| BOOTS COMPANY PLC(THE) |
Reg No 00027657 |
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Statutory Information
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Previous name(s):
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None
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Registered Number:
| 00027657 |
Incorporation Date:
| 07/11/1888 | | |
Registered Office:
| NOTTINGHAM | |
| NG2 3AA | | | |
Latest Filed Accounts:
| 31/03/2006 |
Date Accounts Lodged:
| 25/10/2006 | |
Analysed Accounts:
| 31/03/2006 |
Accounts Ref. Date:
| 31/03 | |
Latest Annual Return:
| 07/08/2006 |
Issued Capital:
GBP
| 209,005,599 | |
Company Status:
| Large | |
| Public limited with share capital | |
| English/Welsh companies incorporated under part 1 of the Companies Act | | | | | |
Type of Accounts:
| Full Accounts | | |
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Directory Information
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Trading Address:
| - | | | |
Telephone Number:
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Fax Number:
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Region:
| EAST MIDLANDS | |
Bankers:
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NATWEST BANK
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Auditors:
| KPMG Audit Plc | |
Principal Activities:
| The manufacture, marketing and distribution of healthcare and consumer products. | | | |
UK SIC Code(s):
| | 52310
| Dispensing chemists | | 52482
| Retail sale of photographic, optical and precision equipment, office supplies and equipment (includi | | 51460
| Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods | | 24520
| Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations |
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Risk Information
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Todays Score:
| 86 |
Credit Limit (GBP):
| 45,000,000 | | 31/03/2006 | 83 |
Contract Limit (GBP):
| 500,000,000 | | 31/03/2005 | 96 | | 31/03/2004 | 92 | | 31/03/2003 | 94 | |
Commentary
| | The score has been revised to reflect adverse information re CCJs. For further details please refer to the full list.The company has been established for more than 118 years.The period to 31/03/2006 saw a slight decrease in Sales from £3,094,500,000 to £3,093,300,000.Pre-Tax Profits decreased from £1,010,900,000 to £206,700,000.The resultant Profit Margin of 6.68% (previous = 32.67%) compares unfavourably with the industry average of 10.56%.Shareholders Funds decreased from £1,258,300,000 to £530,700,000, whilst Total Assets decreased from £3,259,400,000 to £2,737,900,000.The resultant Gearing Ratio of 0.19 (Previous = 0.39) compares unfavourably with the industry average of 0.46.This company operates in a sector which has historically generated a similar level of insolvency relative to the total population. |
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County Court Judgments Summary:
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Number of exact unsatisfied CCJs:
7
Totalling: GBP14109.00 | |
Number of probable unsatisfied CCJs:
1
Totalling: GBP110.00 | |
Number of possible unsatisfied CCJs:
None
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Accounts
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Date of Accounts
| 31/03/2006 | 31/03/2005 | 31/03/2004 |
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Consolidated
| N | N | N |
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Subsidiary
| Y | Y | Y |
Growth
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No. of Weeks
| 52 | 52 | 52 |
Rate
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Currency
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(GBP '000)
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(GBP '000)
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(GBP '000) |
%
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Audit Qual./Comment
| No | No | No |
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Profit and Loss
| | Turnover | 3,093,300 | 3,094,500 | 3,128,300 | | Cost of Sales | 2,715,400 | 2,721,900 | 2,787,300 | | Pre-Tax Profit | 206,700 | 1,010,900 | 396,000 | | Directors Remuneration | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Employees Remuneration | 148,500 | 150,000 | 199,300 | | Number of Employees (actual) | 5,133 | 5,907 | 6,934 | | | |
Balance Sheet
| | Total Fixed Assets | 2,058,000 | 2,505,400 | 3,006,300 | | Total Current Assets | 679,900 | 754,000 | 753,700 | | Total Current Liabilities | 2,134,800 | 1,933,400 | 2,768,900 | | Total Assets less Current Liabilities | 603,100 | 1,326,000 | 991,100 | | Shareholders Funds | 530,700 | 1,258,300 | 624,900 | | Total Long-Term Liabilities | 72,400 | 67,700 | 366,200 | | Capital Employed | 603,100 | 1,326,000 | 991,100 |
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Company/Industry Comparison
| | | | This comparison is based on the results of 2667 companies in the same industrial sector: 52310 Dispensing chemists | | | | | Company | Industry Averages | | | 31/03/2006 | Lower | Median | Upper | | | | Profit/Sales (%) | 6.68 | | | Profit/Capital Employed (%) | 34.27 | | | Profit/Total Assets (%) | 7.55 | | | Sales/Total Assets (%) | 112.98 | | | Credit Period (days) | 12.67 | | | Current Ratio | 0.32 | | | Average Employee Remuneration
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£)
| 28,930 | | | Wages/Sales (%) | 4.80 | | | Sales per Employee
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£)
| 602,630 | |
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