OCTAPHARMA LIMITED
The company operates as the UK subsidiary of the privately owned Swiss pharmaceutical group Octapharma AG, specialising in the manufacture and distribution of human protein products for haematology, immunotherapy, and critical care.
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Cash
£3.4m
+156.1% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£21m
+23.3% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
17
+13.3% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.3m
+82.7% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £62,738,993 | £94,024,913 | £84,065,709 | £82,353,945 | £150,187,773 | +82.4% | |
| Operating profit | £2,194,939 | £3,287,615 | £2,835,097 | £2,850,219 | £5,258,223 | +84.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,194,939 | £3,287,615 | £2,877,923 | £2,880,692 | £5,261,929 | +82.7% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £2,178,000 | £2,170,190 | £3,946,353 | +81.8% | |
| Cash | £653,079 | £702,777 | £856,474 | £1,309,029 | £3,352,423 | +156.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,626,492 | £10,234,596 | £15,673,130 | £17,708,336 | £21,520,912 | +21.5% | |
| Net assets | £10,238,584 | £9,996,523 | £14,735,308 | £16,905,498 | £20,851,851 | +23.3% | |
| Equity | £10,238,584 | £9,996,523 | £14,735,308 | £16,905,498 | £20,851,851 | +23.3% | |
| Average employees | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | +13.3% | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,132,521 | £1,354,181 | £1,524,310 | +12.6% | |
| 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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 3.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.7% | 32.1% | 18.1% | 16.1% | 24.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 26.6% | 81.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 3.08x | 4.12x | 1.23x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 74.22x | — |
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
- OCTAPHARMA LIMITED 1989-08-31 → present
- CHROMATIC SERVICES LIMITED 1989-04-17 → 1989-08-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on these forecasts and the continued support from its parent Octapharma AG, the company will have sufficient funds, to meet its liabilities as they fall due for the period of the forecast and therefore the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARGUERRE, Cornelius | Secretary | 2013-09-20 | — | — |
| MARGUERRE, Cornelius | Director | 2013-09-20 | Mar 1958 | German |
| MARGUERRE, Wolfgang | Director | — | Jan 1941 | German |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDRES, Ernst Niklaus | Secretary | 1994-08-01 | 1999-11-01 |
| BJORNSTRUP, Kim | Secretary | 1999-11-01 | 2009-09-23 |
| HUBAULT, Sophie | Secretary | — | 1994-10-01 |
| MARGUERRE, Frederic | Secretary | 2007-04-18 | 2013-09-20 |
| MARGUERRE, Frederic | Director | 2007-04-18 | 2013-09-20 |
| TAUB, Robert | Director | — | 1995-06-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Frederic Marguerre | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-01 |
| Mr Wolfgang Marguerre | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Tobias Marguerre | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 123 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-09 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-03-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.