WEYBRIGHT UK 1 LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1.2bn
USD 1,596,000,000
-81.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£2.3bn
USD -3,086,000,000
-339.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£21,284,982 | £958,924,911 | -£2,124,740,433 | -321.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,576,665 | £956,647,179 | -£2,288,638,386 | -339.2% | |
| Net profit | £82,774,931 | £998,405,588 | -£2,250,074,162 | -325.4% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,594,008,672 | £9,988,611,343 | £4,618,065,856 | -53.8% | |
| Net assets | £5,575,088,687 | £6,346,518,867 | £1,183,625,037 | -81.4% | |
| Equity | £5,575,088,687 | £6,346,518,867 | £1,183,625,037 | -81.4% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.742 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -0.2% | 9.6% | -46.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 42.3% | 38.2% | 74.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.01x | 1.60x | |
| Interest cover | -0.06x | 5.59x | -12.62x |
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
- WEYBRIGHT UK 1 LIMITED 2022-10-04 → present
- WBA FINANCIAL LIMITED 2014-12-15 → 2022-10-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have assessed that there is no material uncertainty surrounding the going concern of the entity and continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- WEYBRIGHT UK 1 LIMITED · parent
- WBA UK Holdings 2 Limited 100%
- WBA US 11, LLC 100%
- AA Asia Limited 100%
- Alliance Santé - Distribuição Farmacêutica de Eulália Baeta Pereira e Ramalho Fernandes, S.A. 100%
- Walgreen Investments Luxembourg S.à r.l. 100%
- Boots Opticians Professional Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 20 November 2024, the Company received a distribution from WBA UK Holdings 2 Limited of $112 million which was recognised as a return of capital.”
- “On 20 May 2025, the Company received a distribution from WBA UK Holdings 2 Limited of $114 million which was recognised as a return of capital.”
- “On 11 August 2025, the Company received a distribution from WBA UK Holdings 2 Limited of $3,179 million which was recognised as a return of capital.”
- “On 21 August 2025, the Company performed a capital reduction reducing share premium and increasing distributable reserves by $2,193 million.”
- “On 22 August 2025, the Company received a distribution from WBA UK Holdings 2 Limited of $1,011 million which was recognised as a return of capital.”
- “From 29 August 2025, the Company changed its functional currency from US Dollars ($) to Pounds Sterling (£).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUNN, Mathew James | Director | 2025-07-23 | Oct 1974 | British |
| JEFFERIES, Daniel Bruce | Director | 2026-04-01 | Sep 1970 | British |
| KERSCHEN, Marco Rene Leon Robert | Director | 2023-10-10 | Feb 1974 | Luxembourger |
| PATEMAN, Philip James | Director | 2026-04-01 | Jan 1970 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREENBERG, Joseph Hillel | Secretary | 2014-12-15 | 2015-06-18 |
| STANDISH, Frank | Secretary | 2015-06-18 | 2026-02-17 |
| CLARE, Aidan Gerard | Director | 2015-06-18 | 2022-02-22 |
| DELVE, Martin Christopher | Director | 2016-05-17 | 2017-02-06 |
| DRAKE, Kate Charlotte | Director | 2022-02-22 | 2023-09-26 |
| GREENBERG, Joseph Hillel | Director | 2014-12-15 | 2015-06-18 |
| HARRIS, Omorlie | Director | 2022-02-22 | 2025-07-23 |
| JENNINGS, Clare Louisa Minnie, Mrs. | Director | 2020-12-22 | 2021-12-31 |
| MULLER, Mark Francis, Mr. | Director | 2017-02-06 | 2020-12-22 |
| STANDISH, Frank | Director | 2015-06-18 | 2026-02-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Boots Group Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-08-28 | Active |
| Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-05-21 | Ceased 2025-08-28 |
| Walgreens Boots Alliance Scottish Lp | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-07-26 | Ceased 2021-05-21 |
| Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-26 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 86 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-04 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-09-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-09-02 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-09-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-08-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-07 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-09-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-09-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 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 | |
| 2025-08-21 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-08-21 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-08-21 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-08-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.