APPLE RETAIL UK LIMITED
Operating as the British retail arm of the US-listed technology group Apple Inc., the company manages the brand's physical stores and consumer electronics sales network across the United Kingdom.
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Cash
£7.5M
-1.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£339M
+6.6% vs 2024
Employees
4,850
+0.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£132M
+14.3% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-27
| Metric | Trend | 2024-09-27 | 2025-09-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,577,303,000 | £2,786,285,000 | +8.1% | |
| Operating profit | £96,133,000 | £112,572,000 | +17.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £115,054,000 | £131,514,000 | +14.3% | |
| Net profit | £84,277,000 | £103,319,000 | +22.6% | |
| Cash | £7,674,000 | £7,526,000 | -1.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £362,991,000 | £389,364,000 | +7.3% | |
| Net assets | £317,713,000 | £338,659,000 | +6.6% | |
| Equity | £317,713,000 | £338,659,000 | +6.6% | |
| Average employees | 4,822 | 4,850 | +0.6% | |
| Wages | £185,842,000 | £196,760,000 | +5.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2024-09-27 | 2025-09-27 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.7% | 4.0% | |
| Net margin | 3.3% | 3.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 26.5% | 28.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.57x | 1.62x |
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
- APPLE RETAIL UK LIMITED 2004-06-03 → present
- APPLE COMPUTER SALES UK LIMITED 2003-12-16 → 2004-06-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company's directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue its operations for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “There were 39 stores open as at 27 September 2025 (2024:40). The Company's store in Bristol closed during the year due to redevelopment plans at Cabot Circus Shopping Centre, which included the closure of the section where the store is located.”
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Company since 27 September 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-12-16 | — | — |
| AZMI, Alia | Director | 2023-11-28 | Nov 1984 | British |
| CLANCY, Eamonn | Director | 2023-01-24 | Jun 1977 | Irish |
| WONG, Jamie Wonji | Director | 2024-12-01 | May 1982 | American |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEINEN, Nancy Regina | Secretary | 2003-12-19 | 2006-05-01 |
| OPPENHEIMER, Peter | Secretary | 2006-05-11 | 2011-12-16 |
| BOYD, Michael Joseph | Director | 2016-02-01 | 2023-01-24 |
| COOK, Timothy Donald | Director | 2006-05-12 | 2009-11-17 |
| DENWOOD, Peter Ronald | Director | 2017-06-26 | 2024-12-01 |
| HEINEN, Nancy Regina | Director | 2003-12-19 | 2006-05-01 |
| LEVOFF, Gene Daniel | Director | 2011-08-29 | 2018-03-14 |
| OPPENHEIMER, Peter | Director | 2003-12-19 | 2011-08-29 |
| WIPFLER, Gary Joseph | Director | 2003-12-19 | 2016-02-01 |
| ABOGADO CUSTODIANS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-12-16 | 2003-12-19 |
| ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-12-16 | 2003-12-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 103 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-16 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-10-16 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-06 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-11-03 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-09-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.