HOLLOWOOD CHEMISTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-15 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-3% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
-10.6% vs 2023
Employees
154
+10% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£385K
-18.3% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- HOLLOWOOD CHEMISTS LIMITED 2001-08-29 → present
- E.J. & N.W. BURROWS (CHEMISTS) LIMITED 1958-12-11 → 2001-08-29
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £17,528,232 | £17,313,236 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£360,176 | -£497,466 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£325,185 | -£384,690 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£396,977 | -£451,648 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £2,042,158 | £1,980,806 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £9,143,823 | £9,025,925 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £4,254,949 | £3,803,301 | |
| Equity | £3,194,001 | £2,706,784 | — | — | — | £4,254,949 | £3,803,301 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | 154 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £3,829,189 | £4,126,394 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | -2.1% | -2.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -2.3% | -2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -3.9% | -5.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.12x | 1.28x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | -106.15x | — |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- HOLLOWOOD CHEMISTS LIMITED · parent
- Crewe Complete Solution Limited 50%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATEL, Manjari | Secretary | 1996-05-01 | — | British |
| PATEL, Manjari | Director | 1996-05-01 | Dec 1966 | British |
| PATEL, Rajesh Ramniklal | Director | 1996-05-01 | Mar 1964 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURROWS, Norma Winifred | Secretary | — | 1996-05-01 |
| BURROWS, Eric John | Director | — | 1996-05-01 |
| BURROWS, Norma Winifred | Director | — | 1996-05-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manjari Patel | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2026-02-02 | Active |
| Mr Rajesh Patel | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 162 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-04 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-04 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-17 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company | |
| 2025-12-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-09 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-09-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 19
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
-1.2%
£17,528,232 £17,313,236
-
Cash
-3%
£2,042,158 £1,980,806
-
Net assets
-10.6%
£4,254,949 £3,803,301
-
Employees
+10%
140 154
-
Operating profit
-38.1%
-£360,176 -£497,466
-
Profit before tax
-18.3%
-£325,185 -£384,690
-
Wages
+7.8%
£3,829,189 £4,126,394
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers