GORGEMEAD LIMITED
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Cash
-£12M
+30.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£24M
-27.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,401
-5.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£8.3M
+16.1% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples 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 | £253,337,411 | £254,564,928 | £250,227,553 | -1.7% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,703,118 | -£9,525,590 | -£8,547,368 | +10.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,235,065 | -£9,889,371 | -£8,298,847 | +16.1% | |
| Net profit | -£5,690,973 | -£9,417,923 | -£9,229,361 | +2% | |
| Cash | — | -£17,059,174 | -£11,911,737 | +30.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £58,815,343 | £35,217,452 | £26,354,148 | -25.2% | |
| Net assets | £56,491,429 | £33,364,985 | £24,135,624 | -27.7% | |
| Equity | £56,491,429 | £33,364,985 | £24,135,624 | -27.7% | |
| Average employees | 1,513 | 1,486 | 1,401 | -5.7% | |
| Wages | £38,398,696 | £40,750,030 | £40,664,911 | -0.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £452,734 | £478,271 | £520,445 | +8.8% |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.1% | -3.7% | -3.4% | |
| Net margin | -2.2% | -3.7% | -3.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -4.6% | -27.0% | -32.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 65.9% | 79.3% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.45x | 0.45x | 0.46x | |
| Interest cover | -5.08x | -19.86x | — |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The group and the company forecasts and projections, taking account of reasonably possible changes in trading performance. Accordingly, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group and the company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- GORGEMEAD LIMITED · parent
- Darwen (H.C.C.) Limited 100%
- Assan Pharmacy Limited 100%
- Assan Pharmacy (South West) Limited 100%
- Kamal & Associates Limited 100%
- Harvey and Richardson (Holdings) Limited 100%
- Nash Drug Company Limited 100%
- THP01 Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 31st January 2026 the company purchased 100% of the share capital of Whittles Pharmacies Limited, for total consideration of £5,250,000.”
- “On 12th February 2026 the company purchased the trade and assets of a Well Pharmacy store, for total consideration of £395,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAFFNEY, Rebecca | Secretary | 2021-04-26 | — | — |
| CAUNCE, Andrew John | Director | 2020-03-20 | Jun 1974 | British |
| HALL, Stephen David | Director | 2015-07-23 | Aug 1954 | British |
| ISMAIL, Aziz Anwer | Director | 2021-04-28 | Jul 1991 | British |
| MILLER, Benjamin Lawrence | Director | 2021-04-12 | May 1982 | British |
| PATEL, Yakub Ibrahim | Director | — | Aug 1953 | British |
| SERRANT, Zoe | Director | 2012-01-01 | Aug 1973 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATEL, Anwer Ibrahim Issa Ismail | Secretary | — | 2021-04-26 |
| CAPLAN, David Stuart | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2012-01-01 |
| COLLINS, Adam | Director | 2022-11-29 | 2025-07-15 |
| FISHWICK, Craig Bernard | Director | 2011-11-01 | 2016-04-21 |
| ISMAIL, Hawabou | Director | — | 2011-10-31 |
| JOHN, Andrew Robert | Director | 2016-09-01 | 2020-02-14 |
| PATEL, Anwer Ibrahim Issa Ismail | Director | — | 2021-04-28 |
| PATEL, Mehrun | Director | — | 2007-03-20 |
| PATEL, Yasmin | Director | — | 2007-03-20 |
| WILD, Steven | Director | 2006-07-28 | 2015-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Aziz Anwer Ismail | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2025-08-29 | Active |
| Mr Anwer Ibrahim Issa Ismail Patel | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-04-28 |
| Mr Yakub Ibrahim Patel | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 247 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-15 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-29 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-11-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-11-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.