| WILKS, Keith Scott | Director | 2016-10-24 | 2017-02-02 |
| WRIGHT, Steven Antony | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2016-10-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 230 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.