BOOTS BENEVOLENT FUND
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Cash
£880K
+7.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.3M
+3.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£106K
-17.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
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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 | £886,149 | £612,306 | £655,413 | +7% | |
| Operating profit | £405,514 | £129,560 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £405,048 | £129,560 | £106,319 | -17.9% | |
| Net profit | £405,048 | £245,257 | £70,117 | -71.4% | |
| Cash | £757,385 | £821,842 | £880,120 | +7.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,016,807 | £2,262,064 | £2,332,181 | +3.1% | |
| Net assets | £2,016,807 | £2,262,064 | £2,332,181 | +3.1% | |
| Equity | £2,016,807 | £2,262,064 | £2,332,181 | +3.1% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 45.8% | 21.2% | — | |
| Net margin | 45.7% | 40.1% | 10.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.1% | 5.7% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.4% | |
| Current ratio | 84.87x | — | 96.17x |
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 BENEVOLENT FUND 2011-10-26 → present
- THE BOOTS GROUP BENEVOLENT FUND 1995-05-04 → 2011-10-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on these facts, the Trustees have assessed that there is no material uncertainty surrounding the going concern of the Fund and therefore consider that it will be a going concern for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 81 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMPSON, Andrew Richard | Secretary | 2015-10-02 | — | — |
| ALIMAHOMED, Shezad | Director | 2019-01-18 | Apr 1982 | British |
| BOBBETT, Paula Tracey | Director | 2023-10-11 | Jan 1978 | British |
| FRANCIS, Andrew Mark | Director | 2016-04-11 | Feb 1972 | British |
| GARDNER, Martin Jay | Director | 2023-04-26 | Apr 1987 | British |
| KIRK, Mark | Director | 2023-10-11 | Jan 1970 | British |
| KRZEMINSKI, Lydia | Director | 2022-11-16 | May 1980 | British |
| MODY, Sapana | Director | 2019-04-30 | Mar 1975 | British |
| MORGAN, Helen Sarah | Director | 2022-11-16 | Mar 1980 | British |
Show 81 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FENNELL, Sonia | Secretary | 2006-06-23 | 2007-04-05 |
| FENNELL, Sonia | Secretary | 1996-02-07 | 2002-08-22 |
| FOSTER, David Charles Geoffrey | Secretary | 2007-04-05 | 2015-10-02 |
| WATTS, Steven John | Secretary | 2002-08-22 | 2006-06-23 |
| WEST, John Harold | Secretary | 1995-05-04 | 1996-02-07 |
| ASHBURNER, Ruth | Director | 2019-01-18 | 2019-07-05 |
| BANCROFT, Nicola Jayne | Director | 2005-02-23 | 2012-11-30 |
| BARRY, Mark Antony | Director | 2017-04-24 | 2018-05-31 |
| BENNETT, William Barrington | Director | 1995-11-14 | 1997-11-20 |
| BONSER, Janet Mary | Director | 2001-04-11 | 2008-05-12 |
| BOURQUE, Cary Edmund | Director | 1998-10-21 | 2001-04-30 |
| BRADLEY, Sandra Jane | Director | 2007-09-03 | 2010-01-04 |
| BROOME, Jeffrey Brian | Director | 2004-05-05 | 2008-02-04 |
| BROWN, Colin Jeffrey | Director | 2003-01-22 | 2005-09-16 |
| BURDUS, Linden | Director | 1995-05-04 | 2001-03-30 |
| CAPLAN, Andrew Eliot | Director | 2017-08-10 | 2018-10-05 |
| CARR, Michael Francis | Director | 2020-01-29 | 2023-08-05 |
| CLEMENTS, Nathan Roy George | Director | 2018-07-17 | 2020-10-31 |
| CRAIG, John | Director | 1995-11-14 | 2010-01-08 |
| CRANE, Sallie Jayne | Director | 1999-10-20 | 2001-01-31 |
| DARGUE, William Robert | Director | 1995-05-04 | 1997-03-31 |
| DAVIES, Lesley Vera | Director | 2000-08-09 | 2005-09-05 |
| DAVIES, Michelle Tracey | Director | 2007-09-03 | 2009-07-01 |
| DIXON, Gerard Samuel | Director | 2003-01-22 | 2006-01-31 |
| DONALD, David Colin | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2012-02-24 |
| EARDLEY, John Graham | Director | 1996-07-03 | 2004-05-05 |
| FAITH, Melanie | Director | 1995-11-14 | 1996-01-03 |
| FLETCHER, Kathryn | Director | 2013-06-24 | 2013-09-27 |
| FORDHAM, Lynn Rosanne | Director | 2004-12-16 | 2005-10-31 |
| FRASER, Caroline Rosemary | Director | 1996-10-02 | 1998-01-26 |
| GLAZEBROOK, Catherine | Director | 2007-08-13 | 2011-04-04 |
| GOUGH, Julia Emma | Director | 1998-01-21 | 1998-08-19 |
| GOURLAY, Alexander Wallace | Director | 2006-02-09 | 2009-03-10 |
| GUY, Susan Cairns | Director | 2005-05-13 | 2007-09-03 |
| HENDERSON, Jon | Director | 2012-02-20 | 2015-09-25 |
| HILL, Anne Louise | Director | 2007-09-03 | 2009-01-26 |
| HORRY, John Michael | Director | 2004-05-05 | 2006-02-01 |
| HYMAN, Paul | Director | 2003-05-01 | 2004-05-05 |
| JAMIESON, Ruth | Director | 2017-10-26 | 2018-07-16 |
| JONES, Richard Alexander | Director | 2014-03-04 | 2017-10-31 |
| KNIGHT, Kim Cheryl | Director | 2012-02-20 | 2013-05-14 |
| LAVERY, Bernadette | Director | 2016-04-11 | 2017-07-31 |
| LAWRENCE, Jennifer Louise | Director | 2014-06-12 | 2015-09-25 |
| LEADBEATER, Stephen John | Director | 2012-02-20 | 2013-07-22 |
| LOWE, Alexander | Director | 2025-01-29 | 2026-01-23 |
| LUCEY, John Joseph, Dr | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2014-10-15 |
| LUCEY, John Joseph, Dr | Director | 1998-01-21 | 2004-03-01 |
| MACBETH, Iain | Director | 2003-01-22 | 2003-04-16 |
| MASON, Robin James | Director | 1995-11-14 | 1999-08-03 |
| MCCANNAH, Malcolm Stuart | Director | 1995-11-14 | 1996-05-23 |
| MITCHELL, Paul Stephen | Director | 2012-02-20 | 2015-05-13 |
| MITCHELL, Peter Andrew | Director | 1999-10-20 | 2000-07-11 |
| MORTON, Alan Jonathan | Director | 2012-02-20 | 2017-04-24 |
| MUNRO, Judith Vallis | Director | 1999-04-14 | 1999-07-28 |
| MURPHY, Eoin Patrick | Director | 2001-04-11 | 2003-02-11 |
| PARNELL, James David | Director | 2013-06-24 | 2017-01-13 |
| PENHALE, Alan | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2023-08-31 |
| PITCHER, Kirsty | Director | 2021-07-22 | 2021-12-21 |
| RABIN, Elizabeth Jane | Director | 2017-04-24 | 2021-05-31 |
| RATCLIFFE, Glyn Alexander | Director | 2000-08-09 | 2001-01-17 |
| RICHARDSON, Julian Paul | Director | 1995-11-14 | 1997-12-11 |
| ROBERTS, Simon John | Director | 2009-03-10 | 2014-10-06 |
| ROE, Valerie | Director | 1995-05-04 | 2001-03-30 |
| ROLLASON, David Anthony | Director | 1997-01-15 | 2003-04-30 |
| SANSOM, Philip John | Director | 1995-11-14 | 1998-06-30 |
| SELVARAJAH, Shanthi | Director | 1995-11-14 | 1997-10-07 |
| SHUTTLEWORTH, Samantha Leigh | Director | 2014-04-15 | 2018-09-17 |
| SOUTHAM, Laura Anne | Director | 2012-02-20 | 2018-12-31 |
| STOCKDALE, Nicola | Director | 2005-02-27 | 2009-03-23 |
| STRETTON, Paul Anthony | Director | 1996-02-07 | 2011-01-31 |
| TEAL, Anna Elizabeth | Director | 2013-06-24 | 2016-01-28 |
| THACKERAY, Joy Margaret | Director | 2001-04-11 | 2005-02-23 |
| THOMAS, Karl Jack | Director | 2012-02-20 | 2012-12-13 |
| TOLER, Barabara Anne | Director | 1998-01-21 | 1999-03-30 |
| TOLER, Barabara Anne | Director | 1995-11-14 | 1996-05-14 |
| TRAFFORD, Simon John Quentin | Director | 2016-05-26 | 2021-04-30 |
| TURNBULL, Oonagh Elizabeth | Director | 2005-02-23 | 2007-05-13 |
| UNITT, Andrew Vaughan | Director | 2005-02-23 | 2006-01-31 |
| VARGAS-BROCK, Emma | Director | 2021-07-22 | 2024-06-27 |
| VELDTMAN, Alice Victoria | Director | 2019-01-18 | 2023-01-25 |
| WARD, Jason Mark | Director | 2021-05-31 | 2022-12-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walgreens Boots Alliance Services Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Alliance Boots Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 268 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.