PHOENIX HEALTHCARE DISTRIBUTION LIMITED

1. PHOENIX HEALTHCARE DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 2000-01-10 → present
2. PHILIP HARRIS MEDICAL LIMITED 1998-12-09 → 2000-01-10
3. PHILIP HARRIS LIMITED 1993-08-06 → 1998-12-09
4. PHILIP HARRIS HOLDINGS PLC 1987-10-20 → 1993-08-06
5. PHILIP HARRIS (HOLDINGS) PLC 1913-06-04 → 1987-10-20

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Accounting basis

FRS 101

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Ernst & Young LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The Directors have received written confirmation from the ultimate parent company, Phoenix Pharma SE, that it will continue to provide financial support to the Company, if required, until 30 September 2026. On the basis of their assessment of the Company's financial position the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will be able to continue in operational existence for the going concern period until 30 September 2026.”

Group structure

1. PHOENIX HEALTHCARE DISTRIBUTION LIMITED · parent
   1. G Pharma Limited 100% · UK · Holding of licences to facilitate the importation of pharmaceutical products
   2. Nupharm Limited 100% · UK · Pharmaceutical repackaging
   3. Practice Services UK Limited 100% · UK · Dormant
   4. Nucare Limited 100% · UK · Dispensing appliance contract

Significant events

• “During the year, the Directors elected to pay a dividend of £230,000,000 to the Company's immediate parent company.”
• “Installation of solar photovoltaic panels on 3 UK distribution centres with plans for further installations in the next financial year.”
• “Completion of LED installation across the distribution network with plans to upgrade the owned Retail estate in the next financial year.”
• “Investigated the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) across the wholesale delivery fleet.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

5

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +3%

  £1,901,529,000 → £1,959,216,000

• Cash

  +66.6%

  £23,466,000 → £39,085,000

• Net assets

  -60.4%

  £272,514,000 → £107,971,000

• Employees

  -4.3%

  1,594 → 1,525

• Operating profit

  -6.4%

  £10,928,000 → £10,226,000

• Profit before tax

  +63.9%

  £41,581,000 → £68,131,000

• Wages

  +9%

  £42,937,000 → £46,796,000

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers