PHOENIX HEALTHCARE DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
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Cash
£121k
-99.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£139m
+28.7% vs 2025
Employees
1,697
+11.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£41m
-39.5% lowest 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 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,901,529,000 | £1,959,216,000 | £2,133,561,000 | +8.9% | |
| Operating profit | £10,928,000 | £10,226,000 | £42,917,000 | +319.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £41,581,000 | £68,131,000 | £41,202,000 | -39.5% | |
| Net profit | £37,702,000 | £65,457,000 | £30,965,000 | -52.7% | |
| Cash | £23,466,000 | £39,085,000 | £121,000 | -99.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £308,921,000 | £157,185,000 | £182,685,000 | +16.2% | |
| Net assets | £272,514,000 | £107,971,000 | £138,936,000 | +28.7% | |
| Equity | £272,514,000 | £107,971,000 | £138,936,000 | +28.7% | |
| Average employees | 1,594 | 1,525 | 1,697 | +11.3% | |
| Wages | £42,937,000 | £46,796,000 | £51,316,000 | +9.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,847,000 | £2,315,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £130,000 | £99,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £362,000 | £565,000 | £693,000 | +22.7% |
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 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.6% | 0.5% | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | 2.0% | 3.3% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.5% | 6.5% | 23.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 64.8% | 84.1% | 80.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.45x | 1.08x | 1.14x | |
| Interest cover | 8.52x | 4.88x | 21.47x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- PHOENIX HEALTHCARE DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 2000-01-10 → present
- PHILIP HARRIS MEDICAL LIMITED 1998-12-09 → 2000-01-10
- PHILIP HARRIS LIMITED 1993-08-06 → 1998-12-09
- PHILIP HARRIS HOLDINGS PLC 1987-10-20 → 1993-08-06
- PHILIP HARRIS (HOLDINGS) PLC 1913-06-04 → 1987-10-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On the basis of their assessment of the Company's financial position the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will be able to continue in operational existence for the going concern period until 30 September 2027.”
Group structure
- PHOENIX HEALTHCARE DISTRIBUTION LIMITED · parent
- G Pharma Limited 100%
- Nupharm Limited 100%
- Practice Services UK Limited 100%
- Nucare Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Management reassessed the principal versus agent considerations under IFRS 15 based on the revised facts and circumstances and concluded that the Company controls the specified goods before transfer to the customer and therefore acts as principal.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOMAN, Alexander David Edward | Secretary | 2026-04-01 | — | — |
| ANDERSON, Stephen William | Director | 2016-10-01 | Sep 1966 | British |
| FEARN, Jonathan Lee | Director | 2024-02-01 | Apr 1974 | British |
| PIGNONE, Giovanni | Director | 2023-02-01 | Sep 1967 | British |
| TUNNICLIFFE, Richard John | Director | 2024-10-04 | Aug 1975 | British |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLAKEMAN, Michael Peter | Secretary | 2008-04-11 | 2019-03-10 |
| BURTON, Annabelle | Secretary | 2019-05-13 | 2020-12-23 |
| EHMANN, Thomas | Secretary | 1998-12-08 | 1999-01-26 |
| GOULT, David Alexander | Secretary | 2007-03-26 | 2008-04-11 |
| MARKS, Stephen John William | Secretary | 2020-12-23 | 2026-03-31 |
| PIGGOTT, Richard Courtney | Secretary | 1997-10-08 | 1998-12-08 |
| TAYLOR, Frank Brownrigg | Secretary | 1999-01-26 | 2006-03-26 |
| TAYLOR, Frank Brownrigg | Secretary | — | 1997-10-08 |
| BLACK, Kenneth John | Director | 2018-02-01 | 2019-05-31 |
| BROWN, Roger Graham | Director | 1999-01-26 | 2001-01-31 |
| COLE, David Rowland | Director | 2001-01-02 | 2012-01-31 |
| COOPER, Brian | Director | — | 1997-10-08 |
| FAIRFIELD, Alan David | Director | 2017-05-01 | 2025-01-14 |
| FRENCH, Richard Stephen | Director | 1997-10-08 | 1998-12-08 |
| GATENBY, Michael Richard Brock | Director | 1996-05-07 | 1997-10-08 |
| HERRIOT, Peter Reid | Director | 1999-01-26 | 2000-03-12 |
| HITCHCOCK, Robert Edward | Director | — | 1995-07-27 |
| HOLLINS, Jason Stuart | Director | 2015-02-01 | 2017-08-24 |
| HUDSON, Kevin Robert | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2021-07-31 |
| ISHERWOOD, Philip John | Director | 1997-10-08 | 1998-12-08 |
| JONES, Jacqueline Jane | Director | 2023-03-07 | 2024-02-01 |
| JORDAN, Robert | Director | — | 1998-12-08 |
| LICHTENHELDT, Stephan Franz Walter | Director | 1999-08-01 | 2002-07-01 |
| LINNEY, David | Director | — | 1999-07-30 |
| LUCAS, Stuart James | Director | 2019-02-01 | 2026-09-30 |
| MACADAM, Colin Alexander, Dr | Director | 1997-10-08 | 1998-12-08 |
| MACEY, David Charles | Director | — | 1998-12-08 |
| MEADER, Jeremy David | Director | 2015-02-01 | 2023-01-31 |
| NAEGER, Lorenz, Dr | Director | 1998-12-08 | 1999-08-01 |
| NEWCOMBE, David Keith | Director | — | 1998-12-08 |
| PALFREY, Andrew | Director | 1999-01-26 | 1999-12-31 |
| PANKE, Thomas Ralph | Director | 2012-04-06 | 2015-02-26 |
| PFLUG, Stefan | Director | 2009-02-01 | 2012-04-06 |
| PIGGOTT, Richard Courtney | Director | 1993-01-28 | 1998-12-08 |
| POHL, Reimund | Director | 1998-12-08 | 1999-08-01 |
| PRESTON, John Angus | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2017-05-01 |
| RICHTER, Bernd Kurt | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2009-01-31 |
| SCHEIFELE, Bernd, Dr | Director | 1998-12-08 | 1999-08-01 |
| SHORT, Raymond | Director | 1999-01-26 | 1999-11-30 |
| SIMON, Andrew Henry | Director | 1994-06-01 | 1998-12-08 |
| SMITH, Paul Jonathan | Director | 2007-01-25 | 2017-10-01 |
| SOREL, Roger Hubert Antoine | Director | 1998-12-08 | 1999-08-01 |
| TAYLOR, Frank Brownrigg | Director | — | 1997-10-08 |
| TOPPING, Neil Robert | Director | 1999-09-01 | 2014-07-04 |
| WACHTER, Maximilian Martin | Director | 2020-12-01 | 2024-03-31 |
| WOOD, Stephen | Director | — | 1992-01-10 |
| YOUNG, Alexander Stuart | Director | 1999-08-01 | 2002-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Kevin Robert Hudson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Jeremy David Meader | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Paul Jonathan Smith | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Michael Peter Blakeman | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Jason Stuart Hollins | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr John Angus Preston | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Phoenix Medical Supplies Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 312 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-21 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-04-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-04-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.