SIGNET TRADING LIMITED
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Cash
£39M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£209M
Equity attributable
Employees
1,761
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£1.4M
Period ending 2025-02-01
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-02-01
| Metric | Trend | 2024-02-03 | 2025-02-01 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £344,666,000 | £292,990,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£8,659,000 | £2,596,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£483,000 | -£1,387,000 | — | |
| Net profit | -£5,835,000 | -£1,561,000 | — | |
| Cash | £62,536,000 | £39,335,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £213,726,000 | £212,680,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £210,530,000 | £209,320,000 | — | |
| Equity | £210,530,000 | £209,320,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 2,043 | 1,761 | — | |
| Wages | £64,642,000 | £54,136,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,253,000 | £2,689,000 | — |
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 | 2024-02-03 | 2025-02-01 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -2.5% | 0.9% | |
| Net margin | -1.7% | -0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -4.1% | 1.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 23.7% | 22.2% | |
| Current ratio | 3.46x | 3.83x | |
| Interest cover | -22.37x | 20.44x |
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
- SIGNET TRADING LIMITED 1999-07-29 → present
- SIGNET UK TRADING LIMITED 1999-06-17 → 1999-07-29
- SIGNET UK JEWELLERY LIMITED 1999-05-12 → 1999-06-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the Group or the Company or to cease their operations, and as they have concluded that the Group and the Company's financial position means that this is realistic. They have also concluded that there are no material uncertainties that could have cast significant doubt over their ability to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of the financial statements ("the going concern period").”
Group structure
- SIGNET TRADING LIMITED · parent
- Checkbury Limited
- Ernest Jones Limited
- H.Samuel Limited
- Leslie Davis Limited
Significant events
- “During the financial year, the Group restructured its store estate and cost base, creating a leaner, more agile operation positioned for future growth.”
- “During 2024, following the strategic divestment of the prestige watch business to focus on the Group's core strengths in diamonds, jewellery and watches, the Company entered into a period of restructuring.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARRY, John Alexander | Secretary | 2024-02-15 | — | — |
| HARRIS, Benjamin | Director | 2018-06-30 | Apr 1983 | British |
| OLD, Neil Stuart | Director | 2019-09-02 | Oct 1971 | British |
| RAINER, Majda | Director | 2025-04-24 | Nov 1974 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRIS, Benjamin | Secretary | 2019-01-07 | 2024-02-15 |
| JACKSON, Timothy John | Secretary | 1999-05-12 | 2004-03-01 |
| JENKINS, Mark Andrew | Secretary | 2004-03-01 | 2018-06-30 |
| KRUEGER, Laurel | Secretary | 2018-06-30 | 2019-01-07 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-05-12 | 1999-05-12 |
| BOYD, Walker Gordon | Director | 1999-05-12 | 2010-06-25 |
| CARNEY, Shaun David | Director | 2014-02-01 | 2025-03-21 |
| CASHMAN, Simon Lee | Director | 1999-05-12 | 2007-06-25 |
| JENKINS, Mark Andrew | Director | 2007-06-25 | 2018-06-30 |
| POVALL, Michael Phillip | Director | 2013-04-12 | 2014-02-01 |
| PRATT, Kenneth Charles | Director | 2010-06-25 | 2013-04-12 |
| TEMPLETON, Lisa Josephine | Director | 2019-09-02 | 2024-02-16 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-05-12 | 1999-05-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signet Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 116 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-27 | RP04TM01 | officers | Second filing of director termination with name | |
| 2025-04-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-20 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-02-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-02-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-02-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-10-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.