ALMAC SCIENCES LIMITED
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Cash
£5.5K
+41.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£33M
+12.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
661
+3.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.7M
-15.6% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £77,613,129 | £81,142,959 | £92,636,663 | +14.2% | |
| Operating profit | £6,652,806 | £13,497,729 | £13,724,235 | +1.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,237,433 | £6,799,731 | £5,739,801 | -15.6% | |
| Net profit | £1,815,228 | £4,958,637 | £3,464,880 | -30.1% | |
| Cash | £2,337 | £3,850 | £5,465 | +41.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £35,061,240 | £52,305,971 | £64,445,504 | +23.2% | |
| Net assets | £24,385,243 | £29,461,344 | £33,025,245 | +12.1% | |
| Equity | £24,385,243 | £29,461,344 | £33,025,245 | +12.1% | |
| Average employees | 626 | 636 | 661 | +3.9% | |
| Wages | £27,954,464 | £30,503,461 | £31,555,932 | +3.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £336,731 | £343,823 | £365,818 | +6.4% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.6% | 16.6% | 14.8% | |
| Net margin | 2.3% | 6.1% | 3.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.0% | 25.8% | 21.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 82.2% | 84.5% | 85.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.30x | 0.34x | 0.29x | |
| Interest cover | 1.46x | 2.02x | 1.72x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- ALMAC SCIENCES LIMITED 2005-11-07 → present
- CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS SERVICES LIMITED 2004-11-12 → 2005-11-07
- ALMAC SCIENCES LIMITED 2001-10-01 → 2004-11-12
- L&B (NO 1) LIMITED 2001-09-20 → 2001-10-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (Northern Ireland) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors of Almac Group Limited have prepared cash flow forecasts for a period of at least twelve months from the date of signing of this report and confirm that adequate funding has been committed by Almac Group Limited, the company's ultimate parent, to support the company's operations and planned growth over this period. Consequently, the directors have prepared these financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- ALMAC SCIENCES LIMITED · parent
- Syngal Limited 100%
- Arran Chemical Company Limited 100%
- Almac Sciences (Scotland) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIAMOND, Chris | Secretary | 2023-01-09 | — | — |
| ARMSTRONG, Alan David | Director | 2001-10-24 | Nov 1958 | Northern Irish |
| BARR, Stephen Alexander | Director | 2001-10-24 | Aug 1966 | British |
| HARKIN, Niall Patrick | Director | 2019-08-01 | May 1972 | British |
| MCBURNEY, Graeme Thomas | Director | 2022-10-01 | Aug 1969 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAYBURN, Colin | Secretary | 2016-06-06 | 2023-01-01 |
| HAYBURN, Colin | Secretary | 2005-06-01 | 2012-01-01 |
| HAYBURN, Colin | Secretary | 2005-06-01 | 2010-03-22 |
| RAFFERTY, Áine | Secretary | 2012-01-01 | 2016-06-06 |
| STEVENSON, Heather | Secretary | 2001-09-20 | 2005-06-01 |
| CAMPBELL, Stephen | Director | 2001-10-24 | 2024-04-30 |
| HAYBURN, Colin | Director | 2008-01-23 | 2008-06-09 |
| HAYBURN, Colin | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2023-01-01 |
| IRVINE, John Walter | Director | 2002-05-31 | 2016-08-22 |
| MCBRIDE, Paul | Director | 2001-09-20 | 2001-10-24 |
| MCCLAY, Allen James, Dr | Director | 2001-10-24 | 2010-01-12 |
| MILLIKEN, Richard Alexander | Director | 2002-05-31 | 2009-04-06 |
| STEPHENS, Kevin | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2020-01-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almac Group (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-09 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-01-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.