PATHEON UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-10 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£845M
EUR 971,760,000
+20.4% vs 2023
Employees
444
-19.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£140M
EUR 161,339,000
-25% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £858,103,313 | £825,020,437 | |
| Operating profit | £189,875,641 | £132,181,929 | |
| Profit before tax | £186,999,739 | £140,306,983 | |
| Net profit | £183,849,030 | £135,602,226 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,100,229,585 | £1,224,521,263 | |
| Net assets | £701,726,237 | £845,082,181 | |
| Equity | £701,726,237 | £845,082,181 | |
| Average employees | 553 | 444 | |
| Wages | £32,068,006 | £32,601,096 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £605,270 | £586,138 |
Figures converted to GBP from EUR at 0.870 per EUR (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
-3.9%
£858,103,313 £825,020,437
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+20.4%
£701,726,237 £845,082,181
-
Employees
-19.7%
553 444
-
Operating profit
-30.4%
£189,875,641 £132,181,929
-
Profit before tax
-25%
£186,999,739 £140,306,983
-
Wages
+1.7%
£32,068,006 £32,601,096
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 22.1% | 16.0% | |
| Net margin | 21.4% | 16.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.3% | 10.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 52.7% | 43.8% | |
| Current ratio | 2.32x | 3.28x | |
| Interest cover | 18.12x | 12.63x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- PATHEON UK LIMITED 1999-07-02 → present
- PATHEON LIMITED 1999-04-29 → 1999-07-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has adequate resource to continue its operation for at least 12 months from the date of approving these financial statements. The directors have also received confirmation that Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. will financially support the company for at least one year after these financial statements are approved and it will provide adequate funds when necessary to enable it to meet its debts as they fall due in the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- PATHEON UK LIMITED · parent
- Patheon UK Pension Trustees Limited 100%
- Thermo Fisher Scientific (PN) UK LLC 100%
- Thermo Fisher Scientific (PN) UK Limited Partnership 99%
- Patheon Calculus Merger LLC 100%
Significant events
- “In March 2023, the company received information from a significant client that there would not be any future purchase commitments for the site. On 30 June 2023, the company signed an official termination agreement with the client.”
- “The site additionally initiated a reduction-in-force program. The contracts of a group of employees were terminated in accordance with the final terms of the severance packages. The company recognised €2,191,000 of severance costs in 2023.”
- “In October 2023, it was announced that the Milton Park facility would close, with customer contracts being transferred to the Patheon France SAS facility and Patheon UK Limited still acting as principal. The number of staff affected by the closure is 44 with severance costs of €1,789,000 recognised in 2023 with all staff exiting and the facility closed by June 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAWKINS, Paul | Secretary | 2019-05-31 | — | — |
| CAMERON, Euan Daney Ross | Director | 2023-06-12 | Mar 1976 | British |
| DRUMMOND, Colin James | Director | 2025-03-01 | Oct 1965 | British |
| HAWKINS, Paul | Director | 2019-05-31 | Aug 1974 | British |
| MCCARTHY, Richard | Director | 2025-09-16 | Mar 1970 | British |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORRIS, Richard Gideon | Secretary | 2002-08-20 | 2009-01-30 |
| PLUMMER, Nicholas Roger Clive | Secretary | 2013-10-04 | 2019-05-31 |
| QUINN, Martin Thomas | Secretary | 2009-01-30 | 2012-08-28 |
| ROBINSON, Ronald Anthony | Secretary | 1999-04-29 | 1999-09-02 |
| TEDFORD, Robert | Secretary | 1999-09-02 | 2002-08-20 |
| ANDRETTA, Luca | Director | 2017-01-25 | 2019-10-01 |
| BIGELOW, Peter Thomas | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2011-02-17 |
| BLAKER, Graham Joseph, Dr | Director | 2001-10-31 | 2006-10-31 |
| BOTTERILL, Alistair Martyn | Director | 2015-02-27 | 2016-12-23 |
| BRACA, Aldo | Director | 1999-09-02 | 2009-07-17 |
| COLLETT, Brian | Director | 1999-04-29 | 1999-09-02 |
| DIPIETRO, Nicholas Angelo | Director | 2006-06-23 | 2008-05-22 |
| EVANS, Eric Wayne | Director | 2011-01-25 | 2011-12-21 |
| JONES, Ian Peter | Director | 2007-04-12 | 2014-11-30 |
| KELLEY, Andrew James | Director | 2011-12-21 | 2012-06-29 |
| LYTTON, Michael Edward | Director | 2011-09-20 | 2015-04-07 |
| MAGNELLI, Antonio | Director | 2013-10-04 | 2014-01-07 |
| MANCUSO, Antonella, Senior Vice President And Managing Director, Europ | Director | 2009-07-17 | 2013-07-10 |
| MCLEAN, James | Director | 2019-10-15 | 2021-01-27 |
| MOUGEOT, Benoit | Director | 2015-02-27 | 2015-12-31 |
| MULLEN, James Charles | Director | 2011-02-17 | 2015-04-07 |
| NEWTON, Mark Alan | Director | 2023-10-01 | 2025-07-31 |
| PLUMMER, Nicholas Roger Clive | Director | 2017-01-25 | 2019-05-31 |
| POTTS, Michael William | Director | 2021-10-01 | 2024-03-31 |
| ROBINSON, Andrew, Mr. | Director | 2016-01-04 | 2023-06-12 |
| TEDFORD, Robert | Director | 1999-09-02 | 2006-05-05 |
| VAN BIJLEVELD, Anthonius Jan | Director | 2017-01-25 | 2017-08-31 |
| WATCHORN, Derek John | Director | 1999-09-02 | 2001-10-31 |
| WHEELER, Wesley | Director | 2008-05-22 | 2010-12-01 |
| WILSON, Dean Frederick | Director | 2015-04-07 | 2018-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thermo Fisher Scientific (Pn1) Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-08-07 | Active |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-09-11 | Ceased 2018-08-07 |
| Patheon N.V. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-07-21 | Ceased 2017-09-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 202 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-03-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-28 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-03-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.