Key facts
- Jamie Oliver Holdings' pre-tax profits fell to £1.25m in 2025 from £2.4m in the prior year.
- Sales remained broadly steady at £28.4m.
- Exceptional costs of £1.46m were incurred due to a business restructure, resulting in about 20 job losses.
- Jamie and Jools Oliver paid themselves a £1.7m dividend.
- Income from royalties, licensing, and endorsements declined by nearly £2m to £15.9m.
Jamie Oliver Holdings has seen its pre-tax profits nearly halve to £1.25m in 2025, down from £2.4m the previous year. This decline occurred despite broadly steady sales of £28.4m, which were only slightly lower than the prior year. The company incurred £1.46m in exceptional costs related to a business restructure that led to the loss of approximately 20 jobs from Oliver's media team. Additionally, pre-opening expenses for a new cookery school at John Lewis's Oxford Street store impacted profits.
Despite the overall profit dip, several areas of the business showed strong performance. Sales at owned and operated restaurants increased by 17% to £4.3m, while franchise restaurant sales, including Jamie Oliver's Deli and Jamie Oliver Kitchen, rose by 6.5% to £4m. Income from cookery schools soared by 48% to £1.6m. The group also launched Jamie Oliver Catherine Street, marking a return to the UK restaurant scene, and reopened Jamie's Italian in London's Leicester Square, backed by Brava Hospitality Group, with potential for up to 40 more locations.
However, the group's largest income stream, royalties, licensing, and endorsements, which includes a Tefal pan range, saw a significant drop of close to £2m, falling to £15.9m. This marks the second consecutive year of decline in this segment, partly due to the end of a major deal with Tesco in 2023. In light of these financial results, Jamie and Jools Oliver paid themselves a dividend of £1.7m, a decrease of over 40% compared to the previous year. Looking ahead, ten new franchise restaurants are planned globally this year, with one already opened in Abu Dhabi.