MSD ANIMAL HEALTH UK LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£151m
-5.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
258
+2.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£5.6m
-26.4% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | £185,890,000 | £198,456,000 | £217,396,000 | +9.5% | |
| Operating profit | £3,944,000 | £4,798,000 | £2,972,000 | -38.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,330,000 | £7,596,000 | £5,594,000 | -26.4% | |
| Net profit | £3,459,000 | £4,410,000 | £3,800,000 | -13.8% | |
| Cash | — | £4,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £183,209,000 | £177,848,000 | £169,715,000 | -4.6% | |
| Net assets | £166,795,000 | £159,459,000 | £151,065,000 | -5.3% | |
| Equity | £166,795,000 | £159,459,000 | £151,065,000 | -5.3% | |
| Average employees | 259 | 252 | 258 | +2.4% | |
| Wages | £17,194,000 | £17,823,000 | £17,775,000 | -0.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £471,000 | £198,000 | £297,000 | +50% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £471,000 | £165,000 | £297,000 | +80% |
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 | 2.1% | 2.4% | 1.4% | |
| Net margin | 1.9% | 2.2% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.2% | 2.7% | 1.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 34.2% | 37.8% | 40.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.44x | 1.28x | 1.23x | |
| Interest cover | 4.95x | 7.69x | 2.07x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- MSD ANIMAL HEALTH UK LIMITED 2020-03-27 → present
- INTERVET UK LIMITED 1987-04-15 → 2020-03-27
- INTERVET LABORATORIES LIMITED 1969-01-29 → 1987-04-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Given the matters described above, the Directors believe that the Company has the resources required to settle all liabilities via the group cash pooling arrangement as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements and that no material uncertainties exist.”
Group structure
- MSD ANIMAL HEALTH UK LIMITED · parent
- Intervet UK Production Limited 100%
- MSD Pensions Trustee Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASAGRANDE, Henrique Augusto | Director | 2026-01-31 | Mar 1977 | Brazilian |
| LITVIN, Dionna Kathleen | Director | 2023-10-31 | Aug 1970 | American |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY, Peter James | Director | 2026-07-02 | Jun 1970 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOUW, Andreas Johannes Louis Maria | Secretary | 2005-04-18 | 2007-03-16 |
| BURWOOD, Alan Edward | Secretary | — | 2005-04-18 |
| PLAYFORD, Richard | Secretary | 2007-03-16 | 2008-12-05 |
| VAN HEUMEN, Marcus | Secretary | 2008-12-05 | 2013-01-31 |
| BATTISON, John Robert | Director | 1995-07-03 | 2002-04-01 |
| BAXENDALE, William | Director | — | 2004-03-31 |
| BOLCSKEI, Andras | Director | 2012-09-25 | 2015-10-01 |
| CAN TEMUCIN, Ebru | Director | 2018-07-05 | 2026-07-02 |
| CASADY, Paul Stoughton | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2005-12-01 |
| COSTA, Andrea Frances | Director | 2014-12-11 | 2018-07-05 |
| EHREN, Stijn Michiel | Director | 2008-12-05 | 2011-12-13 |
| HALLAS, David Charles | Director | 2008-12-05 | 2012-09-25 |
| HARBERG JR., Allen | Director | 2013-01-31 | 2019-06-03 |
| HILADO, Maria Teresa | Director | 2008-12-05 | 2009-07-02 |
| KALFF, Tjeerd | Director | — | 1994-04-30 |
| KOEHLER, Steven Hubrig | Director | 2008-12-05 | 2011-07-22 |
| LANZ CANDURIN, Helene Tatiana | Director | 2024-08-01 | 2026-01-31 |
| MCCOY JR., Barry Lee | Director | 2019-06-03 | 2023-10-31 |
| MCDOWELL, Mark Andrew Charles | Director | 2011-12-13 | 2012-05-25 |
| MEISLOCH, Karsten Clemens | Director | 2012-06-01 | 2014-12-11 |
| MOEHLENBROCK, Jan | Director | 2017-01-24 | 2024-08-01 |
| PRECIOUS, John Frederick | Director | — | 1995-07-03 |
| STOLP, Ruurd | Director | 2002-05-31 | 2008-12-15 |
| STOLP, Ruurd | Director | 2002-05-31 | 2002-05-31 |
| VAN DOMMELEN, Bernadus Henricus Maria | Director | — | 1994-04-30 |
| VARVELLA VICENTE, Mauricio | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2017-01-24 |
| WETTERHAHN, Pieter Paulus | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2008-06-12 |
| WIEDHAUP, Koenraad | Director | 1994-05-01 | 2000-06-15 |
| WILDERBEEK, Antonius Theodorus Maria | Director | 1994-05-01 | 2002-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merck & Co., Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 215 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-05 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-09 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.