SCIENSUS PHARMA SERVICES LIMITED
Trading as Sciensus and formerly known as Healthcare at Home, this private equity-backed life sciences company supplies specialist medications and patient support programmes to the NHS and individuals with chronic or rare diseases.
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Cash
£2m
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£38m
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,305
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£5m
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,659,600,000 | £1,599,232,000 | £1,266,248,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £11,380,000 | £34,000 | -£6,745,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £16,647,000 | £5,455,000 | -£5,022,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £12,652,000 | £7,083,000 | -£5,371,000 | — | |
| Cash | £1,047,000 | £1,115,000 | £2,025,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £115,323,000 | £132,853,000 | £132,795,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £53,693,000 | £43,234,000 | £37,825,000 | — | |
| Equity | £53,693,000 | £43,234,000 | £37,825,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 1,673 | 1,325 | 1,305 | — | |
| Wages | £63,248,000 | £54,455,000 | £44,908,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,576,000 | £1,724,000 | £1,666,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 9 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.7% | 0.0% | -0.5% | |
| Net margin | 0.8% | 0.4% | -0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.9% | 0.0% | -5.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 87.8% | 90.6% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.22x | 1.27x | 1.24x | |
| Interest cover | 5.02x | 0.01x | -1.74x |
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
- SCIENSUS PHARMA SERVICES LIMITED 2022-04-20 → present
- HEALTHCARE AT HOME LTD 1992-12-21 → 2022-04-20
- HEALTH CARE AT HOME LIMITED 1992-10-28 → 1992-12-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As a consequence, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company is well placed to manage its business risks and to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these Financial Statements.”
Group structure
- SCIENSUS PHARMA SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- Sciensus International B.V. 100%
- Sciensus GmbH 100%
- Sciensus AG 100%
- Sciensus Logistics Limited 100%
- Vinehealth Digital Limited 100%
- Medihome Limited 100%
- Sciensus Limited 100%
- Healthcare at Home Limited 100%
- Sciensus Apotheke AG 100%
- Sciensus Wholesale AG 100%
Significant events
- “The financial year end of the Company was shortened from 31 March 2026 to 31 December 2025 on 20 October 2025.”
- “The registered office was changed from 107 Station Street, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire DE14 1SZ to 20 Eastbourne Terrace, London W2 6LG on 12 January 2026.”
- “The ABL facility was extended in June 2026 for a further 3 years and 6 months till Dec 2029.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEWMAN, Annabelle | Secretary | 2026-04-27 | — | — |
| ASBRIDGE, Jonathan Elliott, Sir | Director | 2016-07-28 | Feb 1959 | British |
| TUCAT, Christian | Director | 2024-11-19 | Sep 1969 | Italian |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRADSHAW, John | Secretary | 2013-12-04 | 2026-04-27 |
| ROBERTS, Sharon Mary | Secretary | 2008-10-28 | 2013-09-30 |
| WALSH, Charles Anthony | Secretary | — | 1999-01-14 |
| WHITE, Graham Roger | Secretary | 2013-10-01 | 2013-12-04 |
| WHITE, Graham Roger | Secretary | 1999-01-14 | 2008-10-28 |
| BEECROFT, Paul Adrian Barlow | Director | 1998-04-02 | 2000-03-31 |
| BOOTH, Jonathan Fenton | Director | — | 1994-05-16 |
| BRADSHAW, John Richard | Director | 2013-12-04 | 2026-04-27 |
| CLINTON, Julia Mary | Director | 2010-09-06 | 2013-01-31 |
| COHEN, Jonathan Edward | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2012-02-28 |
| DOUGLAS, Natalie Jane | Director | 2014-12-01 | 2018-02-14 |
| FEATHERSTONE, James Michael, Dr | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2016-09-30 |
| GERETTO, Francesca | Director | 2024-10-18 | 2025-11-14 |
| GIBSON, Darryn Stanley | Director | 2018-04-16 | 2024-11-18 |
| GORDON, Michael Andrew | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2014-10-24 |
| GRAFF, Anthony Daniel | Director | 2015-04-28 | 2017-02-20 |
| HALE, Arthur James, Doctor | Director | 1995-06-01 | 1998-11-17 |
| HALLAHANE, Dennis William Patrick | Director | — | 1997-08-04 |
| HODGSON, Jonathan Andrew | Director | 2007-02-27 | 2011-05-23 |
| JONES, Edward Gareth, Dr | Director | 2000-03-31 | 2012-02-28 |
| LAVERTY, Charles Atcheson | Director | 1993-11-24 | 1994-12-14 |
| NICHOLLS, Lorraine Tracey | Director | 2016-01-19 | 2018-02-14 |
| POOLE, Jennifer Ruth | Director | 2000-03-31 | 2015-06-30 |
| RODERICK, Mark Edward | Director | 2017-05-08 | 2018-06-08 |
| SHERIDAN, John Spencer | Director | 2018-08-30 | 2024-04-30 |
| SMITH, Mark Robert | Director | 2010-07-15 | 2011-10-28 |
| STEVENS, Matthew | Director | 2017-04-25 | 2017-05-17 |
| STRACHAN-HALL, Elaine Mary, Dr | Director | 2016-01-19 | 2016-07-08 |
| WALSH, Charles Anthony | Director | — | 2012-02-01 |
| WHITE, Graham Roger | Director | 2000-03-31 | 2015-04-29 |
| WILLIAMS, Gareth Simon | Director | 2017-07-14 | 2024-03-22 |
| WOLFORD, George Rodney | Director | 1994-12-14 | 1997-01-02 |
| WOOD, Martin Francis, Sir | Director | 1997-08-04 | 2000-03-31 |
| WYLIE, Graham Leatham, Dr | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2006-12-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halcyon Acquisitions Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-10-26 | Active |
| Egx Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-10-26 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 248 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-04-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-11-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2025-09-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.