UK Companies House feature
M. FARREN LIMITED
Cash
£438K
-31.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
0% vs 2023
Employees
122
+1.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-10-31
Profile
- Company number
- 01739740
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1983-07-15
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-10-31
- Account category
- GROUP
- Primary SIC
- 47730
- Hubs
- UK Healthcare
Net assets
4-year trend · vs UK Healthcare median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Cash | — | — | £639,475 | £438,092 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £7,362,337 | £8,321,912 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £4,285,876 | £4,285,485 | |
| Equity | £3,959,339 | £4,001,240 | £4,285,876 | £4,285,485 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 120 | 122 | |
| 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
- Leesing Marrison Lee Limited
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- 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 the 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.”
Subsidiaries
- D.J. Coleman Limited · 100% held · United Kingdom · Retail Chemist
Significant events
- “The company purchased a new premises at the end of the year and also renovated a premises in the year.”
- “The company has made good progress over the last year as it continued with its growth plans to purchase underperforming pharmacies and maximizing their potential.”
- “The company invested in another company on the 30th October 2024.”
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
2 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILKINSON, Elinor Sarah | Director | 2015-04-28 | Jul 1977 | British |
| WILKINSON, Mary Eleanor | Director | — | Feb 1947 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILKINSON, John Hugh | Secretary | — | 2026-03-10 |
| WILKINSON, John Hugh | Director | — | 2026-03-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Mary Eleanor Wilkinson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr John Hugh Wilkinson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 121 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2026-04-24 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2026-01-10 | DISS40 | gazette | gazette filings brought up to date |
| 2026-01-08 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2025-12-30 | GAZ1 | gazette | gazette notice compulsory |
| 2025-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-11-06 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2024-10-30 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type medium |
| 2024-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-11-02 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-10-04 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2021-11-04 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2021-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2020-11-18 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2020-11-04 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2020-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2019-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2019-08-26 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Credit score
Altman Z″ — composite of working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, and leverage
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory