Compensation claims from 275 women who allege they were sexually abused by former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed could be worth between £100 million and £150 million, according to KP Law, which represents more than half of the known survivors.
The law firm’s projected value is around two to three times the compensation provision set aside by Harrods in its survivors redress scheme, which was launched on 31 March 2025 following consultation with survivors and legal representatives.
It closed to new applications one year later, although claims submitted before the deadline continue to be processed.
According to Harrods’ latest annual report, which was published in August, it had paid out only £4.1 million from the total reserved funds of £57 million in 2025 that it had set aside, excluding legal and administration costs.
The accounts also showed that the retailer had reduced the amount set aside by £1.1 million, with £51.8 million remaining available in the provision at the end of January 2026.
Of the survivors, 260 have engaged with the redress scheme, with 113 claims settled, Harrods said.
More than 400 allegations have been made against Al Fayed and other alleged perpetrators connected to him dating between 1974 and 2014. The allegations include rape, sexual exploitation, sexual assault and human trafficking.
Al Fayed died in 2023 aged 94, without facing criminal charges.
KP Law questions redress payments
Kingsley Hayes, Lead Partner at KP Law, said in a statement: “Today, for the first time, the true value of the compensation claim against Harrods and the Estate is exposed and lays to waste the claims that Harrods has continued to put survivors and their need for justice first.
Hayes added that the redress scheme was “simply not fit for purpose, and the total amount Harrods has set aside to settle all claims is not based on reality, with the true cost likely to be double or triple the amount.”
He said: “In short, Harrods has used its own managed Redress Scheme to put its own commercial concerns ahead of survivor needs, seeking to minimise the commercial impact on the business while enabling it to falsely claim it had survivors’ interests at heart.”
Jen Mills and Lindsay Mason, survivors and Co-Chairs of Justice for Fayed and Harrods Survivors, said: “Harrods created and funded its own redress scheme, set the compensation framework and decided the conditions on which women could access it.
“Survivors who were not prepared to hand over their medical records and be assessed by a psychiatrist appointed under the scheme could receive only a fraction of what was available to those who were.”
Harrods defends compensation process
In a previous statement on the redress scheme, Harrods said that it was “utterly appalled by the allegations of abuse perpetrated by Mohamed Fayed” and that it acknowledged that “during this time his victims were failed and for this we sincerely apologise”.
It added that it was “determined to do the right thing as an organisation, driven by the values we hold today, while ensuring that such behaviour can never be repeated in the future”.
Harrods had told The Guardian that it remained “committed to ensuring all eligible survivors receive compensation for the appalling abuse they suffered”.
For the 52 weeks ended 31 January 2026, Harrods, which Al Fayed owned between 1985 and 2010, reported a pre-tax profit of £84.9 million. Turnover rose 1.2% to £1.08 billion after compensation and associated costs contributed to the previous year’s £36.5 million loss.
In an officials statement Harrods said: “We cannot possibly comment on KP Law compensation estimates as they have yet to provide a significant volume of information required to progress claims, despite having set these timelines themselves.”