SGS QUAY PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-17 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-28.2% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£8M
-31.6% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
111
-0.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3M
+3.2% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-06-01 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-05-31 | 2021-06-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £7,377,474 | — | £11,213,641 | £10,907,000 | £13,433,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£3,152,288 | — | -£1,382,867 | £2,451,000 | £2,529,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£3,168,706 | — | -£1,347,052 | £2,451,000 | £2,529,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £3,071,798 | — | -£3,241,471 | — | -£684,190 | £2,427,000 | £1,521,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | £7,921,124 | — | £2,240,713 | — | £3,315,067 | £2,773,000 | £1,990,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £15,094,367 | — | £10,712,956 | — | £9,927,097 | £11,739,000 | £8,212,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £12,949,623 | — | £9,708,152 | — | £9,023,962 | £11,020,000 | £7,541,000 | |
| Equity | £10,077,825 | — | £12,949,623 | £12,949,623 | £9,708,152 | — | £9,023,962 | £11,020,000 | £7,541,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 0 | — | 195 | — | 183 | 112 | 111 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £4,696,446 | — | £5,940,498 | £4,238,000 | £4,441,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £157,411 | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
-
Turnover
+23.2%
£10,907,000 £13,433,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-28.2%
£2,773,000 £1,990,000
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
-31.6%
£11,020,000 £7,541,000
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-0.9%
112 111
-
Operating profit
+3.2%
£2,451,000 £2,529,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+3.2%
£2,451,000 £2,529,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+4.8%
£4,238,000 £4,441,000
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 | 2020-06-01 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-05-31 | 2021-06-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -42.7% | — | -12.3% | 22.5% | 18.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -43.9% | — | -6.1% | 22.3% | 11.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -29.4% | — | -13.9% | 20.9% | 30.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19.4% | 46.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.90x | 1.54x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -189.81x | — | — | — | — |
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
- SGS QUAY PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED 2021-12-15 → present
- QUAY PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED 2001-01-19 → 2021-12-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- UNW LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis. Further details are given in Note 3 to the financial statements. Based on internal forecasts and projections that take into account a reasonable range of the possible trading performance of its investments, the directors believe the company is well placed to mange its business risks successfully, despite the current economic outlook, in particular the cost of living crisis and inflation.”
Significant events
- “On 1 January 2026, the trade and assets of the company were transferred to SGS United Kingdom Limited, which continues to run the trading operation as a going concern.”
- “The company undertook a capital reduction in the year, pursuant to a resolution passed on 16 October 2025. The capital reduction involved cancelling 99,147 Ordinary shares and 8,499 non-voting shares.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALDAG, Catherine | Secretary | 2021-12-06 | — | — |
| BOYD, Michael | Director | 2021-12-06 | Apr 1969 | British |
| MCGURK, James | Director | 2021-12-06 | Oct 1972 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATTERSON, David Hugh | Secretary | 2001-01-19 | 2021-12-06 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-01-19 | 2001-01-19 |
| HARRIS, Robert John, Dr | Director | 2004-12-17 | 2005-04-22 |
| PATTERSON, David Hugh | Director | 2001-01-19 | 2021-12-06 |
| PEDERSEN, Maireadh Anne | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2021-12-06 |
| RUBINSTEIN, Michael Henry, Professor | Director | 2001-01-19 | 2021-12-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sgs Holding Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-06 | Active |
| Professor Michael Henry Rubinstein | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-06 |
| Mr David Hugh Patterson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-06 |
| Ms Maireadh Anne Pedersen | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-06 |
| Mr Rudolph David Patterson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-04-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 102 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-01-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2021-12-15 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2021-12-15 CONNOT Change of name notice
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-17 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-10-17 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-10-17 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-10-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-05-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-05-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-01-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-12-15 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2021-12-15 | CONNOT | change-of-name | Change of name notice |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.