KNOX PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
Company number 03047023 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Knox Pharmaceuticals operates as a highly profitable, independent niche player within the UK pharmaceutical wholesale sector, achieving operating margins (13.9%) that vastly exceed the industry average for standard distribution models. Despite macroeconomic headwinds such as FX volatility and rising regulatory compliance costs, the company has delivered strong top-line growth of 11.3% to £30.26m, demonstrating robust pricing power and operational efficiency. However, the substantial dividend extraction of £3.76m and a growing debtors book highlight potential cash flow constraints that will require careful working capital management moving forward.
Shareholders' funds
£8,581,743
Balance sheet as at 2025-10-31
What it does
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of the wholesale of pharmaceutical products.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1995-04-18
- Employees
- 38 (2025 accounts · was 39 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Unit 2 Barugh Way, Barker Business Park,, Melmerby, Ripon, England, HG4 5NG
- Postcode
- HG4 5NG
- Capital
- 1,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-10-31
- Next due by
- 2027-07-31
- Financial year end
- 31 October
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-04-18
- Next due by
- 2027-05-02
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46460 Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods
Officers 2 current · 7 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by KNOX HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2021-11-08
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Contact details
- Website
- knoxpharmaceuticals.com
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 2 BARUGH WAY, BARKER BUSINESS PARK, MELMERBY, RIPON, NORTH YORKSHIRE, HG4 5NG, ENGLAND | 2020-03-30 |
| UNIT 2 BARUGH WAY, BARKER BUSINESS PARK, MELMERBY, RIPON, NORTH YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM | 2019-04-16 |
| UNIT 24, BARKER BUSINESS PARK, MELMERBY, RIPON, NORTH YORKSHIRE, HG4 5NB | 2016-04-13 |
| C/O F E METACALFE & CO, 40A MARKET PLACE, RIPON, NORTH YORKSHIRE HG4 1BZ | 2001-03-08 |
Among its peers
Top 1%
by shareholders' funds, of 668 similar companies in HG — measured against the wider sector
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (38 staff).
The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1995.
The class of 1995
45%
of the 34,002 companies incorporated in 1995 are still active today; 52% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 2 titles
- Freehold
- 2
- Most recent registration
- 2019-01-03
- Where
- North Yorkshire (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK461867 | North Yorkshire | Freehold | 2019-01-03 | — |
| NYK461899 | North Yorkshire | Freehold | 2019-01-03 | — |
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