MOUNTFORD CHEMISTS LIMITED
Company number 02320718 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Mountford Chemists is a long-established, cash-rich independent community pharmacy that materially outperforms the typical single-site operator on liquidity and profitability — nil visible bank debt, a 1.67x current ratio and implied taxable profits of c.£255k–£272k against a sector where most independents run thin margins and acquisition debt. Its principal strategic exposures are structural rather than financial: heavy dependence on a flat-funded NHS dispensing contract, above-inflation employment and rates costs from April 2025, and sub-scale purchasing power against consolidating multiples, offset by group backing, an asset-light cost base and a newly committed long lease that signals confidence in the site.
Shareholders' funds
£369,432
Balance sheet as at 2026-03-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1988-11-22
- Employees
- 20 (2026 accounts · was 16 in 2025)
- Registered office
- 11 East Barnet Road, New Barnet, Herts, EN4 8RR
- Postcode
- EN4 8RR
- Capital
- 108,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-03-31
- Next due by
- 2027-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-11-22
- Next due by
- 2026-12-06
Nature of business (SIC)
- 47730 Dispensing chemist in specialised stores
Officers 3 current · 12 resigned
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z1504271 (Tier 1), registered since 2008.
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Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| WINEXTRA LIMITED | 1994-03-30 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 1 DOUGHTY STREET, LONDON, WC1N 2PH | 1990-12-11 |
| 1 DOUGHTY STREET, LONDON, WC1N 2PH | 1990-12-11 |
| 2 BACHES STREET, LONDON, N1 6UB | 1989-01-05 |
| 2 BACHES STREET, LONDON, N1 6UB | 1989-01-05 |
Among its peers
Among the biggest employers
of 40 similar companies in EN, with 20 staff. Among the oldest 25% of its local peers.
No.12 of the largest dispensing chemist in specialised stores companies in Enfield →
Competitors Enfield
This company ranks 12 among dispensing chemist in specialised stores in Enfield.
The class of 1988
51%
of the 20,916 companies incorporated in 1988 are still active today; 43% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 2 titles
- Leasehold
- 2
- Most recent registration
- 2024-12-05
- Where
- Greater London (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGL635906 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2024-12-05 | — |
| AGL630705 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2024-09-23 | — |
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