HENDERSON WHOLESALE LIMITED

1. HENDERSON WHOLESALE LIMITED 2005-03-04 → present
2. JOHN HENDERSON LIMITED 1923-02-01 → 2005-03-04

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

BDO Northern Ireland

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 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

1. HENDERSON WHOLESALE LIMITED · parent
   1. Henderson Technology Limited 100% · UK · leasing & sale of IT products
   2. The Dargan Press Limited 100% · UK · dormant
   3. Henderson Print Limited 100% · UK · dormant
   4. Vivo Limited 100% · UK · dormant
   5. John Henderson (Ireland) Limited 100% · Ireland · dormant
   6. McConnells Markethill Limited 100% · UK · holding company
   7. Marketstall Australia PTY Limited 100% · Australia · sale of IT products

Significant events

• “Underlying gross profit margin decreased from 10.99% to 10.28% in 2024, largely because of enhanced investment in the competitiveness of our wholesale and retail pricing.”
• “Operating costs were well controlled despite a significant increase in wages cost, driven by inflationary pressure.”
• “The company delivered like for like grocery sales growth of 1.0% across its retail brands.”
• “Achieved British Retail Consortium Global Standard (BRC), Storage and Distribution V4, AA standard BRC in each of our main warehouse chambers.”
• “Further expansion of photovoltaic cell deployment across the distribution centres and introduction of fully-electrified commercial transportation equipment to support net carbon zero ambition.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

8

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

4

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +0.8%

  £832,688,936 → £839,701,603

• Cash

  +42.1%

  £50,664,050 → £72,008,376

• Net assets

  +11.6%

  £162,903,920 → £181,732,720

• Employees

  +3.4%

  766 → 792

• Operating profit

  -44.1%

  £27,011,663 → £15,086,852

• Profit before tax

  -38.2%

  £40,143,549 → £24,813,474

• Wages

  +6%

  £34,328,967 → £36,399,792

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers