CULTECH LTD
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Cash
£1m
+282.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£12m
+11.8% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
319
+3.9% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.7m
+140.4% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £37,782,239 | £38,247,759 | £44,043,801 | £50,001,470 | £50,731,901 | +1.5% | |
| Operating profit | £1,551,348 | £1,886,542 | £2,217,365 | £1,626,144 | £2,528,775 | +55.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,215,346 | £1,477,179 | £1,330,148 | £709,153 | £1,704,845 | +140.4% | |
| Net profit | £1,263,947 | £1,554,840 | £1,232,401 | £596,846 | £1,269,260 | +112.7% | |
| Cash | £621,153 | £2,026,495 | £483,849 | £261,894 | £1,001,827 | +282.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,980,306 | £12,645,513 | £12,262,100 | £12,644,503 | £14,342,381 | +13.4% | |
| Net assets | £8,954,073 | £10,108,913 | £10,202,769 | £10,799,615 | £12,068,875 | +11.8% | |
| Equity | £8,954,073 | £10,108,913 | £10,202,769 | £10,799,615 | £12,068,875 | +11.8% | |
| Average employees | 263 | 288 | 297 | 307 | 319 | +3.9% | |
| Wages | £7,450,162 | £8,102,160 | £8,980,650 | £10,548,121 | £11,813,502 | +12% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.1% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 3.3% | 5.0% | |
| Net margin | 3.3% | 4.1% | 2.8% | 1.2% | 2.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.1% | 14.9% | 18.1% | 12.9% | 17.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 51.8% | 63.0% | 65.3% | 61.3% | 60.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.43x | 1.53x | 1.57x | |
| Interest cover | 4.62x | 4.61x | 2.50x | 1.77x | 3.07x |
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
- CULTECH LTD 1997-09-29 → present
- CULTEC LIMITED 1994-03-16 → 1997-09-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes that the company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “On 21 January 2026, the company completed the sale of its freehold property located at Unit 2, Christchurch Road, Baglan Industrial Estate Port Talbot for a sale price of £895,000.”
- “Following the sale, the property was leased back to the company under a lease agreement entered into on the same date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEARY, Richard Alan | Director | 2025-12-23 | Mar 1971 | British |
| PLUMMER, Nigel Terence | Director | 1995-03-01 | Jul 1957 | British |
| PLUMMER, Susan Frances, Dr | Director | 1997-04-01 | May 1956 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREWS, Susan | Secretary | 1994-03-17 | 1994-09-25 |
| JONATHAN, Raymond Charles | Secretary | 2004-08-31 | 2009-08-28 |
| SEDGWICK, Anne Elizabeth | Secretary | 1994-09-29 | 1998-03-17 |
| SEYMOUR, Anthony William | Secretary | 1997-11-10 | 2004-08-31 |
| JPCORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-03-16 | 1994-03-16 |
| AUSTIN, Robert Frank | Director | 1996-04-15 | 1997-03-17 |
| JONATHAN, Raymond Charles | Director | 2003-08-01 | 2009-08-28 |
| QUILT, Peter, Dr | Director | 1997-04-30 | 2017-08-13 |
| STIRLING, John Kenneth | Director | 2003-08-01 | 2011-12-31 |
| STIRLING, John Kenneth | Director | 1995-02-01 | 2002-12-06 |
| WARD, Patricia Mary | Director | 1994-03-17 | 1994-10-25 |
| JPCORD LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-03-16 | 1994-03-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nsjl Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2024-09-06 | Active |
| Dr Peter Quilt | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-03-16 | Ceased 2017-08-13 |
| Mr Nigel Terence Plummer | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-03-16 | Active |
| Dr Susan Frances Plummer | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-03-16 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 163 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-08-10 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.