B BRAUN STERILOG (BIRMINGHAM) LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of the German medical device group B. Braun, the company provides cleaning, decontamination, and sterilisation services for surgical instruments to the NHS and other healthcare providers from its facilities in Birmingham.
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£3.2M
-40% first positive since 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£467K
-95.9% 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
The core contract expired during November 2024 after an extension, and the decision was made not to retender for this contract, as such this business ceased to trade on 24 November 2024. As a result, the accounts cannot be prepared on a going concern basis.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care 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 | £14,931,000 | £19,444,000 | £0 | -100% | |
| Operating profit | £740,000 | £11,557,000 | £357,000 | -96.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £329,000 | £11,316,000 | £467,000 | -95.9% | |
| Net profit | £174,000 | £8,528,000 | £857,000 | -90% | |
| Cash | £150,000 | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,552,000 | £5,352,000 | £3,209,000 | -40% | |
| Net assets | -£2,172,000 | £5,352,000 | £3,209,000 | -40% | |
| Equity | -£2,172,000 | £5,352,000 | £3,209,000 | -40% | |
| Average employees | 241 | 203 | — | — | |
| Wages | £6,861,000 | £6,703,000 | £23,000 | -99.7% | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.0% | 59.4% | — | |
| Net margin | 1.2% | 43.9% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.8% | 215.9% | 11.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 131.6% | 52.7% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.11x | 1.90x | 13.89x | |
| Interest cover | 1.80x | 39.58x | 32.45x |
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
- B BRAUN STERILOG (BIRMINGHAM) LIMITED 2006-01-24 → present
- STERILOG LIMITED 2000-11-20 → 2006-01-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Rödl & Partner Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“The core contract expired during November 2024 after an extension, and the decision was made not to retender for this contract, as such this business ceased to trade on 24 November 2024. As a result, the accounts cannot be prepared on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANNINGS, Craig Robert | Director | 2013-04-08 | Apr 1983 | British |
| GRIFFITHS, Peter Stephen | Director | 2013-04-08 | Jun 1963 | British |
| JANDT, Christiane | Director | 2026-04-21 | Mar 1979 | German |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WATTERS, Gordon | Secretary | 2000-11-20 | 2010-12-07 |
| SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-11-20 | 2000-11-20 |
| BURNS, Lisa | Director | 2013-04-08 | 2021-04-30 |
| CHAPMAN, Brian | Director | 2013-04-08 | 2021-05-28 |
| GOLD, Donna Marie | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2024-05-01 |
| HUX, Hans | Director | 2000-11-20 | 2020-01-31 |
| MATTHEWS, Richard Philip | Director | 2008-07-14 | 2013-01-01 |
| OATES, David | Director | 2019-06-01 | 2023-04-30 |
| PARDEN, Michael Francis | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2026-04-21 |
| SKELTON, Paul Henry | Director | 2013-04-08 | 2024-04-30 |
| THORPE, David William James | Director | 2006-01-30 | 2008-06-20 |
| WATTERS, Gordon | Director | 2000-11-20 | 2010-09-01 |
| WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-11-20 | 2000-11-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.Braun Sterilog Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 99 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-13 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2024-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-05-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.