AMAZON DIGITAL UK LIMITED
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Cash
£1.1M
+219.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£712M
+21.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
525
+5.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£36M
-5.6% lowest 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 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,580,317,000 | £3,538,411,000 | £3,536,526,000 | -0.1% | |
| Operating profit | £34,461,000 | £27,707,000 | £28,698,000 | +3.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £53,969,000 | £38,576,000 | £36,406,000 | -5.6% | |
| Net profit | £23,808,000 | £4,855,000 | £148,000 | -97% | |
| Cash | — | £343,000 | £1,095,000 | +219.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £819,841,000 | £751,431,000 | £898,915,000 | +19.6% | |
| Net assets | £568,009,000 | £587,587,000 | £711,738,000 | +21.1% | |
| Equity | £568,009,000 | £587,587,000 | £711,738,000 | +21.1% | |
| Average employees | 548 | 498 | 525 | +5.4% | |
| Wages | £59,364,000 | £54,883,000 | £58,715,000 | +7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £504,000 | £508,000 | £524,000 | +3.1% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.2% | 3.7% | 3.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 72.0% | 66.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.78x | 0.56x | 0.58x | |
| Interest cover | 13.79x | 2.45x | 7.07x |
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
- AMAZON DIGITAL UK LIMITED 2019-09-23 → present
- AMAZON VIDEO LIMITED 2018-02-01 → 2019-09-23
- AMAZON INSTANT VIDEO LIMITED 2014-05-19 → 2018-02-01
- LOVEFILM UK LIMITED 2008-10-02 → 2014-05-19
- LOVEFILM LIMITED 2008-03-08 → 2008-10-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for the period to 28 February 2027.”
Significant events
- “Beginning in November 2025, InterDigital, Inc. and related entities filed complaints alleging infringement of patents on video-related technologies against Amazon.com, Inc. and related entities, including Amazon Digital UK Limited, in multiple courts in the United States, Germany, and Brazil, the Unified Patent Court of the European Union, and the United States International Trade Commission.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAUER, Ekkehart Stephan | Director | 2026-03-14 | Jun 1981 | German |
| BURCH, Benjamin John Brooks | Director | 2021-11-12 | Feb 1985 | British |
| COWLEY, Helen Louise | Director | 2019-04-12 | Apr 1982 | British |
| FIRTH, Paul | Director | 2019-09-23 | Nov 1970 | British |
| NAZERI, Kaspar Reza | Director | 2019-09-30 | Feb 1976 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARTIN, David Ross | Secretary | 2008-03-08 | 2013-01-23 |
| MITRE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-01-23 | 2024-07-15 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-03-08 | 2008-03-08 |
| BAY, Anthony Joel | Director | 2012-05-22 | 2013-03-01 |
| BUCKLE, Nicholas James | Director | 2008-03-08 | 2013-02-12 |
| BYRNE, Allister John | Director | 2013-02-12 | 2016-07-25 |
| CALVER, Simon John | Director | 2008-03-08 | 2012-04-03 |
| CARR JR, William Dugald | Director | 2011-02-16 | 2012-05-22 |
| DEAL, Michael David | Director | 2011-02-16 | 2014-03-12 |
| EBANKS, Kenneth D | Director | 2014-03-12 | 2015-09-15 |
| MACKENZIE, Robert Mario | Director | 2015-09-15 | 2018-03-05 |
| MORRIS, Adrian Russell | Director | 2012-05-22 | 2019-02-18 |
| SCHNEIDER, Christoph Richard | Director | 2020-12-22 | 2025-12-01 |
| STONE, John Bradford | Director | 2018-04-25 | 2019-02-18 |
| STONE, John Bradford | Director | 2018-04-25 | 2019-09-27 |
| WATERMAN, Darren Samuel | Director | 2016-07-25 | 2021-08-20 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-03-08 | 2008-03-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon.Com, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-02-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-02-14 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-31 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-02-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-02-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.