Public limited company registered in Bury, classed under “Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores” and 3 other activities.
Headline figures
FY to Jan 2026 · Group consolidated
Turnover
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Profit after tax
£468m
Net assets
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Cash
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Employees
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Retained reserves
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What the numbers say
3 findings from the figures, in plain English
Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.
History
| £ | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
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| Profit after tax | £468m | ||
| Turnover | |||
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| Cash | |||
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Every figure for all 3 years
“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate.
Balance sheet and ratios
From the filed balance sheets · £
| Balance sheet | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
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| Creditors due within a year | |||
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| Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover | |||
| Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets | |||
| Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year | |||
| Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year | |||
5 balance-sheet lines and 4 ratios, every year
A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.
Timeline
Checked 2026-11-01
- SharesCancellation of shares. Statement of capital on 22 September 2026 · GBP 2,415,574.15 (and 39 more like it since 30 July 2025)
- SharesPurchase of own shares (and 38 more like it since 6 August 2025)
- DirectorsAppointment of Peter Agnefjäll as a director on 1 September 2026
- AccountsGroup of companies' accounts made up to 31 January 2026
- FilingMemorandum and Articles of Association
- FilingResolutions (and 1 more like it since 8 July 2025)
- DirectorsTermination of appointment of Andrew Thomas Higginson as a director on 21 July 2026
- DirectorsAppointment of Ms Sarah Mary Kuijlaars as a director on 10 November 2025
- DirectorsDirector's details changed for Régis Schultz on 1 January 2024
- NameReturn purchase own shares 24/6/25 treasury capital gbp 39948.131
- NameReturn purchase own shares 13/6/25 treasury capital gbp 31782.037
- NameReturn purchase own shares 17/6/25 treasury capital gbp 34752.071
5 earlier
- DirectorsTermination of appointment of Helen Ashton as a director on 14 July 2025
- AccountsGroup of companies' accounts made up to 1 February 2025
- NameReturn purchase own shares 10/6/25 treasury capital gbp 27956.179
- NameReturn purchase own shares 3/6/25 treasury capital gbp 24168.188
- SharesPurchase of own shares. Shares purchased into treasury: · GBP 19,271.303 (and 4 more like it since 2 June 2025)
- Directors
From the Companies House filing history. Routine confirmation statements are left out, and a run of the same filing is shown once.
Questions people ask
›What does JD Sports do?
Public limited company registered in Bury, classed under “Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores” and 3 other activities.
›How much turnover does JD Sports make?
Answered in the full report
›Is JD Sports profitable?
Yes: it made a profit after tax of £468m in the year to 31 January 2026, its latest filed accounts.
›Who runs and owns JD Sports?
Its directors are Theresa Casey, Peter Agnefjäll, Prama Bhatt, Ian Dyson, Hubertus Georg Hoyt and 7 more. Its owners are shown to subscribers.
›Where is JD Sports based?
Its registered office is Hollinsbrook Way, Pilsworth, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 8RR, in Bury, Lancashire.
›When was JD Sports founded?
JD Sports Fashion PLC was incorporated on 21 February 1985.
›Is JD Sports still trading?
The register lists JD Sports Fashion PLC as active.