PRIMARK STORES LIMITED

Active
Company number 00453448Private limited companyIncorporated 1948

Key figures

£1,066,888,000+7.0%
Net assets 2024/25
+7.0%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
0500 m1 bn1.5 bn2023/242024/25

† PRIMARK STORES LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 47710

Where the company stands among the 20,658 active companies whose first SIC code is 47710 (Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores).

Turnover£3,862,364,000
Higher than 99% · median £95,153 among 362 that publish turnover
Net assets£1,066,888,000
Higher than 99% · median £2,304
Total assets£2,932,737,000
Higher than 99% · median £30,863
Cash£44,840,000
Higher than 99% · median £9,958
Company age78.5 years
Older than 99% · median 3.4 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. NEXT RETAIL LIMITED£4bn
  2. JD SPORTS FASHION PLC£3.4bn
  3. PRIMARK STORES LIMITED£1.1bn
  4. COACH STORES LIMITED£511.2m
  5. ITX UK LIMITED£315.9m
  6. DRESS HOLDCO A LIMITED£195.2m
  7. HERMES (G.B.) LIMITED£171.2m
  8. AK RETAIL GROUP LIMITED£156.8m
  9. H&M HENNES & MAURITZ UK LIMITED£133.2m
  10. URBN UK LIMITED£118.1m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 20,658. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: PRIMARK STORES LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

PRIMARK STORES LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00453448. It was incorporated on 30 Apr 1948. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (W1K). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is retail sale of clothing in specialised stores (47710).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 13 Sep 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £3,862,364,000. Profit for the year was £69,812,000. Net assets were £1,066,888,000, up 7% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £44,840,000. Total assets were £2,932,737,000 and total liabilities £899,534,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 20,658 active companies whose first SIC code is 47710: By turnover it ranks higher than 99% of the 362 that publish turnover (median £95,153). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £2,304). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £30,863). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £9,958). It is older than 99% of them (median age 3.4 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly miscellaneous manufactures, toys, games and sports goods, furniture and lighting. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly miscellaneous manufactures, machinery, toys, games and sports goods. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 26 days to pay suppliers, and 5% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 1.8% lower than for men.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 15 Jun 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 30 Jun 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover3,906,702,0003,862,364,000
Profit for the year90,802,00069,812,000
Cash at bank and in hand42,583,00044,840,000
Total assets2,905,345,0002,932,737,000
Total liabilities899,041,000899,534,000
Net assets / total equity997,360,0001,066,888,000

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices2 Mar 2025 – 13 Sep 2025
Average time taken to pay invoices
26 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
5%
Standard payment terms
30 days
  • Within 30 days 97%
  • 31 to 60 days 2%
  • After 60 days 1%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
1 Mar 2025
25
96%
6%
14 Sep 2024
26
95%
7%
2 Mar 2024
23
95%
7%
16 Sep 2023
25
95%
7%
19 Mar 2023
26
94%
10%
17 Sep 2022
25
93%
10%
13 Mar 2022
27
79%
28%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 1.8% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 14.4% lower
Median bonus pay
women 40.3% lower
Employer size
20,000 or more employees
Lower pay quarter77.6% womenLower middle77.6% womenUpper middle78.1% womenUpper pay quarter59.7% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 0.8% lower
women 13.5% lower
2023/24
women 1.4% lower
women 15.2% lower
2022/23
women 1.1% lower
women 16.3% lower
2021/22
no gap
women 17.4% lower
2020/21
women 15.6% lower
women 22.4% lower
2019/20
no gap
women 14.7% lower
2018/19
no gap
women 13.8% lower
2017/18
no gap
women 15.6% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: miscellaneous manufactures, toys, games and sports goods, furniture and lighting, optical, medical and measuring instruments and machinery.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: miscellaneous manufactures, machinery, toys, games and sports goods, other textile articles and footwear.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

8 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £3.9bn, net assets £1.1bn
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £3.9bn, net assets £997.4m
  3. Abf Investments (No.2) Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Associated British Foods Plc registered as a person with significant control
  5. Associated British Foods Plc ceased to be a person with significant control
  6. Abf Investments Plc ceased to be a person with significant control
  7. Abf Investments Plc registered as a person with significant control
  8. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.