B & M RETAIL LIMITED
Trading as B&M, the company operates a chain of discount variety stores and garden centres across the UK as a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange-listed B&M European Value Retail S.A.
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Cash
£269k
+64% vs 2025
Net assets
£789k
+25% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
34,306
+1.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£277k
-38.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | £4,417,000,000 | £4,489,000 | £4,624,000 | +3% | |
| Operating profit | £515,000,000 | £492,000 | £327,000 | -33.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £475,000,000 | £448,000 | £277,000 | -38.2% | |
| Net profit | £364,000,000 | £348,000 | £223,000 | -35.9% | |
| Cash | £126,000,000 | £164,000 | £269,000 | +64% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,602,000,000 | £1,658,000 | £1,822,000 | +9.9% | |
| Net assets | -£623,000,000 | £631,000 | £789,000 | +25% | |
| Equity | -£623,000,000 | £631,000 | £789,000 | +25% | |
| Average employees | 34,255 | 33,764 | 34,306 | +1.6% | |
| Wages | £546,000,000 | £591,000 | £618,000 | +4.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £11,000,000 | £15,000 | £6,000 | -60% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £6,000,000 | £8,000 | £2,000 | -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 | 2024-03-30 | 2025-03-29 | 2026-03-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.7% | 11.0% | 7.1% | |
| Net margin | 8.2% | 7.8% | 4.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 32.1% | 29.7% | 17.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 127.3% | 74.9% | 68.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.23x | 1.32x | 1.53x | |
| Interest cover | 11.70x | 9.65x | 5.84x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- B & M RETAIL LIMITED 1997-07-09 → present
- B. & M. BARGAINS (W & R) LIMITED 1978-12-31 → 1997-07-09
- FAELEX LIMITED 1978-03-14 → 1978-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- UK-adopted IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the Company or to cease its operations, and as they have concluded that the Company's financial position means that this is realistic. They have also concluded that there are no material uncertainties that could have cast significant doubt over its ability to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of the financial statements ("the going concern period").”
Group structure
- B & M RETAIL LIMITED · parent
- Centz N.I. Limited 100%
Significant events
- “B&M removed plastic wrapping from gift wrap, eliminated unnecessary plastic components in stationery products and progressed development of fully recyclable gift bags through the replacement of plastic handles with paper-based alternatives.”
- “In FY26, 391 retail colleagues were promoted internally through Step Up programmes.”
- “In FY26, B&M's 41 new store openings supported the creation of 1,400 new jobs across local communities.”
- “In FY26, 3,100 individuals completed the programme, with 61% (1,900 people) subsequently offered employment with us on either a permanent or temporary basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 42 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIMPSON, Alexander Daniel Keeler | Secretary | 2026-03-27 | — | — |
| HATHWAY, Simon Anthony | Director | 2026-01-12 | Aug 1975 | British |
| JEGEN, Gerardus Matheus Thomas | Director | 2025-06-16 | Apr 1971 | Dutch |
| PARRY, Jonathan David | Director | 2024-02-27 | May 1973 | British |
| SIMPSON, Alexander Daniel Keeler | Director | 2023-08-23 | Jun 1973 | British |
| WATERHOUSE, Peter John, Dr | Director | 2026-04-10 | Dec 1978 | British |
Show 42 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALSTON, Tracey Crawford | Secretary | 1999-05-26 | 2003-05-23 |
| ARORA, Simon | Secretary | 2005-04-15 | 2023-04-21 |
| DRAPER, Brian Philip | Secretary | 1996-10-14 | 1997-11-10 |
| GREENWOOD, Stuart Alan | Secretary | 2003-05-20 | 2005-01-10 |
| MCKOEN, Paul Seth | Secretary | 2003-07-23 | 2005-04-15 |
| SCOTT, Ronald David | Secretary | 1997-11-06 | 1999-07-03 |
| VESSEY, Bernard | Secretary | — | 1996-10-14 |
| WATERHOUSE, Peter John | Secretary | 2023-04-26 | 2026-03-27 |
| ALSTON, Tracey Crawford | Director | 1999-09-29 | 2003-05-23 |
| ARORA, Bobby | Director | 2014-06-25 | 2025-03-31 |
| ARORA, Bobby | Director | 2004-12-01 | 2014-05-29 |
| ARORA, Robin | Director | 2014-06-25 | 2022-03-31 |
| ARORA, Robin | Director | 2008-07-04 | 2014-05-29 |
| ARORA, Simon | Director | 2004-12-01 | 2023-04-21 |
| BILLINGTON, George | Director | — | 1992-08-28 |
| BILLINGTON, Malcolm | Director | — | 1996-10-14 |
| BILLINGTON, Pauline | Director | — | 1996-10-14 |
| BILLINGTON, Simon Timothy | Director | 1994-05-06 | 1996-10-14 |
| BILTON, Gareth Alan | Director | 2024-02-27 | 2026-01-30 |
| BROWN, Graham Martin | Director | 1997-06-18 | 1998-11-12 |
| CHESTER, John | Director | 1999-02-03 | 2000-03-10 |
| COLLEDGE, Adam John | Director | 2007-05-11 | 2010-07-26 |
| COWING, Helen Gaye | Director | 2025-12-01 | 2026-04-10 |
| DRAPER, Brian Philip | Director | 1996-10-14 | 1997-11-10 |
| FILAK, Adrian Mark David | Director | 2004-09-06 | 2005-05-16 |
| GRAVELLS, David Peter Anthony | Director | 1998-11-12 | 2004-11-23 |
| GREENAWAY, Stephen | Director | — | 1997-12-01 |
| GREENWOOD, Stuart Alan | Director | 1998-11-09 | 2005-01-10 |
| HENDERSON, David | Director | 1996-10-14 | 1997-02-17 |
| KEW, James | Director | 2024-07-18 | 2025-12-01 |
| LANCHBURY, Matthew | Director | 2007-11-05 | 2008-07-31 |
| MCDONALD, Paul Andrew | Director | 2011-05-03 | 2020-11-15 |
| MCKOEN, Paul Seth | Director | 2003-07-23 | 2005-04-15 |
| MOORE, Philip Harrison | Director | 1997-12-01 | 1999-02-27 |
| MURRAY, Peter Ian Anderson | Director | 1997-12-01 | 1999-01-08 |
| NUTTALL, Guy Wyatt | Director | — | 1997-11-05 |
| RUSSO, Alejandro | Director | 2020-11-15 | 2025-04-30 |
| SCHMIDT, Michael Stefan | Director | 2022-11-24 | 2025-12-01 |
| SCOTT, Ronald David | Director | 1997-10-01 | 1999-07-03 |
| TAYLOR, Paul Linley | Director | 1998-11-23 | 2004-11-09 |
| VESSEY, Bernard | Director | — | 1996-10-14 |
| WAKEMAN, Steven John | Director | 2007-05-11 | 2011-05-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E V Retail Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 278 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-04-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 5
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.