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Next accounts due

2027-09-30 (in 1y)

Last filed for 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-10-06 (in 5mo)

Last made up 2025-09-22

Watchouts

1 item

Cash

£13M

Latest balance sheet

Net assets

-£24M

Equity attributable

Employees

561

Average over period

Profit before tax

-£8M

Period ending 2025-12-31

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2024-12-312025-12-31
Turnover £56,263,984£67,718,166
Operating profit -£3,933,405£5,369,132
Profit before tax -£15,841,382-£8,390,616
Net profit -£16,313,990-£8,935,342
Cash £9,148,618£13,254,460
Total assets less current liabilities
Net assets -£15,720,099-£24,484,473
Equity -£15,720,099-£24,484,473
Average employees 512561
Wages £17,782,385£20,162,829
Directors' remuneration £610,670£1,025,385

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

Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 16 months prior.

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin -7.0%7.9%
Net margin -29.0%-13.2%
Current ratio 1.64x1.76x
Interest cover -0.36x0.40x

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.

Name history

Renamed 1 time since incorporation

  1. HAZEL II TOPCO LIMITED 2023-11-06 → present
  2. HELIUM MIRACLE 390 LIMITED 2023-09-23 → 2023-11-06

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
IFRS
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
RSM UK Audit LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The group meets its day-to-day working capital requirements through its cash reserves. The group's detailed monthly forecasts and projections for the period up to 31 March 2027 taking account of plausible downsides in trading performance across the business units show that the group will be able to continue to operate within the levels and its current and projected cash reserves, along with available borrowing facilities.”

Group structure

  1. HAZEL II TOPCO LIMITED · parent
    1. Hazel II Midco 1 Limited 100% · UK · Intermediate holding company
    2. Hazel II Midco 2 Limited 100% · UK · Intermediate holding company
    3. Hazel II Bidco Limited 100% · UK · Intermediate holding company
    4. Fera Science Limited 100% · UK · Supplying scientific solutions, evidence and advice across the agri-food supply chain

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

9 active · 7 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
BEN-YEHUDA, Einav Hana Director 2024-01-17 Sep 1969 British
GIBBONS, Alastair Ronald Director 2025-07-25 Jun 1959 British
GOSWAMI, Anjali, Professor Director 2025-07-25 Sep 1976 British,American
HAUSER, Wolfhart Gunnar, Dr Director 2024-01-17 Dec 1949 German
HENDERSON, Gideon Mark Director 2024-01-17 Jul 1968 British
ROEBUCK, Jodie Director 2024-01-17 Oct 1984 British
SWIFT, Andrew John, Dr Director 2024-01-17 Nov 1962 British
TOWERS, Michael David Director 2023-11-06 Jul 1992 British
YEUNG, Jonathan Mark Director 2024-01-17 Jun 1973 British
Show 7 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
LINK COMPANY MATTERS LIMITED Corporate Secretary 2024-04-24 2024-08-01
OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED Corporate Secretary 2023-09-23 2023-11-06
BOYD, Ian Lamont, Professor Director 2024-01-17 2025-10-14
LEGG, Matthew James Director 2023-11-06 2025-07-25
M'BEMBATH, Jeannele Rhecy Director 2023-11-06 2024-01-17
MCCARTHY, Richard John Director 2024-01-17 2025-12-31
YARDLEY, Michael David Director 2023-09-23 2023-11-06

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Bdc Iv Nominees Limited Corporate entity Shares 50–75%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2023-11-06 Active
Oakwood Corporate Nominees 2022 Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2023-09-23 Ceased 2023-11-06

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 46 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-05-07 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2026-05-05 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2026-04-13 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2026-01-22 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-12-23 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2025-12-23 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2025-10-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2025-10-14 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-10-13 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2025-07-25 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-07-25 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-07-25 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-05-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-05-07 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2024-11-13 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2024-10-11 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2024-08-05 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2024-05-01 AP04 officers Appoint corporate secretary company with name date PDF
2024-03-14 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2024-02-27 PSC05 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
14

last 12 months

Capital events
7

last 24 months

Officers appointed
2

last 12 months

Officers resigned
3

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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