SPACE NK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-29
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-09 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-26
Watchouts
Cash
£6M
+8.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£29M
+67.4% vs 2024
Employees
901
+26% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£18M
+79.2% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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7 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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4 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-29
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-30 | 2025-03-29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £196,515,341 | £266,072,629 | |
| Operating profit | £10,853,579 | £19,056,173 | |
| Profit before tax | £9,951,161 | £17,833,094 | |
| Net profit | £7,453,435 | £12,355,291 | |
| Cash | £5,254,958 | £5,695,944 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,999,774 | £29,459,196 | |
| Net assets | £17,596,213 | £29,459,196 | |
| Equity | £17,596,213 | £29,459,196 | |
| Average employees | 715 | 901 | |
| Wages | £27,852,107 | £35,594,627 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,155,631 | £1,755,923 |
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 2025-03-29 vs 2024-03-30
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Turnover
+35.4%
£196,515,341 £266,072,629
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Cash
+8.4%
£5,254,958 £5,695,944
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Net assets
+67.4%
£17,596,213 £29,459,196
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Employees
+26%
715 901
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Operating profit
+75.6%
£10,853,579 £19,056,173
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Profit before tax
+79.2%
£9,951,161 £17,833,094
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Wages
+27.8%
£27,852,107 £35,594,627
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 | 2024-03-30 | 2025-03-29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.5% | 7.2% | |
| Net margin | 3.8% | 4.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 49.3% | 64.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.98x | 0.93x | |
| Interest cover | 10.44x | 14.95x |
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
- SPACE NK LIMITED 1993-01-11 → present
- CHARCO 516 LIMITED 1992-12-16 → 1993-01-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company meets its day-to-day working capital requirements through its bank borrowing facility. The covenants for this facility have been complied with during the period and the forecasts prepared for a period of twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements indicate that the covenants will be complied with. The Directors closely monitor cash projections based on the most recent trends in trading performance to be able to react to any downturn in the level of demand for the Company's products.”
Group structure
- SPACE NK LIMITED · parent
- Baynards Freehold Limited 1%
Significant events
- “On 10 July 2025, Ulta Beauty, Inc. acquired 100% of the issued share capital of Space NK Limited.”
- “On the 14th June 2024, Space NK Holdings LLC, the Company's parent, sold its entire stake in Space NK USA LLC. On the same date, Space NK USA LLC made payment of £815,083 to the Company in full and final settlement of an intercompany loan.”
- “On 17 April 2025, the Company entered into a new £40,000,000 revolving credit facility with National Westminster Bank plc, including a £10,000,000 accordion option for general business purposes.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 39 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIGHTFOOT, Andrew William | Director | 2019-03-27 | Mar 1981 | British |
| STEELMAN, Kecia Lin | Director | 2025-07-10 | Feb 1971 | American |
Show 39 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADATIA, Eric | Secretary | 1998-07-28 | 2005-02-08 |
| BARNES, Terence Henry | Secretary | 1996-08-30 | 1998-07-28 |
| CAMPBELL, Ian Robin | Secretary | 1995-11-15 | 1996-08-30 |
| DALY, John | Secretary | 2005-02-08 | 2005-08-24 |
| GIFFIN, Michael William | Secretary | 2005-08-24 | 2007-09-07 |
| LEVITAN, Paula | Secretary | 2018-06-28 | 2023-12-07 |
| MACKNAY, Tom | Secretary | 2007-11-27 | 2018-06-28 |
| TAYLOR, Graham Richard | Secretary | 2023-12-07 | 2025-07-10 |
| HALCO SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1992-12-16 | 1993-03-08 |
| KWG REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1992-03-08 | 1995-11-15 |
| ADATIA, Eric | Director | 2000-07-25 | 2005-02-08 |
| ALEXANDER, Heather | Director | 2016-03-27 | 2019-02-28 |
| BARNES, Terence Henry | Director | 1996-08-30 | 1997-11-18 |
| BROWN, Derek Deshborough | Director | 1993-01-11 | 1996-08-30 |
| BUSHELL, Helen Elizabeth | Director | 2000-07-25 | 2004-04-14 |
| FENN, Colin Charles | Director | 1996-08-30 | 2006-05-15 |
| FISHER, William Sydney | Director | 2002-06-27 | 2025-07-10 |
| GAREK, Christopher | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| GIFFIN, Michael William | Director | 2005-08-24 | 2007-09-07 |
| GORDINIER, Amy | Director | 2003-06-24 | 2003-12-19 |
| HILLMAN, Christopher Arthur | Director | 1996-08-30 | 1997-11-18 |
| HOOD, Katherine Jane | Director | 2002-06-27 | 2007-11-05 |
| KINNAIRD, Alexander Wilson | Director | 1993-01-11 | 1996-08-06 |
| KINNAIRD, Nicola | Director | 1993-01-11 | 2014-06-30 |
| KRANTZ, David Eric | Director | 1997-11-18 | 2004-05-11 |
| LAWLER, Tanya Michelle | Director | 2020-01-30 | 2020-12-10 |
| LYON, Kevin John | Director | 2019-09-19 | 2025-07-10 |
| MACKNAY, Tom | Director | 2007-11-27 | 2020-12-31 |
| MITCHELL, Margaret Lane | Director | 2022-08-17 | 2025-07-10 |
| MUNN, Tracy Elizabeth | Director | 2000-07-25 | 2004-04-15 |
| PICKAERTS, Nicolas | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2025-07-10 |
| PILKINGTON, Judith Mary | Director | 2004-06-15 | 2009-04-30 |
| SMITH, Alan Keith Patrick | Director | 1997-11-18 | 2025-07-10 |
| TAYLOR, Graham Richard | Director | 2022-08-17 | 2025-07-10 |
| WALSH, Catherine Anne | Director | 2014-11-03 | 2019-03-29 |
| WIGGINS, Nigel Charles | Director | 1993-01-11 | 2002-06-27 |
| WIKSTROM, Martha Shaffer | Director | 2007-03-28 | 2012-09-24 |
| WRIGHT, Trevor John | Director | 1996-08-30 | 2002-06-27 |
| HALCO SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1992-12-16 | 1993-01-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulta Beauty, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-07-10 | Ceased 2025-08-07 |
| Horizons Longacre Uk, Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2025-07-10 | Active |
| Mr William Sydney Fisher | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-07-10 |
| Mr John Joseph Fisher | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-07-10 |
| Mr Robert Joseph Fisher | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-01-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 282 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-04 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-04-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-04-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-07 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-28 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-07 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2025-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-27 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 7
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.