SYNCONA DISCOVERY LIMITED
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Cash
£1.5m
-34.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£12m
-60.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£15m
-198.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £88,087 | £224,613 | £41,787 | -81.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,578,967 | -£5,044,128 | -£15,035,540 | -198.1% | |
| Net profit | £2,578,967 | -£5,044,128 | -£15,035,540 | -198.1% | |
| Cash | £9,086,545 | £2,240,767 | £1,472,828 | -34.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £43,053,893 | £29,509,765 | £11,624,225 | -60.6% | |
| Net assets | £43,053,893 | £29,509,765 | £11,624,225 | -60.6% | |
| Equity | £43,053,893 | £29,509,765 | £11,624,225 | -60.6% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | 64.01x | 35.62x |
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
- SYNCONA DISCOVERY LIMITED 2016-12-30 → present
- BACIT DISCOVERY LIMITED 2014-12-23 → 2016-12-30
- BACIT CHK1 INVESTMENT LIMITED 2013-11-08 → 2014-12-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors, have reviewed the cash flow, projected income and expenses over the next 12 months, in conjunction with considering ongoing geopolitical and macroeconomic events and believe that the Company has the ability to continue in operational existence for 12 months following the approval of the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 4 December 2025, the Company passed a special resolution to perform a capital reduction, which resulted in a reduction in share capital of £25,000,000, and a resulting cash distribution of £2,850,000 to the Partnership.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTLER, Katherine Elizabeth | Director | 2024-12-16 | Mar 1981 | British |
| GARCIA GAJARDO, Gonzalo Andres, Dr | Director | 2026-06-17 | Mar 1989 | British,Chilean |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRADSHAW, John | Director | 2017-01-17 | 2021-07-31 |
| HENDERSON, Thomas Alexander Gavin, The Hon. | Director | 2013-11-08 | 2017-01-17 |
| HOLLOWOOD, Christopher John, Dr | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2024-12-16 |
| JONIKAS, Magdalena Anna | Director | 2024-12-16 | 2026-05-06 |
| LUNN, Gregory, John | Director | 2013-11-08 | 2014-05-16 |
| MURPHY, Martin Patrick | Director | 2017-01-17 | 2023-01-01 |
| SODERSTROM, Rolf Kristian Berndtson | Director | 2021-08-01 | 2024-12-16 |
| THOMAS, Martin Nicholas Caleb | Director | 2014-05-16 | 2017-01-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacit Investments Lp Incorporated | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Syncona Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 96 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-12-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-09 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-12-09 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-12-09 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-12-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-13 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-12-13 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-12-13 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-12-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 4
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.