ABCAM LIMITED
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Cash
£42m
-9.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£348m
-6.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
570
-10.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£30m
-79.3% first positive since 2023
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £266,500,000 | £236,000,000 | £229,700,000 | -2.7% | |
| Operating profit | -£121,900,000 | £120,100,000 | £17,800,000 | -85.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£131,200,000 | £143,000,000 | £29,600,000 | -79.3% | |
| Net profit | -£137,900,000 | £132,900,000 | £26,800,000 | -79.8% | |
| Cash | £49,800,000 | £46,300,000 | £42,100,000 | -9.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £889,900,000 | £372,000,000 | £348,300,000 | -6.4% | |
| Net assets | £808,400,000 | £372,000,000 | £348,300,000 | -6.4% | |
| Equity | £808,400,000 | £370,200,000 | £348,300,000 | -5.9% | |
| Average employees | 671 | 635 | 570 | -10.2% | |
| Wages | £50,900,000 | £49,100,000 | £39,600,000 | -19.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £348,976 | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | £0 | £216,415 | — |
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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -45.7% | 50.9% | 7.7% | |
| Net margin | -51.7% | 56.3% | 11.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -13.7% | 32.3% | 5.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 23.8% | 17.2% | 13.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.26x | 1.63x | 1.77x | |
| Interest cover | -11.29x | — | — |
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 3 times since incorporation
- ABCAM LIMITED 2023-12-12 → present
- ABCAM PLC 2005-10-26 → 2023-12-12
- ABCAM LIMITED 1998-03-26 → 2005-10-26
- TAYVIN 103 LIMITED 1998-02-12 → 1998-03-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- ABCAM LIMITED · parent
- Abcam KK
- Abcam Taiwan Co. Limited
- Abcam (Netherlands) B.V.
- Abcam Singapore Pte. Limited
- Expedeon Holdings Limited
- Expedeon Limited
- Innovabiosciences Limited
Significant events
- “One-off sale of subsidiaries of £166.6 million following the sale of Abcam US Group Holdings Inc, Abcam (Hong Kong) Limited, and Abcam Australia Pty Ltd to other subsidiaries of the Danaher Group in the year ended 31 December 2024.”
- “A dividend of £30.0 million was declared and paid on 20 May 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 40 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAMMERSCHMIDT-BROMAN, Melanie | Director | 2026-03-10 | Mar 1969 | German |
| LUSSER, Markus | Director | 2025-07-29 | Nov 1968 | Austrian |
| SOLACHE DIAZ, Emma Alejandra | Director | 2025-07-29 | May 1969 | British |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIXON, Susan Elizabeth | Secretary | 1998-11-01 | 2001-02-13 |
| ILIFFE, Jeffrey Michael | Secretary | 2009-11-02 | 2015-07-06 |
| MCGUIRE, Thomas Cochrane | Secretary | 2004-06-07 | 2009-11-02 |
| MILNER, Jonathan Simon, Dr | Secretary | 1998-04-18 | 1999-03-12 |
| PERKINS, Marc Leigh Russell | Secretary | 2019-03-29 | 2024-02-22 |
| POWELL, Edward William, Dr | Secretary | 2001-02-13 | 2004-06-07 |
| SHORT, John Richard | Secretary | 1998-02-12 | 1998-04-18 |
| SMITH, Suzanne Elaine | Secretary | 2015-07-06 | 2019-03-29 |
| ALLEN, Peter Vance | Director | 2018-06-18 | 2023-12-06 |
| ASPINALL, Mara Glickman | Director | 2015-09-14 | 2023-12-06 |
| BALDOCK, Michael Shaun | Director | 2020-02-03 | 2023-12-06 |
| BOUDA, Christopher Matthew | Director | 2023-12-06 | 2025-07-29 |
| CAPONE, Mark Christopher | Director | 2021-01-27 | 2023-12-06 |
| CLEEVELY, David Douglas | Director | 1998-04-18 | 2009-11-02 |
| CRAWFORD, Sally Wellinghoff | Director | 2021-08-12 | 2023-12-06 |
| DAVIES, Luke Hughes | Director | 1998-04-18 | 1998-11-18 |
| DYE, Timothy George | Director | 2006-07-31 | 2011-10-21 |
| GREENWOOD, Lubov | Director | 2022-09-12 | 2023-12-06 |
| HARRIS, Susan Elizabeth | Director | 2014-12-12 | 2019-11-13 |
| HENNESSY, Murray Edwin | Director | 2011-11-01 | 2017-11-14 |
| HIRZEL, Alan Thomas | Director | 2014-01-30 | 2023-12-06 |
| ILIFFE, Jeffrey Michael | Director | 2007-11-20 | 2016-09-12 |
| KEEN, Peter Stephen | Director | 2005-10-27 | 2014-11-03 |
| KERR, Giles Francis Bertram | Director | 2018-12-12 | 2023-12-06 |
| KOUZARIDES, Tony, Dr | Director | 1998-04-18 | 2012-10-22 |
| LEE, Chienling | Director | 2021-01-27 | 2023-12-06 |
| MARTIN, Anthony Francis, Dr | Director | 2011-09-16 | 2016-10-31 |
| MCFADEN, Frank Talbot | Director | 2023-12-06 | 2025-07-29 |
| MILNER, Jonathan Simon, Dr | Director | 1998-04-18 | 2020-10-02 |
| MUELLER, Knud | Director | 2025-07-29 | 2025-12-31 |
| PATTEN, Louise Alexandra Virginia Charlotte, Lady | Director | 2014-03-27 | 2021-05-18 |
| POWELL, Edward William, Dr | Director | 2000-04-15 | 2007-11-20 |
| REDMOND, Michael | Director | 2009-03-01 | 2014-11-03 |
| ROSS, Michael Alexander Nunes | Director | 2011-11-01 | 2016-10-31 |
| SHORT, John Richard | Director | 1998-02-12 | 1998-04-18 |
| WARWICK, David James | Director | 2000-11-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| WEBSTER, Mark John Alexander | Director | 2006-07-31 | 2011-10-21 |
| WHITEHEAD, Philip Bernard | Director | 2023-12-06 | 2025-07-29 |
| WOMACK, Michael Thomas | Nominee Director | 1998-02-12 | 1998-04-18 |
| WOOD, Gavin Hilary James | Director | 2016-09-12 | 2020-02-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diadem Holdco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2024-05-22 | Active |
| Danaher Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-12-06 | Ceased 2024-05-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 741 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-07 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-12 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-08-07 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.