ALDI STORES LIMITED
Operating as the UK subsidiary of the German multinational Aldi Süd group, the company runs a nationwide chain of discount supermarkets.
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Cash
£118M
-45.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£3.6B
+0.3% vs 2023
Employees
50,655
+3.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£416M
-22.4% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £17,887,909,000 | £18,124,879,000 | +1.3% | |
| Operating profit | £552,935,000 | £435,452,000 | -21.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £536,720,000 | £416,228,000 | -22.4% | |
| Net profit | £399,405,000 | £303,046,000 | -24.1% | |
| Cash | £217,459,000 | £117,785,000 | -45.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,375,824,000 | £4,658,573,000 | +6.5% | |
| Net assets | £3,580,748,000 | £3,592,515,000 | +0.3% | |
| Equity | £3,580,748,000 | £3,592,515,000 | +0.3% | |
| Average employees | 48,746 | 50,655 | +3.9% | |
| Wages | £1,289,837,000 | £1,428,652,000 | +10.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £7,757,000 | £6,235,000 | -19.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.1% | 2.4% | |
| Net margin | 2.2% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.6% | 9.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 45.7% | 46.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.49x | 0.42x | |
| Interest cover | 17.44x | 12.27x |
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
- ALDI STORES LIMITED 1989-02-13 → present
- ALDI LIMITED 1988-12-22 → 1989-02-13
- CLOUDHUNT LIMITED 1988-11-25 → 1988-12-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- 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 group or the Company or to cease their operations, and as they have concluded that the group and 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 their 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
- ALDI STORES LIMITED · parent
- Aldi Stores (Ireland) Limited 100%
- Aldi Stores (Ireland) Developments Limited 100%
- Aldi Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The group invested cash of £690m (2023: £632m) in the acquisition of tangible fixed assets to improve and increase the group's store and distribution network, resulting in the opening of 31 new stores (2023: 35) in the UK and Ireland throughout the year.”
- “This expansion created significant employment opportunities, with the average number of employees increasing by over 1,900 during 2024 to 50,655.”
- “In FY2024, Aldi continued to directly purchase 100% green electricity, generated by renewable sources, continuing a commitment held since 2015. Aldi also continues to install solar panels on new Stores and Regional Distribution Centres (RDCs) wherever possible. c.440 UK & IE stores and all 11 UK RDCs have solar panels, which in FY2024 generated a total of 18,612,909 kWh.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 70 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JANSEN, Karl Peter | Secretary | 2009-01-01 | — | British |
| ASHFIELD, Julie Anne | Director | 2017-09-28 | Aug 1975 | British |
| HURLEY, Giles | Director | 2015-07-20 | Jul 1975 | Irish |
| KELLY, Ruth Elizabeth | Director | 2025-01-01 | Apr 1979 | British |
| LUPINO, Hayleigh | Director | 2025-10-14 | Mar 1977 | British |
| RONALD, Daniel Mark Austin | Director | 2015-07-20 | Mar 1976 | British |
Show 70 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOPER, Jane | Secretary | 1998-09-04 | 2007-05-01 |
| COOPER, Jane | Secretary | — | 1998-08-20 |
| DEAN, Veronica Claire | Secretary | 1998-08-20 | 1998-09-04 |
| WALTERS, Sarah Diane | Secretary | 2007-05-01 | 2009-01-01 |
| WILLIAMSON, Darren Thomas | Secretary | 2009-04-09 | 2009-04-21 |
| WILLIAMSON, Darren Thomas | Secretary | 2009-02-13 | 2009-02-23 |
| HAMMONDS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-05-23 | 2008-06-04 |
| ALLEN, Nicholas Pattinson | Director | 1991-08-01 | 1999-02-26 |
| ASSAEL, Robert William | Director | 2001-08-17 | 2001-09-03 |
| ASSAEL, Robert William | Director | 2000-08-29 | 2000-09-11 |
| ASSAEL, Robert William | Director | 2000-07-20 | 2000-08-05 |
| BAINES, Anthony Gregory | Director | 2009-08-21 | 2017-09-28 |
| BARNES, Matthew Campbell | Director | 2010-02-22 | 2018-04-15 |
| BURGER, Armin | Director | 2009-08-21 | 2009-11-23 |
| BURGER, Armin | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| BURNS, Richard | Director | 2007-10-19 | 2007-10-26 |
| BURNS, Richard | Director | 2007-06-06 | 2007-06-12 |
| BURNS, Richard | Director | 2006-12-27 | 2007-01-15 |
| BURNS, Richard | Director | 2006-07-10 | 2006-07-24 |
| BURNS, Richard | Director | 2006-06-22 | 2006-07-05 |
| BURNS, Richard | Director | 2006-04-13 | 2006-04-24 |
| CALOW, David Ferguson | Director | — | 1996-03-07 |
| COATES, Trevor Marwood | Director | — | 2000-09-12 |
| FOLEY, Paul Michael | Director | 2000-09-12 | 2009-08-21 |
| FOX, Francesca Sarah | Director | 2004-05-21 | 2004-06-08 |
| GARFORD, Francis Stephen | Director | 2005-07-15 | 2005-07-29 |
| GORDON, Simon Michael | Director | 1996-06-14 | 1996-07-01 |
| HAMILL, Robert | Director | 1996-05-28 | 1996-06-06 |
| HAWORTH, Lesley | Director | 2005-10-24 | 2005-10-31 |
| HAWORTH, Lesley | Director | 2005-08-22 | 2005-09-05 |
| HAWORTH, Lesley | Director | 2005-07-11 | 2005-07-25 |
| HEINI, Roman | Director | 2010-02-22 | 2015-03-31 |
| HEWENS, Timothy Mark Armstrong | Director | 2008-02-15 | 2008-02-26 |
| HEWENS, Timothy Mark Armstrong | Director | 2007-12-21 | 2008-01-08 |
| HODDER, Charles John Rayner | Director | 2004-09-13 | 2004-09-27 |
| HODDER, Charles John Rayner | Director | 2004-08-02 | 2004-08-09 |
| HODDER, Charles John Rayner | Director | 2004-05-21 | 2004-06-10 |
| HODDER, Charles John Rayner | Director | 2004-03-29 | 2004-04-05 |
| HODDER, Charles John Rayner | Director | 2003-08-29 | 2003-09-16 |
| HODDER, Charles John Rayner | Director | 2003-07-24 | 2003-08-11 |
| HODDER, Charles John Rayner | Director | 2002-10-28 | 2002-11-04 |
| HODDER, Charles John Rayner | Director | 2002-09-13 | 2002-10-02 |
| HODDER, Charles John Rayner | Director | 2001-08-20 | 2001-09-04 |
| HUTCHESON, James | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2025-01-01 |
| KING, Oliver James | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2025-01-01 |
| KROLL, Jurgen | Director | 1999-05-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| MIDDLETON, Julian Matthew | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2009-07-20 |
| MORSHEAD, Jonathan Edward | Director | 2000-11-03 | 2009-01-01 |
| MORSHEAD, Jonathan Edward | Director | 2000-08-05 | 2000-09-12 |
| MORSHEAD, Jonathan Edward | Director | 1999-02-26 | 2000-07-20 |
| O'CONNOR, Niall Thomas Patrick | Director | 2020-04-02 | 2025-01-01 |
| PODSCHLAPP, Norbert | Director | 2009-11-23 | 2010-02-22 |
| PODSCHLAPP, Norbert | Director | 1999-05-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| STRETTON, Mandy Louise | Director | 2009-07-20 | 2015-12-31 |
| WILLBRANDT, Friedrich | Director | 1996-03-07 | 1999-03-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Nicholas Arthur Ross | Director | 2008-11-07 | 2008-11-08 |
| WILLIAMS, Nicholas Arthur Ross | Director | 2008-10-23 | 2008-11-03 |
| WILLIAMS, Nicholas Arthur Ross | Director | 2008-07-11 | 2008-07-28 |
| WILLIAMS, Nicholas Arthur Ross | Director | 2008-04-04 | 2008-04-14 |
| WILLIAMS, Nicholas Arthur Ross | Director | 2008-03-11 | 2008-03-17 |
| WILLIAMS, Nicholas Arthur Ross | Director | 2007-10-19 | 2007-10-26 |
| WILLIAMS, Nicholas Arthur Ross | Director | 2007-08-24 | 2007-09-04 |
| WILLIAMS, Nicholas Arthur Ross | Director | 2006-03-27 | 2006-04-03 |
| WILLIAMSON, Darren Thomas | Director | 2009-06-30 | 2009-07-06 |
| WILLIAMSON, Darren Thomas | Director | 2009-03-02 | 2009-03-09 |
| WILLIAMSON, Darren Thomas | Director | 2009-01-16 | 2009-01-22 |
| WOLTERS, Ulrich | Director | — | 2001-12-31 |
| HAMMONDS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-12-22 | 2009-01-02 |
| HAMMONDS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-08-08 | 2008-08-18 |
| HAMMONDS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2007-08-06 | 2007-08-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 494 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.