ASDA STORES LIMITED
Trading as Asda, the company is a major British supermarket and petrol station chain majority-owned by TDR Capital, offering groceries, general merchandise under the George brand, and financial services.
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Cash
£49m
-98.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1bn
-55.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
129,158
-1.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.7bn
-104.9% lowest in 3 filed years
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Our short-form breakdown of ASDA STORES LIMITED's latest filing
Asda’s latest accounts show a £1.4bn operating loss as the supermarket integrates its convenience acquisitions. 🛒📉
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 | £24,630,800,000 | £23,773,800,000 | £24,053,700,000 | +1.2% | |
| Operating profit | £514,000,000 | -£571,100,000 | -£1,422,000,000 | -149% | |
| Profit before tax | £217,400,000 | -£834,400,000 | -£1,709,400,000 | -104.9% | |
| Net profit | £165,200,000 | -£763,100,000 | -£1,293,000,000 | -69.4% | |
| Cash | £3,896,900,000 | £3,935,400,000 | £49,400,000 | -98.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,348,100,000 | £12,730,800,000 | £1,223,900,000 | -90.4% | |
| Net assets | £3,096,200,000 | £2,361,400,000 | £1,040,200,000 | -55.9% | |
| Equity | £3,096,200,000 | £2,361,400,000 | £1,040,200,000 | -55.9% | |
| Average employees | 135,911 | 131,027 | 129,158 | -1.4% | |
| Wages | £2,577,100,000 | £2,597,500,000 | £2,679,900,000 | +3.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £1,000,000 | £2,000,000 | +100% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £800,000 | £1,400,000 | +75% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.1% | -2.4% | -5.9% | |
| Net margin | 0.7% | -3.2% | -5.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.7% | -4.5% | -116.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 87.4% | 87.1% | 94.4% | |
| Current ratio | 3.71x | 0.70x | 0.08x | |
| Interest cover | 1.07x | -1.21x | -2.82x |
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
- ASDA STORES LIMITED 1987-08-25 → present
- ASSOCIATED DAIRIES LIMITED 1949-02-19 → 1987-08-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Notwithstanding the loss after tax for the year of £1,293.0m (2024: loss after tax for the year of £763.1m) and net current liabilities of £1,531.9m (2024: £1,658.7m), the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 have been prepared on the going concern basis as the Directors have determined that the Company has sufficient resources and liquidity facilities to meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements ('the going concern period').”
Group structure
- ASDA STORES LIMITED · parent
- Arthur Foodstores Limited 100%
- ASDA Delivery Limited 100%
- ASDA Guernsey Limited 100%
- ASDA Storage Limited 100%
- ASDA Stores (Belfast) Limited 100%
- ASDA Supermarkets Limited 100%
- Erteco UK Limited 100%
- Essencerealm Limited 100%
- Ever 1295 Limited 100%
- Ever 2010 Limited 100%
- Ever 2010 North Limited 100%
- Ever 2010 South Limited 100%
- Forza AW Limited 100%
- Forza Foods Limited 100%
- George Sourcing Services UK Limited 100%
- International Procurement and Logistics Limited 100%
- International Produce Sociedad Limitada 100%
- Kober Limited 100%
- Nordicline Limited 100%
- Selby Produce Limited 100%
- Vinpack Limited 100%
- Westry Produce Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 1 August 2025, Arthur Foodstores Limited ("Arthur") and Asda Express Limited ("Express") trade and assets were hived up into the Company as part of the integration of the acquired businesses into the Bellis Finco plc group in advance of the conclusion of the Transitional Services Agreement on 31 October 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 88 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SELBY, Helen Kathryn | Secretary | 2020-04-06 | — | — |
| GLEESON, Michael | Director | 2023-05-24 | Mar 1969 | Irish |
| SELBY, Helen Kathryn | Director | 2025-05-23 | Mar 1969 | British |
Show 88 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATKINSON, Francis Benjamin | Secretary | — | 1992-08-28 |
| BRAITHWAITE, Neil | Secretary | 1992-10-15 | 1994-11-07 |
| COOPER, Nicholas Ian | Secretary | 1994-11-07 | 1999-12-31 |
| COX, Philip Robert | Secretary | 1992-10-02 | 1993-02-03 |
| DOOHAN, Eleanor | Secretary | 2008-01-25 | 2013-06-01 |
| JAGGER, Denise Nichola | Secretary | 1993-02-03 | 2003-12-22 |
| LONGWORTH, John | Secretary | 2003-12-22 | 2008-01-25 |
| SIMPSON, Alexander | Secretary | 2013-06-01 | 2019-08-27 |
| TITCHMARSH, Philip | Secretary | 2019-08-27 | 2020-04-06 |
| WHITE, Philip Martin | Secretary | — | 1992-10-13 |
| ARMSTRONG, Dana Elizabeth | Director | 1998-03-26 | 1999-11-16 |
| BAKER, Richard | Director | 1998-03-26 | 2003-09-15 |
| BALLINGALL, James | Director | — | 1993-08-31 |
| BENDEL, Richard Nigel | Director | 2006-11-20 | 2012-04-30 |
| BLACKHURST, Darren | Director | 2006-01-09 | 2010-10-12 |
| BLUNDELL, Mark | Director | 2000-12-15 | 2004-11-01 |
| BOND, Andrew James | Director | 2000-06-09 | 2011-01-01 |
| BOWLES, Howard Glen | Director | 1998-08-15 | 2004-11-01 |
| BOYLE, Lawrence Frederick | Director | — | 1997-01-10 |
| BREWER, Richard Wilson | Director | 1994-12-01 | 1995-12-31 |
| BURNLEY, Roger Michael | Director | 2016-11-21 | 2021-08-06 |
| BURR, Gwyneth Victoria | Director | 1996-01-17 | 2001-06-29 |
| CAIN, Steven Anthony | Director | 1996-01-17 | 1998-11-30 |
| CAMPBELL, Lloyd Anthony | Director | — | 2001-03-02 |
| CHEESEWRIGHT, David | Director | 2005-09-19 | 2008-01-01 |
| CHEESEWRIGHT, David | Director | 2002-08-05 | 2004-10-01 |
| CLARK, Stephen Godfrey | Director | 2002-01-14 | 2004-11-01 |
| CLARKE, Andrew James | Director | 2005-09-05 | 2016-07-25 |
| CLARKE, Andrew James | Director | 2000-06-09 | 2002-06-05 |
| CLARKE, Sean John | Director | 2016-07-11 | 2017-12-31 |
| COUPE, Michael Andrew | Director | 1996-01-17 | 2001-07-09 |
| COX, Philip Robert | Director | 1992-01-27 | 1998-12-12 |
| DALE, Manjit | Director | 2021-06-18 | 2023-12-19 |
| DENUNZIO, Anthony | Director | 1996-01-17 | 2005-04-01 |
| DOOHAN, Eleanor | Director | 2011-10-03 | 2013-06-01 |
| DOWNIE, David | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2005-07-01 |
| DUGGAN, John | Director | 1992-02-17 | 1993-12-31 |
| DUTTON, Philip | Director | 1998-03-26 | 2002-08-30 |
| EMMOTT, Francis Robert | Director | 1996-02-05 | 1999-08-30 |
| FALLON, John | Director | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-18 |
| FLEMING, Michael | Director | 1995-01-03 | 1995-07-21 |
| FOX, Jonathan Gaunt | Director | — | 1992-02-05 |
| GALLOWAY, John | Director | — | 1996-09-13 |
| GURR, Douglas John, Dr | Director | 2007-09-24 | 2011-01-01 |
| HARKER, James Richard | Director | — | 1992-07-01 |
| HILLS, David Alexander | Director | 2024-11-11 | 2025-05-23 |
| HORNBY, Andrew Hedley | Director | 1999-01-29 | 1999-10-31 |
| HUBBARD, Karen Rachael | Director | 2011-10-03 | 2014-03-31 |
| IBBOTSON, Mark | Director | 2013-01-28 | 2015-02-27 |
| ISSA, Mohsin | Director | 2021-06-18 | 2024-12-19 |
| ISSA, Zuber Vali | Director | 2021-06-18 | 2024-10-31 |
| JAGGER, Denise Nichola | Director | 1993-02-03 | 2003-12-22 |
| JEFFRIES, Anthony George | Director | — | 1993-04-06 |
| KING, Justin Matthew | Director | 1999-06-21 | 2001-03-12 |
| KING, Simon Theodore | Director | 2011-02-28 | 2011-07-11 |
| KUCHINAD, Chittaranjan | Director | 2009-12-01 | 2011-03-14 |
| LANGSDALE, Philip Richard | Director | 1993-01-08 | 1997-01-10 |
| LEIGHTON, Allan Leslie | Director | 1992-03-11 | 2000-11-03 |
| LINDSAY, Gary | Director | 2021-06-18 | 2023-12-19 |
| LONGWORTH, John | Director | 2003-12-22 | 2008-01-25 |
| MASON, Paul | Director | 1995-01-03 | 2001-10-23 |
| MAYFIELD, Richard Andrew | Director | 2012-11-16 | 2014-02-02 |
| MCBEATH, Maurice Gordon | Director | 1992-02-18 | 1994-01-31 |
| MCKENNA, Judith Jane | Director | 2000-12-15 | 2013-03-22 |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Brian | Director | 1995-01-23 | 2001-03-12 |
| MCLEOD, Ian | Director | 1997-04-22 | 2001-04-21 |
| MCWILLIAM, Robert Gerard | Director | 2018-09-03 | 2021-07-31 |
| MILBURN, Brian Carr | Director | — | 1995-07-21 |
| MONAGHAN, Peter William | Director | 1992-08-01 | 1993-12-31 |
| MOORE, Andrew Jeffrey | Director | 2010-03-30 | 2016-11-21 |
| MURRAY, Andrew | Director | 2016-04-18 | 2016-11-21 |
| NORMAN, Archibald John | Director | 1991-12-10 | 1999-11-01 |
| NUTTALL, Steven John | Director | 2022-07-18 | 2023-05-24 |
| PAGE, Anthony Robert | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2006-06-30 |
| PRITCHARD, Peter | Director | 2006-10-30 | 2008-07-30 |
| REDFIELD, Charles Robert | Director | 2010-10-18 | 2012-05-22 |
| RUSSELL, Michael John | Director | — | 1992-08-31 |
| RUSSO, Alejandro | Director | 2014-02-02 | 2018-07-31 |
| SHINGLER, Keith | Director | — | 1995-07-21 |
| SIMPSON, Alexander Daniel Keeler | Director | 2017-12-11 | 2019-08-27 |
| SMITH, David | Director | 2000-06-09 | 2009-01-31 |
| SMITH, Steve | Director | 2012-05-14 | 2015-04-29 |
| SPINDLER, Angela Lesley | Director | 1999-11-01 | 2007-08-03 |
| STREET, Geoffrey Graham | Director | — | 1993-04-06 |
| TATUM, Hayley | Director | 2024-12-16 | 2025-04-11 |
| TATUM, Hayley Marie | Director | 2011-10-03 | 2016-11-21 |
| THOMPSON, Anthony Joseph | Director | 2007-09-17 | 2010-03-30 |
| WILLIAMS, Barry Paul Inman | Director | 2013-02-18 | 2016-02-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asda Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 395 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.