RIVER ISLAND CLOTHING CO. LIMITED
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Cash
£43M
+2.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£79M
+37.1% vs 2024
Employees
6,575
-11.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£21M
+132% 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 2025-12-27
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £578,100,000 | £537,000,000 | £478,200,000 | -10.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£35,100,000 | -£65,300,000 | £20,400,000 | +131.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£33,200,000 | -£64,000,000 | £20,500,000 | +132% | |
| Net profit | -£24,600,000 | -£75,600,000 | £20,700,000 | +127.4% | |
| Cash | £51,800,000 | £41,800,000 | £42,800,000 | +2.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £139,700,000 | £61,900,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £134,300,000 | £57,400,000 | £78,700,000 | +37.1% | |
| Equity | £134,300,000 | £57,400,000 | £78,700,000 | +37.1% | |
| Average employees | 6,136 | 7,455 | 6,575 | -11.8% | |
| Wages | £106,500,000 | £100,200,000 | £89,800,000 | -10.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,600,000 | £1,600,000 | £2,800,000 | +75% |
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 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -6.1% | -12.2% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | -4.3% | -14.1% | 4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -25.1% | -105.5% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 75.1% | 64.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.57x | 1.18x | 1.37x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 20.40x |
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 CLOTHING CO. LIMITED 1992-04-21 → present
- CHELSEA GIRL LIMITED 1959-08-31 → 1992-04-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Accordingly, the Directors consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of preparation, and the financial statements do not include any adjustments that would result if the Group were unable to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “During the year, the company implemented a Restructuring Plan under Part 26A of the Companies Act 2006, which was approved by the High Court on 8 August 2025. The Plan reduced the scale of the retail estate and addressed loss-making locations through a combination of store closures and rent adjustments.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAVENDISH SQUARE SECRETARIAT | Corporate Secretary | — | — | — |
| HOMER, Kirsty Rowena | Director | 2024-07-01 | Oct 1974 | British |
| LEWIS, Benjamin Joseph | Director | 2006-04-20 | May 1967 | British |
| LEWIS, Clive Robert | Director | 1996-12-16 | Dec 1956 | British |
| LEWIS, Vanessa Jane | Director | 2001-12-03 | Jul 1946 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRADBURY, Richard Edward | Director | 2023-01-19 | 2025-03-09 |
| BRADBURY, Richard Edward | Director | 1998-03-16 | 2010-04-13 |
| KERNAN, William James | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2023-01-19 |
| LEWIS, Bernard | Director | — | 2026-02-28 |
| LEWIS, David | Director | — | 1997-03-24 |
| LEWIS, Julian Harley | Director | — | 2012-08-30 |
| LEWIS, Leonard Richard | Director | — | 1999-12-22 |
| LEWIS, Simon | Director | 1997-04-16 | 2016-09-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Island Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-11 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-04-02 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-03-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-03-25 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 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 full | |
| 2025-08-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-15 | RP04TM01 | officers | Second filing of director termination with name | |
| 2025-03-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-03 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-03-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-03-25 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.