L.ROWLAND & COMPANY (RETAIL) LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£31m
-5.3% first positive since 2024
Employees
3,377
+12.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3.6m
-670.2% vs 2025
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £410,073,000 | £522,537,000 | £861,223,000 | +64.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£22,236,000 | £1,628,000 | -£2,461,000 | -251.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£37,857,000 | £637,000 | -£3,632,000 | -670.2% | |
| Net profit | -£28,061,000 | -£326,000 | -£1,759,000 | -439.6% | |
| Cash | £522,000 | £7,108,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£305,083,000 | £69,737,000 | £62,906,000 | -9.8% | |
| Net assets | -£336,639,000 | £33,035,000 | £31,276,000 | -5.3% | |
| Equity | — | £33,035,000 | £31,276,000 | -5.3% | |
| Average employees | 3,245 | 2,996 | 3,377 | +12.7% | |
| Wages | £69,594,000 | £69,249,000 | £83,553,000 | +20.7% | |
| 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 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -5.4% | 0.3% | -0.3% | |
| Net margin | -6.8% | -0.1% | -0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 2.3% | -3.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 235.9% | 90.9% | 90.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.18x | 0.69x | 0.67x | |
| Interest cover | -1.23x | 1.57x | -1.72x |
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
- L.ROWLAND & COMPANY (RETAIL) LIMITED 1988-10-10 → present
- BETTERPROMPT LIMITED 1988-08-23 → 1988-10-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- L.ROWLAND & COMPANY (RETAIL) LIMITED · parent
- LP North One Limited 100%
- LP North Seven Limited 100%
- LP North Nineteen Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the Company identified that certain lease arrangements had been incorrectly classified as short-term leases in prior periods, resulting in a prior period restatement of property, plant and equipment and lease liabilities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOMAN, Alexander David Edward | Secretary | 2026-04-01 | — | — |
| ANDERSON, Stephen William | Director | 2017-10-01 | Sep 1966 | British |
| FEARN, Jonathan Lee | Director | 2024-02-01 | Apr 1974 | British |
| SWIFT, Nigel | Director | 2021-08-09 | May 1966 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLAKEMAN, Michael Peter | Secretary | 2008-04-11 | 2019-03-10 |
| BURTON, Annabelle | Secretary | 2019-05-13 | 2020-12-23 |
| COLE, Robert Bromfield | Secretary | 1994-02-18 | 2002-10-01 |
| GOULT, David Alexander | Secretary | 2002-10-01 | 2008-04-11 |
| MARKS, Stephen John William | Secretary | 2020-12-23 | 2026-03-31 |
| PENN, Joseph Jonathan | Secretary | — | 1994-02-18 |
| BATHER, Mark Thomas Edward | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2021-08-12 |
| BLACK, Kenneth John | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2019-05-31 |
| BUTTERWORTH, Andrew Craig | Director | 2004-02-01 | 2004-02-03 |
| BUTTERWORTH, Andrew Craig | Director | 2002-05-31 | 2002-06-01 |
| CHIWARA, Jill | Director | 2016-10-01 | 2018-10-01 |
| COLE, David Rowland | Director | 2002-01-25 | 2012-01-31 |
| COLE, Robert Bromfield | Director | 1995-04-01 | 2002-10-18 |
| COLE, Rowland Basil | Director | — | 1998-12-14 |
| COOPER, Christopher | Director | 2012-01-03 | 2013-12-23 |
| COWAN, Ian Campbell | Director | 2001-09-11 | 2019-01-31 |
| D'ARCY, John Gerard Patrick | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2018-01-31 |
| FERGUSSON, Neil Duncan Taylor | Director | 1993-03-25 | 1999-12-31 |
| HUDSON, Kevin Robert | Director | 2002-10-18 | 2021-07-31 |
| MACRURY, Margaret Elizabeth | Director | 2011-08-22 | 2022-02-01 |
| PENN, Joseph Jonathan | Director | — | 2011-03-01 |
| POLE, Christopher Philip | Director | — | 1997-05-06 |
| SMITH, Paul Jonathan | Director | 1997-03-10 | 2017-10-01 |
| TAYLOR, Adrian Mark | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2001-09-10 |
| WACHTER, Maximilian Martin | Director | 2020-12-01 | 2024-03-31 |
| YOUNG, Alexander Stuart | Director | — | 2008-01-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Medical Supplies Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-01-23 | Active |
| L Rowland & Co Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-01-23 |
| Mr Paul Jonathan Smith | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Kevin Robert Hudson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Kenneth John Black | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Ms Margaret Elizabeth Macrury | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr John Gerard Patrick D'Arcy | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Ian Campbell Cowan | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Michael Peter Blakeman | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 218 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-02-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-02-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-21 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-04-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-04-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-05 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-02-05 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-02-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-05 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-02-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-30 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 3
- 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.