How much does H.i.weldrick Limited make?

H.i.weldrick Limited reported revenue of £76.4m and a loss of £2.9m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does H.i.weldrick Limited have?

H.i.weldrick Limited reported an average of 692 employees in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Is H.i.weldrick Limited profitable?

No — H.i.weldrick Limited reported a loss of £2.9m in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Company No. 00623420 · Incorporated 18 Mar 1959

H.i.weldrick Limited

Registered name: H.I.WELDRICK LIMITED

H.i.weldrick Limited made £76.4m revenue and a £2.9m loss in the year to 30 Apr 2025. read from filing text

H.i.weldrick Limited’s revenue fell 2% to £76.4m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with a loss of £2.9m and 692 employees. The company is classified under “dispensing chemist in specialised stores” and is based in Doncaster; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47730Dispensing chemist in specialised stores

Status: Active
Location: Doncaster, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 67 yrs · since 1959
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The company is controlled by C W J Alcock due to his majority shareholding in the company.”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

Cash flow filed

Revenue

£76.4m

Growth ▼1.9%

Profit

−£2.9m

Growth —

Profit margin

−3.7%

Gross 29.4%

Employees

692

Change ▼5.9%

Profit / employee

−£4.1k

Revenue/employee £110k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	30 Apr 2023	30 Apr 2024	30 Apr 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£73.7m	£77.9m	£76.4m
Cost of sales	£52.6m	£56.2m	£54m
Gross profit	£21.1m	£21.7m	£22.5m
Operating profit	−£2.4m	−£4.4m	−£2.4m
Profit before tax	−£2.2m	−£5.4m	−£2.9m
Profit after tax	−£2.1m	−£4.7m	−£2.9m
Profit (best available)	−£2.1m	−£4.7m	−£2.9m
Staff costs	—	£15.1m	£15.3m
Employees (average)	730	735	692
Ratios
Profit margin	−2.9%	−6.1%	−3.7%
Gross margin	28.7%	27.9%	29.4%
Revenue per employee	£101k	£106k	£110k
Profit per employee	−£2.9k	−£6.4k	−£4.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲5.7%	▼1.9%
Headcount growth	—	▲0.7%	▼5.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£17.4k	£35.6k	£13k
Net assets	£15.8m	£11m	£8.2m
Fixed assets	£20.1m	£20m	£17.9m
Current assets	£13.6m	£13.5m	£13.3m
Debtors	£5.1m	£6.1m	£5.4m
Deferred income	£107k	£391k	£502k
Cash from operations	—	£1.7m	−£1m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −3.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 29.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £110k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£4.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 23.4%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.7%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 7.1%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: ▼26%; Now £8.2m
Cash at bank: ▼63%; Now £13k
Headcount: ▼6%; Now 692
Deferred income: ▲28%; Now £502k
Fixed assets: ▼11%; Now £17.9m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (1)

Weldricks Pharmacy LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit −£2.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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