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BOOTS HEARINGCARE LIMITED
Cash
£15M
+42.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£10M
-6.3% vs 2024
Employees
751
+4.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£17M
-24.8% vs 2024
Profile
- Company number
- 00823009
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1964-10-14
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-03-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 86900
- Hubs
- UK Healthcare
Net assets
10-year trend · vs UK Healthcare median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £108,985,845 | — | £88,870,457 | — | £142,442,634 | — | £140,184,359 | — | £146,050,305 | £155,503,483 | |
| Operating profit | £13,231,002 | — | £10,517,021 | — | £31,142,339 | — | £24,122,303 | — | £21,842,769 | £16,350,521 | |
| Profit before tax | £13,270,486 | — | £10,533,174 | — | £31,194,663 | — | £24,282,953 | — | £22,138,293 | £16,658,052 | |
| Net profit | £10,789,352 | — | £8,480,307 | — | £25,184,947 | — | £19,727,847 | — | £16,593,973 | £12,590,989 | |
| Cash | £8,126,811 | — | £15,758,636 | — | £15,671,514 | — | £15,103,756 | — | £10,782,392 | £15,365,822 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,998,823 | — | £13,513,182 | — | £13,979,494 | — | £13,694,325 | — | £15,713,009 | £14,944,429 | |
| Net assets | £2,852,099 | — | £11,478,468 | — | £11,842,733 | — | £9,142,014 | — | £10,843,855 | £10,161,227 | |
| Equity | £2,852,099 | £2,852,099 | £11,478,468 | £11,478,468 | £11,842,733 | £11,842,733 | £9,142,014 | £9,142,014 | £10,843,855 | £10,161,227 | |
| Average employees | 639 | — | 625 | — | 623 | — | 705 | — | 716 | 751 | |
| Wages | £27,704,706 | — | £24,273,751 | — | £28,946,167 | — | £30,754,014 | — | £34,224,474 | £36,862,450 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On the basis of their assessment of the Company's financial position and resources, the Directors believe that the Company is well placed to manage its business risks. Therefore, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Subsidiaries
- Boots Hearingcare Ireland Limited · 100% held · Ireland · to establish and grow Boots Hearingcare in Ireland
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
6 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIRBY, Ray | Secretary | 2025-04-01 | — | — |
| BACKES, Roland Helge | Director | 2025-03-25 | Apr 1977 | German,American |
| HEMMERDINGER, Anthony Stuart | Director | 2024-11-01 | Mar 1969 | British |
| HUNTER, Samuel James | Director | 2023-05-22 | Apr 1976 | British |
| LUX, Oliver | Director | 2024-06-08 | Oct 1976 | Austrian |
| WANNA, Marcel Hendrik Johannes Hijacinthus | Director | 2017-08-30 | Dec 1968 | Dutch |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORMEROD, Jane Rebecca | Secretary | 2002-04-04 | 2006-04-28 |
| ORMEROD, Mabel Josephine | Secretary | — | 1997-06-27 |
| ORMEROD, Peter Jeremy | Secretary | 1997-06-27 | 2002-04-04 |
| REECE JONES, Susan | Secretary | 2006-04-28 | 2024-12-06 |
| BOOTH, Julie Tina | Director | 2006-04-28 | 2017-08-30 |
| BURBIDGE, Richard James | Director | 2013-02-20 | 2017-05-15 |
| CHAPERO RUEDA, Valentin, Dr | Director | 2006-10-18 | 2010-03-09 |
| CHRIST, Bjorn | Director | 2023-10-31 | 2025-03-25 |
| CLEMENTS, Nathan Roy George | Director | 2018-06-26 | 2018-11-26 |
| FAGAN, Elizabeth | Director | 2016-07-15 | 2018-11-26 |
| FAGAN, Elizabeth | Director | 2013-02-20 | 2015-08-25 |
| FOND, Christophe Claude | Director | 2017-02-28 | 2024-06-08 |
| JAMES, Sebastian Richard Edward Cuthbert | Director | 2018-11-26 | 2024-11-01 |
| KEIGHLEY, Nicholas Derrick | Director | 2006-10-18 | 2008-01-21 |
| ORMEROD, David Peter | Director | — | 1997-06-27 |
| ORMEROD, Jane Rebecca | Director | 2010-12-15 | 2013-02-20 |
| ORMEROD, Mabel Josephine | Director | — | 1997-06-27 |
| ORMEROD, Peter Jeremy | Director | — | 2014-02-17 |
| PETERMANN, Franz | Director | 2014-02-17 | 2017-02-28 |
| PETERMANN, Franz | Director | 2012-08-10 | 2013-02-20 |
| POWER, Mark | Director | 2006-04-28 | 2006-12-08 |
| REECE JONES, Susan | Director | 2003-09-09 | 2006-04-28 |
| REECE-JONES, Susan | Director | 2010-03-09 | 2013-02-20 |
| ROBERTS, Simon John | Director | 2015-08-25 | 2016-07-15 |
| ROWBOTTOM, Gerard Martin | Director | 2008-01-24 | 2010-02-26 |
| SNAPE, Michael David | Director | 2018-11-26 | 2023-05-22 |
| THOMPSON, Paul | Director | 2006-10-18 | 2023-10-31 |
| WASS, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2017-05-15 | 2018-06-26 |
| WILLIAMS, Bertram | Director | — | 2002-04-04 |
| ZSCHOKKE, Alexander | Director | 2010-03-09 | 2012-08-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boots Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Sonova Holding Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 214 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-04-08 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-04-08 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-04-04 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
| 2024-12-06 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2024-11-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2024-11-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2024-11-04 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-11-04 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-06-13 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-06-13 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-03-28 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-11-17 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-11-17 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-05-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-05-25 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-05-22 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2025-03-31
4.39
SAFE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.224 × 6.56 = +1.47
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.385 × 6.72 = +2.59
- Book equity / Total liabilities 0.315 × 1.05 = +0.33
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory