Poundland: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Poundland Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is 1903 PEACH BIDCO LIMITED. In the year to September 2025 Poundland Limited reported turnover of £1,549m.
- Registered name
- POUNDLAND LIMITED
- Company number
- 02495645
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 25 April 1990
- Registered office area
- Walsall
- Industry code on the register
- 47190: Retail trade
- Accounts
- Single company accounts, this company only
- Accounts type
- Full accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to September 2025, filed 20 August 2026
What does Poundland do?
Poundland is a discount variety retailer selling groceries, household goods, health and beauty products and homewares at low prices. It trades from around 700 stores across the UK, from small high street shops to larger retail park units. In June 2025 Pepco Group sold control of the business to the US investment firm Gordon Brothers, and a court-sanctioned restructuring plan has since closed many of its loss-making stores.
In brief: discount variety retailer · about 700 UK stores · owned by Gordon Brothers since 2025
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 20 October 2026. Official website: poundland.co.uk.
Who owns Poundland?
The Companies House register records 1903 PEACH BIDCO LIMITED as the person with significant control of Poundland Limited, company number 02495645. 1903 PEACH BIDCO LIMITED is itself company number 16505423.
That places Poundland 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 Poundland?
The Companies House register lists 2 current officers for Poundland Limited.
All 2 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Barry Paul Inman Williams | 22 January 2025 |
| Shaun Simon Wills | 12 August 2026 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Poundland file?
Poundland Limited reported turnover of £1,549m in the year to September 2025. That was down 11.8% on £1,757m the year before.
It reported 14,417 employees. The year before it reported 16,214.
It filed a pre-tax loss of £85m for the year, against a pre-tax loss of £45m the year before.
Staff costs came to £308m. That is an average of £21,000 a head. It ended the year with £31m at the bank and net liabilities of £90m.
| Measure | Sep 2025 | Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,549m | £1,757m |
| Pre-tax profit | -£85m (filed) | -£45m (filed) |
| Employees | 14,417 | 16,214 |
| Staff costs | £308m | £314m |
| Average staff cost per head | £21,000 | £19,000 |
| Bank and cash | £31m | £47m |
| Net assets | -£90m | £30m |
| Interest paid | £35m | |
| Interest received | £1.6m |
Read the accounts to September 2025 (PDF, Companies House) · every accounts filing
Are there any charges against Poundland?
Poundland Limited has registered 36 charges at Companies House, of which 9 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.
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How Poundland compares
Poundland files as Poundland Limited, whose person with significant control is 1903 PEACH BIDCO LIMITED, with turnover of £1,549m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Poundland
What does Poundland do?
Poundland is a discount variety retailer selling groceries, household goods, health and beauty products and homewares at low prices. It trades from around 700 stores across the UK, from small high street shops to larger retail park units. In June 2025 Pepco Group sold control of the business to the US investment firm Gordon Brothers, and a court-sanctioned restructuring plan has since closed many of its loss-making stores.
Is Poundland bigger than B&M?
No, by turnover. Poundland reported £1,549m in its latest accounts, against £4,624m at B&M. Our B&M v Poundland page compares the two on profit, margin, growth and staff. B&M v Poundland →
Who owns Poundland?
The Companies House register records 1903 PEACH BIDCO LIMITED as the person with significant control of Poundland Limited.
How much does Poundland make?
Poundland Limited reported turnover of £1,549m in the year to September 2025. It filed a pre-tax loss of £85m.
How many people work at Poundland?
Poundland Limited reported 14,417 employees in the year to September 2025.
Who runs Poundland?
The Companies House register lists 2 current officers for Poundland Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Poundland Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 02495645, 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, “Poundland: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 20 October 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/poundland/. Figures from Companies House filings for POUNDLAND LIMITED (02495645).
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