HOLLAND & BARRETT RETAIL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-06-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-09 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£30M
-52% vs 2024
Net assets
£359M
-2.5% vs 2024
Employees
6,549
+1.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£81M
-12.2% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £645,665,000 | £719,309,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£73,852,000 | -£82,648,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£72,119,000 | -£80,886,000 | |
| Net profit | -£72,167,000 | -£80,811,000 | |
| Cash | £62,977,000 | £30,229,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £460,449,000 | £432,985,000 | |
| Net assets | £368,610,000 | £359,421,000 | |
| Equity | £368,610,000 | £359,421,000 | |
| Average employees | 6,443 | 6,549 | |
| Wages | £165,131,000 | £189,132,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,781,000 | £1,899,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-09-30 vs 2024-09-30
-
Turnover
+11.4%
£645,665,000 £719,309,000
-
Cash
-52%
£62,977,000 £30,229,000
-
Net assets
-2.5%
£368,610,000 £359,421,000
-
Employees
+1.6%
6,443 6,549
-
Operating profit
-11.9%
-£73,852,000 -£82,648,000
-
Profit before tax
-12.2%
-£72,119,000 -£80,886,000
-
Wages
+14.5%
£165,131,000 £189,132,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -11.4% | -11.5% | |
| Net margin | -11.2% | -11.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -16.0% | -19.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 49.8% | 43.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.88x | 0.95x | |
| Interest cover | -18.14x | -20.48x |
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
- HOLLAND & BARRETT RETAIL LIMITED 1993-06-25 → present
- VISIONSTATUS LIMITED 1992-10-26 → 1993-06-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PKF Littlejohn LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having assessed the principal risks and considering the Group's cash balance at the year end, forecasts produced by management which demonstrate that the Group is forecast to generate profits and free cashflow, the directors considered it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing its financial statements.”
Group structure
- HOLLAND & BARRETT RETAIL LIMITED · parent
- Holland & Barrett Limited 100%
- Holland & Barrett (South Africa) Pty Limited 100%
- Lifecycle 2018 Limited 100%
- Beyond 100 Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Exceptional items of £0.8m (2024: store and warehouse closures).”
- “Beyond 100 Limited and Lifecycle 2018 were dissolved on the 21st October 2025 and 11th November 2025 respectively.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 45 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Matthew Giles Thomas | Secretary | 2021-01-01 | — | — |
| BAJAJ, Vineta | Director | 2025-10-01 | Aug 1986 | Irish |
| HOUGHTON, John Anthony | Director | 2023-04-30 | Jan 1972 | British |
| SMITH, Matthew Giles Thomas | Director | 2021-01-01 | Nov 1975 | British |
Show 45 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUCKELL, Stephen William | Secretary | 1993-06-24 | 1995-07-03 |
| CRADDOCK, Roger | Secretary | 1997-08-07 | 2016-09-30 |
| DAVIES, John Richard Bridge | Secretary | 1997-03-14 | 1997-08-07 |
| GARLEY-EVANS, Lisa Mary | Secretary | 2016-09-24 | 2020-12-31 |
| MARSDEN, Emma Jane | Secretary | 1993-06-15 | 1993-06-24 |
| NASH, Andrew | Secretary | 1996-07-01 | 1997-03-14 |
| SADLER, John Michael | Secretary | 1995-07-03 | 1996-07-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-10-26 | 1993-06-15 |
| ALDIS, Peter Howard | Director | 1997-10-31 | 2017-11-17 |
| ALLEN, Nicholas Dermott Vance | Director | 2023-04-30 | 2025-09-30 |
| BELL, Robbie Ian | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2023-04-30 |
| BUCKELL, Stephen William | Director | 1993-06-24 | 1997-05-30 |
| BUFFIN, Anthony David | Director | 2019-10-16 | 2020-10-02 |
| CARSON, Steve Trevor | Director | 2018-06-15 | 2020-01-06 |
| CRADDOCK, Roger | Director | 1993-06-24 | 2016-09-30 |
| DAY, Gillian Margaret | Director | 1993-07-01 | 2008-09-30 |
| FELLOWS, Jonathan | Director | 1995-07-03 | 1997-01-21 |
| GARLEY-EVANS, Lisa Mary | Director | 2016-09-30 | 2020-12-31 |
| GOLECHHA, Dipak | Director | 2015-02-28 | 2015-02-28 |
| GOURLAY, Alexander Wallace | Director | 2023-04-30 | 2026-03-31 |
| HARDY, Lysa Maria | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2016-08-19 |
| HARRIS, Andrew David | Director | 1993-06-15 | 1993-06-24 |
| KAMIL, Harvey | Director | 1997-08-07 | 2015-02-28 |
| KEEN, Christian | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2019-10-23 |
| KENDRICK, Mark | Director | 2008-10-01 | 2016-09-30 |
| KERSHAW, Graham Anthony | Director | 1997-01-21 | 1997-08-07 |
| LEAM, Hilary Margaret | Director | 2017-11-17 | 2020-02-14 |
| LLOYD, Allen John | Director | 1993-06-24 | 1997-01-21 |
| LLOYD, Peter Edward | Director | 1993-06-24 | 1995-06-13 |
| MARSDEN, Emma Jane | Director | 1993-06-15 | 1993-06-24 |
| MCMENEMIE, Carolyn | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2016-02-29 |
| MEISTER, Stefan Mario | Director | 1997-01-21 | 1997-08-07 |
| MORAN, Martin Philip | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2017-09-30 |
| MORAN, Martin Philip | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| ROWE, Kyle John | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2017-11-17 |
| RUDOLPH, Scott Allen | Director | 1997-08-07 | 2005-08-31 |
| STEELE, Richard John | Director | 1993-06-24 | 1994-04-15 |
| TORRANCE, Andrew James | Director | 2017-11-17 | 2018-04-16 |
| TURNER, Richard Gill | Director | 1993-06-24 | 1997-01-21 |
| VICKERS, Barry | Director | 1993-07-01 | 2013-06-30 |
| VIZARD, Ronald Charles, Harold | Director | 1997-01-21 | 1997-08-07 |
| WARD, Michael Ashley | Director | 1994-07-18 | 1997-01-21 |
| WATTS, Gregory Alexander | Director | 2019-10-23 | 2020-07-01 |
| WILLETT, Steven Barry | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2021-08-28 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-10-26 | 1993-06-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holland & Barrett Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 226 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.