FISHER SCIENTIFIC U.K., LIMITED
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Cash
£52k
-80.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£69m
-3.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
618
+0.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£24m
-3.9% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £293,167,000 | £291,701,000 | £312,395,000 | +7.1% | |
| Operating profit | £18,832,000 | £24,094,000 | £22,903,000 | -4.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £19,878,000 | £24,629,000 | £23,660,000 | -3.9% | |
| Net profit | £19,203,000 | £21,473,000 | £22,049,000 | +2.7% | |
| Cash | £165,000 | £267,000 | £52,000 | -80.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £73,378,000 | £71,907,000 | £70,334,000 | -2.2% | |
| Net assets | £73,378,000 | £71,907,000 | £69,453,000 | -3.4% | |
| Equity | £73,378,000 | £71,907,000 | £69,453,000 | -3.4% | |
| Average employees | 707 | 615 | 618 | +0.5% | |
| Wages | £29,854,000 | £28,663,000 | £31,554,000 | +10.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,310,000 | £194,000 | £53,000 | -72.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £46,000 | £11,000 | £3,000 | -72.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £878,000 | £595,000 | — | — |
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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.4% | 8.3% | 7.3% | |
| Net margin | 6.6% | 7.4% | 7.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 25.7% | 33.5% | 32.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 48.1% | 56.0% | 50.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.72x | 1.49x | 1.56x | |
| Interest cover | 55.39x | 77.22x | 80.36x |
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
- FISHER SCIENTIFIC U.K., LIMITED 1994-03-03 → present
- PARLOW LIMITED 1993-12-24 → 1994-03-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-11-01 | — | — |
| AHMED, Syed Waqas | Director | 2020-03-23 | Nov 1979 | British |
| CAMERON, Euan Daney Ross | Director | 2018-10-31 | Mar 1976 | British |
| GREEN, Georgina Adams | Director | 2024-04-18 | Mar 1970 | British |
| SABO, John Brian | Director | 2024-11-04 | Sep 1970 | American |
| SMITH, Anthony Hugh | Director | 2018-11-12 | May 1962 | American |
| STARR, Alison Jane | Director | 2024-04-18 | Jan 1977 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREGG, Rhona | Secretary | 2015-09-10 | 2026-03-31 |
| REYNOLDS, Sally | Secretary | 1997-01-30 | 2006-04-26 |
| WARD, Nicola Jane | Secretary | 2007-02-08 | 2014-12-18 |
| A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-02-01 | 2009-10-31 |
| COMAT REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1994-02-03 | 1996-12-13 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-12-24 | 1994-02-03 |
| DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON SERVICES LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2006-04-26 | 2007-02-08 |
| BLOCK, Pierre-Francois | Director | 2014-03-04 | 2017-05-04 |
| CLARK, Kevin Patrick | Director | 2006-01-25 | 2006-08-18 |
| COLEY, James Robert Ewen | Director | 2006-11-09 | 2012-04-18 |
| DELLAPA, John Anthony | Director | 2000-04-19 | 2006-08-18 |
| DUCHENE, Todd Michael | Director | 1998-01-20 | 2005-04-18 |
| FRISINA, Louis Rocco | Director | 1994-02-03 | 1996-12-05 |
| GRANT, Lucie Mary Katja | Director | 2013-02-07 | 2019-12-03 |
| HARPER, Michael John | Director | 1995-10-31 | 2006-01-25 |
| HODGES, James William | Director | 1994-05-10 | 1996-12-05 |
| INCE, Nicholas | Director | 2015-09-10 | 2018-10-31 |
| LUKIANUK, Richard Allan | Director | 1996-12-05 | 1999-10-23 |
| MAIORANI, Denis | Director | 1996-12-05 | 2000-03-08 |
| MANOTAS URUETA, Monica Del Carmen | Director | 2017-04-28 | 2020-09-01 |
| MCCONNELL, Sarah Hlavinka | Director | 2006-01-25 | 2006-11-09 |
| MEHTA, Chetan Praful | Director | 2006-08-18 | 2006-11-09 |
| MEISTER, Paul | Director | 1994-02-03 | 1996-12-05 |
| MOODIE, Iain Alasdair Keith | Director | 2012-04-18 | 2013-02-07 |
| NICHOLSON, Thomas Arthur | Director | 2014-03-04 | 2024-03-15 |
| NORMAN, David John | Director | 2015-11-16 | 2024-04-18 |
| READ, Dean Andrew | Director | 2014-03-04 | 2015-03-31 |
| SAGGERS, Michael Terry | Director | 1993-12-24 | 1994-02-03 |
| SPOOR, Richard Lawrence | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2024-08-21 |
| THARANI, Vijay | Director | 1996-12-05 | 1999-10-23 |
| UNDERBERG, Mark Alan | Director | 1994-02-03 | 1996-12-05 |
| VAN DEN EYNDE, Jan Jozef Elisa | Director | 1994-05-10 | 1996-12-05 |
| WHEELER, Kevin Neil | Director | 2007-07-30 | 2015-11-16 |
| WHITE, Sylvia | Director | 2006-11-09 | 2007-10-01 |
| WRIGHT, Katie Rose | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2015-09-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-12-18 |
| Fisher Scientific Holding U.K., Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 196 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
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