Day Lewis PLC
Registered name: DAY LEWIS PLC
Day Lewis PLC made £502m revenue and £3.9m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Day Lewis PLC’s revenue fell 1% to £502m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £3.9m profit and 2,400 employees. The company is classified under “dispensing chemist in specialised stores” and is based in Croydon; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Croydon, London
- Age
- 51 yrs · since 1975
- Type
- Public Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £507m | £502m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | −£371m | −£367m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £136m | £135m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £2.6m | £11.1m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£4.1m | £6.1m |
| Profit after tax | £2.1m | −£6.8m | −£4.2m | £3.9m |
| Profit (best available) | £2.1m | −£6.8m | −£4.2m | £3.9m |
| Employees (average) | 2,422 | 2,483 | 2,556 | 2,400 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −0.8% | 0.8% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 26.8% | 26.9% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £198k | £209k |
| Profit per employee | £851 | −£2.7k | −£1.6k | £1.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼0.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼427.6% | — | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲2.5% | ▲2.9% | ▼6.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £17.5m | £14.8m | — | — |
| Net assets | £92.2m | £82.5m | — | — |
| Fixed assets | £202m | £195m | — | — |
| Current assets | £84.7m | £80.3m | — | — |
| Debtors | £3.9m | £2.1m | — | — |
| Deferred income | £700k | £748k | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 26.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £209k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼6%
- Now 2,400
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (18)
- Day Lewis Medical LimitedRev. £281m · Profit £14m
- A R Parmar LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Apm Healthcare LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Cradlecrest LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Day Lewis Properties LimitedFigures not disclosed
- East Midlands Pharma LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Ebrington Wellcare LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Healthcare Drugstores LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Leach and Burton LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Medi Options LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Morden Pharma LtdFigures not disclosed
- Old Basing Pharma LtdFigures not disclosed
- Plymstock Wellcare LimitedActive - Proposal to Strike offFigures not disclosed
- Sedbury Pharma LtdFigures not disclosed
- Stargazer Drug Stores LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Stock Hill Medical Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Upminster Pharma LtdFigures not disclosed
- Walnut Road Torquay LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £3.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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