TAP BIOSYSTEMS GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1.7m
0% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£32m
+28% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
During the financial year ended 31 December 2020, the directors took the decision to cease trading with the intention to liquidate the company and they have therefore prepared the financial statements on a basis other than going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £100,000,000 | £25,000,000 | £32,000,000 | +28% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £32,000,000 | — | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,659,000,000 | £1,659,000 | £1,659,000 | 0% | |
| Net assets | £1,659,000,000 | £1,659,000 | £1,659,000 | 0% | |
| Equity | £1,659,000,000 | £1,659,000 | £1,659,000 | 0% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
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
- TAP BIOSYSTEMS GROUP LIMITED 2013-12-17 → present
- TAP BIOSYSTEMS GROUP PLC 2011-08-16 → 2013-12-17
- THE AUTOMATION PARTNERSHIP GROUP PLC 1998-07-06 → 2011-08-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- other
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Rödl & Partner Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“During the financial year ended 31 December 2020, the directors took the decision to cease trading with the intention to liquidate the company and they have therefore prepared the financial statements on a basis other than going concern.”
Group structure
- TAP BIOSYSTEMS GROUP LIMITED · parent
- The Automation Partnership (Cambridge) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BULLOCK, Jonathan Andrew | Director | 2020-12-08 | Jun 1975 | British |
| BUSHNELL, Dominic Christian | Director | 2020-12-08 | Jul 1970 | British |
| KALINOWSKI, Mark James Adam | Director | 2023-07-01 | Nov 1965 | British |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPBELL, David | Secretary | 2010-07-23 | 2019-10-07 |
| FEGAN, Scott | Secretary | 2020-12-08 | 2024-03-01 |
| HOUSE, James | Secretary | 2019-10-07 | 2020-12-08 |
| KNELL, Thomas Alexander | Secretary | 1998-07-06 | 2010-07-23 |
| SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-07-06 | 1998-07-06 |
| ARCHER, John Richard | Director | 1998-07-06 | 2004-03-31 |
| BAIER, Manfred | Director | 2012-03-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| BULLOCK, Matthew Peter Dominic, The Hon | Director | 1999-01-04 | 2012-03-31 |
| CAMPBELL, David | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2019-10-07 |
| CAMPBELL, David | Director | 2013-04-06 | 2013-12-31 |
| COOKE, Nicholas Vandeleur | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2020-12-08 |
| COOKE, Nicholas Vandeleur | Director | 2000-06-05 | 2013-12-31 |
| CUMPSTEY, David Edward | Director | 1998-08-13 | 2004-03-31 |
| EDWARDS, Jacqueline Ann | Director | 2002-04-06 | 2005-07-20 |
| EVANS, Michael Robert, Dr | Director | 2005-12-09 | 2013-12-31 |
| FEGAN, Scott | Director | 2020-12-08 | 2024-03-01 |
| FOX, James Charles | Director | 1998-10-19 | 1999-10-12 |
| HARRISON, William John | Director | 1998-09-11 | 2002-03-31 |
| KNOX, Peter, Dr | Director | 2000-12-04 | 2009-01-31 |
| LONG, Ronald Eric | Director | 2001-11-16 | 2005-10-31 |
| MORFFEW, Andrew | Director | 2004-01-12 | 2009-04-03 |
| NEWBLE, David Allan | Director | 2013-12-31 | 2015-05-01 |
| NEWBLE, David Allan | Director | 2006-01-09 | 2013-12-31 |
| OWEN, Stephen | Director | 1998-07-06 | 2013-12-31 |
| PARNELL, David Gordon, Dr | Director | 1998-08-28 | 2011-01-06 |
| PEUKER, Thorsten, Dr | Director | 2019-02-18 | 2023-05-31 |
| PHILLIPS, David Tudor | Director | 2002-12-16 | 2004-09-17 |
| SEFTON, Phillip Bryan | Director | 2010-01-04 | 2013-12-31 |
| VOGT, Reinhard | Director | 2013-12-31 | 2019-02-18 |
| VOGT, Susan Leah Novak, Ms. | Director | 2011-01-06 | 2013-12-31 |
| WARD, Martyn Thomas | Director | 2005-07-04 | 2006-09-08 |
| WESSEL, Matthias | Director | 2013-12-31 | 2019-02-18 |
| CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-07-06 | 1998-07-06 |
| SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1998-07-06 | 1998-07-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sartorius Stedim Biotech S.A. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 168 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2021-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-01-14 | 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.