FUTURA MEDICAL PLC
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Cash
£3.4M
-48.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.8M
-68.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
15
-11.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£9.1M
-802.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
We draw attention to note 2.2 in the financial statements, which sets out that under the cash flow forecast, the group and parent company requires certain anticipated near-term cash inflows, including amounts expected from commercial arrangements, product sales and IP related milestones. In addition to these cash inflows there will be a need to raise additional funding before the end of 2026 in order to continue operations throughout the forecast period. These anticipated cash inflows and future financing arrangements are not secured at the date of approval of the financial statements.
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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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 | £3,100,968 | £13,926,122 | £1,696,660 | -87.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£6,963,770 | £1,243,906 | -£9,108,888 | -832.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£6,891,973 | £1,290,845 | -£9,070,698 | -802.7% | |
| Net profit | -£6,512,899 | £1,293,010 | -£9,070,698 | -801.5% | |
| Cash | £7,714,182 | £6,596,201 | £3,401,631 | -48.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,476,819 | £10,032,366 | £3,559,088 | -64.5% | |
| Net assets | £5,476,819 | £8,962,831 | £2,805,199 | -68.7% | |
| Equity | £5,476,819 | £8,962,831 | £2,805,199 | -68.7% | |
| Average employees | 15 | 17 | 15 | -11.8% | |
| Wages | £2,284,686 | £2,361,756 | £2,012,911 | -14.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,378,720 | £1,426,141 | £962,309 | -32.5% |
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 | — | 8.9% | — | |
| Net margin | — | 9.3% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | -127.1% | 12.4% | -255.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 34.0% | 46.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.47x | 2.67x | 2.69x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- FUTURA MEDICAL PLC 2001-07-11 → present
- FUTURA (HOLDINGS) PLC 2001-04-25 → 2001-07-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“We draw attention to note 2.2 in the financial statements, which sets out that under the cash flow forecast, the group and parent company requires certain anticipated near-term cash inflows, including amounts expected from commercial arrangements, product sales and IP related milestones. In addition to these cash inflows there will be a need to raise additional funding before the end of 2026 in order to continue operations throughout the forecast period. These anticipated cash inflows and future financing arrangements are not secured at the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In December 2025, we completed a fundraise raising gross proceeds of £2.75 million, by way of an oversubscribed firm placing, conditional placing and subscription.”
- “On January 15 2026, the Company's Board of Directors approved a special long-term incentive award for employees in the form of share options over ordinary shares under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILDRETH, Angela | Secretary | 2018-02-20 | — | — |
| DAVIS, Gordon Roy | Director | 2024-01-08 | Jan 1956 | British |
| DUGGAN, Alexander James Hanbury | Director | 2025-08-08 | Dec 1970 | British |
| HILDRETH, Angela | Director | 2018-02-20 | Jan 1980 | British |
| JAMES, Kenneth William | Director | 2016-04-01 | May 1952 | British |
| UNITT, Andrew | Director | 2022-01-01 | Jul 1957 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLAYDEN, Anthony Louis | Secretary | 2001-10-08 | 2008-05-08 |
| KEMP, Colin Anthony | Secretary | 2001-04-28 | 2001-10-08 |
| MARTIN, Derek Adrian | Secretary | 2008-05-08 | 2018-02-19 |
| WILSON, David Richard | Secretary | 2001-04-25 | 2001-04-28 |
| ARNOLD, Lisa | Director | 2008-03-31 | 2016-03-31 |
| BARDER, James Henry | Director | 2001-04-25 | 2025-07-08 |
| CLARKE, John Milne | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2023-07-18 |
| CLAYDEN, Anthony Louis | Director | 2001-10-08 | 2008-05-31 |
| DAVIES, David Bryn | Director | 2001-09-24 | 2014-11-12 |
| DRURY, Richard | Director | 2001-09-24 | 2003-07-08 |
| FREEMAN, Jonathan David | Director | 2003-07-14 | 2021-12-31 |
| KEMP, Colin Anthony | Director | 2001-04-25 | 2002-02-08 |
| MARTIN, Derek Adrian | Director | 2008-09-24 | 2018-02-19 |
| NEEDHAM, Jeffrey Robert | Director | 2021-10-01 | 2025-07-08 |
| POTTER, William Duncan, Dr. | Director | 2001-06-12 | 2012-02-01 |
| PRUIJM, Ruud, Professor Doctor | Director | 2001-06-12 | 2002-06-12 |
| SLATER, Andrew | Director | 2003-07-14 | 2008-03-31 |
| STAVELEY, Amanda Louise | Director | 2002-01-30 | 2003-05-07 |
| SUNIARA, Harmesh Kumar | Director | 2025-03-31 | 2025-12-03 |
| VERDONCK, Ernst | Director | 2001-06-12 | 2001-10-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 247 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-07-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-07-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-08-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-13 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-31 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-09-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-07-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 7
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.