BEECHAM GROUP PLC
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£667M
+3.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£29M
-10.6% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £27,964,000 | £32,217,000 | £28,793,000 | -10.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £27,964,000 | £32,217,000 | £28,793,000 | -10.6% | |
| Net profit | £21,393,000 | £24,163,000 | £21,870,000 | -9.5% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £620,551,000 | £644,714,000 | £666,584,000 | +3.4% | |
| Net assets | £620,551,000 | £644,714,000 | £666,584,000 | +3.4% | |
| Equity | £620,551,000 | £644,714,000 | £666,584,000 | +3.4% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 4.5% | 5.0% | 4.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1.8% | 2.9% | 3.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.47x | 0.27x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 58.64x |
Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BEECHAM GROUP PLC 2026-01-21 → present
- BEECHAM GROUP P L C 1928-01-23 → 2026-01-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company has received a letter of support from GlaxoSmithKline Finance plc which confirms its intention to provide financial support for at least twelve months from the date of signing off the financial statements. As a result of continued financial support, the Directors of the Company are satisfied that the going concern basis remains appropriate.”
Significant events
- “The Company has adopted the following amendments to IFRS accounting standards, with no material impact to the Company in the year ended 31 December 2025: - Lack of Exchangeability - Amendments to IAS 21.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHYTE, Victoria Anne | Secretary | 2004-10-29 | — | British |
| DAVIDSON, Alistair Robert | Director | 2025-12-31 | Dec 1972 | British |
| EDINBURGH PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2001-03-02 | — | — |
| GLAXO GROUP LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2001-03-02 | — | — |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRYANT, Karina Jane | Secretary | 1999-12-22 | 2002-01-18 |
| COOMBER, Caroline Daphne | Secretary | 1998-09-04 | 1999-12-22 |
| DILLON, Alison Marie | Secretary | — | 1998-09-04 |
| NUTTALL, Leo Alexander | Secretary | 2002-01-18 | 2004-10-29 |
| STEPHENS, Richard James | Secretary | 2004-10-29 | 2007-03-05 |
| WILBRAHAM, Simon Nicholas | Secretary | 1998-09-04 | 2001-03-02 |
| BALFOUR, Ian Main Ferguson | Director | — | 1994-01-01 |
| BEERY, James Ralph | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2001-03-05 |
| BLACKBURN, Paul Frederick | Director | 2009-09-09 | 2016-03-01 |
| BLACKBURN, Paul Frederick | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2001-03-05 |
| BONDY, Rupert | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2001-03-05 |
| BORLAND, Ian Carmichael | Director | 1996-06-04 | 2000-03-31 |
| COLLUM, Hugh Robert | Director | — | 1996-06-04 |
| EAGLEN, Robin John, Doctor | Director | 1995-03-10 | 1998-06-18 |
| HUNTER, John Foster Bray | Director | 1993-04-13 | 1993-10-01 |
| JACKSON, Peter, Dr | Director | — | 1994-04-21 |
| JACOBS, Ramon | Director | 1998-06-18 | 1999-12-22 |
| LYNCH, Ciara Martha | Director | 2020-03-02 | 2025-12-31 |
| MCCLINTOCK, Clare Alexandra | Director | 2000-05-03 | 2001-03-05 |
| PANAGIOTIDIS, Charalampos | Director | 2019-02-15 | 2020-03-02 |
| STEVENS, David John | Director | — | 1995-03-10 |
| WALKER, Adam | Director | 2015-04-30 | 2020-03-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithkline Beecham Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-06-04 | Active |
| Smithkline & French Laboratories Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-06-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 447 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-15 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2026-01-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-01-28 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-01-21 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-15 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2026-01-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-01-21 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2026-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-23 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-09-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-18 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2024-06-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-04 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.