Overview Report

BOOTS COMPANY PLC(THE) Reg No 00027657

Statutory Information
 
Previous name(s): None
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
 
Directory Information
 
Trading Address: -
 
Telephone Number: - Fax Number: -
 
Region: EAST MIDLANDS
Bankers:   NATWEST BANK 
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
 
Risk Information
 
Todays Score: 86 Credit Limit (GBP): 45,000,000
31/03/200683 Contract Limit (GBP): 500,000,000
31/03/200596
31/03/200492
31/03/200394
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.
 
County Court Judgments Summary: Number of exact unsatisfied CCJs: 7 Totalling: GBP14109.00
Number of probable unsatisfied CCJs: 1 Totalling: GBP110.00
Number of possible unsatisfied CCJs: None
 
Ownership
 
Holding Company: ALLIANCE BOOTS LIMITED
Ultimate Holding Company: ALLIANCE BOOTS LIMITED
 
Accounts
 
Date of Accounts 31/03/200631/03/200531/03/2004 2
Consolidated NNN Year
Subsidiary YYY Growth
No. of Weeks 525252 Rate
Currency (GBP '000) (GBP '000) (GBP '000) %
Audit Qual./Comment NoNoNo  
 
Profit and Loss
Turnover3,093,3003,094,5003,128,300
Cost of Sales2,715,4002,721,9002,787,300
Pre-Tax Profit206,7001,010,900396,000
Directors Remuneration000
Employees Remuneration148,500150,000199,300
Number of Employees (actual)5,1335,9076,934
 
Balance Sheet
Total Fixed Assets2,058,0002,505,4003,006,300
Total Current Assets679,900754,000753,700
Total Current Liabilities2,134,8001,933,4002,768,900
Total Assets less Current Liabilities603,1001,326,000991,100
Shareholders Funds530,7001,258,300624,900
Total Long-Term Liabilities72,40067,700366,200
Capital Employed603,1001,326,000991,100
 
Directors
 
Company Secretaries
DAVID CHARLES GEOFFREY FOSTER
MARCO PAGNI
 
Directors
ALEXANDER WALLACE GOURLAY
PAUL BRYAN FUSSEY
 
Company/Industry Comparison
 
This comparison is based on the results of 2667 companies in the same industrial sector: 52310 Dispensing chemists
 
 CompanyIndustry Averages
 31/03/2006LowerMedianUpper
 
Profit/Sales (%)6.68
5.1410.5617.16
Profit/Capital Employed (%)34.27
11.2324.5856.97
Profit/Total Assets (%)7.55
6.5515.0328.26
Sales/Total Assets (%)112.98
115.64167.32249.30
Credit Period (days)12.67
57.6335.5427.77
Current Ratio0.32
0.971.472.38
Average Employee Remuneration ( £) 28,930
11,63715,65022,533
Wages/Sales (%)4.80
14.5811.127.78
Sales per Employee ( £) 602,630
98,434123,112142,564