Kingfisher: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Kingfisher PLC is owned by its shareholders: as a listed company it has no single person with significant control on the register. In the year to January 2026 it reported turnover of £12,945m.
- In the year to January 2026, Kingfisher had turnover of £12,945m, up 1.3% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £378m, keeping £2.92 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 71,000 people, with staff costs of £2,213m.
- Kingfisher PLC is listed on the stock market, so it is owned by its shareholders.
- These figures are from Kingfisher PLC's group accounts for the year to January 2026, filed at Companies House on 1 July 2026.
- Registered name
- KINGFISHER PLC
- Company number
- 01664812
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 16 September 1982
- Registered office area
- West London
- Industry code on the register
- 70100: Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
- Accounts
- Group accounts, covering the companies it owns
- Accounts type
- Full group accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to January 2026, filed 1 July 2026
What does Kingfisher do?
Kingfisher is a home improvement company that owns the B&Q and Screwfix chains in the UK and Ireland, along with Castorama, Brico Dépôt and Koçtaş elsewhere in Europe. It sells tools, building materials, garden products and home décor to households and to trade professionals, through its stores and online, and develops exclusive own brands shared across its chains. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
In brief: home improvement group · owns B&Q and Screwfix · retail and trade customers · listed
Source: Kingfisher's own website, retrieved 24 September 2026.
Who owns Kingfisher?
Kingfisher PLC, company number 01664812, has no person with significant control on the register. That is normal for a company whose shares trade on a regulated market: ownership sits with the shareholders who hold the shares at any given time.
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 Kingfisher?
The Companies House register lists 11 current officers for Kingfisher PLC.
All 11 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Jeffrey Carr | 1 June 2018 |
| Claudia Isobel Arney | 1 November 2018 |
| Sophie Gasperment | 1 December 2018 |
| Thierry Dominique Gerard Garnier | 25 September 2019 |
| William George Lennie | 1 May 2022 |
| Lucinda Jane Riches | 1 January 2025 |
| Bhavesh Mistry | 13 January 2025 |
| Ian James Winward McLeod | 20 January 2025 |
| Sapna Dutta | 1 November 2025 |
| Stephen Wayne Daintith | 1 April 2026 |
| Eve Alexandra Henrikson | 1 September 2026 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Kingfisher file?
Kingfisher PLC reported turnover of £12,945m in the year to January 2026. That was up 1.3% on £12,784m the year before.
It reported 71,000 employees. The year before it reported 74,000.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £378m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £307m the year before.
Staff costs came to £2,213m. That is an average of £31,000 a head. It ended the year with £465m at the bank and net assets of £6,158m. It paid dividends of £218m.
| Measure | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,945m | £12,784m |
| Pre-tax profit | £378m (filed) | £307m (filed) |
| Employees | 71,000 | 74,000 |
| Staff costs | £2,213m | £2,125m |
| Average staff cost per head | £31,000 | £29,000 |
| Bank and cash | £465m | £336m |
| Net assets | £6,158m | £6,344m |
| Dividends paid | £218m | £228m |
| Interest paid | £124m | |
| Interest received | £33m | |
| Directors' pay | £5m |
Read the accounts to January 2026 (ZIP, Companies House) · every accounts filing
What do these figures mean? Turnover vs profit · Profit per £100 · Cash vs profit · Net assets · Group accounts
Kingfisher files as Kingfisher PLC, with turnover of £12,945m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Kingfisher
What does Kingfisher do?
Kingfisher is a home improvement company that owns the B&Q and Screwfix chains in the UK and Ireland, along with Castorama, Brico Dépôt and Koçtaş elsewhere in Europe. It sells tools, building materials, garden products and home décor to households and to trade professionals, through its stores and online, and develops exclusive own brands shared across its chains. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Who owns Kingfisher?
Kingfisher PLC is owned by its shareholders. As a listed company it is exempt from the register of people with significant control, so no single owner appears at Companies House.
How much does Kingfisher make?
Kingfisher PLC reported turnover of £12,945m in the year to January 2026. It filed a pre-tax profit of £378m.
How many people work at Kingfisher?
Kingfisher PLC reported 71,000 employees in the year to January 2026.
Who runs Kingfisher?
The Companies House register lists 11 current officers for Kingfisher PLC. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Kingfisher PLC's filings at Companies House, company number 01664812, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are group accounts: they include the companies it owns.
- 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, “Kingfisher: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/kingfisher/. Figures from Companies House filings for KINGFISHER PLC (01664812).
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