EXPRESS DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED
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Cash
£608k
+171.5% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£3.6m
+2.2% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
78
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£86k
-83.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Health Care 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 | — | — | — | £4,360,251 | £5,054,772 | £4,930,877 | -2.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £349,904 | £513,519 | £80,132 | -84.4% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £352,961 | £523,248 | £86,250 | -83.5% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £291,125 | £355,828 | £76,005 | -78.6% | |
| Cash | £306,468 | £154,277 | £281,013 | £264,305 | £223,880 | £607,928 | +171.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,878,673 | £2,785,002 | £2,944,571 | £3,202,494 | £3,639,565 | £3,724,313 | +2.3% | |
| Net assets | £2,246,877 | £2,448,858 | £2,857,405 | £3,148,564 | £3,504,392 | £3,580,397 | +2.2% | |
| Equity | £2,246,877 | £2,448,858 | £2,857,405 | £3,148,564 | £3,504,392 | £3,580,397 | +2.2% | |
| Average employees | 62 | 64 | 69 | 74 | 78 | 78 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 8.0% | 10.2% | 1.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 6.7% | 7.0% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 10.9% | 14.1% | 2.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.99x | — | — |
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
- EXPRESS DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED 2014-09-15 → present
- CARDIO-ANALYTICS LIMITED 1994-08-12 → 2014-09-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- EXPRESS DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED · parent
- Citrine Diagnostics Limited 100%
- Physiological Measurements Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Oaknorth Bank PLC holds a fixed and floating charge over the assets of the company.”
- “Inuvi Group Limited holds a fixed and floating charge over the assets of the company as the company acts as a guarantor for the loan notes takes in its ultimate parent company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENTON, Jonathan | Director | 2023-07-04 | May 1978 | British |
| PATERSON, Scott David James | Director | 2025-09-24 | Feb 1982 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JARVIS, Gilly-Ann Roelofje Selzer | Secretary | 1999-11-22 | 2023-07-04 |
| MORRIS, David John | Secretary | 1994-08-12 | 1999-11-22 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-08-12 | 1994-08-12 |
| BATSON, Jeffrey James | Director | 1994-08-12 | 2023-07-04 |
| BEARE, Thomas John | Director | 1997-09-16 | 1999-09-08 |
| CARR, Lawrence Andrew | Director | 1994-12-31 | 1996-09-13 |
| DEMPSEY, William Edward | Director | 1997-09-16 | 1999-09-08 |
| HANNIGAN, Paul Gerard | Director | 1997-09-16 | 1999-09-08 |
| JARVIS, Ian Neville | Director | 1996-12-02 | 2024-07-11 |
| MORRIS, David John | Director | 1994-08-12 | 2023-07-04 |
| OATLEY, Dawn Melanie | Director | 2023-07-04 | 2025-09-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth Health Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence (as firm) | 2023-07-04 | Active |
| Mr David John Morris | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2023-07-04 |
| Mr Jeffrey James Batson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2023-07-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 118 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-04-01 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-04-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-07-25 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-07-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-01 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-04-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-25 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-07-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-07-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.