NORTHERN IRELAND SCIENCE PARK FOUNDATION LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-07 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-24
Watchouts
Cash
£977K
-61.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
+5.9% vs 2024
Employees
48
-4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£160K
+290.5% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,861,000 | £11,563,000 | |
| Operating profit | £603,000 | £808,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£84,000 | £160,000 | |
| Net profit | -£130,000 | £139,000 | |
| Cash | £2,531,000 | £977,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £25,124,000 | £23,458,000 | |
| Net assets | £2,374,000 | £2,513,000 | |
| Equity | £2,374,000 | £2,513,000 | |
| Average employees | 50 | 48 | |
| Wages | £2,457,000 | £2,803,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 |
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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+17.3%
£9,861,000 £11,563,000
-
Cash
-61.4%
£2,531,000 £977,000
-
Net assets
+5.9%
£2,374,000 £2,513,000
-
Employees
-4%
50 48
-
Operating profit
+34%
£603,000 £808,000
-
Profit before tax
+290.5%
-£84,000 £160,000
-
Wages
+14.1%
£2,457,000 £2,803,000
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.1% | 7.0% | |
| Net margin | -1.3% | 1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.4% | 3.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.67x | 0.57x | |
| Interest cover | 0.87x | 1.25x |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- AAB Group Accountants Limited
- 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 Group's or the parent 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.”
Group structure
- NORTHERN IRELAND SCIENCE PARK FOUNDATION LIMITED · parent
- Northern Ireland Science Park (Holdings) Limited 100%
- Northern Ireland Science Park Property Limited 100%
- North West Regional Science Park Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The profit for the year, after taxation, amounted to £139k (2024 - loss £130k).”
- “The directors are satisfied with the results of the group for the year, which were in line with expectations and in line with the plan for the year to support local employment, programmes and project activities to invest in future growth and continued development of the entrepreneurial innovation ecosystem.”
- “The results of the group are profit making at EBITDA. There are strong positive cash balances and overall positive net assets despite the group having net current liabilities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 39 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEWART, Darren William | Secretary | 2024-02-19 | — | — |
| ARMSTRONG, Darina | Director | 2023-01-01 | May 1967 | British |
| BARTHOLOMEW, Paul, Professor | Director | 2021-04-01 | Jun 1967 | British |
| BRESLIN, Tessa Mary | Director | 2025-02-03 | May 1976 | Irish |
| CROCKETT, Samuel Neil | Director | 2020-12-03 | Feb 1958 | British,Irish |
| FERGUSON, Mark William James, Professor | Director | 2022-06-01 | Oct 1955 | Irish,British |
| GREER, Ian Andrew, Professor Sir | Director | 2021-04-01 | Apr 1958 | British |
| HANNIGAN, Paul Anthony | Director | 2022-06-01 | May 1964 | Irish |
| KINDLON, Gerard Joseph | Director | 2020-12-03 | May 1963 | Irish |
| STERLING, David Robert, Sir | Director | 2025-06-02 | Mar 1958 | British |
| TEDSTONE, Lee George | Director | 2025-02-03 | Apr 1978 | Irish |
| WALKER, Jeanette Elsie | Director | 2022-03-21 | Aug 1960 | British |
Show 39 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAREW, John Paul | Secretary | 2023-07-07 | 2024-02-02 |
| LAMONT, Michael George | Secretary | 1999-03-25 | 2007-09-06 |
| MAGUIRE, Philip Patrick | Secretary | 2007-09-06 | 2023-07-07 |
| ADAIR, David Franklin | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2008-07-01 |
| ALLEN, John Charles, Professor | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2012-06-01 |
| BAIN, George Sayers, Professor | Director | 1999-03-25 | 2004-07-31 |
| BARNETT, Richard Robert, Professor | Director | 2005-10-19 | 2015-04-01 |
| BELL, Eric Gairdner | Director | 2009-06-01 | 2015-05-31 |
| BLACK, Michael Gerald Alexander | Director | 1999-04-21 | 2009-06-01 |
| BRADSTOCK, Paul Alfred | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2011-07-01 |
| COFFEY, Colin | Director | 2013-02-01 | 2016-01-31 |
| COLHOUN, Clare | Director | 2017-03-10 | 2022-06-30 |
| CUSHNAHAN, Hugh Francis | Director | 1999-03-25 | 2003-05-01 |
| DAVIES, Jane Beverley | Director | 2013-02-01 | 2020-06-30 |
| DEAN, Bonnie Phillips | Director | 2013-02-01 | 2021-06-30 |
| GIBSON, David | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2002-04-01 |
| GILLILAND, Philip Alexander Tellwright | Director | 2013-02-01 | 2021-06-30 |
| GRAHAM, Ellvena | Director | 2020-12-03 | 2024-12-31 |
| GRAY, David William | Director | 2013-02-01 | 2016-01-31 |
| GREGSON, Peter John | Director | 2004-07-31 | 2013-08-01 |
| HANNA, Brian Petrie | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2014-06-30 |
| HEWITT, Francis Anthony | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2014-06-30 |
| JESSUP, Christopher Mark | Director | 2021-08-01 | 2025-02-28 |
| JOHNSTON, Patrick Gerard, Professor | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2017-06-04 |
| KEATING, Bryan Stanley, Dr | Director | 2017-03-10 | 2025-06-30 |
| LANGFORD, Cliona | Director | 2021-08-01 | 2025-07-31 |
| MCKENNA, Gerald, Professor | Director | 1999-03-25 | 2005-10-19 |
| MCRITCHIE, Alexander Montgomery | Director | 2017-03-10 | 2022-06-30 |
| MILLIKEN, Dick | Director | 2009-06-01 | 2021-02-11 |
| NIXON, Patrick Arthur, Professor | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2020-02-28 |
| O'KANE, James Patrick, Jude | Director | 2018-07-06 | 2020-12-31 |
| REAVEY, Angela Martina | Director | 2000-04-06 | 2009-06-01 |
| RODGERS, Thomas Philip | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2008-07-01 |
| SCHUDDEBOOM, Peter John, Professor | Director | 1999-04-21 | 2003-12-04 |
| SPEED, Alfred Des | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2021-06-30 |
| STALKER, Rose Mary | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2016-09-01 |
| STUART, Joanne Louise | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2013-09-01 |
| WRAY, Stephen Robert | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2023-06-30 |
| WYLIE, Jeffrey Jackson | Director | 2017-03-10 | 2025-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 172 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-20 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-02-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-07 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.