TOUCHLIGHT GENETICS LIMITED
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Cash
£391K
-64.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£8M
-1.5% vs 2023
Employees
136
-8.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£1.6M
-33.2% 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 Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,469,433 | £15,877,230 | £15,290,565 | -3.7% | |
| Operating profit | -£976,658 | -£1,194,175 | -£1,590,441 | -33.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£976,399 | -£1,191,353 | -£1,587,439 | -33.2% | |
| Net profit | -£841,562 | -£1,359,497 | -£1,587,439 | -16.8% | |
| Cash | £474,647 | £1,089,420 | £391,404 | -64.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£8,300,313 | -£7,902,454 | -£8,022,710 | -1.5% | |
| Net assets | -£8,300,313 | -£7,902,454 | -£8,022,710 | -1.5% | |
| Equity | -£8,300,313 | -£7,902,454 | -£8,022,710 | -1.5% | |
| Average employees | 117 | 149 | 136 | -8.7% | |
| Wages | — | £10,013,345 | £9,930,254 | -0.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £400,491 | £374,000 | £494,151 | +32.1% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -7.8% | -7.5% | -10.4% | |
| Net margin | -6.7% | -8.6% | -10.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 135.0% | 125.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.59x | 0.70x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At 31 December 2024, the company had a deficit on shareholders' funds amounting to £8,022,710 (2023: £7,902,454), following a loss for the year of £1,587,439 (2023: £1,359,497). The company has received confirmation that its parent company, Touchlight Holdings Limited, will not demand repayment of the balance due to it until such time as the company”
Group structure
- TOUCHLIGHT GENETICS LIMITED · parent
- Ceva Hampton Limited (formerly Touchlight Aquaculture Limited) 59%
- TGL-200 Limited 100%
- TGL-210 Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Licence agreement signed with GSK for non-exclusive rights to use enzymatic dbDNA for mRNA manufacturing.”
- “Received GMP certification for the facility in Hampton UK, becoming the first synthetic DNA manufacturer globally to gain regulatory approval to produce API.”
- “Disposed of Touchlight Aquaculture subsidiary to Ceva Animal Health for £8,100,301 on 14 January 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEWIS, David Edward Noel | Director | 2020-10-08 | Oct 1956 | British |
| OHLSON, Jonathan Keith | Director | 2008-01-16 | Sep 1962 | British |
| THEOBALD, Bradley James | Director | 2020-10-08 | Jan 1973 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PORTER, Neil, Dr | Secretary | 2010-06-01 | 2014-11-30 |
| BROADWAY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-11-08 | 2010-06-01 |
| DIX, Clive James, Dr | Director | 2011-04-08 | 2020-10-08 |
| GANNAWAY, David John, Dr | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2014-11-30 |
| HACKER, Ann Veronica | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2015-01-27 |
| HILL, Vanessa Jean, Mrs. | Director | 2008-01-16 | 2009-11-09 |
| LEWIS, David Edward Noel | Director | 2008-12-02 | 2015-01-27 |
| PORTER, Neil, Dr | Director | 2008-12-02 | 2014-11-30 |
| QUINN, David John | Director | 2007-11-22 | 2010-06-01 |
| SARGENT, Rodger David | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2013-10-03 |
| SHAFIR, Iris, Dr | Director | 2008-12-02 | 2011-03-10 |
| SHORT, Deane Keith | Director | 2014-04-15 | 2015-01-27 |
| BROADWAY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2007-11-08 | 2007-11-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Touchlight Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 115 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-06 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-08-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.