FERA SCIENCE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-28 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£13M
+62.5% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£50M
+17.7% vs 2024
Employees
557
+9.9% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£9M
+8.5% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £40,945,702 | £45,263,131 | £58,628,562 | £67,718,168 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £3,967,819 | — | £8,066,475 | £9,701,558 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £8,186,199 | £8,882,646 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £3,119,000 | £3,283,936 | £6,948,453 | £7,491,666 | |
| Cash | — | — | £4,471,918 | £7,605,644 | £7,907,273 | £12,852,989 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £44,559,459 | £77,910,420 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £42,681,126 | £50,218,677 | |
| Equity | £27,489,955 | £27,958,731 | £31,077,731 | £32,861,667 | £42,681,126 | £50,218,677 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 407 | 435 | 507 | 557 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £17,555,635 | £19,373,675 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £28,185 | — |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
-
Turnover
+15.5%
£58,628,562 £67,718,168
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+62.5%
£7,907,273 £12,852,989
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+17.7%
£42,681,126 £50,218,677
-
Employees
+9.9%
507 557
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+20.3%
£8,066,475 £9,701,558
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+8.5%
£8,186,199 £8,882,646
-
Wages
+10.4%
£17,555,635 £19,373,675
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 9.7% | — | 13.8% | 14.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 7.6% | 7.3% | 11.9% | 11.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 18.1% | 12.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.96x | 2.40x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 101.38x | 8.49x |
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
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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.”
Significant events
- “On 3 March 2026, the company acquired the entire issued share capital of Qotho Minerals Proprietary Limited. As the transaction was initiated and agreed after the reporting date and no related conditions existed at that date, the event is treated as a non-adjusting post balance sheet event.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROEBUCK, Jodie | Director | 2021-04-01 | Oct 1984 | British |
| SWIFT, Andrew John, Dr | Director | 2016-05-09 | Nov 1962 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAPITA GROUP SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2015-03-31 | 2024-01-17 |
| BASSIS, Anne Elizabeth | Director | 2018-09-03 | 2018-12-03 |
| BEDFORD, Nicolas Norman | Director | 2018-12-31 | 2020-05-21 |
| BELL, Linda, Dr | Director | 2019-11-01 | 2024-01-17 |
| BEN-YEHUDA, Einav Hana | Director | 2018-12-19 | 2024-01-17 |
| BOYD, Ian Lamont, Professor | Director | 2019-11-01 | 2024-01-17 |
| BOYD, Ian Lamont, Professor | Director | 2015-01-29 | 2019-08-29 |
| ELLIOTT, Patrick William | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2021-08-11 |
| HAYNES, Ross | Director | 2023-04-01 | 2024-01-17 |
| HENDERSON, Gideon Mark | Director | 2019-10-15 | 2024-01-17 |
| HEPWORTH, Peter Hamby, Mr. | Director | 2016-01-21 | 2018-07-18 |
| JOICEY, Nicholas Beverley | Director | 2015-02-16 | 2018-07-27 |
| LAWRENCE, Michael James | Director | 2016-09-14 | 2018-12-31 |
| MARRIOTT-SIMS, Dawn | Director | 2015-03-31 | 2016-01-21 |
| MCCARTHY, Richard John | Director | 2017-04-10 | 2024-01-17 |
| NICHOLS, Shona Ann | Director | 2015-03-31 | 2018-04-30 |
| SCOTT, Jennifer Anne | Director | 2021-08-11 | 2023-04-01 |
| SELLERS, Christopher George | Director | 2015-03-31 | 2017-03-24 |
| VINCENT, James D'Arcy | Director | 2018-05-02 | 2020-01-01 |
| WATTS, Mike | Director | 2016-05-09 | 2016-09-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazel Ii Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-01-17 | Active |
| Capita Business Services Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-01-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 94 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-27 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-01-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-22 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.