HERMES (G.B.) LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
† HERMES (G.B.) 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.
Like most small UK companies, HERMES (G.B.) LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
Ratios
2025Sector comparison
SIC 47710Where the company stands among the 20,658 active companies whose first SIC code is 47710 (Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores).
- NEXT RETAIL LIMITED£4bn
- JD SPORTS FASHION PLC£3.4bn
- PRIMARK STORES LIMITED£1.1bn
- COACH STORES LIMITED£511.2m
- ITX UK LIMITED£315.9m
- DRESS HOLDCO A LIMITED£195.2m
- HERMES (G.B.) LIMITED£171.2m
- AK RETAIL GROUP LIMITED£156.8m
- H&M HENNES & MAURITZ UK LIMITED£133.2m
- 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: HERMES (G.B.) LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
HERMES (G.B.) LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00773076. It was incorporated on 4 Sep 1963. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (W1J). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is retail sale of clothing in specialised stores (47710), retail sale of footwear in specialised stores (47721), retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet (47910).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Net assets were £171,188,000, up 59.9% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £1,734,000. Total assets were £358,491,000 and total liabilities £177,478,000. The company had an average of 364 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 20,658 active companies whose first SIC code is 47710: 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 96% of them (median £9,958). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 99% of them (median age 3.4 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly furniture and lighting, toys, games and sports goods, electrical equipment. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly clocks and watches, furniture and lighting, precious metals and jewellery. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 0.1% higher than for men. It has a modern slavery statement on the government registry.
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 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 16 Jan 2027.
Filed accounts2024–2025
| 2024 † | 2025 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 349,154,000 | — |
| Profit for the year | 59,202,000 | — |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 403,000 | 1,734,000 |
| Total assets | 253,619,000 | 358,491,000 |
| Total liabilities | 144,650,000 | 177,478,000 |
| Net assets / total equity | 107,058,000 | 171,188,000 |
| Average number of employees | 327 | 364 |
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
- Median hourly pay
- women 0.1% higher
- Mean hourly pay
- women 9.8% lower
- Median bonus pay
- women 1.8% lower
- Employer size
- 250 to 499 employees
Earlier years (1)
- Year
- Median hourly pay
- Mean hourly pay
- 2024/25
- women 0.7% lower
- women 12.2% 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
- 2020
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK
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
- Licence type and rating
- Worker (A rating)
- Route
- Skilled Worker
On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: furniture and lighting, toys, games and sports goods, electrical equipment, clocks and watches and miscellaneous metal articles.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: clocks and watches, furniture and lighting, precious metals and jewellery, footwear and ceramics.
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
4 events- Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: net assets £171.2m, 364 employees
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £349.2m, net assets £107.1m, 327 employees
- Hermes Holding Gb Limited registered as a person with significant control
- Company incorporatedPrivate limited company
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.