WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES CORNWALL LIMITED
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Cash
£30m
+24.4% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£43m
+9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
206
-0.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4.8m
-48.8% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £42,051,000 | £51,456,000 | £54,924,000 | £53,566,000 | £52,839,000 | £51,250,000 | -3% | |
| Operating profit | £2,518,000 | £5,973,000 | £6,345,000 | £5,994,000 | £8,485,000 | £3,797,000 | -55.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,424,000 | £5,872,000 | £6,362,000 | £6,510,000 | £9,404,000 | £4,813,000 | -48.8% | |
| Net profit | — | £5,124,000 | £5,475,000 | £5,764,000 | £6,974,000 | £3,567,000 | -48.9% | |
| Cash | £6,286,000 | £12,877,000 | £19,963,000 | £19,192,000 | £24,261,000 | £30,180,000 | +24.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £20,847,000 | £21,698,000 | £27,399,000 | £33,758,000 | £40,835,000 | £44,435,000 | +8.8% | |
| Net assets | £14,069,000 | £21,598,000 | £27,073,000 | £32,837,000 | £39,811,000 | £43,378,000 | +9% | |
| Equity | £14,069,000 | £21,598,000 | £27,073,000 | £32,837,000 | £39,811,000 | £43,378,000 | +9% | |
| Average employees | 187 | 186 | 215 | 208 | 207 | 206 | -0.5% | |
| Wages | — | £7,557,000 | £8,594,000 | £8,103,000 | £8,193,000 | £8,738,000 | +6.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £137,000 | £174,000 | £230,000 | £168,000 | £131,000 | -22% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £39,000 | £27,000 | £14,000 | -48.1% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.0% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.2% | 16.1% | 7.4% | |
| Net margin | — | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.8% | 13.2% | 7.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.1% | 27.5% | 23.2% | 17.8% | 20.8% | 8.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 45.6% | 33.5% | 32.0% | 21.6% | 24.0% | 18.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.75x | 3.44x | 4.59x | |
| Interest cover | 21.52x | 57.99x | — | — | — | 37.97x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES CORNWALL LIMITED 1999-03-04 → present
- THE WEST COMPANY (UK) LIMITED 1995-06-30 → 1999-03-04
- PHARMA-GUMMI (UK) LIMITED 1994-01-11 → 1995-06-30
- WEST PHARMARUBBER LIMITED 1968-04-09 → 1994-01-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In light of the above, the Directors consider that the going concern basis remains appropriate for the preparation of the company's accounts for the year to 31 December 2025.”
Significant events
- “On 5th May 2026, the Company experienced a cybersecurity incident that temporarily impacted certain information technology systems. The Company promptly initiated its incident response protocols and engaged external cybersecurity experts to conduct an independent investigation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSC CLS (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2026-01-26 | — | — |
| CHAN, Wai Wing Helen | Director | 2026-01-01 | Sep 1971 | British |
| GREET, David John, Mr | Director | 2024-06-15 | Sep 1975 | British |
| KEARNS, Shay | Director | 2024-06-15 | Dec 1977 | Irish |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHILVERS, Anthony | Secretary | — | 2002-04-15 |
| DUDART ABERDEEN, Adrian Paul | Secretary | 2002-04-15 | 2003-01-28 |
| PARISH, Sean Peter | Secretary | 2003-01-28 | 2014-03-18 |
| POPE, Darren | Secretary | 2014-03-18 | 2019-11-22 |
| THORNTON, Paul John | Secretary | 2019-11-22 | 2021-07-31 |
| CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-04-18 | 2026-01-26 |
| BATH, John Roche | Director | 1996-12-04 | 1998-04-30 |
| BAUGHMAN, Mickey Allen | Director | 1996-02-26 | 2001-05-31 |
| BRAME, Gerry | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2006-03-08 |
| BUSHEY, Rachel | Director | 2013-06-13 | 2014-07-27 |
| CHILVERS, Anthony | Director | 2001-06-01 | 2002-08-01 |
| ELLIOTT, David | Director | 2011-10-27 | 2016-12-05 |
| GAILEY III, John Robert | Director | — | 2013-06-13 |
| GOLD, Oskar Wilhelm | Director | 1996-05-24 | 1999-10-29 |
| GRIFFITHS, Alan David | Director | — | 1995-09-30 |
| GROSE, Ellen Yvette | Director | 2016-12-05 | 2024-06-30 |
| KEMPER, Martin Jozef Hubert, Dr | Director | 1995-09-30 | 1999-10-29 |
| KILBANE, Seamus Gearoid, Mr | Director | 2024-06-15 | 2026-08-19 |
| LENNARTZ, Heino | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2018-03-31 |
| LITTLER, William | Director | 1999-11-01 | 2005-04-30 |
| MACKAY, Kimberly Banks, Mrs | Director | 2024-06-15 | 2025-12-29 |
| MILLER, George Lloyd | Director | 2016-12-05 | 2021-02-28 |
| PARISH, Sean Peter | Director | 2014-03-18 | 2026-08-19 |
| SELKE, Stephan, Dr | Director | 2016-12-05 | 2024-04-30 |
| SMITH, Anthony | Director | 2014-03-18 | 2016-12-05 |
| TYCHSEN, Ulf Christian | Director | 1992-12-17 | 1996-03-27 |
| VAN DIJK, Ron | Director | 2005-04-30 | 2006-11-29 |
| WIMMER, Hans | Director | — | 1995-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Pharmaceutical Services Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 193 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-28 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.