OXOID (ELY) LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£989K
+23.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£305K
-7% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
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 | £6,000 | £5,000 | £4,000 | -20% | |
| Operating profit | -£9,000 | -£15,000 | -£16,000 | -6.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £303,000 | £328,000 | £305,000 | -7% | |
| Net profit | £303,000 | £304,000 | £305,000 | +0.3% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£1,598,000 | -£1,286,000 | -£989,000 | +23.1% | |
| Net assets | -£1,598,000 | -£1,294,000 | -£989,000 | +23.6% | |
| Equity | -£1,598,000 | -£1,294,000 | -£989,000 | +23.6% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | -150.0% | — | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 111.3% | 108.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.87x | 0.90x | 0.92x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 6 times since incorporation
- OXOID (ELY) LIMITED 2006-09-13 → present
- DAKOCYTOMATION LIMITED 2002-07-01 → 2006-09-13
- DAKO LIMITED 1997-08-01 → 2002-07-01
- DAKO DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED 1991-11-01 → 1997-08-01
- NOVO NORDISK DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED 1990-01-01 → 1991-11-01
- NOVO BIOLABS LIMITED 1987-12-16 → 1990-01-01
- NICEVITAL LIMITED 1987-10-26 → 1987-12-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has indicated its intention to provide necessary financial support for the foreseeable future. Directors received a letter of support from Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. confirming financial support for at least twelve months from authorisation date. Thus, statements prepared on going concern basis.”
Group structure
- OXOID (ELY) LIMITED · parent
- Doublecape Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 27 April 2026, the Group entered into an agreement to dispose of its microbiology business for consideration of approximately $1.075 billion. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to complete in the second half of 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-11-01 | — | — |
| AHMED, Syed Waqas | Director | 2020-03-23 | Nov 1979 | British |
| CAMERON, Euan Daney Ross | Director | 2018-10-31 | Mar 1976 | British |
| GREEN, Georgina Adams | Director | 2024-04-18 | Mar 1970 | British |
| SMITH, Anthony Hugh | Director | 2018-11-12 | May 1962 | American |
| STARR, Alison Jane | Director | 2024-04-18 | Jan 1977 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREGG, Rhona | Secretary | 2015-09-10 | 2026-03-31 |
| TATTAM, Charles Soren Robert | Secretary | — | 2006-08-31 |
| WARD, Nicola Jane | Secretary | 2007-02-08 | 2014-12-18 |
| WHITELEY, Raymond Robert | Secretary | 2006-08-31 | 2007-02-08 |
| A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-02-01 | 2009-10-31 |
| COLEY, James Robert Ewen | Director | 2006-11-09 | 2012-04-18 |
| DINESEN, Vagn Aage | Director | — | 1997-06-29 |
| GODTFREDSEN, Sven Erik | Director | 1994-09-15 | 1997-07-01 |
| GORST, Jeanette | Director | 1997-07-04 | 2000-12-15 |
| GOWER, Geoffrey James | Director | 1992-07-01 | 2007-02-26 |
| GRANT, Lucie Mary Katja | Director | 2013-02-07 | 2019-12-03 |
| HUEG, Kim Arthur | Director | — | 1994-09-14 |
| INCE, Nicholas | Director | 2015-09-10 | 2018-10-31 |
| JOHANNSSON, Axel, Dr | Director | 1992-07-01 | 2004-05-31 |
| JOHANNSSON, Bengt Gosta | Director | — | 1994-09-15 |
| JORGENSEN, Torben Vedel Stahl | Director | — | 1999-06-29 |
| KRISTENSEN, Peder Joern | Director | 1995-09-14 | 1997-06-27 |
| MADDEN, Christopher John Frank | Director | 1994-09-15 | 1997-06-27 |
| MCCONNELL, Sarah Hlavinka | Director | 2006-08-18 | 2006-11-09 |
| MEHTA, Chetan Praful | Director | 2006-08-18 | 2006-11-09 |
| MOODIE, Iain Alasdair Keith | Director | 2012-04-18 | 2013-02-07 |
| NORGAARD, Leif | Director | 2006-02-23 | 2006-08-31 |
| NORMAN, David John | Director | 2015-11-16 | 2024-04-18 |
| OSTERGAARD, Jes Christian Wibroe | Director | 1999-08-27 | 2005-12-21 |
| SCHOFIELD, Kenneth Frank | Director | 1997-07-04 | 2004-04-30 |
| SCRIVEN, John Richard | Director | — | 1997-06-29 |
| VABO, Bent Bors | Director | — | 1992-07-27 |
| WHEELER, Kevin Neil | Director | 2007-02-26 | 2015-11-16 |
| WHITE, Sylvia | Director | 2006-11-09 | 2007-10-01 |
| WINTHER, Erik Kofod | Director | 2005-12-21 | 2006-02-23 |
| WRIGHT, Katie Rose | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2015-09-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Q (Bio) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 238 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2019-12-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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.