HOLLOWOOD CHEMISTS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.6M
-17.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.2M
-16.4% vs 2024
Employees
174
+13% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£634K
-64.8% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14,034,271 | £16,782,681 | £17,554,264 | £17,528,232 | £17,313,236 | £17,530,988 | +1.3% | |
| Operating profit | £379,903 | £1,382,490 | £1,053,496 | -£360,176 | -£78,517 | -£326,463 | -315.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £379,926 | £1,382,490 | £1,053,699 | -£325,185 | -£384,690 | -£634,008 | -64.8% | |
| Net profit | £264,326 | £990,249 | £738,567 | -£396,977 | -£451,648 | -£625,078 | -38.4% | |
| Cash | £555,655 | £1,571,607 | £2,960,224 | £2,042,158 | £1,980,806 | £1,639,275 | -17.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,157,366 | £10,148,233 | £10,020,326 | £9,143,823 | £9,025,925 | £8,131,294 | -9.9% | |
| Net assets | £2,971,110 | £3,932,359 | £4,651,926 | £4,254,949 | £3,803,301 | £3,178,223 | -16.4% | |
| Equity | £2,971,110 | £3,932,359 | £4,651,926 | £4,254,949 | £3,803,301 | £3,178,223 | -16.4% | |
| Average employees | 138 | 172 | 137 | 140 | 154 | 174 | +13% | |
| Wages | £2,495,371 | £3,066,145 | £3,715,445 | £3,829,189 | £4,126,394 | £4,240,858 | +2.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £8,436 | £8,436 | £25,654 | £49,000 | £51,495 | £52,920 | +2.8% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.7% | 8.2% | 6.0% | -2.1% | -0.5% | -1.9% | |
| Net margin | 1.9% | 5.9% | 4.2% | -2.3% | -2.6% | -3.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.7% | 13.6% | 10.5% | -3.9% | -0.9% | -4.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.12x | 1.28x | 1.16x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -0.19x | -0.86x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- HOLLOWOOD CHEMISTS LIMITED 2001-08-29 → present
- E.J. & N.W. BURROWS (CHEMISTS) LIMITED 1958-12-11 → 2001-08-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATEL, Manjari | Secretary | 1996-05-01 | — | British |
| PATEL, Manjari | Director | 1996-05-01 | Dec 1966 | British |
| PATEL, Rajesh Ramniklal | Director | 1996-05-01 | Mar 1964 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURROWS, Norma Winifred | Secretary | — | 1996-05-01 |
| BURROWS, Eric John | Director | — | 1996-05-01 |
| BURROWS, Norma Winifred | Director | — | 1996-05-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manjari Patel | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2026-02-02 | Active |
| Mr Rajesh Patel | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 163 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-04 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-04 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-17 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company | |
| 2025-12-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-09 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-09-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 19
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.