BELL,SONS & CO.(DRUGGISTS)LIMITED
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Cash
£8.2M
+15.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£32M
+3.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
202
+5.8% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£2.7M
-56.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £53,652,924 | £51,868,281 | £47,508,891 | -8.4% | |
| Operating profit | £7,582,273 | £6,151,982 | £2,666,728 | -56.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,588,182 | £6,151,982 | £2,666,728 | -56.7% | |
| Net profit | £5,510,660 | £4,781,448 | £1,966,392 | -58.9% | |
| Cash | £7,083,255 | £7,148,176 | £8,230,494 | +15.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £26,508,814 | £31,209,563 | £32,159,550 | +3% | |
| Net assets | £25,982,340 | £30,763,788 | £31,730,180 | +3.1% | |
| Equity | £25,982,340 | £30,763,788 | £31,730,180 | +3.1% | |
| Average employees | 204 | 191 | 202 | +5.8% | |
| Wages | £5,995,803 | £5,630,110 | £5,161,702 | -8.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £279,367 | £448,847 | £107,002 | -76.2% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.1% | 11.9% | 5.6% | |
| Net margin | 10.3% | 9.2% | 4.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 28.6% | 19.7% | 8.3% | |
| Current ratio | 3.27x | 3.76x | 5.93x |
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
- Auditor
- PBG Associates Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the Company's financial performance, cash flow forecasts, and continued demand for its pharmaceutical products in both UK and international markets, the Directors consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHISNALL, Daniel | Secretary | 2025-06-25 | — | — |
| CHISNALL, Daniel | Director | 2026-04-01 | May 1996 | British |
| KONASAGAR JAYANNA, Sathish Kumar | Director | 2016-10-08 | Apr 1973 | British |
| MOHANTY, Abhinna Sundar | Director | 2025-06-25 | Oct 1953 | Indian |
| MURPHY, Kevin Roy | Director | 2026-05-28 | Mar 1972 | British |
| SALDANHA, Mark Bosco | Director | 2008-01-18 | Aug 1972 | Indian |
| SALDANHA, Sandra | Director | 2017-03-31 | Dec 1971 | Indian |
| SHARMA, Jitendra Mahavirprasad | Director | 2017-03-31 | Jun 1969 | Indian |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARLOW, David | Secretary | 2008-03-28 | 2016-05-31 |
| JACKS, Gillian | Secretary | 2016-06-01 | 2025-06-26 |
| KANANI, Hitesh | Secretary | 2008-01-18 | 2008-03-28 |
| MOSELEY, John Edward | Secretary | — | 2008-01-18 |
| BARLOW, David | Director | 2009-07-12 | 2016-05-31 |
| BUDDHARAJU, Seetharama Raju | Director | 2020-05-12 | 2025-06-25 |
| COX, Francis Joseph Anthony | Director | — | 2008-01-18 |
| GULLIVER, Brian Thomas | Director | 2012-03-19 | 2016-10-07 |
| HALE, Graham | Director | — | 2008-01-18 |
| HALE, Philip | Director | 1996-06-01 | 2008-01-18 |
| HALE, Vera Margaret | Director | — | 2008-01-18 |
| HUNTER, Colin | Director | 2019-05-17 | 2024-05-10 |
| JACKS, Gillian | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| LUNT, Brian Edward | Director | — | 2008-07-01 |
| MOLYNEUX, John Stephen | Director | 2024-05-09 | 2026-03-31 |
| MOSELEY, John Edward | Director | — | 2008-01-18 |
| ROBERTS, Karl, Dr | Director | 2010-07-19 | 2012-03-19 |
| SHEPHERD, Linda | Director | — | 2008-01-18 |
| WELLS, Kenneth Edward | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2009-07-12 |
| WILLIAMS, Russell David | Director | 2017-03-31 | 2019-03-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marksans Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 169 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-07-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.