BORNO CHEMISTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-09 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-25
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+12.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
-6.7% vs 2023
Employees
153
-9.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£388K
-196.4% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £13,569,983 | £14,869,964 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £379,451 | -£409,953 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £402,717 | -£388,345 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £305,480 | -£386,957 | |
| Cash | — | £3,189,442 | £1,653,698 | £1,276,382 | £1,431,683 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £6,304,445 | £5,856,810 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £5,786,116 | £5,399,159 | |
| Equity | — | £4,726,239 | £3,563,859 | £5,786,116 | £5,399,159 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 169 | 153 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,570,493 | £3,919,659 |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 2.8% | -2.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 2.3% | -2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 6.0% | -7.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.72x | 1.73x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- M J Bushell Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- BORNO CHEMISTS LIMITED · parent
- Mill Pharm Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In December 2023, Borno Chemists Limited acquired 100% of the share capital of Mill Pharm Limited. The Borno Group will look to grow its revenue through this new Pharmacy.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKKERHUYS, Zahra Trudi | Secretary | 2026-02-02 | — | — |
| BORNO, Hamish | Director | 2003-01-01 | Sep 1976 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BORNO, Valerie Ann | Secretary | — | 2011-09-14 |
| BORNO, Emad Hashim | Director | — | 2021-12-09 |
| BORNO, Valerie Ann | Director | — | 2011-09-14 |
| POULTER, Gillian Ann | Director | 2008-04-03 | 2008-04-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Hamish Borno | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-20 | Active |
| Ms Zahra Akkerhuys | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-trust | 2019-08-28 | Active |
| Mr Emad Hashim Borno | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2021-12-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 128 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-05 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-04 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-25 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-12-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-12-20 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-08-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+9.6%
£13,569,983 £14,869,964
-
Cash
+12.2%
£1,276,382 £1,431,683
-
Net assets
-6.7%
£5,786,116 £5,399,159
-
Employees
-9.5%
169 153
-
Operating profit
-208%
£379,451 -£409,953
-
Profit before tax
-196.4%
£402,717 -£388,345
-
Wages
+9.8%
£3,570,493 £3,919,659
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