RIVER ISLAND HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£55M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£71M
Equity attributable
Employees
7,100
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£12M
Period ending 2025-12-27
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-27
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £701,500,000 | £690,100,000 | £662,300,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£34,100,000 | -£125,700,000 | £11,500,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£32,200,000 | -£124,300,000 | £11,600,000 | — | |
| Net profit | -£24,400,000 | -£138,400,000 | £11,000,000 | — | |
| Cash | £63,100,000 | £49,600,000 | £55,200,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £210,800,000 | £71,500,000 | £70,100,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £198,300,000 | £58,200,000 | £70,500,000 | — | |
| Equity | £198,300,000 | £58,200,000 | £70,500,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 7,812 | 8,016 | 7,100 | — | |
| Wages | £140,000,000 | £150,900,000 | £145,600,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,600,000 | £1,200,000 | £2,000,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -4.9% | -18.2% | 1.7% | |
| Net margin | -3.5% | -20.1% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -16.2% | -175.8% | 16.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 49.5% | 76.7% | 71.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.86x | 1.09x | 1.14x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 11.50x |
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
- RIVER ISLAND HOLDINGS LIMITED 2015-11-18 → present
- RIVER ISLAND HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED 2014-12-02 → 2015-11-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on our work, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months.”
Group structure
- RIVER ISLAND HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- River Island Clothing Co. Limited 100%
- River Island Fashion Limited 100%
- River Island Clothing 100%
- River Island Clothing Company (Ireland) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The financial year ended 27 December 2025 represented a period of significant challenge and transition for the Group. A significant period of underperformance at the end of FY24, followed by a subdued start to FY25, placed material pressure on liquidity and overall trading performance.”
- “During 2025 the Group implemented a formal Restructuring Plan ("RP") following a review of its funding position and operating model”
- “This included changes to executive leadership, the implementation of a formal Restructuring Plan ("RP"), the launch of a Group-wide transformation programme, an organisational redesign, and enhancements to the commercial management framework.”
- “The RP was sanctioned by the court on 8 August 2025, following which the Group secured committed funding”
- “store closures are ongoing, with the majority of restructuring-related closures expected to be completed in 2026. 32 stores (ringfenced for closure as part of the Court Sanctioned Restructuring Plan) were closed. 3 stores were closed as at 27 December 2025 and 29 across the period January-April 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAVENDISH SQUARE SECRETARIAT | Corporate Secretary | 2014-12-02 | — | — |
| LEWIS, Benjamin Joseph | Director | 2014-12-02 | May 1967 | British |
| LEWIS, Clive Robert | Director | 2014-12-02 | Dec 1956 | British |
| LEWIS, Vanessa Jane | Director | 2014-12-02 | Jul 1946 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRADBURY, Richard Edward | Director | 2023-01-19 | 2025-03-09 |
| KERNAN, William James | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2023-01-19 |
| LEWIS, Bernard | Director | 2014-12-02 | 2026-02-28 |
| LEWIS, Julian Harley | Director | 2014-12-02 | 2019-11-28 |
| LEWIS, Simon | Director | 2014-12-02 | 2016-09-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 52 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-04-11 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-04-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-04-07 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-03-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-08-21 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-08-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-09 | OC-R | liquidation | Legacy | |
| 2025-08-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-04-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-03-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-08-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-02-15 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.