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Company No. 12424209 · Incorporated 24 Jan 2020

Exel (Chemists) Limited

Registered name: EXEL (CHEMISTS) LIMITED

Exel (Chemists) Limited made £11m revenue and £165k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.

Exel (Chemists) Limited’s revenue grew 26% to £11m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £165k profit and 76 employees. The company is classified under “dispensing chemist in specialised stores” and is based in Normanton; we hold 4 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
Normanton, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age
6 yrs · since 2020
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Jul 2025

Key figures

Independent
Revenue
£11m
Growth ▲25.9%
Profit
£165k
Growth ▼10%
Profit margin
1.5%
Gross 30.6%
Employees
76
Change ▲61.7%
Profit / employee
£2.2k
Revenue/employee £144k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Jul 202231 Jul 202331 Jul 202431 Jul 2025
DisclosureNo P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£5.9m£8.7m£11m
Cost of sales—£3.9m£6m£7.6m
Gross profit—£1.9m£2.7m£3.4m
Operating profit—£262k£373k£370k
Profit before tax—£257k£308k£283k
Profit after tax—£163k£184k£165k
Profit (best available)—£163k£184k£165k
Employees (average)31414776
Ratios
Profit margin—2.8%2.1%1.5%
Gross margin—32.7%30.9%30.6%
Revenue per employee—£143k£185k£144k
Profit per employee—£4k£3.9k£2.2k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▲48.8%▲25.9%
Profit growth——▲12.8%▼10%
Headcount growth—▲32.3%▲14.6%▲61.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.4m£197k£995k£526k
Net assets£200k£323k£507k£632k
Fixed assets£2.3m£2.8m£3.2m£3m
Current assets£1.3m£840k£2.3m£3.3m
Debtors−£269k£464k£1.1m£2.6m
Deferred income—£4.9k£14.5k£10.4k
SourceFilletedAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024FilletedAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
1.5%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
30.6%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£144k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£2.2k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
27.3%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.1%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
23.4%
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
▲25%
Now £632k
Cash at bank
▼47%
Now £526k
Headcount
▲62%
Now 76
Deferred income
▼28%
Now £10.4k
Fixed assets
▼6%
Now £3m

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)

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 31 Jul 2025 (profit £165k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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