ANN SUMMERS LTD.
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Cash
£2.6M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£15M
Equity attributable
Employees
1,011
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£6.4M
Period ending 2025-06-28
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Insolvency history on file
Companies House holds prior insolvency events for this company. Detail and outcome on the official register.
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-06-29 | 2025-06-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £93,027,065 | £93,411,339 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£9,847,471 | -£5,055,086 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£10,943,610 | -£6,417,076 | — | |
| Net profit | — | -£3,006,872 | — | |
| Cash | £402,390 | £2,597,943 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,899,158 | £11,180,259 | — | |
| Net assets | -£11,954,828 | -£14,961,700 | — | |
| Equity | -£11,954,828 | -£14,961,700 | — | |
| Average employees | 1,180 | 1,011 | — | |
| Wages | £23,535,971 | £21,763,597 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £753,959 | £589,958 | — |
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 | 2024-06-29 | 2025-06-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -10.6% | -5.4% | |
| Net margin | — | -3.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -82.8% | -45.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 132.6% | 141.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.93x | 1.02x | |
| Interest cover | -8.98x | -3.58x |
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
- ANN SUMMERS LTD. 1990-03-27 → present
- ANN SUMMERS (SALES) LIMITED 1971-12-10 → 1990-03-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors note that the shareholders of the parent company, Ann Summers (UK) Holdings have agreed to provide additional and sufficient funds if required, so that Ann Summers Ltd has adequate resources to continue operating and to meet its liabilities as and when they fall due, for the 12 months from the date of signing the accounts.”
Group structure
- ANN SUMMERS LTD. · parent
- Ann Summers IP Ltd 100%
- Ann Summers (Ireland) Ltd 100%
- Ann Summers S.L. 100%
Significant events
- “A key milestone this year was the launch of Knickerbox.com in July 2024, marking the return of a beloved brand with a fresh, modern identity.”
- “During the year, we also made the strategic decision to close Connect, our direct selling channel, which ceased trading in October 2025.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOLD, Vanessa | Director | 2000-08-21 | Jun 1967 | British |
| HOLLINS, Susan Maria | Director | 2022-04-20 | Dec 1968 | British |
| MOLN-PAGE, Kristina | Director | 2025-04-05 | Apr 1988 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DICKINSON, Amanda Kate | Secretary | 2017-04-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| GOLD, David | Secretary | — | 1994-05-01 |
| GOLD, Jacqueline | Secretary | 1994-05-01 | 1999-05-06 |
| ORD, Christopher | Secretary | 1999-05-06 | 2005-04-01 |
| UNADKAT, Praful Gokaldas | Secretary | 2005-04-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| BOYLE, John Edward | Director | 2022-04-20 | 2025-04-04 |
| BOYLE, John Edward | Director | 2013-04-04 | 2019-06-15 |
| CLARKE, John | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2005-04-01 |
| CLARKE, Philip Anthony | Director | 2011-07-25 | 2012-10-31 |
| GOLD, David | Director | — | 2005-04-01 |
| GOLD, Jacqueline | Director | — | 2023-03-16 |
| GOLD, Ralph | Director | — | 2005-04-01 |
| HARRIS, Julie Dawn | Director | 1993-05-01 | 2008-05-30 |
| INDYK, Anthony Lewis | Director | 2008-05-30 | 2010-04-30 |
| MINOWA, Paula | Director | 2009-09-23 | 2011-07-01 |
| ORD, Christopher | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2005-07-18 |
| WALLIS, Ian | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2008-05-30 |
| WYE, Sheila Louise | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2010-07-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Summers (Uk) Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-11-09 | Active |
| Mr David Gold | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-11-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 189 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-19 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-01-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-09-28 | 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
- 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.