HOUSE OF FRASER LIMITED
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Cash
£2.9m
-12.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£25m
+1,100% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,823
-9.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£37m
+11.7% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-27
| Metric | Trend | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-28 | 2025-04-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £348,874,000 | £286,803,000 | £247,054,000 | -13.9% | |
| Operating profit | £40,526,000 | £33,450,000 | £37,338,000 | +11.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £40,509,000 | £33,445,000 | £37,349,000 | +11.7% | |
| Net profit | £42,070,000 | £20,868,000 | £27,193,000 | +30.3% | |
| Cash | £5,711,000 | £3,379,000 | £2,944,000 | -12.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£12,891,000 | -£1,299,000 | £28,671,000 | +2,307.2% | |
| Net assets | -£23,340,000 | -£2,472,000 | £24,721,000 | +1,100% | |
| Equity | -£23,340,000 | -£2,472,000 | £24,721,000 | +1,100% | |
| Average employees | 2,567 | 2,010 | 1,823 | -9.3% | |
| Wages | £34,662,000 | £28,840,000 | £26,064,000 | -9.6% | |
| 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 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-28 | 2025-04-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.6% | 11.7% | 15.1% | |
| Net margin | 12.1% | 7.3% | 11.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 130.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 136.7% | 102.9% | 80.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.70x | 0.71x | 0.88x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- HOUSE OF FRASER LIMITED 2018-08-29 → present
- SHELFCO A1 LIMITED 2017-03-23 → 2018-08-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having thoroughly reviewed the performance of the Company and Frasers Group Plc and having made suitable enquiries, the Directors are confident that the Company and Frasers Group Plc have adequate resources to remain in operational existence for the foreseeable future, which is at least 12 months from the date of these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “After the reporting date, on 27 April 2026, the Company transferred its trade and assets to Frasers Group Trading Limited and the employees were transferred over.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DICK, Alastair Peter Orford | Director | 2019-03-14 | Jun 1983 | British |
| EPSTEIN, David Charles | Director | 2019-12-01 | Sep 1983 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| OLSEN, Cameron John | Secretary | 2017-03-23 | 2019-07-01 |
| PIPER, Thomas James | Secretary | 2019-07-01 | 2022-07-28 |
| ADEGOKE, Adedotun Ademola | Director | 2017-03-23 | 2024-12-05 |
| MOORE, Adam Lee | Director | 2024-12-05 | 2024-12-31 |
| ROWLEY, Liam Joseph | Director | 2018-08-09 | 2019-12-10 |
| ROWLEY, Liam Joseph | Director | 2018-08-09 | 2018-08-09 |
| STOCKTON, Rachel Isabel Lilian | Director | 2017-03-23 | 2019-03-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frasers Group Trading Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-03-23 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 44 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2026-03-30 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2025-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-03 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2024-07-02 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2023-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.