PRIMARK STORES LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
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Average over period
Profit before tax
£137M
Period ending 2025-09-13
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-13
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-16 | 2024-09-14 | 2025-09-13 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,851,018,000 | £3,906,702,000 | £3,862,364,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £185,691,000 | £182,827,000 | £180,497,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £141,178,000 | £149,494,000 | £136,606,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £106,991,000 | £90,802,000 | £69,812,000 | — | |
| Cash | £37,694,000 | £42,583,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,442,809,000 | £2,006,304,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £1,389,425,000 | £997,360,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | £1,389,425,000 | £997,360,000 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 32,491 | 33,888 | — | — | |
| Wages | £476,244,000 | £523,471,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £682,000 | £1,109,000 | — | — |
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 | 2023-09-16 | 2024-09-14 | 2025-09-13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.8% | 4.7% | 4.7% | |
| Net margin | 2.8% | 2.3% | 1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.6% | 9.1% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 54.8% | 65.7% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.31x | 0.76x | — | |
| Interest cover | 4.03x | 4.63x | 3.00x |
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
- Ernst & Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries and considering the support available from the immediate parent company described above, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operation for 12 months from the date of signing of these financial statements. Accordingly, the financial statements of the Company have been prepared on the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “During the period an agreement was reached in relation to damages from an independent third party following its involvement in anti-competitive behaviour that impacted the Company. The litigation settlement was offset by legal and professional fees incurred in relation to this claim and a net non-operating income of £17.2 million was recognised.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAHILL, Raymond Gerrard | Secretary | 2020-12-24 | — | — |
| RODGERS, Kari Louise | Director | 2023-03-10 | Jun 1973 | British |
| TONGE, Eoin Philip | Director | 2023-04-26 | Aug 1972 | Irish |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOSTER, Jessica Sophie | Secretary | 2000-07-14 | 2001-03-01 |
| GORE, Malcolm Raymond | Secretary | — | 1999-06-11 |
| RICHARDSON, Lyn | Secretary | 2001-07-24 | 2001-08-13 |
| SCHOFIELD, Rosalyn Sharon | Secretary | 2001-08-13 | 2020-12-24 |
| SMITH, Simon Joseph | Secretary | 2006-07-14 | 2006-09-29 |
| SPRINGETT, Catherine Mary | Secretary | 2001-03-01 | 2001-07-24 |
| WRIGHT, William Bernard | Secretary | 1979-04-18 | 2000-07-14 |
| BASON, John George | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2023-04-28 |
| GIBBS, Simon Summerfield | Director | 2017-09-17 | 2021-04-01 |
| HALFORD, Seamus Michael | Director | 2004-01-05 | 2007-07-16 |
| MANSFIELD, Bernard John Michael | Director | 2004-01-05 | 2022-06-14 |
| PATCHETT, Peter Edmund | Director | — | 1999-09-10 |
| PRIOR, Patrick Brendan | Director | — | 2007-07-16 |
| RENDALL, Lee | Director | 1999-09-10 | 2000-07-26 |
| ROLLS, Jonathan Edward | Director | 2021-04-23 | 2025-09-15 |
| RUSSELL, Peter Andrew | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2007-07-16 |
| RYAN, Arthur St John | Director | 1999-07-01 | 2007-07-16 |
| SHAW, Trevor Henry Montague | Director | — | 2000-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associated British Foods Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-01-30 | Ceased 2024-01-30 |
| Abf Investments (No.2) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-01-30 | Active |
| Abf Investments Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-01-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 158 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-07 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.