MARKS AND SPENCER P.L.C.
Trading as M&S, the company is a major British retailer of food, clothing and homeware, operating as a primary subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange-listed Marks and Spencer Group plc.
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Cash
£923m
+6.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5.2bn
+2.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
66,286
-1.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£421m
-47.3% lowest in 3 filed years
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Our short-form breakdown of MARKS AND SPENCER P.L.C.'s latest filing
A £14 billion year for M&S, but a sophisticated cyber attack in April took a massive bite out of the bottom line. 🛒💻
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-30 | 2025-03-29 | 2026-03-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,966,000,000 | £13,695,600,000 | £14,035,600,000 | +2.5% | |
| Operating profit | £799,100,000 | £893,500,000 | £535,200,000 | -40.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £686,600,000 | £797,400,000 | £420,600,000 | -47.3% | |
| Net profit | £447,700,000 | £586,300,000 | £293,900,000 | -49.9% | |
| Cash | £838,000,000 | £863,700,000 | £922,600,000 | +6.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,748,000,000 | £8,248,200,000 | £8,488,700,000 | +2.9% | |
| Net assets | £2,575,300,000 | £5,081,300,000 | £5,230,500,000 | +2.9% | |
| Equity | £2,575,300,000 | £5,081,300,000 | £5,230,500,000 | +2.9% | |
| Average employees | 68,609 | 67,478 | 66,286 | -1.8% | |
| Wages | £1,032,300,000 | £1,523,800,000 | £1,654,000,000 | +8.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £2,858,100 | £1,710,900 | -40.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £700,000 | £2,858,100 | £1,710,900 | -40.1% |
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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-30 | 2025-03-29 | 2026-03-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.2% | 6.5% | 3.8% | |
| Net margin | 3.5% | 4.3% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.8% | 10.8% | 6.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 76.1% | 53.4% | 53.0% | |
| Current ratio | 2.19x | 0.90x | 1.69x | |
| Interest cover | 4.38x | 5.16x | 3.12x |
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
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the Group's cash flow forecasts and projections, the Board is satisfied that the Group will be able to operate within the level of its facilities for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “In April 2025 the Group was the subject of a sophisticated cyber incident.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 63 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOLLAND, Nick James | Secretary | 2019-02-01 | — | — |
| DOLAN, Alison Ann | Director | 2025-04-01 | Dec 1969 | Irish |
| FOLLAND, Nick James | Director | 2019-02-01 | Oct 1965 | British |
Show 63 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MELLOR, Amanda | Secretary | 2009-07-30 | 2019-02-01 |
| O'NEILL, John | Secretary | — | 1997-07-31 |
| OAKLEY, Graham John | Secretary | 1997-08-01 | 2009-07-30 |
| ALDRIDGE, Roger | Director | 1993-01-01 | 2000-07-19 |
| ATTERTON, David Valentine, Dr | Director | — | 1993-07-26 |
| BALDOCK, Brian Ford | Director | 1996-10-01 | 2002-03-27 |
| BALL, Anthony Frank Elliott | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2002-03-27 |
| BENFIELD, James Richard | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1999-12-31 |
| BOLLAND, Marc | Director | 2010-07-14 | 2016-03-16 |
| COLNE, Nigel Lawrence | Director | — | 1997-03-31 |
| COLVILL, Robert William Chaigneau | Director | — | 2001-12-31 |
| DIXON, John William | Director | 2013-10-16 | 2015-07-22 |
| DYSON, Ian | Director | 2005-06-27 | 2010-07-14 |
| EYRE, David John | Director | 1997-10-30 | 1997-10-30 |
| FREEMAN, Clara Elizabeth Mary | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2000-09-18 |
| GREENBURY, Richard, Sir | Director | — | 1999-06-22 |
| GRIMBLE, Scilla | Director | 2018-03-31 | 2018-09-12 |
| HAYES, Derek Keith | Director | 1994-04-04 | 1999-05-31 |
| HELFGOTT, Maurice Harold | Director | 2003-11-19 | 2004-11-09 |
| HOLMES, Roger Anthony | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2004-05-31 |
| JACOMB, Martin Wakefield, Sir | Director | — | 2000-07-19 |
| KEENAN, John Michael Joseph | Director | 2001-09-01 | 2002-03-27 |
| KING, Justin Matthew | Director | 2002-09-01 | 2003-11-19 |
| LANIGAN, Denis George | Director | — | 1997-07-17 |
| LITTMODEN, Christopher | Director | — | 1999-05-31 |
| LOMAX, John Kevin | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2002-03-27 |
| LUSHER, John Anderson | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| MCCRACKEN, Philip Guy | Director | — | 2000-09-18 |
| MCKEON, Mark David | Director | 2004-04-05 | 2004-11-09 |
| MCWALTER, Alan James | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2002-07-10 |
| MELLOR, Amanda | Director | 2009-07-17 | 2019-02-01 |
| MORRIS, Barry Simon | Director | 1994-04-04 | 2000-07-19 |
| NORGROVE, David Ronald, Sir | Director | 2000-09-18 | 2004-03-31 |
| OAKLEY, Graham John | Director | 2002-03-27 | 2009-07-31 |
| OATES, John Keith | Director | — | 1999-01-31 |
| PERRY, Michael Sydney, Sir | Director | 1996-10-01 | 2001-07-11 |
| POWERS-FREELING, Laurel Claire | Director | 2001-11-06 | 2004-11-09 |
| RADICE, Vittorio | Director | 2003-03-03 | 2004-06-09 |
| REED, Alison Clare | Director | 2001-07-11 | 2005-04-30 |
| RIMINGTON, Stella, Dame | Director | 1997-01-01 | 2002-03-27 |
| ROBINS, Ralph Harry, Sir | Director | — | 2001-07-11 |
| ROSE, Stuart Alan Ransom, Sir | Director | 2004-05-31 | 2010-07-31 |
| ROWE, Joseph Thomas | Director | 1993-01-01 | 2000-07-19 |
| ROWE, Stephen Joseph | Director | 2015-07-17 | 2022-05-25 |
| SACHER, Simon John | Director | — | 1999-05-31 |
| SALSBURY, Peter Leslie | Director | — | 2000-09-18 |
| SHARP, Steven Michael, Dr | Director | 2005-12-15 | 2013-08-19 |
| SIEFF, David Daniel, The Honourable Sir | Director | — | 2001-07-11 |
| SILVER, Clinton Vita | Director | — | 1994-07-31 |
| SINGER, Humphrey Stewart Morgan | Director | 2018-08-10 | 2019-12-31 |
| SMITH, Alan Keith Patrick | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| SMITH, Paul Peter Douglas | Director | — | 1999-03-31 |
| STEWART, Alan James Harris | Director | 2010-10-28 | 2014-07-10 |
| STONE, Andrew Zeliq, Lord Stone Of Blackheath | Director | — | 1999-12-31 |
| SUSMAN, David Reuben | Director | — | 1994-07-26 |
| SUSMAN, David Reuben | Director | — | 1993-07-31 |
| TONGE, Eoin Philip | Director | 2020-06-26 | 2023-01-19 |
| TOWNSEND, Jeremy Charles Douglas | Director | 2023-01-19 | 2025-05-21 |
| TRANGMAR, Donald George | Director | — | 1998-03-31 |
| VANDEVELDE, Luc Emile | Director | 2000-02-28 | 2004-05-31 |
| WEIR, Helen Alison | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2018-03-31 |
| WILSON, Charles | Director | 2004-05-31 | 2005-10-28 |
| YOUNG, Janet Mary, The Rt Hon The Baroness | Director | — | 1997-07-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marks And Spencer Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 2257 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-08-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name 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.