Company TheWorks.co.uk plc

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WRKS

GB00BF5HBF20

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Delayed London S.E. 05:09:10 2024-05-17 am EDT 5-day change 1st Jan Change
25.5 GBX -1.73% Intraday chart for TheWorks.co.uk plc -1.35% -7.61%

Business Summary

TheWorks.co.uk plc is a United Kingdom-based value retailer. The Company is a retailer of books, arts and crafts, stationery, toys, and games. The Company's product categories include books; arts, crafts & hobbies; stationery; toys & games, and seasonal. The books category comprises books for babies, activity books and fiction for all ages including teenagers, authoritative non-fiction, and educational workbooks for children. Its arts, crafts and hobbies zone comprise canvases, sketchbooks, paints, brushes, and art sets for beginners to artisans. Its stationery selection includes pens and pencils, office supplies, notepads, stationery sets, office stationery, stationery collections, files and folders, kids’ stationery. It also includes brands, such as PlayWorks, Disney, Marvel, Barbie, Dex, Bluey, and others. Its toys and games include all outdoor toys, jigsaw puzzles, blind bags, sensory toys, role play toys, soft toys, and pocket money toys. It operates in approximately 526 stores.

Number of employees: 3,968

Sales per Business

GBP in Million2022Weight2023Weight Delta
Like-for-Like Stores
106.0 %
219 82.9 % 297 106.0 % +35.43%
Value Added Tax
-12.5 %
-34 -12.7 % -35 -12.5 % +4.87%
Non-Like-for-Like Stores
7.0 %
37 14.1 % 20 7.0 % -47.48%
Loyalty Points
-0.5 %
0 -0.1 % -1 -0.5 % +405.11%

Sales per region

GBP in Million2022Weight2023Weight Delta
United Kingdom
98.3 %
260 98.3 % 275 98.3 % +5.85%
European Union
1.7 %
5 1.7 % 5 1.7 % +5.59%

Managers

Managers TitleAgeSince
Chief Executive Officer 42 18-03-31
Director of Finance/CFO - -
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer - 19-08-31
Human Resources Officer 42 15-12-31
Sales & Marketing - 13-12-31

Members of the board

Members of the board TitleAgeSince
Director/Board Member 57 Feb. 13
Director/Board Member 52 Feb. 13
Director/Board Member 59 18-07-18
Director/Board Member 66 18-07-18
Chairman 60 -
Chief Executive Officer 42 18-03-31

Share class

VoteQuantityFree-FloatCompany-owned sharesTotal Float
Stock A 1 62,500,000 37,444,880 ( 59.91 %) 0 59.91 %

Shareholders

NameEquities%Valuation
Schroder Investment Management Ltd.
19.27 %
12,043,141 19.27 % 4 M p
Hudson Management Ltd.
10.34 %
6,461,000 10.34 % 2 M p
HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Ltd.
6.786 %
4,241,000 6.786 % 1 M p
IG Markets Ltd.
6.523 %
4,077,000 6.523 % 1 M p
4,050,000 6.480 % 1 M p
Abrdn Investment Management Ltd.
4.975 %
3,109,275 4.975 % 959 678 p
Canaccord Genuity Wealth Ltd.
4.800 %
3,000,000 4.800 % 925 950 p
Downing LLP
4.449 %
2,780,805 4.449 % 858 295 p
Kelso Group Holdings Plc (Investment Company)
4.264 %
2,665,000 4.264 % 822 552 p
Dean Hoyle
3.990 %
2,493,750 3.990 % 769 696 p

Company contact information

TheWorks.co.uk Plc

Boldmere House, Faraday Avenue Hams Hall Distribution Park

B46 1AL, Birmingham

+44 12 1313 6050

https://www.theworks.co.uk
address TheWorks.co.uk plc(WRKS)

Sales per Business

Sales per region

Trading Rating
Investor Rating
ESG Refinitiv
C
More Ratings
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
HOLD
Number of Analysts
1
Last Close Price
0.2595 GBP
Average target price
0.29 GBP
Spread / Average Target
+11.75%
Consensus

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