BOOTS UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-15 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£55M
+83.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£866M
-43.9% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£269M
+348.3% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,053,000,000 | £7,313,000,000 | |
| Operating profit | £88,000,000 | £274,000,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £60,000,000 | £269,000,000 | |
| Net profit | £47,000,000 | £211,000,000 | |
| Cash | £30,000,000 | £55,000,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,117,000,000 | £2,607,000,000 | |
| Net assets | £1,543,000,000 | £866,000,000 | |
| Equity | £1,543,000,000 | £866,000,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.2% | 3.7% | |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.8% | 10.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 69.1% | 80.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.11x | 1.09x | |
| Interest cover | 1.13x | 2.82x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having considered all factors noted above, the Directors have determined that the Company has access to adequate resources to continue operating for a period of at least 12 months from the date these financial statements are signed, and none of the above factors give rise to any material uncertainty around the going concern status of the Company. The Directors, therefore, continue to adopt the going concern basis of account in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- BOOTS UK LIMITED · parent
- Health Team Limited 100%
- Blyth Pharmacy Limited 100%
- Wiggly-Amps Limited 100%
- Boots Digital Health Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 1 September 2024 the operations of WBA (IT Services) International Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Walgreens Boots Alliance, were transferred into the Company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 50 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMPSON, Andrew Richard | Secretary | 2015-10-02 | — | — |
| HEMMERDINGER, Anthony Stuart | Director | 2024-02-02 | Mar 1969 | British |
| HUNTER, Samuel James | Director | 2023-05-22 | Apr 1976 | British |
| KERRUISH, Jamie | Director | 2024-09-17 | Jul 1977 | British |
Show 50 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FENNELL, Sonia | Secretary | 1995-12-18 | 2007-04-05 |
| FOSTER, David Charles Geoffrey | Secretary | 2007-04-05 | 2015-10-02 |
| OLIVER, Michael John | Secretary | — | 1995-12-18 |
| BALDWIN, Colin Andrew | Director | — | 2002-07-26 |
| BIRCH, Kevin Clive | Director | 2016-06-30 | 2018-06-18 |
| BRADLEY, Richard | Director | 2016-10-24 | 2021-02-24 |
| BRENT, Andrew William | Director | 2007-07-23 | 2007-12-03 |
| BRYANT, Martin Warwick | Director | 1997-06-01 | 2000-02-10 |
| CHAPPELL, Gavin John | Director | 2007-07-23 | 2009-03-10 |
| CHARTERS, Robert George Beattie | Director | 1993-07-05 | 1995-06-09 |
| CHURTON, Stephen James | Director | 2007-07-23 | 2007-12-03 |
| CLEMENTS, Nathan Roy George | Director | 2018-06-26 | 2018-10-03 |
| CLERCKX, Toon | Director | 2010-01-28 | 2012-11-13 |
| DAVIES, Philip Leon Marshall | Director | — | 1998-05-05 |
| DUNCAN, Stephen William | Director | 2007-07-23 | 2010-01-11 |
| DUNNE, Paul Jamie | Director | 2018-06-26 | 2018-10-03 |
| EMSON, Andrew Digby | Director | 1998-04-10 | 2005-04-29 |
| FAGAN, Elizabeth | Director | 2016-07-15 | 2020-01-31 |
| FAGAN, Elizabeth | Director | 2007-07-23 | 2013-10-14 |
| FILBY, Ian Francis | Director | 2007-07-23 | 2009-06-02 |
| FLETCHER, Benjamin Phillip | Director | 2012-11-13 | 2013-10-14 |
| FUSSEY, Paul Bryan | Director | 2006-09-26 | 2009-06-01 |
| GLAISTER, Ronald James | Director | — | 1997-03-26 |
| GOURLAY, Alexander Wallace | Director | 2003-11-03 | 2013-09-30 |
| GRAY, Andrew Robert | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2006-10-18 |
| GRIMSDELL, Colin Raymond | Director | 2003-10-31 | 2005-04-19 |
| HORNER, Benjamin James | Director | 2021-03-22 | 2024-02-02 |
| HOURSTON, Gordon Minto, Sir | Director | — | 1995-07-27 |
| JAMES, Sebastian Richard Edward Cuthbert | Director | 2018-10-03 | 2024-11-02 |
| JOYCE, Paul | Director | — | 1999-02-04 |
| KENNERLEY, Patricia Diane | Director | 2007-07-23 | 2013-10-14 |
| KNEALE, David Arthur | Director | 2002-01-28 | 2005-07-29 |
| LAVERY, Bernadette | Director | 2021-02-24 | 2022-06-30 |
| LEHANE, Stephen James | Director | 2010-06-28 | 2016-06-30 |
| MATTHEWS, Philip Geoffrey | Director | — | 2003-09-19 |
| MEHRA, Ramon | Director | 2007-07-23 | 2012-03-01 |
| MULLER, Mark Francis, Mr. | Director | 2013-10-14 | 2016-06-24 |
| MURPHY, Ken | Director | 2008-09-17 | 2013-10-14 |
| OLIVER, Michael John | Director | 2004-07-30 | 2004-09-13 |
| PATEL, Pradip | Director | 2004-07-19 | 2007-11-05 |
| PIGGOTT, Kenneth Stanton | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| ROBERTS, Simon John | Director | 2007-07-23 | 2016-07-15 |
| RUSSELL, Stephen George | Director | — | 1992-02-28 |
| SCRIBBINS, Rodney Martin | Director | 1993-07-05 | 1997-08-01 |
| SHOTTER, Peter John | Director | 1999-09-10 | 2001-12-21 |
| SINCLAIR, Jonathan Stuart | Director | 2001-06-07 | 2003-11-07 |
| SNAPE, Michael David | Director | 2018-10-03 | 2023-05-22 |
| STEAD, David Anthony | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2003-03-18 |
| WASS, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2016-06-24 | 2018-06-26 |
| WHEWAY, Jonathan Scott | Director | 2005-07-22 | 2007-07-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Boots Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 285 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-09-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-01 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-09-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- 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 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
-
Turnover
+3.7%
£7,053,000,000 £7,313,000,000
-
Cash
+83.3%
£30,000,000 £55,000,000
-
Net assets
-43.9%
£1,543,000,000 £866,000,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
+211.4%
£88,000,000 £274,000,000
-
Profit before tax
+348.3%
£60,000,000 £269,000,000
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