GREINER BIO-ONE LIMITED
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Cash
£1.5m
-38.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£10m
-10.1% vs 2024
Employees
39
-4.9% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.4m
-68.1% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £42,734,839 | £26,080,833 | £28,963,930 | £29,298,558 | +1.2% | |
| Operating profit | £3,117,973 | £1,279,085 | £4,475,128 | £1,479,912 | -66.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,117,669 | £1,293,393 | £4,262,302 | £1,360,058 | -68.1% | |
| Net profit | £2,520,041 | £1,040,703 | £3,498,706 | £958,475 | -72.6% | |
| Cash | £1,188,896 | £1,075,948 | £2,456,158 | £1,507,058 | -38.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,059,465 | £8,096,086 | £15,111,599 | £13,432,285 | -11.1% | |
| Net assets | £7,045,361 | £8,086,064 | £11,579,297 | £10,412,772 | -10.1% | |
| Equity | £7,045,361 | £8,086,064 | £11,579,297 | £10,412,772 | -10.1% | |
| Average employees | 43 | 46 | 41 | 39 | -4.9% | |
| Wages | £1,918,621 | £2,122,322 | £1,977,333 | £2,094,764 | +5.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £168,813 | £180,738 | £198,523 | £180,149 | -9.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £51,129 | £69,983 | +36.9% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.3% | 4.9% | 15.5% | 5.1% | |
| Net margin | 5.9% | 4.0% | 12.1% | 3.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 44.2% | 15.8% | 29.6% | 11.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 7.6% | 23.7% | 36.3% | 37.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.93x | 2.35x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 14.45x | 6.89x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- GREINER BIO-ONE LIMITED 2000-12-11 → present
- GREINER LABORTECHNIK LIMITED 1993-11-09 → 2000-12-11
- GREINER LABORTECHNIK MANUFACTURING LIMITED 1992-07-27 → 1993-11-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Rödl & Partner Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the director has a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future. Thus, the director continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHMED, Shabir Hussain | Director | 2020-11-09 | Nov 1970 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GORE, Derek | Secretary | 1998-02-26 | 2004-06-30 |
| GORE, Derek | Secretary | 1992-07-27 | 1992-09-15 |
| PEARSON, Jonathan Frank Richard | Secretary | 2001-10-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| WOOD, Nicholas | Secretary | 1992-09-15 | 1998-02-26 |
| BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-07-27 | 1992-07-27 |
| ENNETT, Noel Christopher | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| GORE, Derek | Director | 1992-07-27 | 2006-01-31 |
| HOCK, Wolfgang Friedrich | Director | 1992-07-27 | 2006-04-12 |
| PEARSON, Jonathan Frank Richard | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| WOOD, Nicholas | Director | 1992-09-15 | 1998-02-26 |
| WOODS, Thomas Milligan | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| BOURSE SECURITIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-07-27 | 1992-07-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greiner Bio-One Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 117 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-12-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-12-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-04-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-31 | 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
- 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.