CAMLAB LIMITED
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Cash
£807k
-71.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£5.4m
+11.7% vs 2023
Employees
51
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£433k
-35.7% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,939,000 | £13,639,000 | -2.2% | |
| Operating profit | £715,000 | £418,000 | -41.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £673,000 | £433,000 | -35.7% | |
| Net profit | £715,000 | £621,000 | -13.1% | |
| Cash | £2,803,000 | £807,000 | -71.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,415,000 | £5,415,000 | -15.6% | |
| Net assets | £4,804,000 | £5,365,000 | +11.7% | |
| Equity | £4,804,000 | £5,365,000 | +11.7% | |
| Average employees | 51 | 51 | 0% | |
| Wages | £2,279,000 | £2,514,000 | +10.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £725,000 | £142,000 | -80.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £20,000 | £5,000 | -75% | |
| Highest paid director | £227,000 | £44,000 | -80.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.1% | 3.1% | |
| Net margin | 5.1% | 4.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.1% | 7.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 49.2% | 32.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.41x | 2.31x | |
| Interest cover | 8.61x | 23.22x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. 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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Peters Elworthy & Moore
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes that the Company will have adequate resources to continue in operating existence for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. The directors have prepared forecasts to July 2026. Based upon this review the directors believe the company will trade profitably and generate cash sufficient to meet the company's liabilities as they fall due. The directors therefore believe the company continues to be a going concern and have prepared the financial statements on this basis.”
Group structure
- CAMLAB LIMITED · parent
- The Labsales Company Limited 100%
- Camlab SIP Trustee Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Camlab was acquired by Molecular Dimensions Limited in April 2024. Minimal change has since occurred however it is hoped that access to products within the wider group will provide potential areas for future growth.”
- “On the 16 April 2024, 100% of the Share Capital of Camlab Limited was sold to Molecular Dimensions Limited.”
- “On 16 April 2024 the company issued 190,000 £0.01 shares for consideration of £21,850 and issued 250,000 £0.01 shares for consideration of £25,000.”
- “On 16 April 2024, all shares held within the SIP were sold to Molecular Dimensions Limited. The SIP was subsequently closed. All outstanding share options at that date were exercised and also sold.”
- “On 16 April 2024 the company entered into is a debenture with Sound Point Agency LLC, giving them a fixed and floating change over property and assets of the company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KADIA, Siddhartha | Director | 2025-01-01 | Aug 1969 | American |
| KULLBACK, William Jay, Mr. | Director | 2025-06-02 | Oct 1959 | American |
| WALL, Brian Michael | Director | 2024-04-16 | Jun 1973 | American |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL, Margaret | Secretary | 2010-05-25 | 2013-01-17 |
| FAIRMAN, Bernadine Jaslyn | Secretary | 2003-12-15 | 2006-11-29 |
| MAULDER, Rowan David | Secretary | 2006-12-01 | 2010-04-23 |
| PICK, Gavin | Secretary | 2013-01-17 | 2024-04-16 |
| WILLIAMS, Godfrey Denyer | Secretary | — | 2003-12-15 |
| BENTATA, Morris David Albert | Director | 1998-02-01 | 2005-02-01 |
| DANIEL, Margaret Mary | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2013-01-17 |
| FARR, Rachel | Director | 2021-12-16 | 2024-04-16 |
| GORDON, Peter | Director | 2000-05-03 | 2005-02-01 |
| HEIDINGER, Joyce Ann | Director | 2024-04-16 | 2025-05-31 |
| HUTT, John Christopher | Director | 1996-12-19 | 1997-07-10 |
| MASON, William Thomas, Dr | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2011-12-31 |
| MAULDER, Rowan David | Director | 2006-01-17 | 2024-04-16 |
| MINTO, Graeme Sutherland | Director | 2000-09-28 | 2005-03-31 |
| PAYTON, Roger Louis | Director | — | 1996-08-08 |
| PICK, Gavin Marcus | Director | 2017-04-13 | 2024-04-16 |
| ROWLANDS, Chris | Director | 2020-03-05 | 2024-04-16 |
| SIMS, Charles Robert, Dr | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2024-04-16 |
| SIMS, Chas | Director | 2012-01-30 | 2013-08-01 |
| SMALE-ADAMS, Brian Anthony William | Director | — | 1999-12-31 |
| STOCKTON, Paul | Director | 2011-02-04 | 2011-12-31 |
| SUNDERLAND, Benjamin Richard | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2024-04-16 |
| TAYLOR, Rosemarie Margaret | Director | — | 2003-04-02 |
| TAYLOR, Roy | Director | — | 2003-04-02 |
| TRAVIS, Benjamin Ross | Director | 2024-04-16 | 2024-12-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Godfrey Denyer | Director | — | 2005-08-26 |
| WILSON, David Clive | Director | 1996-12-19 | 1998-02-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molecular Dimensions Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-04-16 | Active |
| Mr Gerard Walter Adamson Chadwick | Individual | Voting 75–100% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-04-16 |
| Mr Andrew Thomas Swarbrick | Individual | Voting 75–100% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-04-16 |
| Ann Fisher | Individual | Voting 75–100% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-11-10 |
| Mr Gerald Avison | Individual | Voting 75–100% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-01-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 200 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-04-23 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-04-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-23 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-04-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-04-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-04-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-18 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months