SIMBEC RESEARCH LIMITED
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Cash
£1M
-39.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£7.8M
+19.2% vs 2023
Employees
162
-9.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1.2M
+501.6% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £14,158,804 | £17,114,484 | +20.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£299,237 | £1,201,603 | +501.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£299,237 | £1,201,603 | +501.6% | |
| Net profit | -£242,021 | £1,256,607 | +619.2% | |
| Cash | £1,674,440 | £1,009,611 | -39.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,560,268 | £7,816,875 | +19.2% | |
| Net assets | £6,560,268 | £7,816,875 | +19.2% | |
| Equity | £6,560,268 | £7,816,875 | +19.2% | |
| Average employees | 179 | 162 | -9.5% | |
| Wages | £6,733,958 | £7,148,658 | +6.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £132,042 | £174,019 | +31.8% |
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 | -2.1% | 7.0% | |
| Net margin | -1.7% | 7.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -4.6% | 15.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 54.0% | 48.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.10x | 1.29x |
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
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- SIMBEC RESEARCH LIMITED · parent
- Simbec-Orion (NL) B.V. 100%
Significant events
- “The company conducts clinical studies with drugs which are are still in development. Consequently, there is always a risk that a study may be terminated early due to the occurrence of unexpected adverse events where the drugs on test are ineffective, or due to changes in clients' investment priorities.”
- “The RCF facility expired in January 2024.”
- “Administrative expenses include exceptional costs of £361,476 (2023: £nil) relating to redundancy costs incurred during the reorganisation of the group headed by S-O Mid Corp Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OSMOND, Charlotte Anne | Secretary | 2024-09-17 | — | — |
| CHARTIER, Fabrice Guy, Dr | Director | 2014-06-18 | Feb 1965 | French |
| EDWARDS, Ceri Elizabeth | Director | 2023-01-01 | May 1978 | British |
| TRUS, Mark Joseph | Director | 2024-05-21 | Mar 1963 | Canadian |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FEATHER, David Robert Eliis | Secretary | 1994-06-08 | 1998-05-31 |
| HALLISEY, Brian | Secretary | 1998-05-31 | 2003-11-07 |
| HILL, Alan | Secretary | — | 1994-06-08 |
| JENKINS, Howard Rhys | Secretary | 2013-05-02 | 2015-06-25 |
| JENKINS, Howard Rhys | Secretary | 2003-11-07 | 2012-09-29 |
| MORAS, Yves | Secretary | 2012-10-01 | 2013-05-02 |
| PICARD, Alexandra | Secretary | 2015-06-22 | 2016-09-16 |
| BELLEVILLE, Maryse | Director | — | 1995-05-05 |
| BOISVERT, Marie-Claude | Director | 2010-05-31 | 2013-05-02 |
| BON HOMME, Yves | Director | — | 1998-07-01 |
| BOUVIER, Pierre-Francois | Director | 1993-03-17 | 1998-07-01 |
| CAILLE, Louis | Director | 2008-08-22 | 2010-05-31 |
| EVANS, Christopher Thomas, Professor | Director | 2013-05-02 | 2015-06-22 |
| GAGNON, Nathalie | Director | 2008-08-22 | 2009-12-31 |
| GAHAN, John Richard | Director | 2019-06-28 | 2024-08-29 |
| HALL, Frank Matthew Sunderland | Director | 2015-09-17 | 2017-05-31 |
| HALLISEY, Brian | Director | 2003-07-31 | 2008-08-22 |
| JENKINS, Howard Rhys | Director | 2013-05-02 | 2015-07-10 |
| JENKINS, Howard Rhys | Director | 2003-07-31 | 2012-09-29 |
| JONES, Trevor Mervyn | Director | 2013-05-29 | 2015-06-22 |
| JULLIARD, Jean-Noel | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2003-07-31 |
| LA FORGE, Andre | Director | 2008-08-22 | 2010-05-31 |
| MADDOCK, Jeffrey | Director | — | 2003-07-31 |
| MAUDE, John Bagshaw | Director | — | 1993-04-01 |
| MEYNAUD, Andre | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2003-07-31 |
| MORAS, Yves | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2013-05-02 |
| OPENSHAW, James Ronald | Director | 2017-04-27 | 2019-11-16 |
| OPENSHAW, James Ronald | Director | 2014-06-18 | 2016-04-26 |
| PATEL, Hemant | Director | 2019-06-28 | 2020-03-31 |
| PEEL, Doug | Director | 2010-05-31 | 2013-05-02 |
| TANNER, Trevor | Director | 2013-05-02 | 2015-06-22 |
| TANNER, Trevor | Director | 2003-07-31 | 2012-09-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cbpe Capital Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% (as firm), Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-06-03 | Active |
| Cbpe Capital Ix Gp Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Shares 75–100% (as firm) | 2019-06-03 | Active |
| Simbec-Orion Group Limited | Legal person | Shares 75–100% | 2017-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 218 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-26 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-09 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2020-07-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months