UK Companies House feature
DAY LEWIS PLC
Cash
£15M
-15.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£215M
-2.1% vs 2023
Employees
2,483
+2.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-03-31
Profile
- Company number
- 01202866
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1975-03-07
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-03-31
- Account category
- GROUP
- Primary SIC
- 47730
- Hubs
- UK Healthcare
Cash
7-year trend · vs UK Healthcare median
DAY LEWIS PLC
DAY LEWIS PLC
DAY LEWIS PLC
DAY LEWIS PLC
Accounts
7-year trend · latest 2024-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | £6,675,000 | — | £8,546,000 | — | £2,062,000 | -£6,754,000 | |
| Cash | — | £2,281,000 | — | £955,000 | — | £17,453,000 | £14,797,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £182,869,000 | — | £199,518,000 | — | £220,072,000 | £215,437,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Equity | £77,558,000 | £84,233,000 | £84,233,000 | £92,779,000 | £92,779,000 | £92,208,000 | £82,454,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 2,351 | — | 2,340 | — | 2,422 | 2,483 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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
- Consolidated (group)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the Group or the Company or to cease their operations, and as they have concluded that the Group and the Company's financial position means that this is realistic. They have also concluded that there are no material uncertainties that could have cast significant doubt over their ability to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of the financial statements ("the going concern period").”
Subsidiaries
- Day Lewis Chemists Limited · 100% held · Dormant
- Day Lewis Medical Limited · 100% held · Distribution of Pharmaceuticals
- Cradlecrest Limited · 100% held · Distribution of Pharmaceuticals
- Leach and Burton Limited · 100% held · Distribution of Pharmaceuticals
- Tayzana Limited · 51% held · Retail pharmacies
- Medi Options Limited · 100% held · Holding investment in pharmacy companies
- Healthcare Drugstores Limited · 100% held · Holding investment in dormant pharmacy companies
- East Midlands Pharma Limited · 100% held · Pharmaceutical products and medical services
- Narrowcliff Medical Services Ltd · 100% held · Holding investment in pharmacy companies
- Stargazer Drug Stores Limited · 100% held · Holding investment in pharmacy companies
- Day Lewis Properties Limited · 100% held · Investment properties
- Ramsay Enterprises Limited · 100% held · Holding investment in dormant pharmacy companies
- Denmark Street Healthcare LLP · 100% held · Dormant
- Finchampstead Healthcare LLP · 100% held · Dormant
- APM Healthcare Limited · 100% held · Holding investment in pharmacy companies
- Nailsea Healthcare LLP · 100% held · Dormant
- Plymstock Wellcare Limited · 100% held · Distribution of Pharmaceuticals
- Community Stores Limited · 100% held · Dormant
- A R Parmer Limited · 100% held · Pharmaceutical products and medical services
- Wick Pharma Ltd · 100% held · Retail pharmacy
- ABC Drug Stores Limited · 100% held · Dormant
- Cape Holdings Limited · 51% held · Retail pharmacies
- Budget Pharma UK Limited · 100% held · Dormant
- Sem Pharma Limited · 100% held · Dormant
- HQEM Pharma Limited · 100% held · Dormant
- HQEMP Limited · 100% held · Dormant
- Community Pharmacies (UK) Limited · 100% held · Holding investment in pharmacy companies
- Harlequin BPI Ltd · 100% held · Dormant
- Littlefields Holding Ltd · 100% held · Dormant
- Pollenase Limited · 100% held · Dormant
Significant events
- “The Group acquired the following businesses during the year using acquisition accounting: 100% of the share capital of A R Parmar Limited on 20 September 2024. A R Parmar Limited is a dispensing chemist in specialised stores.”
- “On the 14th of August 2025, Day Lewis Plc entered into a new revolving credit facility of £110m. The facility replaces the Company's previous RCF of £110m, which was due to mature in December 2025.”
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
5 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATEL, Jayantibhai Chimanbhai | Secretary | — | — | British |
| EDWARDS, Carey Charles | Director | 2014-09-18 | Jan 1955 | British |
| PATEL, Jayanti Chimanbhai | Director | 2012-12-05 | Nov 1984 | British |
| PATEL, Kirit Chimanbhai Tulsibhai | Director | 2012-12-05 | Mar 1980 | British |
| PATEL, Rupa | Director | 2022-05-09 | Dec 1981 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATEL, Ameetkumar Ramananbhai | Secretary | 2004-06-23 | 2022-06-15 |
| PATEL, Heena | Secretary | 2022-06-15 | 2024-09-30 |
| GLOVER, Peter James | Director | 2001-12-22 | 2025-05-10 |
| GRACIAS, Gerard Anthony | Director | 2000-04-14 | 2001-12-22 |
| MAJOR, Michael Evelyn | Director | 2000-04-04 | 2001-10-12 |
| PATEL, Heena | Director | 2014-03-31 | 2024-09-30 |
| PATEL, Jayantibhai Chimanbhai | Director | — | 1997-06-16 |
| PATEL, Kirit Chimanbhai | Director | — | 2016-07-16 |
| ROGERS, David Paul | Director | 1993-04-01 | 2000-04-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Kirit Chimanbhai Tulsibhai Patel | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2016-07-16 | Active |
| Mrs Naliniben Kiritkumar Patel | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2016-07-16 | Active |
| Ms Rupa Patel | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2016-07-16 | Active |
| Mr Jayanti Chimanbhai Patel | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2016-07-16 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 525 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-12-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2025-12-12 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-12-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2025-12-09 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-12-03 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-10-09 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2025-08-29 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-08-21 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-08-21 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-08-21 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-08-21 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-08-21 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-08-21 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-08-21 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-08-21 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-08-21 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-08-21 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-08-21 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-08-21 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
Credit score
Altman Z″ — composite of working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, and leverage
Credit score requires retained earnings proxy, EBIT (operating profit / PBT), book equity — not present in the latest extracted accounts.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory
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