SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY SUPPLIES LIMITED
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Cash
£2.3M
+1.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£17M
+1.1% vs 2024
Employees
245
+0.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£157K
-79.4% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £82,838,129 | £86,140,830 | +4% | |
| Operating profit | £755,214 | £163,694 | -78.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £760,980 | £156,814 | -79.4% | |
| Net profit | £533,641 | £182,000 | -65.9% | |
| Cash | £2,314,037 | £2,340,613 | +1.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,471,772 | £17,534,102 | +0.4% | |
| Net assets | £16,497,704 | £16,679,704 | +1.1% | |
| Equity | £16,497,704 | £16,679,704 | +1.1% | |
| Average employees | 244 | 245 | +0.4% | |
| Wages | £9,886,456 | £9,660,248 | -2.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £844,462 | £850,849 | +0.8% |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.9% | 0.2% | |
| Net margin | 0.6% | 0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.3% | 0.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.91x | 1.90x | |
| Interest cover | — | 21.60x |
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
- SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY SUPPLIES LIMITED 1991-03-27 → present
- NOVASTOP LIMITED 1991-01-28 → 1991-03-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sadofskys
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors are satisfied that the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The group in deploying its long term strategy believes it is well positioned to maintain and win further share in the expanding and diverse market segments in which the group operates.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEWELL, Neil Andrew | Secretary | 2017-06-07 | — | — |
| BEWELL, Neil Andrew | Director | 2017-06-07 | Mar 1974 | British |
| CHAPMAN, Joshua James Robert | Director | 2014-09-29 | Aug 1985 | British |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Robert | Director | 2020-07-09 | Jan 1962 | British |
| MOWBRAY, Bruce | Director | 2020-06-15 | Dec 1980 | British |
| ROBERTS, Julie | Director | 2025-06-01 | Aug 1967 | British |
| ROULSTONE, Ian Andrew | Director | 2008-08-01 | Jan 1968 | British |
| SHEVILL, Meggin | Director | 2024-01-01 | Feb 1990 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHERRY, Anthony Peter | Secretary | 1992-05-11 | 2017-06-07 |
| DUNNING, Valerie Margaret | Secretary | 1991-03-19 | 1992-05-11 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-01-28 | 1991-03-19 |
| BECKETT, Ian | Director | 1992-05-11 | 2005-07-08 |
| CHAPMAN, Robert Peter | Director | 1992-05-11 | 2020-07-09 |
| CHERRY, Anthony Peter | Director | 1992-05-11 | 2017-06-07 |
| DUNNING, Philip Ralph | Director | 1991-03-19 | 2016-05-03 |
| JONES, Trevor Lewis | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2011-09-30 |
| LISTER, Peter John | Director | 2004-02-02 | 2017-01-24 |
| MONKMAN, Andrew William | Director | 1992-05-11 | 2024-03-31 |
| SHELTON, Mark Brian | Director | 2002-11-01 | 2007-04-01 |
| WHALEY, Peter Lloyd | Director | 1992-09-16 | 2005-01-31 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-01-28 | 1991-03-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sls Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2020-07-09 | Active |
| Dominique Dutscher Distribution Sas | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75% | 2016-07-04 | Ceased 2023-01-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 171 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-08-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-04-28 | 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.