Overview Report

HARRODS LIMITED Reg No 00030209

Statutory Information
 
Previous name(s): None
Registered Number: 00030209 Incorporation Date: 20/11/1889
Registered Office: 87/135 BROMPTON ROAD
  LONDON
  SW1X 7XL
 
Latest Filed Accounts: 31/01/2004 Date Accounts Lodged: 21/06/2004
Analysed Accounts: 31/01/2004 Accounts Ref. Date: 31/01
Latest Annual Return: 08/11/2004 Issued Capital: GBP 19,200,002
Company Status: Large
  Private Limited with share capital
  English/Welsh companies incorporated under part 1 of the Companies Act
Type of Accounts: Group
 
Directory Information
 
Trading Address: Harrods Limited
  87-135 Brompton Street
  Knighsbridge
  London
  SW1X 7XL
 
Telephone Number: 02077301234 Fax Number: -
 
Region: CENTRAL LONDON
Bankers: 40-04-10  HSBC BANK PLC 
Auditors: Grant Thornton
Principal Activities: A group engaged in the operation of a department store in London, concessions at London airports and export of brandedmerchandise to overseas dept. stores and airport terminals.
 
UK SIC Code(s):
52120  Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
 
Risk Information
 
Todays Score: 80 Credit Limit (GBP): 42,000,000
31/01/200480 Contract Limit (GBP): 110,000,000
01/02/200370
02/02/200280
27/01/200155
Commentary
The period to 31/01/2004 saw a slight increase in Sales from £325,200,000 to £329,400,000.Pre-Tax Profits increased from £7,000,000 to £19,900,000.The resultant Profit Margin of 6.04% (previous = 2.15%) compares favourably with the industry average of 4.12%.Shareholders Funds decreased from £455,300,000 to £443,600,000, whilst Total Assets decreased from £885,200,000 to £876,100,000.The resultant Gearing Ratio of 0.51 (Previous = 0.51) compares favourably with the industry average of 0.34.CCJ information has been linked to this company - please see the list.
 
County Court Judgments Summary: Number of exact unsatisfied CCJs: 3 Totalling: GBP3643.00
Number of probable unsatisfied CCJs: None
Number of possible unsatisfied CCJs: None
 
Ownership
 
Holding Company: HARRODS (UK) LIMITED
Ultimate Holding Company: ALFAYED INVESTMENT & TRUST PVT LP [Bermuda]
 
Accounts
 
Date of Accounts 31/01/200401/02/200302/02/2002 2
Consolidated YYY Year
Subsidiary YYY Growth
No. of Weeks 525253 Rate
Currency (GBP '000) (GBP '000) (GBP '000) %
Audit Qual./Comment NoNoNo  
 
Profit and Loss
Turnover329,400325,200458,188
Cost of Sales155,400155,100277,537
Pre-Tax Profit19,9007,00022,048
Directors Remuneration2,6002,4003,519
Employees Remuneration72,80075,50079,514
Number of Employees (actual)3,4683,5363,769
 
Balance Sheet
Total Fixed Assets792,300810,500679,774
Total Current Assets83,80074,700217,117
Total Current Liabilities88,20082,10082,090
Total Assets less Current Liabilities787,900803,100814,801
Shareholders Funds443,600455,300464,873
Total Long-Term Liabilities344,300347,800349,928
Capital Employed787,900803,100814,801
 
Directors
 
Company Secretaries
SIMON DAVID HATHERLY DEAN
 
Directors
MOHAMED AL FAYED
ALI FAYED
ANIL TANNA
RAJIV LOCHAN ASSANAND
JEFFREY BYRNE
NIGEL CHARLES CRAIG BLOW
DAWSON RAY PARKER
JAMES PHILIP HEALY
 
Company/Industry Comparison
 
This comparison is based on the results of 3135 companies in the same industrial sector: 52120 Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
 
 CompanyIndustry Averages
 31/01/2004LowerMedianUpper
 
Profit/Sales (%)6.04
0.004.1211.55
Profit/Capital Employed (%)2.53
2.0016.6781.04
Profit/Total Assets (%)2.27
0.007.2025.11
Sales/Total Assets (%)37.60
116.79216.10371.09
Credit Period (days)9.53
8.500.000.00
Current Ratio0.95
0.651.071.86
Average Employee Remuneration ( £) 20,992
7,0009,73913,654
Wages/Sales (%)22.10
20.7715.069.85
Sales per Employee ( £) 94,983
38,00060,30985,667