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Cash
£81m
11.%
Net Worth
£446m
18.%
Total Current Assets
£4b
16.%
Total Current Liabilities
£4b
20.%
ARGOS LIMITED
Private limited with Share Capital
Active - Accounts Filed
13 November 1972
47190 Other retail sale in non-specialised stores - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Available to 01 Dec 2023. Next accounts due by 06 Dec 2024
Current Directors & Secretaries
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| Name | Role | Date Of Birth | Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Graham Ross Biggart | Director | ||
| Ms Blathnaid Bergin | Director | ||
| SAINSBURY'S CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Company Secretary | ||
| Mr Mark Given | Director |
Previous Directors & Secretaries
Mortgages and Charges
Total Outstanding
2
Total Satisfied
2
| Type | Created | Registered | Persons Entitled | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecf London Office S.a.r.l As Landlord | OUTSTANDING | |||
| Home Retail Group Pension Scheme Nominees Limited | SATISFIED | |||
| Home Retail Group Pension Scheme Nominees Limited | OUTSTANDING | |||
| Deposit Agreement And Deed Of Assignment | Sg Leasing (June) Limited | SATISFIED |
Key Financials
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| Accounts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | £61,228,000.00 | £53,611,000.00 | £63,564,000.00 | £91,689,000.00 | £81,464,000.00 |
| Net Worth | £359,706,000.00 | £344,499,000.00 | £238,559,000.00 | £549,571,000.00 | £446,018,000.00 |
| Total Current Liabilities | £2,132,606,000.00 | £2,369,686,000.00 | £3,003,885,000.00 | £3,542,888,000.00 | £4,258,289,000.00 |
| Total Current Assets | £2,219,871,000.00 | £2,122,388,000.00 | £2,803,969,000.00 | £3,447,470,000.00 | £4,019,406,000.00 |
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Accounts Table
| Profit & Loss | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
| Currency | GBP | GBP | GBP | GBP | GBP |
| Consolidated Accounts | N | N | N | N | N |
| Turnover | £4,155,979,000 | £4,176,559,000 | £4,676,925,000 | £4,201,625,000 | £4,240,797,000 |
| Cost of Sales | £3,898,483,000 | £3,160,915,000 | £3,513,428,000 | £3,237,848,000 | £3,231,581,000 |
| Gross Profit | £257,496,000 | £1,015,644,000 | £1,163,497,000 | £963,777,000 | £1,009,216,000 |
| Wages & Salaries | - | - | - | - | - |
| Directors Emoluments | - | - | - | - | £188,000 |
| Operating Profit | £31,630,000 | £116,632,000 | - | - | - |
| Depreciation | £60,937,000 | £127,738,000 | £146,781,000 | £148,608,000 | £53,656,000 |
| Audit Fees | - | £350,000 | £295,000 | £260,000 | £341,000 |
| Interest Payments | £9,926,000 | £31,797,000 | £37,854,000 | £41,845,000 | £30,183,000 |
| Pre Tax Profit | £27,776,000 | £84,835,000 | - | - | - |
| Tax | £3,656,000 | - | £1,191,000 | - | £693,000 |
| Profit After Tax | £31,432,000 | £52,036,000 | - | - | - |
| Dividends Payable | - | - | - | - | - |
| Retained Profit | £31,432,000 | £52,036,000 | - | - | - |
| Export | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balance Sheet | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangible Assets | £53,361,000 | £58,829,000 | £68,404,000 | £156,399,000 | £167,594,000 |
| Intangible Assets | £53,361,000 | £58,829,000 | £68,404,000 | £156,399,000 | £167,594,000 |
| Total Fixed Assets | £1,159,652,000 | £1,154,621,000 | £944,658,000 | £1,160,300,000 | £618,879,000 |
| Stock | £692,301,000 | £691,606,000 | £595,488,000 | £709,613,000 | £811,660,000 |
| Trade Debtors | £19,665,000 | £24,653,000 | £28,965,000 | £28,241,000 | £19,863,000 |
| Cash | £81,464,000 | £91,689,000 | £63,564,000 | £53,611,000 | £61,228,000 |
| Other Debtors | £3,197,510,000 | £2,606,533,000 | £2,113,719,000 | £1,325,096,000 | £1,275,074,000 |
| Miscellaneous Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Current Assets | £4,019,406,000 | £3,447,470,000 | £2,803,969,000 | £2,122,388,000 | £2,219,871,000 |
| Trade Creditors | £611,192,000 | £523,086,000 | £599,506,000 | £470,838,000 | £508,689,000 |
| Bank Loans And Overdrafts | - | - | £35,287,000 | £90,963,000 | £123,251,000 |
| Other Short Term Finance | £3,368,062,000 | £2,603,681,000 | £1,892,761,000 | £1,439,331,000 | £1,152,096,000 |
| Miscellaneous Current Liabilities | £56,746,000 | £178,244,000 | £235,530,000 | £162,705,000 | £118,204,000 |
| Total Current Liabilities | £4,258,289,000 | £3,542,888,000 | £3,003,885,000 | £2,369,686,000 | £2,132,606,000 |
| Bank Loans And Overdrafts And LTL | £421,390,000 | £450,803,000 | £473,066,000 | £503,067,000 | £302,095,000 |
| Other Long Term Finance | £300,792,000 | £316,802,000 | £346,163,000 | £367,747,000 | £14,984,000 |
| Total Long Term Finance | £300,792,000 | £316,802,000 | £346,163,000 | £367,747,000 | £14,984,000 |
| Capital & Reserves | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Called Up Shared Capital | £624,560,000 | £624,560,000 | £624,560,000 | £624,560,000 | £624,560,000 |
| P & L Account Reserve | - | - | - | - | - |
| Revaluation Reserve | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sundry Reserves | £58,601,000 | £72,449,000 | £22,072,000 | £44,385,000 | £51,695,000 |
| Shareholder Funds | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Financial Items | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Worth | £446,018,000 | £549,571,000 | £238,559,000 | £344,499,000 | £359,706,000 |
| Working Capital | £-238,883,000 | £-95,418,000 | £-199,916,000 | £-247,298,000 | £87,265,000 |
| Total Assets | £5,179,058,000 | £4,602,091,000 | £3,748,627,000 | £3,282,688,000 | £2,838,750,000 |
| Total Liabilities | £4,679,679,000 | £3,993,691,000 | £3,441,664,000 | £2,781,790,000 | £2,311,450,000 |
| Net Assets | £499,379,000 | £608,400,000 | £306,963,000 | £500,898,000 | £527,300,000 |
| Cash | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Cash Flow From Operations | - | - | - | - | - |
| Net Cash Flow Before Financing | - | - | - | - | - |
| Net Cash Flow From Financing | - | - | - | - | - |
| Increase In Cash | - | - | - | - | - |
| Miscellaneous | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contingent Liability | N | N | N | N | N |
| Capital Employed | £920,769,000 | £1,059,203,000 | £744,742,000 | £913,002,000 | £706,144,000 |
| Number Of Employees | 7,045 | 10,272 | 21,027 | 12,531 | 25,443 |
| Auditors | - | - | - | - | - |
| Auditor Comments | The audit report contains no adverse comments | The audit report contains no adverse comments | The audit report contains no adverse comments | The audit report contains no adverse comments | The audit report contains no adverse comments |
| Ratios | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-tax Profit Margin | 0.67 | 2.03 | -1.26 | -3.37 | -1.36 |
| Current Ratio | 0.94 | 0.97 | 0.93 | 0.9 | 1.04 |
| sales Networking Capital | -17.4 | -43.77 | -23.39 | -16.99 | 48.6 |
| Gearing | 84.38 | 74.1 | 154.11 | 100.43 | 57.29 |
| Equity In % | 9.74 | 13.39 | 8.34 | 16.02 | 19.74 |
| Creditor Days | 53.68 | 45.71 | 46.79 | 40.9 | 43.78 |
| Liquidity/Acid Test | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.74 | 0.6 | 0.66 |
| Return on Capital Employed % | 3.02 | 8.01 | -7.93 | -15.52 | -8.19 |
| Return on Total Assets Employed % | 0.54 | 1.84 | -1.58 | -4.32 | -2.04 |
| Current Debt Ratio | 8.53 | 5.82 | 9.79 | 4.73 | 4.04 |
| Total Debt Ratio | 9.37 | 6.56 | 11.21 | 5.55 | 4.38 |
| Stock Turnover Ratio % | 16.66 | 16.56 | 12.73 | 16.89 | 19.14 |
| Return on Net Assets Employed % | 5.56 | 13.94 | -19.25 | -28.3 | -10.97 |