XENETIC BIOSCIENCES (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-26 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£7M
USD 9,257,817
-31% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£3M
USD -4,164,830
-15,535.9% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £20,170 | -£3,113,426 | |
| Profit before tax | £20,170 | -£3,113,426 | |
| Net profit | £20,170 | -£3,113,426 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,034,123 | £6,920,697 | |
| Net assets | £10,034,123 | £6,920,697 | |
| Equity | £10,034,123 | £6,920,697 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £37,261 | £38,006 |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.748 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
-31%
£10,034,123 £6,920,697
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-15,535.9%
£20,170 -£3,113,426
-
Profit before tax
-15,535.9%
£20,170 -£3,113,426
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 0.2% | -45.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.2% | 0.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.11x | 0.09x |
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 6 times since incorporation
- XENETIC BIOSCIENCES (UK) LIMITED 2014-06-24 → present
- XENETIC BIOSCIENCES (UK) PLC 2014-06-24 → 2014-06-24
- XENETIC BIOSCIENCES PLC 2011-09-05 → 2014-06-24
- LIPOXEN PLC 2006-01-16 → 2011-09-05
- GREENCHIP INVESTMENTS PLC 1999-07-28 → 2006-01-16
- INFANTCARE PLC 1996-09-04 → 1999-07-28
- THOMPSON TURNBURY PLC 1996-06-12 → 1996-09-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- F. W. Smith, Riches & Co.
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As a wholly owned-subsidiary of its US-listed parent company, Xenetic Biosciences, Inc (XBIO), the Company ultimately depends upon the Group for funding. Consequently, the directors have received a letter of comfort from XBIO confirming XBIO's intention to provide such level of financial support to the Company for a period of at least 12 months from the date of this Report such that the Company will be able to meet its obligations as they fall due.”
Group structure
- XENETIC BIOSCIENCES (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Lipoxen Technologies Limited 100%
- SymbioTec GmbH 100%
- Xenetic Bioscience Incorporated 100%
Significant events
- “Notwithstanding that the Company's UK subsidiary, Lipoxen Technologies Limited, is currently profitable and cash-generative, since its inception, the business of the Group has incurred, and continues to incur, significant losses from operations.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILL, Colin | Secretary | 2016-10-07 | — | — |
| HILL, Colin William | Director | 2001-11-08 | Jun 1945 | British |
| PARSLOW, James | Director | 2018-02-16 | Feb 1965 | American |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEITH, Philippa Anne | Secretary | 1996-09-12 | 2000-10-20 |
| CARGIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-10-20 | 2016-10-07 |
| CARGIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-06-12 | 1996-09-12 |
| BENTLEY, Alan Geoffrey | Director | 1996-09-12 | 2001-11-23 |
| BURNE, Ian Howard | Director | 1996-09-12 | 2002-01-08 |
| BURNE, Malcolm Alec | Director | 1996-09-12 | 2006-01-16 |
| CANNON BROOKES, Charles | Director | 2002-01-08 | 2004-04-13 |
| CHONG, Giap Wang | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2007-06-11 |
| DASTOOR, Firdaus Jal | Director | 2007-04-11 | 2014-05-01 |
| DOWNIE, Robert Hunter | Director | 2002-01-08 | 2003-11-26 |
| FOY, Kaare Glenne | Director | 1996-09-12 | 2000-02-10 |
| GENKIN, Dmitry Dmitrievich | Director | 2006-01-16 | 2014-05-01 |
| GREGORIADIS, Gregory | Director | 2006-01-16 | 2014-05-01 |
| ISAEV, Artur Alexandrovich | Director | 2012-04-27 | 2014-05-01 |
| KNYAZEV, Roman Sergeevich | Director | 2012-01-27 | 2014-05-01 |
| MAGUIRE, Michael Scott | Director | 2006-01-16 | 2018-10-31 |
| NIKOLAEV, Igor Anatolevich | Director | 2008-10-03 | 2012-04-27 |
| PAGE, Andrew | Director | 2000-03-27 | 2001-06-10 |
| RICHARDS, Brian Mansel, Sir | Director | 2006-01-16 | 2014-05-01 |
| SIMONDS, Gavin Napier | Director | 2000-02-10 | 2001-06-15 |
| WALLIS, Ian Hedley | Director | 2000-04-03 | 2001-06-15 |
| ZHURAVSKAYA, Tatiana, Dr | Director | 2006-01-16 | 2008-10-06 |
| CARGIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1996-06-12 | 1996-06-12 |
| CARGIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1996-06-12 | 1996-09-12 |
| DRIMIN LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1996-06-12 | 1996-06-12 |
| LEA YEAT LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1996-06-12 | 1996-09-12 |
| LEA YEAT LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-06-12 | 1996-06-12 |
| VENCAP LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1996-06-12 | 1996-06-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xenetic Biosciences, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 301 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-30 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2019-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-02-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.