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Marks And Spencer P.L.C.
We operate a family of businesses, selling high-quality, great-value own-brand products in the UK and internationally. The company’s own description of itself, taken from its website.
Active 100 years old · 189th oldest of 4,506 · incorporated in the 1920s
Registered office
WATERSIDE HOUSE, 35 NORTH WHARF ROAD, LONDON, W2 1NW
Other PLCs registered in London
Online
Website corporate.marksandspencer.com
News and announcements on their own site
Social accounts X, Facebook, Instagram
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Group structure
It is the immediate parent of 3 entities:
- MARKS AND SPENCER (HONG KONG) INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- MARKS AND SPENCER INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
- ST. MICHAEL FINANCE P.L.C.
Ownership as recorded by GLEIF, the body that issues Legal Entity Identifiers. Unlike a shared registered office, these relationships are filed and validated, so they are evidence of a real corporate link.
Filing history
This company has 2,257 documents on its Companies House record. The most recent accounts were filed on 23/09/2026. Its last confirmation statement or annual return was filed on 09/02/2026.
The most recent filings
This is the list of documents filed, not their contents. A line saying accounts were filed records that they were filed and when; it says nothing about turnover, profit or assets, which are inside the documents themselves and are not published here. Read the filings on the Companies House record.
Who runs it
The register lists 3 current officers and 63 who have resigned.
Who controls it
Companies must record the people or entities with significant control. The register shows 1 current entry.
Owns 75% to 100% of the shares; Holds 75% to 100% of the voting rights; Can appoint and remove directors since 06/04/2016
Charges
A charge is security a company gives a lender over its assets. This company has 14 registered charges, of which 1 are not yet recorded as satisfied.
Oaknorth Bank PLC Outstanding, created 31/07/2020
Law Debenture Trustees Limited Fully satisfied, created 12/12/2001
Law Debenture Trustees Limited Fully satisfied, created 12/12/2001
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited Fully satisfied, created 17/07/1990
The Secretary of State for Defence. Fully satisfied, created 05/08/1988
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited. Fully satisfied, created 19/04/1984
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited. Fully satisfied, created 29/12/1983
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited Fully satisfied, created 27/03/1979
Showing the 8 most recent. The full list is on the Companies House record.
Officers, controllers and charges are as recorded on the Companies House register on 13/10/2026, and the register changes daily. Appearing here is not an allegation about anyone. Read the current record on the Companies House record.
What it does
This page is compiled from the public register. Companies House does not verify the information filed with it, so treat everything here as what the company reported rather than as established fact. For filings, officers and charges, see the official Companies House record.
Also at W2 1NW
A shared registered office is not evidence of a relationship. Formation agents and genuine groups look identical on the register.
On the register
- 189th oldest of 4,506 PLCs
- One of the 1920s cohort
- Not in liquidation or facing strike off
There are 4,506 PLCs in Britain, under a tenth of one per cent of the register. The whole count.