BAYER PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
The company serves as the UK subsidiary of the listed German multinational life sciences group Bayer AG, operating primarily as a wholesaler of pharmaceutical and agricultural goods.
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£228m
+13.1% vs 2024
Employees
639
+2.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£32m
+496.6% first positive since 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £604,401,000 | £584,031,000 | £427,429,000 | -26.8% | |
| Operating profit | £42,899,000 | £40,000,000 | £30,255,000 | -24.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £65,842,000 | -£8,047,000 | £31,917,000 | +496.6% | |
| Net profit | £56,676,000 | -£15,618,000 | £25,613,000 | +264% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £362,482,000 | £288,897,000 | £318,884,000 | +10.4% | |
| Net assets | £241,394,000 | £201,246,000 | £227,558,000 | +13.1% | |
| Equity | £241,394,000 | £201,246,000 | £227,558,000 | +13.1% | |
| Average employees | 754 | 623 | 639 | +2.6% | |
| Wages | £69,684,000 | £78,905,000 | £72,550,000 | -8.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,206,000 | £1,110,000 | £983,000 | -11.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.1% | 6.8% | 7.1% | |
| Net margin | 9.4% | -2.7% | 6.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.8% | 13.8% | 9.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.50x | 1.21x | 1.52x | |
| Interest cover | 7.13x | 7.11x | 6.37x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are satisfied that it is appropriate to present the financial statements on the going concern assumption based on a detailed assessment of future forecasts and assurances of the continued support from the Bayer group.”
Group structure
- BAYER PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY · parent
- Bayer Agriculture Limited 100%
- Bayer CropScience Limited 100%
- Silver Birch Trustees Limited 100%
- Schering Health Care Limited 100%
- Schering Agrochemicals Holdings 100%
- Blackford Analysis Limited 100%
- Bayer AEH Limited 100%
- Monsanto UK Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During 2025 Bayer AG announced the divestment of: Feminax, which was dívested on 2 February 2026, for a purchase price of €500,000 the divestment only reflects the sale of the stock held which was £16,790; Ventatvis and Brelib portfolio has been divested on 19 January 2026 for the purchase price of €870,000, the company will continue to sell the product under an Interim Commercialization Agreement (ICA) until the end of Q3 2026. The stock held at 31 December 2025 was £975,000 for ventavis and £nil for Brelib; Illomedian was divested in mid-December 2025, and being managed by the company under an Interim Commercialization Agreement (ICA), expected to conclude in Q3 2026. Stock held on 31 December 2025 was £425,000; Nimotop was divested 12 May 2025 for a purchase price of €110,000.”
- “Bayer Agriculture Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary was liquidated on 29 November 2025.”
- “The Company is involved in various legal and other disputes, including notifications of potential claims, arising in the ordinary course of business.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARKER, Colin Andrew | Secretary | 2014-07-21 | — | — |
| CARTER, Emma Jayne | Director | 2025-02-12 | Jan 1980 | British |
| FEFFER, Tomer Tovia | Director | 2025-02-18 | Oct 1970 | Israeli |
| GERDAU, Thorsten | Director | 2019-09-30 | Jan 1967 | Swedish |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYRNE, Peter Kevin | Secretary | 1996-04-18 | 1999-04-30 |
| DICKSON, Trevor James | Secretary | 2004-04-26 | 2005-11-07 |
| NEWSON, Martin David | Secretary | — | 2004-04-26 |
| WILKINSON, Mark Alistair | Secretary | 2005-11-07 | 2018-04-16 |
| ABERG, Lennart Thorsten | Director | — | 2002-12-31 |
| AHRENS, Gustav | Director | 1994-04-21 | 1995-12-31 |
| BAMELIS, Pol, Dr | Director | — | 1996-03-07 |
| BERNERS, Franz-Josef, Dr | Director | 2006-05-02 | 2009-02-20 |
| BERNERS, Franz-Josef, Dr | Director | 2000-05-12 | 2003-10-01 |
| BOCKSTEGERS, Ute | Director | 2014-12-17 | 2018-07-19 |
| BRUENING, Lars Friedrich | Director | 2017-08-22 | 2021-09-22 |
| COURTH, Lambert | Director | 2002-12-05 | 2006-07-03 |
| DAWKINS, Martin Scott | Director | 2006-07-03 | 2014-01-28 |
| HAHN, Vera | Director | 2015-09-21 | 2019-08-12 |
| HUEBENER, Manfred Paul | Director | 1999-12-20 | 2000-07-03 |
| JINDAL, Vinit Rajesh | Director | 2021-08-17 | 2024-12-31 |
| KOSKIMIES, Heikki Tapani | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1999-10-11 |
| KURDIKAR, Sreeparna Arun | Director | 2018-07-19 | 2021-08-17 |
| MOHR, Hans - Juergen | Director | 1996-03-07 | 2000-04-11 |
| MOHR, Hans-Jurgen | Director | — | 1994-04-21 |
| MOSCHO, Alexander, Dr | Director | 2014-01-17 | 2017-08-31 |
| PATERSON, Ian | Director | 2009-02-20 | 2015-06-01 |
| PAYANO BAEZ, Ramon Antonio, Dr | Director | 2021-09-22 | 2025-03-14 |
| PLISCHKE, Wolfgang, Dr | Director | 2004-01-19 | 2006-05-02 |
| WEBB, John Victor | Director | — | 1995-04-25 |
| WULFF, Jochen | Director | 2003-03-18 | 2004-01-19 |
| ZABY, Gottfried, Dr | Director | 2000-04-26 | 2002-03-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayer Ag | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Bayer Global Investments B.V. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 189 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-08-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-08-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.