W.H.C.P. (DUNDEE) LIMITED
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Cash
£793K
+16.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£710K
+15.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
10
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£124K
-68.4% 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 | £2,159,004 | £1,977,539 | £1,967,280 | -0.5% | |
| Operating profit | £139,961 | £200,229 | £133,424 | -33.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £128,978 | £393,838 | £124,315 | -68.4% | |
| Net profit | £101,577 | £346,216 | £93,236 | -73.1% | |
| Cash | £427,128 | £682,027 | £793,448 | +16.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £434,940 | £751,413 | £826,538 | +10% | |
| Net assets | £270,593 | £616,809 | £710,045 | +15.1% | |
| Equity | £270,593 | £616,809 | £710,045 | +15.1% | |
| Average employees | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0% | |
| Wages | £294,343 | £325,054 | £347,505 | +6.9% | |
| 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 | 6.5% | 10.1% | 6.8% | |
| Net margin | 4.7% | 17.5% | 4.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 32.2% | 26.6% | 16.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 69.6% | 46.1% | 42.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.49x | 2.47x | 2.62x | |
| Interest cover | 12.74x | 20.55x | 14.19x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having considered all factors noted above, the Directors have determined that the Company has access to adequate resources to continue operating for a period of at least 12 months from the date these financial statements are signed, and none of the above factors give rise to any material uncertainty around the going concern status of the Company. The Directors, therefore, continue to adopt the going concern basis of account in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the reporting date, the Company is in the process of being sold. The sale process is ongoing, and based on current expectations, the Company is expected to be sold within the next 12 months.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUNTER, Samuel James | Director | 2023-05-22 | Apr 1976 | British |
| RAMSAY, Alexander Bruce | Director | 2008-11-01 | Jul 1970 | British |
| LLOYDS PHARMACY LIMITED (FORMERLY AAH RETAIL PHARMACY LIMITED) | Corporate Director | 1999-05-14 | — | — |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARR, Robert Paterson | Secretary | — | 2004-02-09 |
| MCGREAL, Desmond James | Secretary | 2004-02-09 | 2022-06-13 |
| CLEMENTS, Nathan Roy George | Director | 2018-06-26 | 2018-10-03 |
| DUNCAN, Ronald Sinclair | Director | — | 1990-03-12 |
| FOSTER, David Charles Geoffrey | Director | 2013-07-02 | 2015-10-02 |
| HOUSTON, Colin Norman | Director | 2014-09-16 | 2019-12-01 |
| MACFARLANE, Fergus | Director | 2002-04-22 | 2014-09-16 |
| MARR, Robert Paterson | Director | — | 1997-06-09 |
| MEEKISON, Donald Edward | Director | — | 1997-06-09 |
| MULLER, Mark Francis, Mr. | Director | 2012-01-10 | 2016-06-24 |
| PROCTOR, Robert Douglas | Director | 2016-07-04 | 2017-02-28 |
| SNAPE, Michael David | Director | 2018-10-03 | 2023-05-22 |
| SUTCLIFFE, Peter James Christopher | Director | 2017-02-28 | 2023-03-14 |
| THOMPSON, Andrew Richard | Director | 2015-10-02 | 2016-07-04 |
| WASS, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2016-06-24 | 2018-06-26 |
| WILES, Philip Martin | Director | 2012-01-10 | 2013-04-07 |
| A J RAMSAY (DUNDEE) LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1997-08-11 | 2002-04-22 |
| BOOTS UK LIMITED | Corporate Director | — | 2012-01-10 |
| D & W BROWN (DUNDEE)LTD | Corporate Director | — | 2002-11-11 |
| E.MOSS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1995-06-12 | 2009-09-09 |
| G FORBES JOHNSTON LTD | Corporate Director | — | 1995-06-12 |
| JOYCE MORRISON LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2002-11-11 | 2005-05-13 |
| SAVORY+MOORE LTD. | Corporate Director | — | 1999-05-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boots Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| E Moss Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-07-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.