AFH STORES UK LIMITED
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Cash
£11m
+34% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£53m
+21.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
2,423
+12.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£12m
+22.1% 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 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-02-03 | 2025-02-01 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £209,701,000 | £257,416,000 | £294,409,000 | +14.4% | |
| Operating profit | £9,414,000 | £8,964,000 | £11,721,000 | +30.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £9,871,000 | £9,868,000 | £12,048,000 | +22.1% | |
| Net profit | £8,152,000 | £7,581,000 | £9,255,000 | +22.1% | |
| Cash | £8,006,000 | £8,018,000 | £10,745,000 | +34% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £52,718,000 | £55,376,000 | £65,053,000 | +17.5% | |
| Net assets | £44,847,000 | £43,428,000 | £52,683,000 | +21.3% | |
| Equity | £44,847,000 | £43,428,000 | £52,683,000 | +21.3% | |
| Average employees | 1,991 | 2,151 | 2,423 | +12.6% | |
| Wages | £21,190,000 | £25,949,000 | £29,051,000 | +12% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2024-02-03 | 2025-02-01 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.5% | 3.5% | 4.0% | |
| Net margin | 3.9% | 2.9% | 3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.9% | 16.2% | 18.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 43.4% | 53.0% | 52.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.90x | 1.66x | 1.56x |
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
- AFH STORES UK LIMITED 2012-02-15 → present
- HOLLISTER CO. (UK) LTD. 2007-11-09 → 2012-02-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Gravita Audit II Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HENCHEL, Gregory Jenner | Director | 2018-10-01 | Aug 1967 | American |
| MOLLERSTROM, Karin Anna Kristina | Director | 2019-01-25 | Aug 1981 | Swedish |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAY, Claire Laura | Secretary | 2007-11-09 | 2009-01-13 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2007-11-09 | 2007-11-09 |
| BELLON, Alvaro | Director | 2008-07-11 | 2012-05-15 |
| BOSTROM, Robert Everett | Director | 2014-04-29 | 2018-10-01 |
| CUPPS, David | Director | 2008-12-22 | 2012-05-15 |
| DEWALT, Karen | Director | 2007-11-09 | 2008-11-07 |
| DJORDJEVIC, Boris | Director | 2012-05-15 | 2016-11-02 |
| KRAMER, Michael | Director | 2007-11-09 | 2008-08-18 |
| KUNZ, Holger | Director | 2012-05-15 | 2015-04-15 |
| LOGAN, Brian | Director | 2008-12-22 | 2012-05-15 |
| PETRONELLA, Daniel | Director | 2008-03-06 | 2008-09-15 |
| PITTORE, Eric | Director | 2008-10-02 | 2008-10-02 |
| ROBINS JR, Ronald Albert | Director | 2012-05-15 | 2014-04-29 |
| WANGLER, Jennifer Lynn | Director | 2016-11-02 | 2019-01-25 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2007-11-09 | 2007-11-09 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2007-11-09 | 2007-11-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abercrombie & Fitch Co. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 121 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-10-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-02-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-05 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-10-10 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2023-10-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-02-25 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2022-02-25 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2022-02-25 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2022-02-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.