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Company No. 04739922 · Incorporated 22 Apr 2003

Marks & Spencer Simply Foods Limited

Registered name: MARKS & SPENCER SIMPLY FOODS LIMITED

Part of Marks and Spencer Group P.L.C. group

Marks & Spencer Simply Foods Limited made £685m revenue and £128m profit in the year to 29 Mar 2025.

Marks & Spencer Simply Foods Limited’s revenue fell 2% to £685m in the year to 29 Mar 2025, with £128m profit. The company is classified under “other retail sale in non-specialised stores” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
London
Age
23 yrs · since 2003
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 29 Mar 2025

Key figures

Revenue
£685m
Growth ▼1.6%
Profit
£128m
Growth ▼3.1%
Profit margin
18.7%
Gross 32.7%
Employees
—
Change —
Profit / employee
—
 
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data
4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Mar 202329 Mar 202430 Mar 202429 Mar 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£673m£696m£696m£685m
Cost of sales−£460m−£469m−£469m−£461m
Gross profit£213m£227m£227m£224m
Operating profit£139m£155m£155m£156m
Profit before tax£136m£176m£176m£170m
Profit after tax£110m£132m£132m£128m
Profit (best available)£110m£132m£132m£128m
Employees (average)————
Ratios
Profit margin16.3%18.9%18.9%18.7%
Gross margin31.7%32.7%32.7%32.7%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲3.4%—▼1.6%
Profit growth—▲20.3%—▼3.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets————
SourceAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024Accounts · bulk data Dec 2025Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024Accounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
18.7%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
32.7%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
—
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
—
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
—
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
—
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets
—
Now —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
—
Now —
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Marks and Spencer Group P.L.C.ultimate parent75–100%
  2. Marks and Spencer P.L.C.75–100%
  3. Marks & Spencer Simply Foods Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (36)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

Sources

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 29 Mar 2025 (profit £128m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 25 Oct 2026

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