New Look: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
New Look Retailers Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is New Look Limited. In the year to March 2025 New Look Retailers Limited reported turnover of £688m.
- In the year to March 2025, New Look had turnover of £688m, down 6.5% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax loss of £77m, losing £11.23 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 7,697 people, with staff costs of £145m.
- New Look Retailers Limited is controlled by New Look Limited, according to the Companies House register.
- These figures are from New Look Retailers Limited's accounts for the year to March 2025, filed at Companies House on 29 December 2025.
- Registered name
- NEW LOOK RETAILERS LIMITED
- Company number
- 01618428
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 1 March 1982
- Registered office area
- Dorchester
- Industry code on the register
- 47710: Retail trade
- Accounts
- Single company accounts, this company only
- Accounts type
- Full accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to March 2025, filed 29 December 2025
What does New Look do?
New Look is a fashion retailer selling everyday womenswear, including denim, dresses, knitwear and shoes, through about 300 UK shops, its website and its app. It opened its first shop in Taunton in 1969 and says it has around 10 million customers, with close to 40% of its sales now made online. It earns its money from selling its own-label clothing, and these figures are for New Look Retailers Limited, the main New Look trading company.
In brief: womenswear retailer · about 300 UK shops plus online · first shop in Taunton in 1969 · own-label fashion
Source: New Look's own website, retrieved 9 November 2026.
Who owns New Look?
The Companies House register records New Look Limited as the person with significant control of New Look Retailers Limited, company number 01618428. New Look Limited is itself company number 01996366.
That places New Look Retailers Limited inside a larger group. The accounts on this page are the company's own, not the wider group's.
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 New Look?
The Companies House register lists 2 current officers for New Look Retailers Limited.
All 2 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Richard John Collyer | 14 February 2017 |
| Nicola Lucas | 15 June 2021 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did New Look file?
New Look Retailers Limited reported turnover of £688m in the year to March 2025. That was down 6.5% on £735m the year before.
It reported 7,697 employees. The year before it reported 8,020.
It filed a pre-tax loss of £77m for the year, against a pre-tax loss of £4m the year before.
Staff costs came to £145m. That is an average of £19,000 a head. It ended the year with £44m at the bank and net assets of £11m.
| Measure | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £688m | £735m |
| Pre-tax profit | -£77m (filed) | -£4m (filed) |
| Employees | 7,697 | 8,020 |
| Staff costs | £145m | £140m |
| Average staff cost per head | £19,000 | £18,000 |
| Bank and cash | £44m | £25m |
| Net assets | £11m | £9m |
| Interest paid | £31m | |
| Interest received | £1.4m | |
| Directors' pay | £1.5m |
Read the accounts to March 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 New Look?
New Look Retailers Limited has registered 24 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 |
|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., London Branch | 2 October 2026 |
| Bsp European Special Situations Iii (Holdco) Limited | 1 October 2026 |
| Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., London Branch | 16 April 2024 |
| Wells Fargo Bank N.A., London Branch | 11 October 2023 |
| Wells Fargo Bank N.A., London Branch | 9 October 2023 |
| Wells Fargo Bank N.A., London Branch | 9 October 2023 |
| Blazehill Credit Opportunities Limited | 5 October 2023 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How New Look compares
Of the 9 high street fashion, New Look is 8th on turnover, 8th on profit margin and 7th on growth. Next keeps the most of every £100 of sales: £17.28.
| Rank | High street fashion | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Next | £6,901m | £17.28 |
| 8th | New Look | £688m | −£11.23 |
| + 7 more high street fashion ranked |
Ranked by turnover. Profit per £100 is pre-tax profit for every £100 of turnover, shown only where the profit is filed.
New Look files as New Look Retailers Limited, whose person with significant control is New Look Limited, with turnover of £688m in its latest filed year.
Questions about New Look
What does New Look do?
New Look is a fashion retailer selling everyday womenswear, including denim, dresses, knitwear and shoes, through about 300 UK shops, its website and its app. It opened its first shop in Taunton in 1969 and says it has around 10 million customers, with close to 40% of its sales now made online. It earns its money from selling its own-label clothing, and these figures are for New Look Retailers Limited, the main New Look trading company.
Is New Look bigger than River Island?
Yes, by turnover. New Look reported £688m in its latest accounts, against £478m at River Island. Our River Island v New Look page compares the two on profit, margin, growth and staff. River Island v New Look →
How does New Look compare with its rivals?
By turnover, New Look is 8th of the 9 companies in our battle of high street fashion, behind Next. The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of high street fashion →
Who owns New Look?
The Companies House register records New Look Limited as the person with significant control of New Look Retailers Limited.
How much does New Look make?
New Look Retailers Limited reported turnover of £688m in the year to March 2025. It filed a pre-tax loss of £77m.
How many people work at New Look?
New Look Retailers Limited reported 7,697 employees in the year to March 2025.
Who runs New Look?
The Companies House register lists 2 current officers for New Look Retailers Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from New Look Retailers Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 01618428, 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, “New Look: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 9 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/new-look/. Figures from Companies House filings for NEW LOOK RETAILERS LIMITED (01618428).
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