THEA PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-03 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-20
Watchouts
Cash
£870K
-62.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£13M
+7.9% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
66
+3.1% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
+9.1% highest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £25,636,716 | £32,755,938 | £42,141,726 | £48,409,976 | |
| Operating profit | £2,164,216 | £2,754,858 | £3,010,923 | £3,291,899 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,162,396 | £2,752,537 | £3,010,923 | £3,286,284 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £2,243,011 | £2,471,506 | |
| Cash | £93,568 | £601,581 | £2,317,334 | £869,864 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,921,094 | £9,118,509 | £12,250,858 | £13,227,364 | |
| Net assets | £6,901,189 | £9,106,132 | £12,234,858 | £13,206,364 | |
| Equity | £6,901,189 | £9,106,132 | £12,234,858 | £13,206,364 | |
| Average employees | 61 | 62 | 64 | 66 | |
| Wages | — | — | £4,534,653 | £4,639,971 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £380,956 | £784,829 |
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
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Turnover
+14.9%
£42,141,726 £48,409,976
highest in 4 filed years
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Cash
-62.5%
£2,317,334 £869,864
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Net assets
+7.9%
£12,234,858 £13,206,364
highest in 4 filed years
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Employees
+3.1%
64 66
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+9.3%
£3,010,923 £3,291,899
highest in 4 filed years
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Profit before tax
+9.1%
£3,010,923 £3,286,284
highest in 4 filed years
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Wages
+2.3%
£4,534,653 £4,639,971
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.4% | 8.4% | 7.1% | 6.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 5.3% | 5.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 31.3% | 30.2% | 24.6% | 24.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.66x | 2.18x | |
| Interest cover | 1189.13x | 1186.93x | — | 586.27x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- THEA PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED 2015-01-30 → present
- SPECTRUM THEA PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED 2008-04-17 → 2015-01-30
- SPECTRUM THEA LIMITED 2008-02-15 → 2008-04-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Dains Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At 31 December 2024, the company had net current assets of £13,104,687 (2023 - £12,188,160) and has made a profit in the year of £2,471,506 (2023 £2,243,011). The company is the UK distributor for Laboratoires Thea SAS, its parent company. The Company has received a letter of support from its parent company and have made enquiries of their parent company to satisfy themselves of the parent company's ability to provide financial support. The Directors have prepared forecasts and believe the Company with the financial support of its parent company is able to meet its liabilities as they fall due and consider that is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis as a result.”
Significant events
- “During the year the turnover of the business reached £48.4m, a 15% increase on 2023 turnover of £42.1m. The year on year increase is largely attributed to promotion of core growth products in order to obtain increasing marketing share. The continued high street demand for OTC products, growth of online marketing channels and new product launches have also contributed to the growth of the company.”
- “The company is a member of the new voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth (VPAG) for the years 2024-2028.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AINLEY, Christopher | Secretary | 2014-06-10 | — | — |
| MUSTAHSIN, Sheema | Director | 2023-08-25 | Jan 1973 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Philip Lewis | Director | 2008-05-12 | Apr 1957 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEDDES, Andrew Gordon | Secretary | 2008-04-17 | 2008-12-23 |
| SNELSON, Ian Martin | Secretary | 2010-09-15 | 2014-06-10 |
| TRASK, Christopher James | Secretary | 2008-12-23 | 2010-09-15 |
| COBBETTS (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-02-15 | 2008-04-17 |
| BAKER, Andrew Frances | Director | 2008-04-17 | 2014-06-10 |
| CHIBRET, Henri | Director | 2008-12-23 | 2023-08-25 |
| CHIBRET, Jean-Frederic | Director | 2008-12-23 | 2023-08-25 |
| GEDDES, Andrew Gordon | Director | 2008-04-17 | 2014-06-10 |
| PONCHON, David | Director | 2008-12-23 | 2023-08-25 |
| COBBETTS (DIRECTOR) LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-02-15 | 2008-04-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Philip Lewis-Williams | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-02-28 |
| Laboratoires Thea Sas | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 82 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-18 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-14 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.