ADVANZ PHARMA SERVICES (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£563k
-19.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£54m
+0.4% vs 2024
Employees
100
+3.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£180k
+9.1% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £59,579,000 | £56,458,000 | £54,383,000 | -3.7% | |
| Operating profit | £0 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£135,000 | -£198,000 | -£180,000 | +9.1% | |
| Net profit | £44,000 | -£195,000 | -£154,000 | +21% | |
| Cash | £791,000 | £700,000 | £563,000 | -19.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £53,353,000 | £53,913,000 | £54,128,000 | +0.4% | |
| Equity | £53,353,000 | £53,913,000 | £54,128,000 | +0.4% | |
| Average employees | 106 | 97 | 100 | +3.1% | |
| Wages | £16,179,000 | £16,420,000 | £20,488,000 | +24.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,618,000 | £1,583,000 | £1,583,000 | 0% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £68,000 | £71,000 | £23,000 | -67.6% | |
| Highest paid director | £1,258,000 | £1,166,000 | £1,194,000 | +2.4% |
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 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Net margin | 0.1% | -0.3% | -0.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 55.3% | 54.2% | 45.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.83x | 1.86x | 2.24x | |
| Interest cover | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- ADVANZ PHARMA SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 2018-10-30 → present
- CONCORDIA INTERNATIONAL RX (UK) LIMITED 2016-06-17 → 2018-10-30
- AMDIPHARM MERCURY COMPANY LIMITED 2013-03-22 → 2016-06-17
- MERCURY PHARMA MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 2012-03-20 → 2013-03-22
- GOLDSHIELD MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD 2003-02-26 → 2012-03-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, which assumes that the Company will be able to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of operations as they fall due. In assessing the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern, the directors have taken account of the loss in 2025 of £154, the cumulative profits of £22,950, and the Company's net current assets and net asset position of £52,634 and £54,128, respectively at 31 December 2025. The Company's Intermediate Holding Company, APHL has provided the Company with a letter of support indicating its intention to provide financial support required for a period of at least 12 months from the date these financial statements are approved. After making enquiries, considering the Group's forecasts and projections and considering the letter of support received from APHL, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the directors consider it appropriate to prepare these entity financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “On 15 July 2021, the CMA issued a decision that it considered that competition infringements had occurred, including by certain ADVANZ PHARMA affiliates... The Company and the Group did not believe that it had infringed competition law and appealed the decision.”
- “On 26 July 2024, NHS Scotland commenced protective litigation at the CAT against most of the Hydrocortisone appellants for all of the allegations... Given the inability to reliably estimate or measure the potential liability... the Company and the Group has not recorded any provision as of 31 December 2025.”
- “On 8 May 2025, the Court of Appeal upheld the CMA's decision regarding the infringement of competition law. The Company and the Group then filed permission to appeal with the Supreme Court, which was subsequently declined; no further appeals are possible.”
- “There were no subsequent events affecting the company's operations since the balance sheet date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMF CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-03-16 | — | — |
| FERRY, Melvin Jeremy, Mr. | Director | 2025-02-06 | Jun 1982 | British |
| STICKLER, Andreas | Director | 2022-01-21 | Feb 1971 | German |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRIBBON, Angus John | Secretary | 2003-02-26 | 2004-12-03 |
| SULLY, Robert | Secretary | 2018-10-01 | 2022-03-16 |
| SULLY, Robert James | Secretary | 2011-07-25 | 2016-12-31 |
| VENKATESWARAN, Subramanian | Secretary | 2004-12-03 | 2011-06-24 |
| WILLIAMS, David Richard | Secretary | 2016-12-31 | 2018-10-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-02-26 | 2003-02-26 |
| AHMAD, Adeel | Director | 2016-01-08 | 2022-01-31 |
| BEIGHTON, John, Mr. | Director | 2010-09-08 | 2016-12-31 |
| DUNCAN, Graeme Neville | Director | 2018-11-30 | 2022-01-12 |
| DUNCAN, Graeme Neville | Director | 2016-12-31 | 2018-03-08 |
| KAMATH, Vikram Laxman | Director | 2012-10-23 | 2025-02-06 |
| PATEL, Rakesh Vinodrai | Director | 2003-02-26 | 2010-05-19 |
| RAMAN, Anand | Director | 2011-01-26 | 2012-10-23 |
| SCHWALBER, Philipp Theodor | Director | 2010-03-02 | 2012-04-18 |
| STONE, Lisa | Director | 2010-03-02 | 2012-04-18 |
| VAN TIGGELEN, Antonie Pieter | Director | 2013-09-25 | 2016-01-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury Pharma Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-06-01 | Active |
| The Blackstone Group Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-03-27 | Ceased 2021-06-01 |
| Mercury Pharma Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-08-10 | Ceased 2020-03-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 138 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-07-26 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-28 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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.