SUPERDRUG STORES PLC

Active Company number 00807043

SUPERDRUG STORES PLC (company number 00807043) is a public limited company incorporated on 28 May 1964. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in Croydon, CR0 2EU. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is dispensing chemist in specialised stores (47730). Its latest accounts we hold, for the period ending 27 December 2025, report turnover of £1.7bn and net assets of £471.2m.

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Company details

Company number: 00807043
Status: Active
Company type: Public Limited Company
Incorporated: 28 May 1964
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Registered office: 51 SYDENHAM ROAD
CROYDON
SURREY
CR0 2EU

Nature of business (SIC 2007)

Accounts and confirmation statement

Accounting reference date: 31 December
Accounts category: FULL
Accounts last made up to: 27 December 2025
Next accounts due: 30 June 2027
Confirmation statement last made up to: 28 September 2025
Next confirmation statement due: 12 October 2026

Financial summary

Period ending	27 December 2025	28 December 2024
Turnover	£1.7bn	£1.6bn
Gross profit	£248.9m	£236.4m
Operating profit	£154.7m	£144.2m
Profit before tax	£144.1m	£136.8m
Profit after tax	£110.6m	£103.5m
Total assets	£1.2bn	£1.2bn
Cash at bank	£235.1m	£200.6m
Current liabilities	£366.3m	£474.8m
Net current assets	£282.2m	£171.6m
Total liabilities	£736.1m	£736.8m
Net assets	£471.2m	£439.8m

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Control, officers and charges

Persons with significant control: 1 current (1 including ceased)
Corporate controllers: As Watson (Health & Beauty Uk) Limited

Questions about SUPERDRUG STORES PLC

Is SUPERDRUG STORES PLC active?

Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)

When was SUPERDRUG STORES PLC incorporated?

SUPERDRUG STORES PLC was incorporated on 28 May 1964, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)

Where is SUPERDRUG STORES PLC registered?

Its registered office is in Croydon, CR0 2EU. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)

Who controls SUPERDRUG STORES PLC?

The register lists 1 current person with significant control (1 including those who have ceased). Corporate controllers named on the register: As Watson (Health & Beauty Uk) Limited. The register shows control, not a list of shareholders. Individuals are named at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00807043/persons-with-significant-control. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) Who owns a UK limited company: shareholders, PSCs and what the register shows

When are SUPERDRUG STORES PLC's next accounts due?

The register shows the next accounts as due by 30 June 2027. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 27 December 2025. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)

Does SUPERDRUG STORES PLC file dormant accounts?

Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Full accounts”, made up to 27 December 2025. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file

Is SUPERDRUG STORES PLC on a sanctions list?

No match for this company's name on the sanctions lists CompanyStack screens (UK, EU, OFAC SDN, OFAC non-SDN, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, US CSL) as at 5 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.

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