ECO ANIMAL HEALTH GROUP PLC
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Cash
£25m
+1.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£96m
+0.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
213
-4.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.4m
+35.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £89,422,000 | £79,596,000 | £87,525,000 | +10% | |
| Operating profit | £3,535,000 | £4,301,000 | £5,718,000 | +32.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,974,000 | £4,009,000 | £5,434,000 | +35.5% | |
| Net profit | £2,008,000 | £2,634,000 | £3,655,000 | +38.8% | |
| Cash | £22,374,000 | £25,006,000 | £25,432,000 | +1.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £98,038,000 | £98,791,000 | £99,684,000 | +0.9% | |
| Net assets | £93,380,000 | £94,765,000 | £95,504,000 | +0.8% | |
| Equity | £93,380,000 | £94,765,000 | £95,504,000 | +0.8% | |
| Average employees | 227 | 224 | 213 | -4.9% | |
| Wages | £14,393,000 | £12,354,000 | £14,245,000 | +15.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,249,000 | £431,000 | £637,000 | +47.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £13,000 | £31,000 | £27,000 | -12.9% | |
| Highest paid director | £619,000 | £664,000 | £770,403 | +16% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 5.4% | 6.5% | |
| Net margin | 2.2% | 3.3% | 4.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.6% | 4.4% | 5.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 24.2% | 21.4% | 19.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.96x | 3.21x | 3.42x | |
| Interest cover | 4.63x | 9.52x | 14.33x |
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 5 times since incorporation
- ECO ANIMAL HEALTH GROUP PLC 2007-10-10 → present
- LAWRENCE PLC 1992-02-14 → 2007-10-10
- LAWRENCE INDUSTRIES PLC 1987-01-04 → 1992-02-14
- LAWRENCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED 1986-10-01 → 1987-01-04
- LAWRENCE MINERAL COMPANY LIMITED 1984-10-03 → 1986-10-01
- COVERACE LIMITED 1984-05-22 → 1984-10-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the Directors have, at the time of approving the financial statements, formed a judgement that there is a reasonable expectation that the Company and Group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- ECO ANIMAL HEALTH GROUP PLC · parent
- ECO Animal Health Southern Africa (Pty) Limited 100%
- Zhejiang ECO Biok Animal Health Products Limited 51%
- Shanghai ECO Biok Veterinary Drug Sale Company Ltd. 51%
- Zhejiang ECO Animal Health Limited 100%
- ECO Animal Health do Brasil Comercio de Produtos Veterinarios Ltda 100%
- ECO Animal Health Japan Inc. 100%
- ECO Animal Health USA Corp. 100%
- Interpet LLC 100%
- ECO Animal Health de Mexico, S de R.L. de C.V. 100%
- ECO Animal Health de Argentina S.A. 100%
- ECO Animal Health Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. 100%
- ECO Animal Health India (Private) Ltd 100%
- ECO Animal Health Europe Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “EU marketing authorisation for ECOVAXXIN MS was granted in December 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILKS, Christopher John | Secretary | 2020-01-31 | — | — |
| HALLAS, David Charles | Director | 2022-04-01 | Sep 1964 | British |
| HASENMAIER, Joachim Alfred, Dr | Director | 2024-02-12 | Apr 1960 | German |
| JAMES, Tracey Dawn | Director | 2021-12-01 | Dec 1962 | British |
| WILKS, Christopher John | Director | 2019-09-03 | Jun 1964 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRENT, Michael Edward | Secretary | 1995-01-23 | 1995-12-22 |
| CHARLES, Patricia | Secretary | — | 1999-02-08 |
| STOCKDALE, Kevin Anthony | Secretary | 1999-02-08 | 2004-04-29 |
| TROUSE, Julia | Secretary | 2004-05-19 | 2020-01-31 |
| ARMSTRONG, Frank, Dr | Director | 2020-05-01 | 2026-09-08 |
| BRENT, Michael Edward | Director | — | 2006-04-26 |
| CASEY, Gavin Frank | Director | 2002-06-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| CLEMO, Brett Timothy | Director | 2009-12-01 | 2019-09-30 |
| DANSON, David Laurence George, Dr | Director | 2008-09-18 | 2017-12-01 |
| DICK, John Watt | Director | — | 2002-12-10 |
| HENDERSON, Julia Ann | Director | 2009-12-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| JONES, Andrew Alfred, Dr | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2025-03-31 |
| LAWRENCE, Peter Anthony | Director | — | 2019-03-07 |
| LOOMES, Marc Denham | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2022-04-01 |
| MORRIS, John Gerard | Director | — | 1993-11-16 |
| NICHOLAS, Mark Rowland | Director | 1995-03-31 | 1995-04-12 |
| RAWLINSON, Anthony Paul | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2022-08-09 |
| SANDERS, Michael John | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2006-04-03 |
| STOCKDALE, Kevin Anthony | Director | 2007-08-03 | 2019-08-19 |
| TROUSE, Julia | Director | 2007-08-03 | 2019-08-19 |
| WOOD, Richard Kenneth | Director | 2019-03-07 | 2019-08-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Marc Denham Loomes | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2019-08-23 | Ceased 2019-08-23 |
| Mr Richard Kenneth Wood | Individual | Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as firm) | 2019-05-01 | Ceased 2019-08-22 |
| Mr Peter Anthony Lawrence | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 392 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-08-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-10-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-03-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-09-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-06-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-02-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.