BRISTOL LABORATORIES LIMITED
Get an alert when BRISTOL LABORATORIES LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Cash
£97K
-81.1% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£14M
-52.9% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
472
-11.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£15M
-1,801.8% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
-
Material uncertainty over going concern
While the directors are confident in the company's recovery plan and in the funding now secured, they recognise that these matters depend on future events, including the receipt of the remaining funding, the renewal of facilities within the next twelve months, and the achievement of forecast trading. Accordingly, these conditions indicate the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern and, therefore, that the company may be unable to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.
-
Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £75,431,521 | £66,043,919 | £70,023,117 | £66,782,846 | £37,010,750 | -44.6% | |
| Operating profit | £3,555,895 | -£12,499,363 | £6,216,638 | £1,829,251 | -£20,529,343 | -1,222.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,140,857 | -£25,284,594 | £5,478,027 | £900,205 | -£15,319,239 | -1,801.8% | |
| Net profit | £1,776,747 | -£25,757,434 | £5,970,621 | £860,542 | -£15,772,170 | -1,932.8% | |
| Cash | £586,965 | £370,466 | £450,003 | £515,934 | £97,289 | -81.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £47,586,918 | £15,377,153 | £30,836,602 | £30,840,948 | £13,706,866 | -55.6% | |
| Net assets | £40,318,697 | £14,561,263 | £27,697,738 | £29,071,355 | £13,706,866 | -52.9% | |
| Equity | £40,318,697 | £14,561,263 | £27,697,738 | £29,071,355 | £13,706,866 | -52.9% | |
| Average employees | 464 | 488 | 477 | 531 | 472 | -11.1% | |
| Wages | £16,704,046 | £17,091,518 | £16,476,771 | £17,759,879 | £14,963,093 | -15.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £883,918 | £930,459 | £535,747 | £569,431 | £563,186 | -1.1% |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.7% | -18.9% | 8.9% | 2.7% | -55.5% | |
| Net margin | 2.4% | -39.0% | 8.5% | 1.3% | -42.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.5% | -81.3% | 20.2% | 5.9% | -149.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 56.7% | 74.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.11x | 1.13x | 0.72x | |
| Interest cover | 8.53x | -28.81x | 8.42x | 1.96x | -13.99x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- King and King
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“While the directors are confident in the company's recovery plan and in the funding now secured, they recognise that these matters depend on future events, including the receipt of the remaining funding, the renewal of facilities within the next twelve months, and the achievement of forecast trading. Accordingly, these conditions indicate the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern and, therefore, that the company may be unable to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.”
Group structure
- BRISTOL LABORATORIES LIMITED · parent
- Brillpharma Private Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Since the year end the company has completed a refinancing of its property assets. On 18 June 2026 the company entered into a new secured funding facility, providing gross 'unding of approximately £9.9 million secured against the company's freehold properties. The proceeds were applied to redeem the company's existing secured borrowings, including a redemption payment of US$10,055,680.48 (£7,729,438.89) to the previous secured lender, whose legal charges over the properties were released on completion.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAIR KODUPURATH, Sreekumar, Mr. | Secretary | 2014-04-02 | — | — |
| RAMACHANDRAN, Priti | Director | 2016-11-01 | May 1982 | British |
| RAMACHANDRAN, Thembalath | Director | 2008-11-01 | Nov 1949 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| NAIR KODUPURATH, Sreekumar | Secretary | 2006-04-27 | 2014-04-02 |
| FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-06-27 | 2006-06-07 |
| KODUPURATH, Sreekumar Nair, Mr. | Director | 2014-04-02 | 2014-04-02 |
| NAIR KODUPURATH, Sreekumar | Director | 2006-04-27 | 2014-04-02 |
| PASHINE, Sanjay Shrikishan | Director | 2017-01-09 | 2021-12-31 |
| PUTHENVILAYIL MATHAIKUTTY, Raju | Director | 1997-06-27 | 2021-02-14 |
| FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-06-27 | 1997-06-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Laboratories Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 151 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-07 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-15 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2023-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.