LIDL GREAT BRITAIN LIMITED
Operating as the British arm of the privately held German Schwarz Group, the company runs the nationwide Lidl chain of discount supermarkets and regional distribution centres.
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Cash
£192k
+17.3% vs 2025
Net assets
£2.1m
+6.6% vs 2025
Employees
35,086
+1.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£206k
+31.1% vs 2025
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 | 2026-02-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,874,647,000 | £11,732,965 | £12,998,396 | +10.8% | |
| Operating profit | £220,823,000 | £314,145 | £345,119 | +9.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £43,570,000 | £156,838 | £205,543 | +31.1% | |
| Net profit | £34,140,000 | £110,723 | £138,858 | +25.4% | |
| Cash | £218,355,000 | £163,986 | £192,277 | +17.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,217,333,000 | £4,060,788 | £3,828,016 | -5.7% | |
| Net assets | £1,732,458,000 | £2,014,531 | £2,148,422 | +6.6% | |
| Equity | £1,732,458,000 | £2,014,531 | £2,148,422 | +6.6% | |
| Average employees | 31,448 | 34,697 | 35,086 | +1.1% | |
| Wages | £763,453,000 | £887,793 | £946,037 | +6.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £5,079,000 | £6,729 | £4,156 | -38.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £237,000 | £232 | £163 | -29.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £1,020,000 | £1,631 | £1,165 | -28.6% |
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 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 | 2026-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.0% | 2.7% | 2.7% | |
| Net margin | 0.3% | 0.9% | 1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.9% | 7.7% | 9.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 72.8% | 69.3% | 68.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.31x | 0.38x | 0.33x | |
| Interest cover | 1.17x | 1.89x | 2.32x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- LIDL GREAT BRITAIN LIMITED 2017-12-19 → present
- LIDL LIMITED 1993-06-07 → 2017-12-19
- REVELOVER SERVICES LIMITED 1993-05-10 → 1993-06-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- LIDL GREAT BRITAIN LIMITED · parent
- Gravesend Coldharbour Road Management Company Limited 50%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 54 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNTERHALTER, David John | Secretary | 2022-03-07 | — | — |
| BOURNS, Richard Charles Spencer, Mr. | Director | 2024-03-01 | Dec 1985 | British |
| ERETTA, Roberto | Director | 2026-06-01 | Mar 1978 | Italian |
| FIGUERAS HOFFMANN, Fernando Enrique | Director | 2024-03-01 | Oct 1965 | Spanish |
| MCDONNELL, Ryan | Director | 2015-09-15 | Jan 1977 | Irish |
| ROGERS, Stephanie Jane | Director | 2023-04-01 | Jul 1971 | British |
| TAYLOR, Richard Jeremy | Director | 2022-02-01 | May 1979 | British |
| WEISE, Louise Elizabeth | Director | 2026-01-01 | Jul 1986 | British |
Show 54 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAILEY, Peter Stewart | Secretary | 1994-04-30 | 1997-03-20 |
| BELSER, Mark Timothy | Secretary | 2014-10-08 | 2017-08-09 |
| BOENING, Alex | Secretary | 2002-04-26 | 2014-10-07 |
| DENNHARDT, Thomas Joachim | Secretary | 1997-03-20 | 1998-09-14 |
| LEINEMANN, Arnd Axel | Secretary | 1999-05-14 | 2002-04-26 |
| LIMBERG, Udo | Secretary | 1994-01-01 | 1994-04-30 |
| RUEHL, Robert | Secretary | 2014-10-08 | 2019-10-17 |
| SCHMITT, Oliver Johannes | Secretary | 1998-08-17 | 1999-05-14 |
| SUESSER, Katrin | Secretary | 2017-11-27 | 2022-02-28 |
| WENTWORTH, Marc Henry Francis | Secretary | 1993-05-25 | 1993-12-31 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-05-10 | 1993-05-25 |
| BAILEY, Peter Stewart | Director | 1995-08-01 | 1997-03-20 |
| BAILEY, Peter Stewart | Director | 1994-09-30 | 1995-05-18 |
| BAILIE, Martin | Director | 2015-09-15 | 2016-11-30 |
| BARRY, Alan Sean | Director | 2021-01-18 | 2022-02-01 |
| BOENING, Alex | Director | 2002-04-26 | 2014-11-05 |
| BOYLE, Conor | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2013-09-11 |
| COLLETT, Noel Nathan James | Director | 2003-02-21 | 2014-05-20 |
| DE ROOS, Peter Wouter | Director | 2022-05-03 | 2024-08-31 |
| DENNHARDT, Thomas Joachim | Director | 1997-03-20 | 1998-09-14 |
| DI COSTANZO, Marco Francesco | Director | 2021-11-15 | 2023-11-30 |
| FALKENBURG, Johannes Leonard | Director | 1993-06-30 | 1996-07-15 |
| FISCHER, Ingo Bernd | Director | 2009-05-14 | 2021-01-18 |
| FLOTO, Hannes | Director | 1993-10-01 | 1996-04-03 |
| GIBSON, Agnes Gibb | Director | 2016-09-09 | 2023-04-01 |
| GOTTSCHLICH, Ronny | Director | 2010-09-02 | 2016-09-09 |
| HENRY, Timothy Mark, Dr | Director | 2013-09-11 | 2014-06-30 |
| HESLOP, Matthew David | Director | 2017-01-16 | 2024-03-01 |
| HESLOP, Matthew David | Director | 2014-05-20 | 2015-09-15 |
| HURTER, Michael | Director | 1995-05-18 | 1995-07-17 |
| HÄRTNAGEL, Christian | Director | 2016-09-09 | 2022-02-01 |
| KAHL, Dirk | Director | 2014-11-05 | 2021-11-15 |
| KOTTBAUER, Martin Alfred | Director | 2021-09-06 | 2024-08-08 |
| KOTTBAUER, Martin | Director | 2008-10-17 | 2015-09-15 |
| KOTTBAUER, Martin | Director | 1998-01-15 | 2004-03-29 |
| LEINEMANN, Arnd Axel | Director | 1997-03-20 | 2002-05-08 |
| LIMBERG, Udo | Director | 1993-05-25 | 1995-04-21 |
| MANN, Rudiger | Director | 1994-09-30 | 1995-07-17 |
| MROS, Frank-Michael Michael | Director | 2009-09-24 | 2010-08-27 |
| MURR, Volker | Director | 1999-06-07 | 2002-04-26 |
| NIKOLAI, Rudiger | Director | 1995-08-01 | 1997-03-20 |
| OOSTERWIJK, Marcel | Director | 2009-02-19 | 2009-06-01 |
| OUALI, Jassine, Mr. | Director | 2024-03-01 | 2025-07-31 |
| RICK, Hubertus | Director | 1999-06-07 | 2001-02-28 |
| RYAN, Robert Michael | Director | 2016-09-14 | 2019-02-01 |
| SCHMITT, Oliver Johannes | Director | 1998-08-17 | 1999-06-14 |
| SPANGENBERG, Philipp | Director | 1995-05-18 | 1999-05-28 |
| TEMPLIN, Hans Christoph | Director | 2002-04-26 | 2009-03-01 |
| TYLKOWSKI, Maciej Andrzej | Director | 2023-03-01 | 2026-06-24 |
| ULBRICH, Tim | Director | 2016-09-14 | 2024-03-01 |
| WALKER, Christopher David | Director | 2014-06-30 | 2016-07-19 |
| WISLSPERGER, Wolfgang | Director | 2001-01-18 | 2003-03-31 |
| YOUNG, Ian | Director | 2004-03-29 | 2008-02-28 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-05-10 | 1993-05-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 289 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.