SPYBIOTECH LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-15 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-01
Watchouts
Cash
£6M
-52.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
-58.1% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
21
+5% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£8M
-18.9% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The directors acknowledge that: i) the requirement for additional funding to be obtained by the end of October 2026; and ii) that the Company would not have sufficient funds to repay the £7m loan notes in the unlikely event repayment was requested subsequent to July 2026 represents material uncertainties which may cast doubt over the ability of the Group and the Company to continue as a going concern for the period to 31 October 2026. However, the Directors expect to obtain additional funding and do not expect the loan notes to be recalled based on the significant interest from multiple investors and the ongoing conversations with the current investors. Therefore, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group and Company will be able to continue in operation for the going concern period.
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | -£6,828,870 | -£7,941,341 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | -£6,486,732 | -£7,714,628 | |
| Net profit | — | -£1,800,913 | — | — | — | -£3,100,841 | -£5,806,401 | -£6,733,141 | |
| Cash | — | £502,381 | £21,477,391 | £18,090,376 | — | £16,367,262 | £12,166,160 | £5,818,092 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £22,280,699 | £19,440,383 | — | £16,623,062 | £10,857,230 | £4,594,135 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £22,220,822 | £19,374,519 | — | £16,552,258 | £10,782,886 | £4,516,073 | |
| Equity | £2,662,091 | £1,217,306 | — | — | £19,374,519 | £16,552,258 | £10,782,886 | £4,516,073 | |
| Average employees | — | 10 | 10 | 11 | — | 14 | 20 | 21 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | £1,654,632 | £1,814,830 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | £896,647 | £732,086 |
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
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-52.2%
£12,166,160 £5,818,092
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Net assets
-58.1%
£10,782,886 £4,516,073
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+5%
20 21
highest in 6 filed years
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Operating profit
-16.3%
-£6,828,870 -£7,941,341
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Profit before tax
-18.9%
-£6,486,732 -£7,714,628
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Wages
+9.7%
£1,654,632 £1,814,830
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 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | -62.9% | -172.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 64.75x | 36.67x | — | — | 3.91x | 2.38x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The directors acknowledge that: i) the requirement for additional funding to be obtained by the end of October 2026; and ii) that the Company would not have sufficient funds to repay the £7m loan notes in the unlikely event repayment was requested subsequent to July 2026 represents material uncertainties which may cast doubt over the ability of the Group and the Company to continue as a going concern for the period to 31 October 2026. However, the Directors expect to obtain additional funding and do not expect the loan notes to be recalled based on the significant interest from multiple investors and the ongoing conversations with the current investors. Therefore, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group and Company will be able to continue in operation for the going concern period.”
Group structure
- SPYBIOTECH LIMITED · parent
- Spybiotech Inc 100%
Significant events
- “On 4th July 2025, the Company secured an extra £7 million of funding through the issuance of convertible loan notes to existing shareholders.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BISWAS, Sumi | Director | 2017-03-10 | Jul 1983 | British |
| CHAFFEE, Stuart, Dr | Director | 2025-07-31 | Sep 1973 | American |
| CRAWFORD-BRUNT, Andre | Director | 2021-02-05 | Mar 1971 | South African |
| GRAY, Edward James | Director | 2023-02-02 | Apr 1959 | British |
| SMIRNYAGINA, Ekaterina, Dr | Director | 2021-10-08 | Aug 1966 | French |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIEBEL, Lutz | Director | 2021-02-05 | 2022-10-06 |
| LEUCHTENBERGER, Mark | Director | 2022-06-06 | 2025-11-26 |
| MACKINNON, Lachlan Tom | Director | 2017-03-02 | 2020-10-16 |
| MENICHELLA, Daniel | Director | 2021-02-25 | 2025-07-31 |
| PORTER, Carolyn Breege, Dr | Director | 2018-02-15 | 2021-02-05 |
| WONG, James Ching Tung | Director | 2020-11-13 | 2021-10-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Science Enterprises Holding Ii Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-03-02 | Active |
| The Chancellor, Masters And Scholars Of The University Of Oxford | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-03-02 | Ceased 2018-03-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 60 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-08-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-17 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-10-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-05-11 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 3
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.