PEPTONE LTD
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Cash
£17m
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£20m
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
31
highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2023-12-31
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 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£7,878,588 | — | |
| Cash | £1,383,518 | £808,907 | £16,758,334 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £20,287,011 | — | |
| Net assets | £1,567,498 | £1,075,244 | £19,923,340 | — | |
| Equity | — | — | £19,923,340 | — | |
| Average employees | 5 | 6 | 31 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £872,301 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 8 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-04-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 9.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 11.17x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having assessed these forecasts and the availability of continued funding, the directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- PEPTONE LTD · parent
- Peptone Switzerland AG 100%
Significant events
- “Further drawdowns on convertible loan notes in existence at 31 December 2025 occurred post year end in January, April and June 2026 for approximately £706k, £3.34m and £3.43m respectively.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Andrew, Dr | Director | 2025-06-25 | May 1966 | American |
| GOLUMBESKI, George Stanley, Dr | Director | 2022-10-06 | Apr 1957 | American |
| HEDIN, Andrew David, Mr. | Director | 2022-04-08 | Mar 1985 | American |
| KANJI, Hussein | Director | 2020-11-18 | Oct 1976 | American |
| KIENER, Peter, Dr | Director | 2023-07-04 | Apr 1952 | English,American |
| PASTEUR, Alexander Thomas, Mr. | Director | 2022-04-08 | Dec 1970 | British |
| TAMIOLA, Kamil, Dr | Director | 2018-04-06 | Dec 1982 | Polish |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEBERLING, Matthew Michael, Dr | Director | 2018-04-06 | 2023-08-03 |
| OWENS, Benjamin Michael Joseph, Dr | Director | 2023-08-10 | 2024-10-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Kamil Tamiola | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2018-04-06 | Ceased 2022-04-14 |
| Dr Matthew Michael Heberling | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2018-04-06 | Ceased 2022-04-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 93 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-03-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-04-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-07 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2026-01-07 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-11-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-02-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-12-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-01 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 9
- 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.