BIOLOGICAL PREPARATIONS LIMITED
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Cash
£16k
+27.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.1m
+20.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
99
+7.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£512k
+31% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care 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 | £12,774,519 | £13,545,672 | £15,238,352 | +12.5% | |
| Operating profit | £537,807 | £563,991 | £662,567 | +17.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £369,488 | £390,380 | £511,511 | +31% | |
| Net profit | £363,940 | £326,793 | £543,966 | +66.5% | |
| Cash | £9,527 | £12,513 | £15,971 | +27.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,616,255 | £2,918,139 | £3,332,289 | +14.2% | |
| Net assets | £2,269,883 | £2,604,332 | £3,127,188 | +20.1% | |
| Equity | £2,269,883 | £2,604,332 | £3,127,188 | +20.1% | |
| Average employees | 88 | 92 | 99 | +7.6% | |
| Wages | £2,723,675 | £2,912,084 | £2,950,103 | +1.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £247,169 | £271,096 | £274,493 | +1.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £65,384 | £118,870 | £161,752 | +36.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £108,611 | £112,551 | £111,931 | -0.6% |
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 | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.6% | 19.3% | 19.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 71.3% | 66.6% | 64.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.27x | 1.40x | 1.46x | |
| Interest cover | 3.18x | 3.25x | 4.36x |
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
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- BIOLOGICAL PREPARATIONS LIMITED · parent
- Caerphilly Blenders Limited 100%
- Eco-Hygiene Limited 100%
- Biological Preparations (Ireland) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In the first quarter of 2026, a staff consultation was carried out in relation to the future direction of our manufacturing facility. As a result of this consultation, it was decided to migrate a significant element of our current production volume to a small number of specialist contract manufacturing partners.”
- “Supply chain disruption impacting the availability of key raw materials”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIS, Colin Brian | Director | 2023-05-30 | Mar 1983 | Northern Irish |
| MCCLUSKEY, Paul | Director | 2021-07-01 | Dec 1963 | British |
| PATTERSON, James Stuart | Director | 2009-06-01 | Feb 1976 | British |
| PATTERSON, Leslie Stuart | Director | 2009-05-28 | Jul 1947 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWEN, Gayle Elizabeth | Director | 2015-03-13 | 2016-07-02 |
| COX, Steven William | Director | 2008-10-21 | 2011-12-31 |
| DAVENPORT, Nicholas Rafael | Director | 2021-06-14 | 2022-10-25 |
| HOSKYNS-ABRAHALL, Bennet Mansel Leigh | Director | 2015-03-13 | 2015-12-31 |
| WALSH, Julia Maria, Dr | Director | 2015-03-13 | 2021-09-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biological Preparations Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-08-11 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 85 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-03-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-03-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-12-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-12-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-23 | 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.