CYTOPLAN LIMITED
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Cash
£2.1m
+48.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£6.7m
+18.4% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
51
+2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.8m
+61% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £10,675,783 | £11,812,473 | +10.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,039,193 | £1,751,665 | +68.6% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,096,518 | £1,765,531 | +61% | |
| Net profit | £973,975 | £2,129,178 | £993,437 | £1,058,476 | £963,763 | £1,648,531 | +71.1% | |
| Cash | £2,001,222 | £2,718,731 | £2,239,046 | £4,291,176 | £1,437,893 | £2,132,594 | +48.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £4,842,854 | £5,323,710 | £5,916,729 | £6,597,639 | £7,641,290 | +15.8% | |
| Net assets | — | £4,030,720 | £4,574,157 | £5,232,633 | £5,696,376 | £6,744,907 | +18.4% | |
| Equity | £2,173,292 | £4,030,720 | £4,574,157 | £5,232,633 | £5,696,376 | £6,744,907 | +18.4% | |
| Average employees | 51 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 50 | 51 | +2% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,764,654 | £1,836,100 | +4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £287,861 | £198,138 | -31.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £78,000 | £71,978 | -7.7% |
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 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 9.7% | 14.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 9.0% | 14.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 15.8% | 22.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 33.1% | 25.9% | 27.5% | 27.0% | 24.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.83x | 3.40x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- CYTOPLAN LIMITED 2016-12-08 → present
- NATURE'S OWN LIMITED 1980-04-24 → 2016-12-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Albert Goodman 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 original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- CYTOPLAN LIMITED · parent
- Nature's Own Limited 100%
- Biogrow Limited 100%
- Malvern Pharmaceutical Supplies Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRIFFITHS, Dylan Rhys | Director | 2020-04-20 | Feb 1980 | British |
| JONES, Paul | Director | 2025-08-01 | Jun 1970 | British |
| KELLY, Mark Jonathan Warwick | Director | 2023-09-01 | Feb 1960 | British |
| MARKS, Nicolas John | Director | 2017-04-28 | May 1964 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARDO, Ian Martin | Secretary | 2001-04-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| HIGGINSON, Timothy David | Secretary | 2019-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| PARK, Helen Elizabeth | Secretary | — | 1998-05-22 |
| PARK, Helena Elizabeth | Secretary | 2001-03-01 | 2001-03-31 |
| TAYLOR, Gary Alan | Secretary | 1998-05-22 | 2001-02-28 |
| BRYCE-SMITH, Derek, Professor | Director | 1991-02-19 | 2003-03-14 |
| HAWKEY, Jeremy Kim Loong | Director | 2013-09-02 | 2017-05-31 |
| HIGGINSON, Timothy David | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| HOLDCROFT, Simon John | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2019-08-19 |
| LLEWELLYN, Eric Frederick Hugh | Director | — | 2001-04-03 |
| MARKS, Caroline Daphne | Director | 2015-11-25 | 2022-06-14 |
| MARKS, Ian Roy | Director | — | 2018-01-20 |
| MARKS, Zoe Catherine | Director | 2025-03-01 | 2025-08-31 |
| MOULE, Terry Glyn | Director | 1999-04-30 | 2001-05-01 |
| NEATE, Anthony Ernest | Director | — | 1999-09-01 |
| PAKENHAM, Jeremy Edwin Montague | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2025-11-30 |
| TAYLOR, Gary Alan | Director | 1999-04-30 | 2001-02-28 |
| TOWNSEND, Michael John Reynolds | Director | — | 1996-02-29 |
| TURNER, James Alan | Director | 2005-07-11 | 2013-07-11 |
| WALLACE, Peter Austin | Director | — | 2021-10-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Amanda | Director | 2005-07-11 | 2024-12-31 |
| WREN, Andrew Lester | Director | 1992-11-17 | 1999-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Nutritional Wellbeing Foundation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-11-30 | Active |
| Aim Foundation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-11-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 216 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-28 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-08-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-08-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-04-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-12-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.