BOOTS UK LIMITED
Operating as Boots, this private company is a major British high street pharmacy, health, and beauty retailer owned by the private equity-backed The Boots Group.
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Cash
£63M
+14.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£995M
+14.9% vs 2024
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£337M
+25.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,053,000,000 | £7,313,000,000 | £7,545,000,000 | +3.2% | |
| Operating profit | £88,000,000 | £274,000,000 | £355,000,000 | +29.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £60,000,000 | £269,000,000 | £337,000,000 | +25.3% | |
| Net profit | £47,000,000 | £211,000,000 | £261,000,000 | +23.7% | |
| Cash | £30,000,000 | £55,000,000 | £63,000,000 | +14.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,117,000,000 | £2,607,000,000 | £2,341,000,000 | -10.2% | |
| Net assets | £1,543,000,000 | £866,000,000 | £995,000,000 | +14.9% | |
| Equity | £1,543,000,000 | £866,000,000 | £995,000,000 | +14.9% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,400,000 | £2,800,000 | £2,900,000 | +3.6% |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.2% | 3.7% | 4.7% | |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 2.9% | 3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.8% | 10.5% | 15.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 69.1% | 80.4% | 76.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.11x | 0.98x | 0.93x | |
| Interest cover | 1.13x | 2.82x | 3.14x |
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
- BOOTS UK LIMITED 2007-10-01 → present
- BOOTS THE CHEMISTS LIMITED 1968-03-11 → 2007-10-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As such, the Directors have assessed that there is no material uncertainty surrounding the going concern of the Company and continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- BOOTS UK LIMITED · parent
- Health Team Limited 100%
- Boots Digital Health Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 28 August 2025, The Boots Group Limited ("TBGL") completed its acquisition of certain operations of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. ("WBA") outside the United States including, health and beauty retail businesses, the pharmaceutical wholesaling and distribution business in Germany, and certain corporate and treasury legal entities, together forming The Boots Group ("TBG").”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 50 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMPSON, Andrew Richard | Secretary | 2015-10-02 | — | — |
| HEMMERDINGER, Anthony Stuart | Director | 2024-02-02 | Mar 1969 | British |
| HUNTER, Samuel James | Director | 2023-05-22 | Apr 1976 | British |
| KERRUISH, Jamie | Director | 2024-09-17 | Jul 1977 | British |
Show 50 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FENNELL, Sonia | Secretary | 1995-12-18 | 2007-04-05 |
| FOSTER, David Charles Geoffrey | Secretary | 2007-04-05 | 2015-10-02 |
| OLIVER, Michael John | Secretary | — | 1995-12-18 |
| BALDWIN, Colin Andrew | Director | — | 2002-07-26 |
| BIRCH, Kevin Clive | Director | 2016-06-30 | 2018-06-18 |
| BRADLEY, Richard | Director | 2016-10-24 | 2021-02-24 |
| BRENT, Andrew William | Director | 2007-07-23 | 2007-12-03 |
| BRYANT, Martin Warwick | Director | 1997-06-01 | 2000-02-10 |
| CHAPPELL, Gavin John | Director | 2007-07-23 | 2009-03-10 |
| CHARTERS, Robert George Beattie | Director | 1993-07-05 | 1995-06-09 |
| CHURTON, Stephen James | Director | 2007-07-23 | 2007-12-03 |
| CLEMENTS, Nathan Roy George | Director | 2018-06-26 | 2018-10-03 |
| CLERCKX, Toon | Director | 2010-01-28 | 2012-11-13 |
| DAVIES, Philip Leon Marshall | Director | — | 1998-05-05 |
| DUNCAN, Stephen William | Director | 2007-07-23 | 2010-01-11 |
| DUNNE, Paul Jamie | Director | 2018-06-26 | 2018-10-03 |
| EMSON, Andrew Digby | Director | 1998-04-10 | 2005-04-29 |
| FAGAN, Elizabeth | Director | 2016-07-15 | 2020-01-31 |
| FAGAN, Elizabeth | Director | 2007-07-23 | 2013-10-14 |
| FILBY, Ian Francis | Director | 2007-07-23 | 2009-06-02 |
| FLETCHER, Benjamin Phillip | Director | 2012-11-13 | 2013-10-14 |
| FUSSEY, Paul Bryan | Director | 2006-09-26 | 2009-06-01 |
| GLAISTER, Ronald James | Director | — | 1997-03-26 |
| GOURLAY, Alexander Wallace | Director | 2003-11-03 | 2013-09-30 |
| GRAY, Andrew Robert | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2006-10-18 |
| GRIMSDELL, Colin Raymond | Director | 2003-10-31 | 2005-04-19 |
| HORNER, Benjamin James | Director | 2021-03-22 | 2024-02-02 |
| HOURSTON, Gordon Minto, Sir | Director | — | 1995-07-27 |
| JAMES, Sebastian Richard Edward Cuthbert | Director | 2018-10-03 | 2024-11-02 |
| JOYCE, Paul | Director | — | 1999-02-04 |
| KENNERLEY, Patricia Diane | Director | 2007-07-23 | 2013-10-14 |
| KNEALE, David Arthur | Director | 2002-01-28 | 2005-07-29 |
| LAVERY, Bernadette | Director | 2021-02-24 | 2022-06-30 |
| LEHANE, Stephen James | Director | 2010-06-28 | 2016-06-30 |
| MATTHEWS, Philip Geoffrey | Director | — | 2003-09-19 |
| MEHRA, Ramon | Director | 2007-07-23 | 2012-03-01 |
| MULLER, Mark Francis, Mr. | Director | 2013-10-14 | 2016-06-24 |
| MURPHY, Ken | Director | 2008-09-17 | 2013-10-14 |
| OLIVER, Michael John | Director | 2004-07-30 | 2004-09-13 |
| PATEL, Pradip | Director | 2004-07-19 | 2007-11-05 |
| PIGGOTT, Kenneth Stanton | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| ROBERTS, Simon John | Director | 2007-07-23 | 2016-07-15 |
| RUSSELL, Stephen George | Director | — | 1992-02-28 |
| SCRIBBINS, Rodney Martin | Director | 1993-07-05 | 1997-08-01 |
| SHOTTER, Peter John | Director | 1999-09-10 | 2001-12-21 |
| SINCLAIR, Jonathan Stuart | Director | 2001-06-07 | 2003-11-07 |
| SNAPE, Michael David | Director | 2018-10-03 | 2023-05-22 |
| STEAD, David Anthony | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2003-03-18 |
| WASS, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2016-06-24 | 2018-06-26 |
| WHEWAY, Jonathan Scott | Director | 2005-07-22 | 2007-07-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Boots Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 286 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-08 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-09-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-09-01 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-09-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-09-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-01 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-09-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- 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.