BIOWISE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-14 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£253K
+53.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£11M
+14.2% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
44
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
-23.3% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £11,050,797 | £13,347,161 | £15,115,000 | £15,416,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £2,644,587 | £2,393,617 | £2,724,000 | £2,116,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £2,388,908 | £2,166,444 | £2,733,000 | £2,095,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,958,222 | £1,407,828 | £2,042,000 | £1,383,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | £2,224,133 | £420,199 | £165,000 | £253,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £9,986,480 | £10,062,214 | £12,122,000 | £15,090,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £4,661,596 | £6,008,290 | £9,725,000 | £11,108,000 | |
| Equity | £2,698,538 | £3,274,768 | £4,661,596 | £6,008,290 | £9,725,000 | £11,108,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 39 | 43 | 44 | 44 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,032,848 | £1,331,125 | £1,601,000 | £1,793,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £0 | £0 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+2%
£15,115,000 £15,416,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+53.3%
£165,000 £253,000
-
Net assets
+14.2%
£9,725,000 £11,108,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
0%
44 44
-
Operating profit
-22.3%
£2,724,000 £2,116,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-23.3%
£2,733,000 £2,095,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+12%
£1,601,000 £1,793,000
highest in 4 filed years
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 23.9% | 17.9% | 18.0% | 13.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 17.7% | 10.5% | 13.5% | 9.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 26.5% | 23.8% | 22.5% | 14.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 35.0% | 44.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.20x | 1.91x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 10.16x | 10.50x | 21.45x | 7.37x |
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
- BIOWISE LIMITED 2008-12-01 → present
- BIOWASTE RECYCLING LIMITED 2001-10-16 → 2008-12-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. However, due to FCC's policy of cash sweeping, a letter of support is in place. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- BIOWISE LIMITED · parent
- Wastewise (UK) Limited 100%
- Wastewise Limited 100%
- J&B Bio Limited 50%
Significant events
- “The ongoing military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, as well as heightened conflicts in the Middle East, continue to contribute to elevated levels of political instability and uncertainty worldwide. Fuel prices (gas, electricity and oil derived products) have fallen back from the particularly high levels seen in 2022, though they remain higher than pre-conflict levels.”
- “On 10 June 2024, the Company became an indirect subsidiary of FCC Environment (UK) Limited, following the completion of FCC Servicios Medio Ambiente's acquisition of Urbaser's UK operations. This transaction was originally announced in 2023 and has resulted in the Company becoming part of the wider FCC Group.”
- “The Directors consider that the climate agenda has become the climate crisis: public concern for the environment has never been greater, and government focus at all levels — internationally, nationally and locally — has shifted significantly. In particular, the UK has committed to Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050 (2045 in Scotland), and new laws will be taking shape under the newly elected UK Government, including the Great British Energy Bill.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONGDON, Steven John | Director | 2024-06-10 | May 1966 | British |
| MCKENZIE, Fraser Wilson | Director | 2024-06-10 | Oct 1965 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOK, David Frank | Secretary | 2002-02-01 | 2003-10-30 |
| RILEY, Benjamin Stanley | Secretary | 2001-10-16 | 2002-02-08 |
| ROOKES, Antony | Secretary | 2003-10-30 | 2010-12-01 |
| ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-10-16 | 2001-10-16 |
| BOUSFIELD, Kurt James Nicholas | Director | 2016-07-13 | 2018-01-16 |
| INGRAM, Daniel Robert John | Director | 2001-10-16 | 2016-07-13 |
| LANDAU, James Alexander Charles | Director | 2009-04-15 | 2022-05-25 |
| MCCARTHY, Christopher Stephen | Director | 2022-05-25 | 2024-10-31 |
| PEIRO BALAGUER, Javier | Director | 2022-05-25 | 2024-07-01 |
| PRANCE, Gregory | Director | 2023-02-17 | 2024-07-24 |
| VERA HEREDIA, Diego Pablo | Director | 2022-05-25 | 2024-07-12 |
| WARDELL, Stephen John | Director | 2018-01-30 | 2022-05-25 |
| WILKES, Robert Morris | Director | 2018-01-30 | 2022-05-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewise Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-01-16 | Active |
| Mr James Alexander Charles Landau | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-10-01 | Ceased 2018-01-18 |
| Mr Paul Christopher Warrington Landau | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-10-01 | Ceased 2018-01-18 |
| Ashcourt Contracts Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-firm | 2016-10-01 | Ceased 2018-01-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 134 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-30 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-11-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-06 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-09-06 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-07-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-02-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.