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Marks & Spencer PLC — click any event to explore.
1926
Incorporated
98 years continuous trading.
Companies House
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2025
Accounts filed on time
Revenue £13.1bn (+8.2%). Net assets £3.4bn.
Companies House · iXBRL
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2024
Pays suppliers in 19 days
73% within terms. Only 5% late.
Payment Practices
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2024
2 director changes
Avg tenure 4.2 years. Normal for PLC.
Companies House
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2023
2 charges registered
Standard secured lending.
Charges register
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Clean enforcement record
No Gazette, FCA, HSE, ICO records.
5 registers
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Living Wage · Disability Confident
Voluntary employer accreditations.
LWF · DWP
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VERDICT
73 — Proceed with standard terms
Lower risk. Strong history offsets moderate churn.
6 dimensions · 12 sources
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1926
Incorporated
98 years continuous trading.
Companies House
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2025
Accounts filed on time
Revenue £13.1bn (+8.2%). Net assets £3.4bn.
Companies House · iXBRL
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2024
Pays suppliers in 19 days
73% within terms. Only 5% late.
Payment Practices
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2024
2 director changes
Avg tenure 4.2 years. Normal for PLC.
Companies House
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2023
2 charges registered
Standard secured lending.
Charges register
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Live
Clean enforcement record
No Gazette, FCA, HSE, ICO records.
5 registers
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Live
Living Wage · Disability Confident
Voluntary employer accreditations.
LWF · DWP
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VERDICT
73 — Proceed with standard terms
Lower risk. Strong history offsets moderate churn.
6 dimensions · 12 sources
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1926
Incorporated
98 years continuous trading.
Companies House
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2025
Accounts filed on time
Revenue £13.1bn (+8.2%). Net assets £3.4bn.
Companies House · iXBRL
Explore →
2024
Pays suppliers in 19 days
73% within terms. Only 5% late.
Payment Practices
Explore →
2024
2 director changes
Avg tenure 4.2 years. Normal for PLC.
Companies House
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2023
2 charges registered
Standard secured lending.
Charges register
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Live
Clean enforcement record
No Gazette, FCA, HSE, ICO records.
5 registers
Explore →
Live
Living Wage · Disability Confident
Voluntary employer accreditations.
LWF · DWP
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VERDICT
73 — Proceed with standard terms
Lower risk. Strong history offsets moderate churn.
6 dimensions · 12 sources
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The numbers behind the score.
Parsed from official iXBRL filings. Not scraped. Not estimated.
Revenue · 5 year trend
£13.1bn ↑ 8.2%
£9.1bn
£10.9bn
£11.9bn
£12.1bn
£13.1bn
20202021202220232024
Net assets
£3.4bnStrong
Assets exceed liabilities.
Current ratio
0.72Watch
Below 1.0 — common in retail.
Operating margin
7.8%Strong
Healthy for UK retail.
Cash
£1.2bnStrong
Significant reserves.
Debt/equity
0.68Moderate
Manageable leverage.
Revenue growth
+8.2%Strong
YoY from £12.1bn.
12 named sources. Every fact traceable.
Not a credit bureau. Every signal links to a specific public dataset.
Companies House
Profile, officers, filings, charges
Core
iXBRL Accounts
Revenue, assets, cash, margins
Financial
Payment Practices
Days to pay, % late, terms
Behaviour
The Gazette
Winding-up, liquidation
Insolvency
FCA Register
Authorisation, enforcement
Regulatory
HSE Prosecutions
Safety fines, notices
Safety
ICO Register
Data protection, enforcement
Compliance
Disqualified Directors
Cross-referenced register
Integrity
Fair Payment Code
Prompt payment signatory
Commitment
Living Wage Foundation
Accredited employer
Employer
Disability Confident
DWP employer scheme
Employer
NMW Naming
Minimum wage compliance
Enforcement
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