Claims brought by more than 275 survivors of Mohamed Fayed’s alleged abuse at Harrods are worth more than £100m and could reach £150m, according to lawyers representing the group.

KP Law said settlement processes agreed with Harrods and the Fayed Estate have reached an impasse, with the luxury retailer saying discussions cannot progress until its court action concerning the Estate has been determined.

The disclosure comes ahead of the second anniversary of the BBC documentary Al Fayed: Predator at Harrods, which brought renewed attention to allegations against the former Harrods owner.

The campaign Justice for Fayed and Harrods Survivors has also highlighted Harrods’ latest audited accounts, which show the business made a voluntary £42m repayment of junior debt to Qatar Holdings LLC on 31 December 2025, while its redress scheme was still open.

The group say that the loan terms had been amended in January 2025 so that the previous mandatory annual principal repayment no longer applied.

Meanwhile, Harrods’ accounts also show £4.1m charged against its legal redress provision during the year, while the company reduced its estimate of the provision by a further £1.1m.

Kingsley Hayes, lead partner at KP Law, said the figures demonstrated that the amount set aside by Harrods to settle claims was insufficient.

“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,” said Hayes.

“It also clearly demonstrates that the Redress Scheme, which Harrods closed on 31st March 2026, was not worth the paper it was written on.

“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.

Hayes added: “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.”

The claims, in which Justice for Fayed and Harrods Survivors say more than 500 survivors are now known to have come forward globally, remain ongoing while a Metropolitan Police investigation into the allegations also continues.

Harrods has been contacted for comment.

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