COSTCO WHOLESALE UK LIMITED
Operating as the UK subsidiary of US-listed Costco Wholesale Corporation, the company runs a chain of membership-only wholesale warehouse clubs.
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Cash
£274M
-34.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£829M
-6.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
8,748
+2.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£218M
+15.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-03 | 2024-09-01 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £4,778,251,000 | £5,073,750,000 | £5,347,669,000 | +5.4% | |
| Operating profit | £151,386,000 | £175,728,000 | £206,322,000 | +17.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £140,416,000 | £187,798,000 | £217,632,000 | +15.9% | |
| Net profit | £103,074,000 | £150,945,000 | £164,767,000 | +9.2% | |
| Cash | £352,654,000 | £419,347,000 | £274,389,000 | -34.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £927,139,000 | £908,296,000 | £856,573,000 | -5.7% | |
| Net assets | £907,420,000 | £885,092,000 | £829,434,000 | -6.3% | |
| Equity | £907,420,000 | £885,092,000 | £829,434,000 | -6.3% | |
| Average employees | 8,026 | 8,524 | 8,748 | +2.6% | |
| Wages | £277,908,000 | £297,264,000 | £312,795,000 | +5.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,272,000 | £3,506,000 | £4,171,000 | +19% |
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 | 2023-09-03 | 2024-09-01 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.2% | 3.5% | 3.9% | |
| Net margin | 2.2% | 3.0% | 3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.3% | 19.3% | 24.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.68x | 1.53x | 1.36x | |
| Interest cover | 6.35x | — | — |
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 4 times since incorporation
- COSTCO WHOLESALE UK LIMITED 2000-03-27 → present
- COSTCO UK LIMITED 1997-04-25 → 2000-03-27
- PRICECOSTCO EUROPE (UK) LIMITED 1994-03-04 → 1997-04-25
- COSTCO EUROPE (U.K.) LTD 1991-10-24 → 1994-03-04
- MORION SERVICES LIMITED 1991-08-06 → 1991-10-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors anticipate that the business will maintain its profitability and strong positive cash flow over at least the next 12 months. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the group and the parent Company have adequate resources to continue in operation for at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements and have therefore continued to adopt the going concern basis of accounting.”
Group structure
- COSTCO WHOLESALE UK LIMITED · parent
- Costco Limited 100%
- Alcalay Limited 100%
- Submitselect Limited 100%
- Crick Management Company Limited 80%
Significant events
- “The directors recommended and paid a dividend of £150m on 24th October 2025 for the Company's current financial period.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JANUARIO, Cristina Maria | Secretary | 2024-09-30 | — | — |
| KELLY, Peter Robert | Director | 2021-10-25 | Nov 1969 | British |
| SILVEIRA, Luis Carlos | Director | 2019-11-15 | Apr 1969 | American |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAUHAN, Magan Khushalbhai | Secretary | 1995-12-01 | 2019-11-15 |
| MOULTON, Paul Gene | Secretary | 1992-08-18 | 1993-06-18 |
| OSTERHAUS, John Robert | Secretary | 1993-06-18 | 1995-12-01 |
| SHAH, Rajesh Natwerlal | Secretary | 2019-11-15 | 2024-09-30 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-08-06 | 1991-10-18 |
| BAKER, Christopher James | Director | 1994-03-30 | 1995-03-27 |
| BALL, Geoffrey Francis Maitland | Director | 2004-08-29 | 2006-09-03 |
| BERNARD, Daniel Camille | Director | 1992-12-18 | 1996-02-20 |
| BROTMAN, Jeffrey | Director | 1994-02-24 | 2017-08-01 |
| CHAUHAN, Magan Khushalbhai | Director | 1993-08-16 | 1994-02-24 |
| DALE, Barry Gordon | Director | 1994-02-24 | 1995-03-24 |
| DE SUDUIRAUT, Hubert | Director | 1992-08-18 | 1994-02-24 |
| DEEKS, Nicholas Robert | Director | 2000-03-27 | 2000-03-27 |
| DICERCHIO, Richard | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2010-06-05 |
| JELINEK, Walter Craig | Director | 2010-06-05 | 2023-12-06 |
| LAZARUS, Franz E | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2004-08-29 |
| MICHIE, James Webster | Director | 1995-03-27 | 1999-01-27 |
| MOULTON, Paul Gene | Director | 1991-10-18 | 1995-12-01 |
| MURPHY, James Patrick | Director | 1995-12-01 | 2022-04-11 |
| OSTERHAUS, John Robert | Director | 1993-06-18 | 1994-02-24 |
| PAPPAS, Stephen Michael | Director | 2006-09-03 | 2019-11-15 |
| RIEL, Pierre | Director | 2022-04-11 | 2024-09-30 |
| SINEGAL, James D | Director | 2000-03-27 | 2000-03-27 |
| SINEGAL, James D | Director | 1994-02-24 | 2005-04-01 |
| SPRAGUE, Paul | Director | 1999-01-27 | 2000-05-26 |
| VAN DYCK, Etienne | Director | 1996-02-20 | 2003-10-03 |
| COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-08-06 | 1991-10-18 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-08-06 | 1991-10-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costco Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 210 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-16 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2026-05-16 | AGREEMENT2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2026-05-16 | GUARANTEE2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2026-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-01 | GUARANTEE2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2025-12-01 | AGREEMENT2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2025-10-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-21 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2024-04-21 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2024-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- 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.