AMALGAMATED LABORATORY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Cash
£1m
+698.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£20m
-159.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
27
-15.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£12m
-29.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£4,185,270 | -£6,566,687 | -£7,052,064 | -7.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£5,708,529 | -£9,122,226 | -£11,853,422 | -29.9% | |
| Net profit | -£5,755,731 | -£9,240,554 | -£12,091,169 | -30.8% | |
| Cash | £747,546 | £130,864 | £1,045,367 | +698.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,702,214 | £26,040,934 | £26,042,333 | 0% | |
| Net assets | £1,667,182 | -£7,573,372 | -£19,664,541 | -159.7% | |
| Equity | £1,667,182 | -£7,573,372 | -£19,664,541 | -159.7% | |
| Average employees | 28 | 32 | 27 | -15.6% | |
| Wages | £2,242,366 | £2,707,589 | £2,250,075 | -16.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £452,000 | £528,321 | £530,522 | +0.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £1,321 | £1,504 | £3,522 | +134.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £307,000 | £357,000 | £357,000 | 0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -23.6% | -25.2% | -27.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 97.7% | 109.4% | 120.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.07x | 0.05x | 0.05x | |
| Interest cover | -2.60x | -1.84x | -1.47x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting.”
Group structure
- AMALGAMATED LABORATORY SOLUTIONS LIMITED · parent
- Leca Dental Laboratory Limited 100%
- Dental Technique Laboratory Limited 100%
- Casterbridge Solutions Limited 100%
- Ashford Orthodontics Limited 100%
- ALS Dental Direct Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Acquired 7 laboratories operating as stand alone sites widening its coverage throughout the UK.”
- “9 laboratory businesses were acquired and immediately merged into existing ALS sites to further widen the ALS customer base.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURNS, Kenneth John | Director | 2020-10-08 | Jan 1981 | British |
| LAVERY, Thomas Robin | Director | 2021-06-07 | Sep 1968 | British |
| MARSON, Peter Nicholas | Director | 2017-10-19 | Mar 1971 | English |
| TICHY, Evelyn Maria | Director | 2026-04-29 | Mar 1984 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAJA, Akta Mahendra | Director | 2017-10-19 | 2019-04-01 |
| STRAFFORD, Peter John | Director | 2017-10-19 | 2026-04-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Als Dental Laboratories Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-03-24 | Active |
| Ansor Fund I Gp Llp (In Its Capacity As Gp Of Ansor Fund I Lp) | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-09-30 | Ceased 2023-03-24 |
| Mr Peter John Strafford | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-10-19 | Ceased 2020-09-30 |
| Mr Peter Nicholas Marson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-10-19 | Ceased 2020-09-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 104 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-07-04 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-21 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-08-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-08-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-08-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-08-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-07 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-01 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-07-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.