WAREMOSS LIMITED
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Cash
£9.6M
+77.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£43M
+2.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,266
+2.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
-59.8% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | £123,562,243 | £134,102,277 | £139,389,058 | +3.9% | |
| Operating profit | £3,022,715 | £3,817,922 | £1,527,418 | -60% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,764,650 | £4,862,120 | £1,954,524 | -59.8% | |
| Net profit | £1,668,216 | £3,182,618 | £957,272 | -69.9% | |
| Cash | £5,365,690 | £5,420,044 | £9,622,724 | +77.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £42,070,276 | £48,621,069 | £49,125,887 | +1% | |
| Net assets | £39,109,629 | £42,292,247 | £43,249,519 | +2.3% | |
| Equity | £39,109,629 | £42,292,247 | £43,249,519 | +2.3% | |
| Average employees | 1,137 | 1,231 | 1,266 | +2.8% | |
| Wages | £23,422,600 | £27,470,005 | £29,796,663 | +8.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £579,200 | £727,600 | £1,027,000 | +41.1% |
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 | 2.4% | 2.8% | 1.1% | |
| Net margin | 1.4% | 2.4% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.2% | 7.9% | 3.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 32.3% | 35.7% | 35.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.50x | 2.61x | 2.52x | |
| Interest cover | 9.80x | 7.47x | 3.72x |
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
- Watson Associates (Audit Services) Ltd
- 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 the 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
- WAREMOSS LIMITED · parent
- Allied Pharmacy Ltd 100%
- Sutton Chase Limited 100%
- Pharmacy Initiative 2 Ltd 100%
- Sussex Apothecary Ltd 100%
- Lotus Chemists Ltd 100%
- D.T. Williams Ltd 100%
- Northlands H.H Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “At the year end, Waremoss Group operated eighty-four pharmacies and one opticians. The group has been established since 1979 and has continued to achieve steady growth both organically and by acquisition.”
- “The strong growth in turnover over recent years has slowed a little but still increased by 3.9%. There has been 1 additional pharmacy opened in the year however, one has been closed due to excessive rental cost being sought to renew the lease and one relocated to the new larger site.”
- “The expansion of capacity and efficiency in the day-day operations is currently the focus of improvement with a multiyear project underway to expand the warehouse in Uckfield.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOTAI, Bharat Kamarshi | Director | 2020-01-18 | Mar 1957 | British |
| CHOTAI, Bipinchandra Kamarshi | Director | — | Sep 1947 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHOTAI, Anna Piyoosh, Mrs. | Secretary | 2013-08-30 | 2023-10-31 |
| CHOTAI, Piyoosh Kamarshibhai | Secretary | — | 2013-08-30 |
| CHOTAI, Piyoosh Kamarshibhai | Director | — | 2020-01-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Anna Piyoosh Chotai | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-08-04 | Active |
| The Estate Of Sunila Chotai | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-05-01 | Ceased 2022-05-01 |
| Mr Bharat Kamarshi Chotai | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2022-05-01 | Active |
| Mr Bipin Chotai | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Sunila Chotai | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-09-21 | Ceased 2022-05-01 |
| Mr Piyoosh Kamarshibhai Chotai | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-01-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 187 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-13 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-10 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-31 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-31 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-02-24 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-02-23 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-23 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-23 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.