DECATHLON UK LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2M
-57.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£69M
-24.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,464
-3.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£13M
+45.8% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Negative shareholders' funds
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 | £284,485,000 | £260,618,000 | £285,511,000 | +9.6% | |
| Operating profit | -£7,166,000 | -£16,695,000 | -£4,210,000 | +74.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£11,933,000 | -£23,715,000 | -£12,856,000 | +45.8% | |
| Net profit | -£12,449,000 | -£23,714,000 | -£12,868,000 | +45.7% | |
| Cash | £4,134,000 | £2,854,000 | £1,225,000 | -57.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £55,880,000 | £31,916,000 | £7,491,000 | -76.5% | |
| Net assets | -£31,595,000 | -£55,274,000 | -£68,974,000 | -24.8% | |
| Equity | -£31,595,000 | -£55,274,000 | -£68,974,000 | -24.8% | |
| Average employees | — | 1,521 | 1,464 | -3.7% | |
| Wages | £39,415,000 | £38,046,000 | £41,871,000 | +10.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £724,000 | £618,000 | £1,179,000 | +90.8% |
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 | -2.5% | -6.4% | -1.5% | |
| Net margin | -4.4% | -9.1% | -4.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -12.8% | -52.3% | -56.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 116.3% | 129.0% | 138.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.48x | 0.37x | 0.35x | |
| Interest cover | -1.34x | -2.28x | -0.56x |
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
- DECATHLON UK LIMITED 2000-02-03 → present
- DECATHLON RETAIL UK LIMITED 1996-01-23 → 2000-02-03
- GIFTSUPPLY LIMITED 1995-12-21 → 1996-01-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Management affirms going concern based on cash flow forecasts and economic analyses. Parent company Decathlon SE provides financial support to meet obligations. The Company continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On January 1st 2026, the intercompany debt was recapitalised and it resulted in an allotment of further share capital of £83,000,000 to reach a total of £128,100,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PREVOT, Aline Marie Annie | Secretary | 2026-07-01 | — | — |
| GRAVIGNY, Romain Francois Xavier | Director | 2025-07-10 | Oct 1981 | French |
| LADEN, Franck | Director | 2024-04-08 | Jul 1978 | French |
| PECOS MARTINEZ, Maria Elena | Director | 2025-07-10 | Sep 1986 | Spanish |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAUDENS, Sylvain Jean-Joseph, Pierre | Secretary | 2010-06-18 | 2015-06-19 |
| BEDNARSKI, Peter | Secretary | 2020-08-27 | 2026-07-01 |
| BETOTE, Dipito | Secretary | 2008-06-25 | 2010-04-28 |
| DHAZE, Xavier | Secretary | 2000-11-21 | 2008-07-24 |
| PHIPPEN, Simon | Secretary | 1996-01-16 | 2000-11-21 |
| RUIZ DEL PORTAL, Jon | Secretary | 2015-06-19 | 2015-10-06 |
| SALMON, Clement | Secretary | 2015-10-06 | 2020-08-27 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-12-21 | 1996-01-16 |
| BAUDENS, Sylvain Jean-Joseph, Pierre | Director | 2010-06-18 | 2015-06-19 |
| BESCHU, Fabrice | Director | 2013-04-24 | 2013-06-28 |
| BETOTE, Dipito | Director | 2008-06-25 | 2010-04-28 |
| BLASZCZYK, Jean Luc | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2006-10-02 |
| BOTTAN, Alberto | Director | 2019-01-07 | 2024-04-08 |
| CLAUDE, Yves | Director | 2000-11-21 | 2009-03-27 |
| CONSTANT, Jean Paul | Director | 2006-10-02 | 2009-07-16 |
| DEWITTE, Francois | Director | 2009-12-04 | 2013-01-02 |
| DHAZE, Xavier | Director | 2000-11-21 | 2008-07-24 |
| DIOT, Eric Jean Michel | Director | 2017-04-10 | 2019-01-07 |
| DYKES, Steve | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2014-03-03 |
| FONSECA, Jose | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2005-11-15 |
| LECLERCQ, Michel | Director | 2000-11-22 | 2009-03-27 |
| LECLERCQ, Michel | Director | 1996-01-16 | 2000-11-21 |
| MAZILLIER, Eric Louis | Director | 2019-08-30 | 2025-07-10 |
| PEETERS, Thibaut | Director | 2014-02-25 | 2019-08-30 |
| PHIPPEN, Simon | Director | 1996-01-16 | 2000-11-21 |
| POIRIER, Charlotte Marie-Charlotte, Hélène | Director | 2013-04-24 | 2013-06-28 |
| REBUFFEL, Rene-Pierre | Director | 1996-01-16 | 1997-12-31 |
| RUIZ DEL PORTAL, Jon | Director | 2015-06-19 | 2017-02-28 |
| THOMAS, Dominique | Director | 2006-01-10 | 2013-01-02 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-12-21 | 1996-01-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decathlon S.E. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2025-09-08 | Active |
| Javier Lopez | Individual | Significant influence | 2025-03-27 | Ceased 2025-09-08 |
| Mrs Barbara Martin Coppola | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-03-21 | Ceased 2025-03-27 |
| Mr Michel Aballea | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-03-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 174 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-16 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-19 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.