APOLLO SCIENTIFIC LTD
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Cash
£3.6m
-10% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£11m
-7.3% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
59
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£1.1m
-56.1% lowest in 6 filed years
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.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,307,743 | £13,939,596 | £13,703,713 | £11,277,094 | £9,499,819 | £10,308,185 | +8.5% | |
| Operating profit | £1,861,924 | £1,171,872 | £867,105 | -£967,625 | -£758,557 | -£1,145,882 | -51.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,872,663 | £1,172,130 | £873,292 | -£914,927 | -£680,836 | -£1,062,776 | -56.1% | |
| Net profit | £1,563,761 | £1,041,012 | £721,742 | -£788,601 | -£412,954 | -£864,500 | -109.3% | |
| Cash | £3,718,580 | £4,339,531 | £5,803,157 | £5,190,074 | £4,006,429 | £3,606,692 | -10% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,725,520 | £12,553,181 | £13,179,665 | £12,342,973 | £11,852,305 | £10,987,805 | -7.3% | |
| Net assets | £11,623,507 | £12,434,514 | £13,053,860 | £12,265,259 | £11,852,305 | £10,987,805 | -7.3% | |
| Equity | £11,623,507 | £12,434,514 | £13,053,860 | £12,265,259 | £11,852,305 | £10,987,805 | -7.3% | |
| Average employees | 71 | 76 | 76 | 72 | 59 | 59 | 0% | |
| Wages | £2,249,214 | £2,341,485 | £2,402,437 | £2,351,326 | £1,952,963 | £2,017,377 | +3.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £400,242 | £318,208 | — | — |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.2% | 8.4% | 6.3% | -8.6% | -8.0% | -11.1% | |
| Net margin | 10.2% | 7.5% | 5.3% | -7.0% | -4.3% | -8.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.9% | 9.3% | 6.6% | -7.8% | -6.4% | -10.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 12.2% | 12.8% | 10.2% | — | 8.9% | 10.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 8.16x | 9.92x | 8.09x |
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
- APOLLO SCIENTIFIC LTD 1996-01-04 → present
- M & G CHEMICALS LIMITED 1993-09-24 → 1996-01-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Nyman Libson Paul LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis which assumes the company will have sufficient reserves to meet liabilities as they fall due, for a period of at least twelve months from the date of signing the audit report.”
Group structure
- APOLLO SCIENTIFIC LTD · parent
- Apollo Scientific GmbH 100%
Significant events
- “On 19 December 2025, 100% of the share capital of Apollo Scientific Limited was purchased by Shanghai Titan Scientific Co. Ltd, a company registered and listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in China.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOBDAY, Jennifer Anne | Secretary | 2026-02-02 | — | — |
| KEMP, Timothy Patrick | Director | 2025-12-19 | Mar 1979 | British |
| ZHANG, Hua | Director | 2025-12-19 | Sep 1981 | Chinese |
| ZHOU, Xiaowei | Director | 2025-12-19 | Apr 1982 | Chinese |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HILGART, Belinda Ellen | Secretary | 1993-09-24 | 2002-03-27 |
| HOBDAY, Jennifer Anne | Secretary | 2004-01-15 | 2025-12-19 |
| JONES, Philip Maule | Secretary | 2002-03-27 | 2004-01-12 |
| FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-09-24 | 1993-09-24 |
| HARADA, Tetsuo | Director | 2013-06-03 | 2014-06-01 |
| HILGART, Andrew Martin | Director | 1993-09-24 | 2013-04-03 |
| HILGART, Belinda Ellen | Director | 1997-04-01 | 2002-03-27 |
| HONJO, Hiroshi | Director | 2023-06-29 | 2025-12-19 |
| ISHIDA, Michio | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2013-05-31 |
| KANAI, Masatomi, Dr | Director | 2009-08-01 | 2013-05-31 |
| KAWANO, Takeyasu, Mr. | Director | 2019-06-01 | 2024-05-01 |
| KOMORIYA, Haruhiko | Director | 2020-02-01 | 2022-06-29 |
| KONISHI, Seiji | Director | 2011-07-04 | 2013-03-01 |
| KUMAGAI, Yoichi | Director | 2008-03-31 | 2008-07-01 |
| KUME, Takashi, Dr | Director | 2016-02-08 | 2018-06-28 |
| MARUTA, Masamichi | Director | 2008-03-31 | 2013-05-31 |
| MIYAUCHI, Koichi | Director | 2024-05-01 | 2025-12-19 |
| NAKAI, Hajime | Director | 2011-01-12 | 2011-07-04 |
| ONO, Katsunori | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2013-05-31 |
| OTSUKI, Yosuke | Director | 2014-06-01 | 2016-02-08 |
| SHIMIZU, Tadashi | Director | 2008-03-31 | 2011-01-12 |
| TANUMA, Mitsuru | Director | 2013-06-03 | 2019-06-01 |
| TANUMA, Mitsuru | Director | 2003-08-28 | 2009-08-01 |
| TOKUNAGA, Nobuyuki | Director | 2018-06-28 | 2020-02-01 |
| WADA, Yasushi | Director | 2022-06-29 | 2023-06-29 |
| WALKER, Philip Anthony, Dr | Director | 2000-04-06 | 2017-03-31 |
| WHITEHEAD, Peter Julian | Director | 1996-04-01 | 2013-04-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Glass Co Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence (as firm) | 2023-11-28 | Ceased 2025-12-19 |
| Central Glass Europe Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2023-11-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 162 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-01-29 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-01-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-23 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2026-01-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-12 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-01-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-21 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- 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.