WALTER DAVIDSON & SONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-19 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-05-05
Watchouts
Cash
£6M
+80.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£35M
+7.1% vs 2024
Employees
666
+4.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-01-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-01-31 | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,856,373 | £3,016,356 | |
| Cash | £11,150,704 | £10,416,525 | £12,339,964 | £5,173,241 | £6,350,692 | £3,228,704 | £5,821,458 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £35,169,580 | £35,288,313 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £32,766,008 | £35,080,364 | |
| Equity | £21,823,729 | — | — | £30,011,146 | — | £32,766,008 | £35,080,364 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 637 | 666 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £12,258,156 | £13,592,364 |
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
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- 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 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
- WALTER DAVIDSON & SONS LIMITED · parent
- Five Mile Limited 100%
- Drymen Potions Limited 100%
- Scotpharm Supplies Limited 100%
- Methven Pharmacy Limited 100%
- Letham Dispensary Limited 100%
- Davidsons Farm & Country Limited 100%
- McPherson Pharmacy Limited 100%
- Hutchison Healthcare Limited 100%
- George Ellis Limited 100%
- Dunblane Healthcare Limited 100%
- Newfield (Dundonald) Limited 100%
- John Ross (Dundee) Limited 100%
- LP North Two Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The group acquired one new pharmacy in 2024. The Boots pharmacy in Kilcreggan was acquired in April. The group now operates from 58 pharmacies across Scotland.”
- “The group continues to look for new properties to purchase into which we can move from leased properties. During the year, we moved to larger premises in Thornton and Dreghorn.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GORDON, Allan Stewart | Secretary | 1993-10-01 | — | British |
| COWLE, Kathleen | Director | 2021-03-30 | Sep 1974 | British |
| GORDON, Allan Stewart | Director | 1993-03-01 | May 1966 | British |
| GORDON, Karen Hazel | Director | 2010-02-15 | Aug 1973 | British |
| LONSDALE, Terry Harmer | Director | — | Sep 1944 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COULL, Ian Gordon | Secretary | — | 1989-10-18 |
| LONSDALE, Terry Harmer | Secretary | 1989-10-18 | 1993-10-01 |
| BAIN, Stuart Mckay | Director | 1991-05-23 | 1995-06-28 |
| BAIN, Stuart Mckay | Director | — | 1991-05-23 |
| COULL, Ian Gordon | Director | — | 2012-05-21 |
| DAVIDSON, Douglas Walter Mcgeorge | Director | — | 2018-02-01 |
| DAVIDSON, Graeme Walter Irving | Director | 1990-03-14 | 2026-03-20 |
| LUMSDEN, Innes | Director | — | 2006-12-31 |
| MCGUIRE, Andrew James | Director | 1993-03-01 | 1998-08-15 |
| MURRAY, John Mcbeth | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2007-04-27 |
| SIMMS, Leslie Richard | Director | — | 2002-10-31 |
| TOLLAND, Lindsay Cameron | Director | 1990-04-11 | 1992-07-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Walter Irving Davidson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-03-20 |
| Gail Davidson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 174 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-06-02 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-06-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-14 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-14 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-06-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-10-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-01-19 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31
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Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+80.3%
£3,228,704 £5,821,458
-
Net assets
+7.1%
£32,766,008 £35,080,364
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Employees
+4.6%
637 666
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Wages
+10.9%
£12,258,156 £13,592,364
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