# Next (Next PLC)

Public limited company registered in Leicester, classed under “Activities of head offices”.

- Company number: 04412362
- Status: Active
- Type: Public limited company
- Incorporated: 9 April 2002
- Registered office: Desford Road, Enderby, Leicester, LE19 4AT
- Location: Leicester
- Activity: Activities of head offices
- Website: nextplc.co.uk

## Latest filed profit

Profit after tax in the year to 31 January 2026: **£898m**, from its latest filed accounts.

Turnover, net assets, cash, staff, earlier years, ratios, directors and owners are on the page for subscribers.

## Questions people ask

### What does Next do?

Public limited company registered in Leicester, classed under “Activities of head offices”. In its own words: “NEXT plc, trading as Next (styled as NEXT) is a British multinational clothing, footwear and home products retailer.”

### How much turnover does Next make?

Answered on the page for FirmFacts Pro subscribers: https://firmfacts.co/company/next-04412362

### Is Next profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of £898m in the year to 31 January 2026, its latest filed accounts.

### Who runs and owns Next?

Answered on the page for FirmFacts Pro subscribers: https://firmfacts.co/company/next-04412362

### Where is Next based?

Its registered office is Desford Road, Enderby, Leicester, LE19 4AT, in Leicester.

### When was Next founded?

Next PLC was incorporated on 9 April 2002.

### Is Next still trading?

The register lists Next PLC as active.

## Timeline

Recent filings and changes at Companies House.

- 2026-07-24: Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital on 21 May 2026 · GBP 11,996,370 (and 63 more like it since 30 April 2025)
- 2026-07-02: Purchase of own shares (and 13 more like it since 2 May 2025)
- 2026-06-18: Termination of appointment of Jane Margaret Shields as a director on 21 May 2026
- 2026-06-07: Resolutions (and 2 more like it since 21 May 2025)
- 2026-06-02: Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 January 2026
- 2026-05-22: Termination of appointment of Jonathan Michael Arundell Bewes as a director on 21 May 2026
- 2026-04-07: Appointment of Ms Jenifer Mary Mundy as a director on 1 April 2026
- 2026-03-02: Appointment of Ms Annette Elizabeth Court as a director on 1 March 2026
- 2026-02-03: Statement of capital on 15 January 2026 · GBP 12,243,661.2
- 2026-02-03: Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 15 January 2026 · GBP 453,015,464.40
- 2026-02-03: Memorandum and Articles of Association (and 1 more like it since 21 May 2025)
- 2026-01-09: Amended interim accounts made up to 29 November 2025 (and 1 more like it since 6 January 2026)
- 2026-01-09: Interim accounts made up to 29 November 2025 (and 1 more like it since 5 January 2026)
- 2025-09-26: Appointment of Ms Hannah Woodall-Pagan as a secretary on 26 September 2025
- 2025-09-26: Termination of appointment of Seonna Anderson as a secretary on 26 September 2025
- 2025-09-18: Clarification hmrc confirmation received that appropriate stamp duty has been paid on this transaction.
- 2025-06-06: Group of companies' accounts made up to 25 January 2025

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Source: Companies House filings (Open Government Licence v3.0). Figures are as filed; nothing is estimated. Page: https://firmfacts.co/company/next-04412362