BASF PHARMA (CALLANISH) LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£63m
-19.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
72
-2.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£13m
-14.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples 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 | £18,875,000 | £11,507,000 | £14,618,000 | +27% | |
| Operating profit | -£6,089,000 | -£7,444,000 | -£9,449,000 | -26.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£9,730,000 | -£11,805,000 | -£13,465,000 | -14.1% | |
| Net profit | -£7,666,000 | -£8,828,000 | -£10,129,000 | -14.7% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£24,000,000 | -£2,828,000 | £12,254,000 | +533.3% | |
| Net assets | -£44,000,000 | -£52,828,000 | -£62,957,000 | -19.2% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | 76 | 74 | 72 | -2.7% | |
| Wages | £3,207,000 | £3,203,000 | £3,347,000 | +4.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | -32.3% | -64.7% | -64.6% | |
| Net margin | -40.6% | -76.7% | -69.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -77.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 247.4% | 303.9% | 393.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.35x | 0.54x | 1.28x | |
| Interest cover | -1.62x | -1.69x | -2.33x |
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
- BASF PHARMA (CALLANISH) LIMITED 2012-05-15 → present
- EQUATEQ LIMITED 2005-07-13 → 2012-05-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors are confident that the company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPBELL, Helen Victoria | Secretary | 2016-01-01 | — | — |
| HOLSTEIN, Timothy | Director | 2023-09-01 | Mar 1986 | British |
| SCHWEITZER, Eva Maria, Dr | Director | 2025-06-01 | Jan 1982 | German |
| TAPLICK, Anne Else | Director | 2024-08-01 | Jun 1984 | German |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HATTON, Stephen | Secretary | 2012-05-08 | 2015-12-31 |
| KELLIHER, Cathra | Secretary | 2005-07-13 | 2012-05-08 |
| RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-07-13 | 2005-07-13 |
| BIRK, Thomas | Director | 2021-06-07 | 2025-04-01 |
| BUDD, Darren, Dr | Director | 2025-04-01 | 2026-04-17 |
| BUDD, Darren, Dr | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2021-06-07 |
| CARTER, Richard John | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| FINK, Ralf | Director | 2013-09-01 | 2016-03-31 |
| HARPER, Karen Lois | Director | 2017-05-12 | 2024-10-31 |
| HATTON, Stephen | Director | 2012-05-08 | 2017-05-11 |
| JENSEN, Torben Berlin | Director | 2012-05-08 | 2015-12-31 |
| JONCKHEER, Frederik Jan Ludo Magdalena | Director | 2020-06-01 | 2020-11-01 |
| KELLIHER, Adam Reginald | Director | 2005-07-13 | 2012-05-08 |
| KELLIHER, Cathra | Director | 2005-07-13 | 2012-05-08 |
| URWIN, Thomas | Director | 2012-05-08 | 2023-06-30 |
| WASCHOLOWSKI, Veit, Dr | Director | 2021-02-16 | 2024-07-31 |
| WIDMANN, Martin | Director | 2012-05-08 | 2013-08-31 |
| RWL DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2005-07-13 | 2005-07-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basf Se | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 101 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-07-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-08 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-12 | 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
- 1
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.