Company Next plc

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NXT

GB0032089863

Apparel & Accessories Retailers

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Business description: Next plc

Next plc specializes in the design and distribution of ready-to-wear clothing (for women, men, children), accessories, costume jewelry and home products. Net sales break down by activity as follows:

- ready-to-wear clothing distribution (69.5%): mail order (57.9% of net sales; telephone orders, on-line sales) and sales generated by Next stores in the United Kingdom (42.1%; over 800 stores);

- international distribution (14.7%): operation of over 200 franchised stores;

- credit allocation (4.7%);

- other (11.1%).

Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United Kingdom (81.6%), Europe (10.9%), Middle East (4.8%), Asia (0.8%) and other (1.9%).

Number of employees: 31,589

Sales by Activity: Next plc

Fiscal Period: January	2022 (GBP)	2023 (GBP)	2024 (GBP)	2025 (GBP)	2026 (GBP)
Online (UK)	-	-	-	-	2.59B
Online (international)	-	-	-	-	1.28B
Total Platform (incl. Joules, Reiss & FatFace)	-	-	364M	690M	734M
Retail stores	1.43B	1.85B	1.84B	1.82B	1.89B
Next International Retail	49.2M	-	-	-	-
Next Sourcing	496M	-	-	-	-
Other Business Activities	-	-	-	801M	848M
Property Management	180M	175M	192M	-	-
next Finance	249M	274M	293M	301M	308M
Franchise, Sourcing and Other	-	602M	544M	-	-
Lipsy	134M	-	-	-	-
Online (UK and International)	2.87B	2.74B	2.91B	3.2B	-
Joules	-	32.8M	-	-	-
Total Platform	-	42.9M	-	-	-
NENA	1M	-	-	-	-
Eliminations	-784M	-687M	-658M	-698M	-744M

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Geographical breakdown of sales: Next plc

Fiscal Period: January	2022 (GBP)	2023 (GBP)	2024 (GBP)	2025 (GBP)	2026 (GBP)
United Kingdom	3.84B	4.29B	4.6B	5B	5.3B
Rest of Europe	447M	415M	522M	664M	950M
Middle East	247M	236M	255M	296M	375M
Rest of World	41.4M	43.9M	71.6M	117M	203M
Asia	53M	48.5M	41.9M	46.8M	75.5M

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Executive Committee: Next plc

Manager	Title	Age	Since
Simon Wolfson CEO	Chief Executive Officer	58	31/12/2000
Jonathan Blanchard DFI	Director of Finance/CFO	61	25/07/2024
Richard Papp COO	Chief Operating Officer	59	13/05/2018
Jane Shields HRO	Human Resources Officer	63	31/12/1984
Dominic O'Rourke PRN	Corporate Officer/Principal	52	31/03/2014

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Composition of the Board of Directors: Next plc

Director	Title	Age	Since
Jane Shields BRD	Director/Board Member	63	30/06/2013
Simon Wolfson CHM	Chairman	58	10/10/2016
Jonathan Bewes BRD	Director/Board Member	-	02/10/2016
Michael Roney CHM	Chairman	72	31/07/2017
Richard Papp BRD	Director/Board Member	59	13/05/2018
Tristia Harrison BRD	Director/Board Member	53	24/09/2018
Thomas Hall BRD	Director/Board Member	59	12/07/2020
Soumen Das BRD	Director/Board Member	49	31/08/2021
Jeremy Stakol BRD	Director/Board Member	-	02/04/2023
Amy Stirling BRD	Director/Board Member	57	30/06/2020

Composition of the Board of Directors

Shareholders: Next plc

Name	Equities	%	Valuation
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd. 7.306 %	8,831,861	7.306 %	1 554 M p
Computershare Ltd. (United Kingdom) 5.026 %	6,076,337	5.026 %	1 069 M p
Fidelity Management & Research Co. LLC 5.016 %	6,063,493	5.016 %	1 067 M p
Capital International Ltd. 3.809 %	4,604,522	3.809 %	810 M p
Norges Bank Investment Management 3.195 %	3,862,059	3.195 %	679 M p

Name	Equities	%	Valuation
Invesco Asset Management Ltd. 0.000222 %	536	0.000222 %	47 142 p

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Company details: Next plc

Next Plc

Desford Road

LE19 4AT, Leicester

+44 33 3777 4577

https://www.nextplc.co.uk

Group companies: Next plc

Name	Category and Sector
Next Holdings Ltd. (United Kingdom) Next Holdings Ltd. (United Kingdom) Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a holding company with interest in providing general management, treasury and property development services	Miscellaneous Commercial Services
Next Holdings Ltd. (United Kingdom) Next Holdings Ltd. (United Kingdom) Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a holding company with interest in providing general management, treasury and property development services	Miscellaneous Commercial Services
Next Group Plc Next Group Plc Apparel/Footwear RetailRetail Trade Operates as a holding company through its subsidiaries retails apparel and shoes	Apparel/Footwear Retail
Next Group Plc Next Group Plc Apparel/Footwear RetailRetail Trade Operates as a holding company through its subsidiaries retails apparel and shoes	Apparel/Footwear Retail

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