SAGENTIA LIMITED
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Cash
£4.5m
+13.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£21m
+9.7% vs 2024
Employees
142
-2.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£12m
+71.4% highest 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 | £32,651,000 | £28,709,000 | £32,213,000 | +12.2% | |
| Operating profit | £8,985,000 | £5,970,000 | £10,676,000 | +78.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £9,914,000 | £6,995,000 | £11,992,000 | +71.4% | |
| Net profit | £8,657,000 | £6,743,000 | £10,205,000 | +51.3% | |
| Cash | £1,860,000 | £3,921,000 | £4,454,000 | +13.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £38,100,000 | £30,493,000 | £35,642,000 | +16.9% | |
| Net assets | £24,958,000 | £19,014,000 | £20,866,000 | +9.7% | |
| Equity | £24,958,000 | £19,014,000 | £20,866,000 | +9.7% | |
| Average employees | 171 | 146 | 142 | -2.7% | |
| Wages | £11,151,000 | £9,828,000 | £9,815,000 | -0.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £298,000 | £347,000 | £371,000 | +6.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £15,000 | £18,000 | £19,000 | +5.6% | |
| Highest paid director | £243,000 | £282,000 | £293,000 | +3.9% |
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 | 27.5% | 20.8% | 33.1% | |
| Net margin | 26.5% | 23.5% | 31.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 23.6% | 19.6% | 30.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 56.0% | 58.6% | 61.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.88x | 3.29x | 2.28x | |
| Interest cover | 9.55x | 7.17x | 6.79x |
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
- SAGENTIA LIMITED 2006-10-20 → present
- SCIENTIFIC GENERICS LIMITED 1986-12-09 → 2006-10-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Given the above the Directors are satisfied that the Company has adequate cash and financing resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least a year following the approval of the accounts and therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual Financial Statements.”
Group structure
- SAGENTIA LIMITED · parent
- Sagentia Inc 100%
Significant events
- “On 19 March 2025 the Group announced it had agreed new bank borrowing facilities with Lloyds Bank plc. The existing term loan the Company which was secured against the freehold properties in Harston, near Cambridge and Epsom was replaced with new Lloyds Bank term loans with Quadro Harston Limited and Quadro Epsom Limited.”
- “The repayment of the original term loan with Sagentia Limited and funds for the new term loans with the Quadro Harston Limited and Quadro Epsom Limited were actioned via intercompany transactions.”
- “As part of this refinancing, the Company agreed new 20 year operating leases with Quadro Harston Limited and Quadro Epsom for the freehold properties at Harston and Epsom. As part of the lease with Quadro Harston Limited all the third party rental agreements in relation the Harston property have been assigned to Sagentia Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 60 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLE, Sarah Elizabeth | Secretary | 2012-03-22 | — | — |
| BRETT, Jonathan | Director | 2021-07-23 | Aug 1979 | British |
| COLE, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2014-06-03 | Jul 1979 | British |
| WILKINS, Paul Graham | Director | 2023-02-01 | Feb 1982 | British |
Show 60 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRETT HAGUE, Helen Patricia | Secretary | 2002-06-06 | 2008-04-23 |
| BARRETT HAGUE, Helen Patricia | Secretary | 2001-09-25 | 2002-04-15 |
| ELTON, Neil | Secretary | 2010-08-02 | 2012-03-22 |
| FARMER, David | Secretary | 1994-12-16 | 1997-09-03 |
| FROST, Martin John | Secretary | 1997-09-03 | 2001-09-25 |
| MCCARTHY, Guy Jonathan | Secretary | 2008-04-23 | 2010-08-02 |
| MCCARTHY, Guy Jonathan | Secretary | 2002-04-15 | 2002-06-06 |
| MYERS, Beverley | Secretary | — | 1995-09-08 |
| ARCHER, Rebecca Anne | Director | 2014-01-27 | 2021-04-09 |
| BONE, Stephen Paul, Dr | Director | 1997-12-12 | 1999-03-02 |
| BROWN, Alistair John Cameron, Dr | Director | 2007-01-12 | 2009-04-10 |
| CHAMBERS, Stephen Henry | Director | 1997-12-12 | 1999-12-09 |
| CLARK, Mark Thomas | Director | 2003-09-18 | 2004-09-08 |
| COGGILL, Christopher John | Director | 1993-12-17 | 1994-07-15 |
| COGGILL, Christopher John | Director | — | 1993-05-17 |
| COLLINS, Ian Peter | Director | 1994-12-16 | 2000-06-09 |
| CROSSFIELD, Michael, Dr | Director | 2002-05-24 | 2003-07-31 |
| CROSSFIELD, Michael, Dr | Director | 1997-12-12 | 2002-04-12 |
| DANNATT, Margaret Anne, Dr | Director | 2002-08-19 | 2003-07-31 |
| DAVEY, Simon | Director | 2002-05-24 | 2006-11-02 |
| DAVEY, Simon | Director | 1997-12-12 | 2002-04-12 |
| DAVIES, Dafydd Geraint, Dr | Director | 1996-09-17 | 1997-12-12 |
| ECCLESTONE, Ralph Edward, Dr | Director | 1995-06-16 | 2000-06-09 |
| EDGE, Gordon Malcolm | Director | — | 1999-12-09 |
| EDWARDS, Daniel Robert Morgan | Director | 2012-10-31 | 2014-06-03 |
| ELTON, Neil Anthony | Director | 2010-08-02 | 2014-02-14 |
| FLICOS, Daniel James | Director | 2006-11-07 | 2009-10-30 |
| FROST, Martin John | Director | 1997-06-18 | 2008-06-30 |
| GREAVES, John Richard Adam | Director | 2007-01-12 | 2008-06-30 |
| GREAVES, John Richard Adam | Director | 2002-05-24 | 2003-10-14 |
| GREAVES, John Richard Adam | Director | 2001-02-09 | 2002-04-12 |
| HEWKIN, Peter Frederick, Dr | Director | 1996-02-16 | 1996-07-16 |
| HEWKIN, Peter Frederick, Dr | Director | 1994-08-12 | 1994-11-30 |
| HILL, Kevin Nathan | Director | 1999-05-10 | 1999-06-17 |
| HINE, Duncan, Dr | Director | 2000-04-14 | 2002-11-14 |
| HUDSON, Brent Christopher | Director | 2009-10-30 | 2012-10-31 |
| HYDE, Peter John, Dr | Director | 2002-05-29 | 2006-06-30 |
| HYDE, Peter John, Dr | Director | — | 2000-06-09 |
| KYLBERG, Lars Vilhelm | Director | 2003-11-06 | 2006-12-12 |
| LEE, Robin Michael, Dr | Director | 2002-05-24 | 2003-03-14 |
| LEE, Robin Michael, Dr | Director | 2000-02-11 | 2002-04-12 |
| MACGREGOR, Alastair Roy, Dr. | Director | 1997-04-18 | 1998-12-20 |
| MCCARTHY, Guy Jonathan | Director | 2006-11-07 | 2010-08-02 |
| MCCARTHY, Guy Jonathan | Director | 2002-04-15 | 2003-09-18 |
| MORLAND, Robert John | Director | 2002-05-24 | 2003-09-18 |
| MORLAND, Robert John | Director | 1999-05-10 | 2002-04-12 |
| MORLAND, Robert John | Director | 1995-06-16 | 1997-03-14 |
| MYHRMAN, Arne | Director | 1995-06-16 | 1996-07-01 |
| PEARCE GOULD, Rupert Anthony | Director | 1992-09-18 | 1996-07-03 |
| PETTIGREW, Robert Martin | Director | — | 2000-06-09 |
| PETTY, Michael Sheridan, Dr | Director | 1996-09-17 | 2002-04-12 |
| PHILLIPS, Martin | Director | 1998-04-24 | 1999-03-01 |
| PLASONIG, Gerhard Eric, Dr | Director | 1995-06-16 | 1998-05-24 |
| POLLARD-KNIGHT, Denise Vera, Dr | Director | 1996-09-17 | 1997-08-16 |
| SENENSIEB, Gideon Abraham | Director | — | 1995-01-13 |
| SERRECCHIA, Nunzio Nicolas | Director | 2000-09-08 | 2001-11-15 |
| SPARKES, Jonathan Winston | Director | 1999-05-10 | 2002-04-12 |
| VOHRA, Sameet | Director | 2021-01-11 | 2021-07-30 |
| WITHERS, Michael John | Director | 2012-10-31 | 2016-04-14 |
| WOOD, Nicholas, Mr. | Director | 1995-06-16 | 1999-12-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Science Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 301 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-01-27 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-01-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-01-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-01-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-01-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-01-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-12-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
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.