Amazon UK: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Amazon UK Services Ltd.'s person with significant control on the Companies House register is Amazon.Com, Inc. In the year to December 2025 Amazon UK Services Ltd. reported turnover of £8,263m.
- In the year to December 2025, Amazon UK had turnover of £8,263m, up 11.1% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £355m.
- Amazon UK Services does not sell to shoppers: its turnover is what other Amazon companies pay it for running the UK warehouses, delivery network and support services, set as a margin on its own costs (strategic report, accounts to 31 December 2025). Amazon's UK retail sales are recorded by other Amazon companies.
- It employed an average of 66,323 people, with staff costs of £3,841m.
- These figures are from Amazon UK Services Ltd.'s accounts for the year to December 2025, filed at Companies House on 4 June 2026.
- Registered name
- AMAZON UK SERVICES LTD.
- Company number
- 03223028
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 10 July 1996
- Registered office area
- East-Central London
- Industry code on the register
- 82990: Office administrative, office support and other business support
- Accounts
- Single company accounts, this company only
- Accounts type
- Full accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to December 2025, filed 4 June 2026
What does Amazon UK do?
Amazon UK Services is the Amazon company that runs Amazon's UK fulfilment centres, sorting centres, delivery stations and delivery network, and provides customer service and office support to other Amazon companies. It does not sell to shoppers: it is paid by other Amazon group companies for these services, at a margin on its own costs, so its turnover is not Amazon's UK sales, which are recorded by other Amazon companies. These figures are for Amazon UK Services Ltd., which is owned by Amazon.com, Inc.
In brief: runs Amazon's UK warehouses and delivery · paid by other Amazon companies · turnover is not UK sales · owned by Amazon.com, Inc.
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 6 November 2026. Official website: aboutamazon.co.uk.
Who owns Amazon UK?
The Companies House register records Amazon.Com, Inc. as the person with significant control of Amazon UK Services Ltd., company number 03223028.
The register names an individual, not a company, as its controller.
The full ownership record is on the Companies House register. Control is given in the bands the register uses, not as exact shareholdings.
Who runs Amazon UK?
The Companies House register lists 4 current officers for Amazon UK Services Ltd.
All 4 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Phaedra Ann Andrews | 1 May 2015 |
| Mark Christopher Atkin | 20 May 2019 |
| Anna Elisabeth Cooper | 14 June 2023 |
| Nicola Fyfe | 30 June 2023 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Amazon UK file?
Amazon UK Services Ltd. reported turnover of £8,263m in the year to December 2025. That was up 11.1% on £7,434m the year before.
It reported 66,323 employees. The year before it reported 64,733.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £355m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £281m the year before.
Staff costs came to £3,841m. That is an average of £58,000 a head. It ended the year with £4m at the bank and net assets of £3,679m.
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,263m | £7,434m |
| Pre-tax profit | £355m (filed) | £281m (filed) |
| Employees | 66,323 | 64,733 |
| Staff costs | £3,841m | £3,289m |
| Average staff cost per head | £58,000 | £51,000 |
| Bank and cash | £4m | £7m |
| Net assets | £3,679m | £3,450m |
| Interest paid | £34m | |
| Interest received | £6m | |
| Directors' pay | £0.8m |
What these figures cover: Amazon UK Services does not sell to shoppers: its turnover is what other Amazon companies pay it for running the UK warehouses, delivery network and support services, set as a margin on its own costs (strategic report, accounts to 31 December 2025). Amazon's UK retail sales are recorded by other Amazon companies.
Read the accounts to December 2025 (PDF, Companies House) · every accounts filing
What do these figures mean? Turnover vs profit · Profit per £100 · Cash vs profit · Net assets
Are there any charges against Amazon UK?
Amazon UK Services Ltd. has registered 13 charges at Companies House, of which 7 are still outstanding. A charge is security a lender takes over a company's assets; one is satisfied when the lending behind it is repaid or released.
All 7 outstanding charges
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| Strawson J4M8 Limited | 19 March 2025 |
| Peddimore Management Company Limited | 6 January 2022 |
| Patriot Court Slough Limited | 7 July 2004 |
| National Westminster Bank PLC | 23 October 2002 |
| Slough Trading Estate Limited | 10 October 2000 |
| The London County Freehold and Leasehold Properties Limited | 12 September 2000 |
| Midland Bank PLC | 13 May 1999 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How Amazon UK compares
Of the 5 parcel carriers, Amazon UK is 1st on turnover, 3rd on profit margin and 2nd on growth. DPD keeps the most of every £100 of sales: £13.50.
| Rank | Parcel carriers | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Amazon UK | £8,263m | £4.30 |
| 2nd | Royal Mail | £8,198m | £3.33 |
| + 3 more parcel carriers ranked |
Ranked by turnover. Profit per £100 is pre-tax profit for every £100 of turnover, shown only where the profit is filed.
Amazon UK files as Amazon UK Services Ltd., whose person with significant control is Amazon.Com, Inc., with turnover of £8,263m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Amazon UK
What does Amazon UK do?
Amazon UK Services is the Amazon company that runs Amazon's UK fulfilment centres, sorting centres, delivery stations and delivery network, and provides customer service and office support to other Amazon companies. It does not sell to shoppers: it is paid by other Amazon group companies for these services, at a margin on its own costs, so its turnover is not Amazon's UK sales, which are recorded by other Amazon companies. These figures are for Amazon UK Services Ltd., which is owned by Amazon.com, Inc.
How does Amazon UK compare with its rivals?
By turnover, Amazon UK is 1st of the 5 companies in our battle of the parcel carriers, ahead of Royal Mail. The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of the parcel carriers →
Who owns Amazon UK?
The Companies House register records Amazon.Com, Inc. as the person with significant control of Amazon UK Services Ltd.
How much does Amazon UK make?
Amazon UK Services Ltd. reported turnover of £8,263m in the year to December 2025. It filed a pre-tax profit of £355m.
How many people work at Amazon UK?
Amazon UK Services Ltd. reported 66,323 employees in the year to December 2025.
Who runs Amazon UK?
The Companies House register lists 4 current officers for Amazon UK Services Ltd. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Amazon UK Services Ltd.'s filings at Companies House, company number 03223028, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are single company accounts: they cover this company alone, not any wider group.
- Pre-tax profit is the figure the company filed, for both years.
- A figure the filing does not disclose is shown as n/d. A zero in the filing is treated as not disclosed, never as nil.
- Rounding: below £0.1m in thousands, from £0.1m to £2m to one decimal place, from £2m to the nearest million.
- Ownership is shown in the control bands the register of people with significant control uses, not as exact shareholdings.
- Officers' names and appointment dates come from the Companies House register. Job titles come from the company's own website. The description of what the company does comes from its website, or is marked Spark Intel editorial where it is written from stable, checked facts, with the date either way.
Spark Intel, “Amazon UK: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 9 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/amazon-uk/. Figures from Companies House filings for AMAZON UK SERVICES LTD. (03223028).
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