APATECH LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£79m
USD 106,353,000
+6.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
36
+12.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£9.9m
USD 13,289,000
+1.1% highest in 3 filed years
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 | £9,082,993 | £12,258,835 | £13,274,954 | +8.3% | |
| Operating profit | £3,657,044 | £6,273,480 | £6,847,495 | +9.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,677,126 | £9,756,447 | £9,861,967 | +1.1% | |
| Net profit | £5,125,510 | £7,498,408 | £9,821,892 | +31% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £65,655,005 | £74,114,932 | £78,926,160 | +6.5% | |
| Net assets | £65,655,005 | £74,114,932 | £78,926,160 | +6.5% | |
| Equity | £65,655,005 | £74,114,932 | £78,926,160 | +6.5% | |
| Average employees | 31 | 32 | 36 | +12.5% | |
| Wages | £1,147,631 | £973,416 | £1,054,545 | +8.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.742 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 40.3% | 51.2% | 51.6% | |
| Net margin | 56.4% | 61.2% | 74.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.6% | 8.5% | 8.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.7% | |
| Current ratio | 29.54x | 29.25x | 26.91x | |
| Interest cover | 77.70x | — | — |
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
- APATECH LIMITED 2001-05-17 → present
- GRAINSHINE LIMITED 2001-03-01 → 2001-05-17
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 the ability to meet its obligations as they fall due and is assumed to be a going concern.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATTNI, Rajan Harish | Director | 2024-08-30 | Apr 1980 | British |
| REES, Natasha Patricia Zilma | Director | 2023-12-07 | Sep 1981 | British |
| SMIALEK, Michal Maciej | Director | 2020-08-28 | Jul 1983 | Polish |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, Carey Elizabeth | Secretary | 2001-05-17 | 2008-04-18 |
| GODDEN, Mark Edwin | Secretary | 2010-03-12 | 2012-08-03 |
| KIDD, Janet Louise | Secretary | 2012-08-03 | 2013-07-17 |
| VON BENECKE, John Paul | Secretary | 2010-03-12 | 2010-03-12 |
| VON BENECKE, John Paul | Secretary | 2008-04-18 | 2010-03-12 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-03-01 | 2001-05-17 |
| AGUIAR LUCANDER, Renee Julie Elisabeth | Director | 2007-09-14 | 2008-03-31 |
| ALDRED, Keith, Dr | Director | 2001-05-17 | 2008-03-31 |
| ARNOLD, Peter Stuart | Director | 2008-11-28 | 2010-03-12 |
| BONFIELD, William, Professor | Director | 2001-05-17 | 2010-03-12 |
| BRAHAM, Geoffrey Ernest | Director | 2010-03-12 | 2016-01-29 |
| CARTMELL, Simon Christopher | Director | 2004-04-22 | 2010-02-12 |
| CHAMBRE, Peter Alan | Director | 2008-03-31 | 2010-03-12 |
| GARAY, Jon | Director | 2016-01-29 | 2017-10-05 |
| GOLDNEY, Andrew Neil | Director | 2015-06-29 | 2023-12-07 |
| GRAY, Nigel | Director | 2001-07-20 | 2008-03-31 |
| HOLBROOK, David Mark Anthony, Dr | Director | 2004-04-22 | 2008-03-31 |
| KEENAN, Harry Patrick | Director | 2010-03-12 | 2014-01-31 |
| KIM, Julie So-Young | Director | 2014-01-17 | 2015-06-30 |
| LAWES, Peter, Dr | Director | 2002-04-11 | 2004-04-06 |
| MASHAAL, Michael | Director | 2008-06-13 | 2010-03-12 |
| MORGAN, Brian Keith | Director | 2017-10-05 | 2020-08-28 |
| MORGAN, Philip William | Director | 2001-05-17 | 2003-09-30 |
| PITCHFORD, Nigel Aaron, Dr | Director | 2008-03-31 | 2010-03-12 |
| PITCHFORD, Nigel Aaron, Dr | Director | 2004-04-22 | 2007-09-14 |
| POWELL, Bruce Lewis Hamilton | Director | 2004-04-22 | 2010-03-12 |
| TARRAS-WAHLBERG, Bo Anders Caspersson | Director | 2020-08-28 | 2024-08-30 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-03-01 | 2001-05-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter Holding Bv | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Baxter International Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 213 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-10-13 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-10-10 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-16 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.