OXOID LIMITED
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Cash
£1.1M
+20.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£355M
+6.7% vs 2023
Employees
412
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£26M
+873.8% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £153,482,000 | £162,248,000 | +5.7% | |
| Operating profit | £5,737,000 | £14,708,000 | +156.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,381,000 | £26,163,000 | +873.8% | |
| Net profit | -£9,730,000 | £24,275,000 | +349.5% | |
| Cash | £899,000 | £1,085,000 | +20.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £337,316,000 | £360,690,000 | +6.9% | |
| Net assets | £332,229,000 | £354,584,000 | +6.7% | |
| Equity | £332,229,000 | £354,584,000 | +6.7% | |
| Average employees | 412 | 412 | 0% | |
| Wages | £23,319,000 | £23,144,000 | -0.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £19,000 | £27,000 | +42.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.7% | 9.1% | |
| Net margin | -6.3% | 15.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.7% | 4.1% | |
| Current ratio | 6.40x | 7.12x | |
| Interest cover | 4.57x | 11.18x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- OXOID LIMITED 1997-01-08 → present
- PEWTER (NO.2) LIMITED 1996-12-17 → 1997-01-08
- OXCO (NO 2) LIMITED 1996-12-09 → 1996-12-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company meets its day-to-day working capital requirements through its bank facilities. The current economic conditions continue to create uncertainty over (a) the level of demand for the company's products; and (b) the availability of bank finance for the foreseeable future. The company's forecasts and predictions, taking account of reasonably possible changes in trading performance, show that the company should be able to operate within the level of its current liabilities. After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has access to adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has indicated its intention to provide any necessary financial support to enable the company to continue in operational existence for a period of at least twelve months from when these financial statements are approved. Thus, the directors believe that it is appropriate for the financial statements to be prepared on the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- OXOID LIMITED · parent
- G & M Procter Limited 100%
- Thermo Fisher (Heysham) Limited 100%
- Avocado Research Chemicals Limited 100%
- Oxoid Limited 0%
Significant events
- “The company is a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.'s global strategy to reduce our carbon footprint by 30% by 2030.”
- “This entity [Oxoid Limited (Ireland)] was disposed of in 2024 as part of the group's legal entity rationalisation project. The entity was fully liquidated in Q4 2024 and was held at £nil net book value so this has no affect on the values included in the financial statements.”
- “Oxoid Limited have given a deferment bank guarantee in respect of future duty payable. At 31 December 2024 the company guaranteed £6,000,000 (2023: £6,000,000) to HM Revenue and Customs.”
- “There were no adjusting or significant non-adjusting events arising after the financial year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 40 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 |
| SMITH, Anthony Hugh | Director | 2018-11-12 | May 1962 | American |
| STARR, Alison Jane | Director | 2024-04-18 | Jan 1977 | British |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARKER, David | Secretary | 1997-01-02 | 1997-01-09 |
| DAVIES, Jane | Secretary | 1996-12-09 | 1997-01-02 |
| GREGG, Rhona | Secretary | 2015-09-10 | 2026-03-31 |
| HIXON, Ian Christopher | Secretary | 1997-01-08 | 2005-03-24 |
| WARD, Nicola Jane | Secretary | 2007-02-08 | 2014-12-18 |
| WHEELER, Nigel Brentwood | Secretary | 1997-01-02 | 1997-01-09 |
| WHITELEY, Raymond Robert | Secretary | 2005-03-24 | 2007-02-08 |
| A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-02-01 | 2009-10-31 |
| AGNEW, Eva Louise | Director | 2007-02-05 | 2008-11-14 |
| ALLY, Bibi Rahima | Director | 1996-12-09 | 1996-12-30 |
| BALL, Alison Claire | Director | 2005-10-03 | 2010-07-07 |
| BEST, Robin James | Director | 1997-06-02 | 2004-09-30 |
| BOOTH, Colin | Director | 2002-04-08 | 2010-07-07 |
| BROUGHALL, John Morton, Dr | Director | 1998-04-22 | 2002-04-09 |
| CARR, Andrew, Dr | Director | 2012-07-19 | 2013-09-06 |
| CARR, Andrew, Dr | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2010-05-24 |
| CHOTAI, Yagnish Vrajlal | Director | 1996-12-30 | 1997-01-09 |
| COLEY, James Robert Ewen | Director | 2006-11-09 | 2012-04-18 |
| COLLETT, Brian | Director | 1996-12-27 | 1996-12-30 |
| DARTIGUELONGUE, Claude Georgette Emilie | Director | 2019-02-21 | 2020-04-28 |
| DELLAPA, John Anthony | Director | 2004-09-30 | 2006-08-18 |
| FLOYD, Thomas Henry | Director | 2002-09-25 | 2009-09-01 |
| GILLY, Michel Angel | Director | 1997-01-08 | 2005-10-03 |
| GRANT, Lucie Mary Katja | Director | 2013-02-07 | 2019-12-03 |
| GUALANO, Mario Pietro, Dr | Director | 2013-12-09 | 2016-01-19 |
| GUALANO, Mario Pietro, Dr | Director | 2007-02-05 | 2010-05-24 |
| HARDING, Alfred Stewart | Director | 1997-01-08 | 2005-06-01 |
| HIXON, Ian Christopher | Director | 1997-01-08 | 2005-03-24 |
| HODGSON, Mark Anthony | Director | 2004-09-30 | 2012-07-19 |
| HOUSHAM, Michael David | Director | 1997-01-08 | 2007-09-30 |
| INCE, Nicholas | Director | 2015-09-10 | 2018-10-31 |
| MEHTA, Chetan Praful | Director | 2006-08-18 | 2006-11-09 |
| MOODIE, Iain Alasdair Keith | Director | 2012-04-18 | 2013-02-07 |
| NAHAJSKI, Carolyn | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2010-04-30 |
| NORMAN, David John | Director | 2015-11-16 | 2024-04-18 |
| ROBERTS, Patrick Blake | Director | 1997-01-08 | 2008-11-30 |
| SMITH, Michael John | Director | 1997-01-08 | 2005-04-05 |
| WHEELER, Kevin Neil | Director | 2007-02-26 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxoid Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 206 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-22 | 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 | |
| 2023-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2019-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.