ZIP WORLD LIMITED
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Cash
£4.2m
+429.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£35m
+20% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
558
-2.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£5.6m
-17.5% vs 2024
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 | £27,412,371 | £26,027,390 | £27,125,507 | +4.2% | |
| Operating profit | £4,726,600 | £6,657,731 | £5,576,379 | -16.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,729,571 | £6,734,635 | £5,555,800 | -17.5% | |
| Net profit | £4,304,494 | £5,015,559 | £5,841,179 | +16.5% | |
| Cash | £4,378,204 | £786,346 | £4,163,320 | +429.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £28,116,657 | £32,131,278 | £37,202,423 | +15.8% | |
| Net assets | £24,154,625 | £29,170,184 | £35,011,363 | +20% | |
| Equity | £24,154,625 | £29,170,184 | £35,011,363 | +20% | |
| Average employees | 545 | 572 | 558 | -2.4% | |
| Wages | £6,650,586 | £6,940,514 | £7,118,324 | +2.6% | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 17.2% | 25.6% | 20.6% | |
| Net margin | 15.7% | 19.3% | 21.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.8% | 20.7% | 15.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 37.9% | 32.1% | 27.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.76x | 1.65x | 2.20x | |
| Interest cover | 82.72x | — | — |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The group is financed through bank and shareholder debt and at an operating level is cash generative. The group has prepared detailed forecasts... The directors have therefore prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- ZIP WORLD LIMITED · parent
- Zip World Fforest LTD 100%
- Zip World RAK Limited 100%
- Bounce Below Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 20 January 2025, Ivor Investco Limited acquired a majority holding of shares of the group.”
- “On 25 March 2026, the group re-financed its debt to facilitate the repayment of A Class Loan Notes to investors. A £25m term loan facility was introduced across two banks, HSBC and Barclays, plus the creation of a £5m RCF and £5m capex facility, in place until 2029”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRITTON, Matthew Victor | Director | 2022-01-19 | May 1971 | British |
| EVANS, Martin Julian | Director | 2026-07-14 | Dec 1973 | British |
| HUDSON, Andrew Sean | Director | 2018-12-24 | Apr 1981 | British |
| TAYLOR, Sean | Director | 2011-09-19 | Jan 1965 | British |
| TUKE, Christopher Favill | Director | 2025-01-20 | Feb 1977 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEPWORTH, Kai Ian | Director | 2022-01-19 | 2022-04-01 |
| JONES, Adrian | Director | 2023-04-01 | 2023-07-21 |
| KNOWLES, Craig Lee | Director | 2018-12-24 | 2019-05-16 |
| MORIARTY, Nicholas Sean | Director | 2011-09-19 | 2018-12-24 |
| OWEN DAVIES, Emma Sian | Director | 2018-12-24 | 2019-09-27 |
| SHAYLOR, Matthew John | Director | 2011-09-19 | 2018-12-24 |
| STACEY, David James | Director | 2018-12-24 | 2025-01-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zip World Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2018-01-01 | Active |
| Mr Sean Wallace Taylor | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-01-01 |
| Mr Nicholas Sean Moriarity | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-01-01 |
| Mr Matthew John Shaylor | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-01-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 87 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-30 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2025-01-30 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2025-01-30 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2025-01-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.