AMAZON ONLINE UK LIMITED
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Cash
£337K
-4.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£136M
-43.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
662
-1.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£72M
+30.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £2,236,539,000 | £2,631,029,000 | £3,136,728,000 | +19.2% | |
| Operating profit | £30,205,000 | £47,084,000 | £66,773,000 | +41.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £33,969,000 | £54,987,000 | £71,761,000 | +30.5% | |
| Net profit | £32,827,000 | £43,629,000 | £55,571,000 | +27.4% | |
| Cash | £327,000 | £353,000 | £337,000 | -4.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £187,735,000 | £241,100,000 | £135,733,000 | -43.7% | |
| Net assets | £187,735,000 | £241,100,000 | £135,733,000 | -43.7% | |
| Equity | £187,735,000 | £241,100,000 | £135,733,000 | -43.7% | |
| Average employees | 747 | 670 | 662 | -1.2% | |
| Wages | £79,982,000 | £74,370,000 | £70,493,000 | -5.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £204,000 | £206,000 | £206,000 | 0% |
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 | 1.4% | 1.8% | 2.1% | |
| Net margin | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.1% | 19.5% | 49.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 62.6% | 77.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.55x | 1.60x | 1.29x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 60.70x |
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
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue as an operational business for the foreseeable future, being twelve months from the approval of the financial statements (until the end of February 2027, being the going concern period). This period is deemed appropriate due to the nature of the principal activities of the business of the provision of online advertising services to external customers and Amazon.com, Inc.'s ongoing commitment and proven ability to support the Company's operations. The financial statements have therefore been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “In January 2026, Amazon.com, Inc. announced a workforce reduction plan affecting approximately 16,000 roles worldwide. Detailed plans affecting individual companies and businesses are being formalized, and the Company is currently assessing the financial impact.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREWS, Phaedra Ann | Director | 2017-12-06 | Jul 1975 | American |
| CHRISTER, Philip Andrew | Director | 2020-10-23 | Dec 1974 | British |
| COOPER, Anna Elisabeth | Director | 2023-06-14 | Jun 1980 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MITRE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-10-09 | 2024-07-15 |
| BANSAL, Manish Rajender Kumar | Director | 2013-10-09 | 2014-07-01 |
| BYRNE, Allister John | Director | 2013-10-09 | 2017-12-06 |
| DEAL, Michael David | Director | 2013-10-09 | 2015-02-11 |
| HILL, Caleb Nephi | Director | 2018-11-19 | 2019-12-10 |
| HOLE, Richard Alexander | Director | 2013-10-09 | 2017-05-23 |
| MACKENZIE, Robert Mario | Director | 2015-02-11 | 2018-03-05 |
| MCDONNELL, Fiona Catherine | Director | 2019-12-10 | 2020-10-01 |
| SIMPSON, Alexander Daniel Keeler | Director | 2020-04-24 | 2023-06-01 |
| STONE, John Bradford | Director | 2018-04-25 | 2019-10-21 |
| WILSON, Geraldine Mary | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2017-08-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon.Com, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 61 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.