BESINS HEALTHCARE (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-01 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£41K
+104.5% vs 2023
Net assets
-£10M
+48.5% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
62
+14.8% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£11M
+263.5% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £16,569,084 | £27,159,777 | — | £45,807,682 | £75,658,278 | £95,904,706 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£1,058,294 | £4,634,791 | — | £3,113,298 | -£5,749,736 | £12,253,607 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£1,188,141 | £4,513,547 | — | £3,002,652 | -£6,447,215 | £10,538,720 | |
| Net profit | — | -£1,188,141 | £5,232,513 | — | £2,283,686 | -£6,447,215 | £9,788,556 | |
| Cash | — | £44,803 | £42,393 | — | £43,446 | -£929,341 | £41,459 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | -£20,947,813 | -£15,959,069 | — | -£13,157,131 | -£19,861,524 | -£10,338,072 | |
| Net assets | — | -£21,240,669 | -£16,008,156 | — | -£13,724,470 | -£20,171,685 | -£10,383,129 | |
| Equity | -£20,052,528 | -£21,240,669 | -£16,008,156 | -£16,008,156 | -£13,724,470 | -£20,171,685 | -£10,383,129 | |
| Average employees | — | 38 | 42 | — | 47 | 54 | 62 | |
| Wages | — | £2,518,102 | £2,757,274 | — | £3,106,123 | £4,084,536 | £5,198,656 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | £177,620 |
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
-
Turnover
+26.8%
£75,658,278 £95,904,706
highest in 5 filed years
-
Cash
+104.5%
-£929,341 £41,459
-
Net assets
+48.5%
-£20,171,685 -£10,383,129
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+14.8%
54 62
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+313.1%
-£5,749,736 £12,253,607
highest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+263.5%
-£6,447,215 £10,538,720
highest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+27.3%
£4,084,536 £5,198,656
highest in 5 filed years
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 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -6.4% | 17.1% | — | 6.8% | -7.6% | 12.8% | |
| Net margin | — | -7.2% | 19.3% | — | 5.0% | -8.5% | 10.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 5.1% | -29.0% | — | -23.7% | 28.9% | -118.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.60x | 0.80x | |
| Interest cover | — | -6.52x | 27.70x | — | 7.53x | -6.42x | 6.63x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis. The Company remains assured of the financial support by the parent company. The directors have received confirmation that the parent and other group companies will continue to support the Company and provide it with adequate funds when necessary to enable it to meet its debts as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. On this basis, the directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) market has been expanding significantly, following the publication of Women's Health Strategy by UK government and more noise about HRT by celebrities, politicians and social media.”
- “The 2024 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access, and growth (VPAG) with higher levy rate up to 35% for older medicines may dampen further investment in UK Life Sciences Sector.”
- “The Company has issued 27,000,000 ordinary shares of £1 each to its parent company, Besins Healthcare Ireland Limited, on 17 March 2025 to restructure its share capital and settlement of a long-term loan of £27,000,000 with the group company, Besins Healthcare Distribution Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GROUÈS, Antoine | Director | 2022-02-14 | Oct 1975 | French |
| SPIRIEVA, Irina | Director | 2024-02-02 | Mar 1984 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, Paul Martin | Director | 2013-12-10 | 2019-09-30 |
| COHEN, Delbert Alva, Mr. | Director | 2017-09-12 | 2024-02-02 |
| FARLEY, Joseph | Director | 2013-12-10 | 2014-03-31 |
| GRUNFELD, Leslie Eric Giles | Director | 2013-10-10 | 2022-02-14 |
| GRUNFELD, Leslie Eric Giles | Director | 2013-10-10 | 2013-12-10 |
| PARK, Stephen Philip | Director | 2013-09-18 | 2014-03-31 |
| STALLARD, Reginald James | Director | 2013-09-18 | 2013-10-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Besins Healthcare Ireland Ltd | Corporate entity | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2022-11-03 | Active |
| Besins Healthcare Sa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-11-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 52 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-18 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.