DIACEUTICS PLC
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Cash
£13M
-23.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£40M
-2.3% vs 2023
Employees
199
+8.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£1.9M
+21.7% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2026-06-30.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,699,000 | £32,188,000 | +35.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£3,018,000 | -£2,455,000 | +18.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,438,000 | -£1,908,000 | +21.7% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | |
| Cash | £16,667,000 | £12,744,000 | -23.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £40,786,000 | £39,857,000 | -2.3% | |
| Equity | £40,786,000 | £39,857,000 | -2.3% | |
| Average employees | 184 | 199 | +8.2% | |
| Wages | £11,487,000 | £15,989,000 | +39.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £927,000 | £1,395,000 | +50.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -12.7% | -7.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 15.6% | 18.0% | |
| Current ratio | 3.57x | 2.73x | |
| Interest cover | -35.09x | -15.94x |
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
- DIACEUTICS PLC 2019-03-14 → present
- DIACEUTICS LTD 2005-05-17 → 2019-03-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ernest & Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements and balance sheet position at 31 December 2024 have been considered, applying the going concern basis of accounting, considering the including at the lower end of the ranges, there remains significant headroom in the minimum cash balance over the period to 31 December 2027 and therefore the Directors have satisfied themselves that the Group has adequate funds to place in operational existence over the period.”
Group structure
- DIACEUTICS PLC · parent
- Diaceutics Ireland Limited 100%
- Diaceutics Limited 100%
- Diaceutics Inc 100%
- Diaceutics Pte Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Diaceutics commit to reducing its near-term emissions and net-zero emissions to zero by 2040... targets officially validated and published in 2025.”
- “In January 2025, the Company took a lease on a 4,000 square foot office space in Newport, New Jersey. This move significantly increases our US footprint and will facilitate our planned US sales and marketing expansion plans.”
- “Our first PMX contract was signed in August 2024 and was worth £4.3 million over the contract term.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHELLEY, Lauren Dewitt | Secretary | 2026-02-09 | — | — |
| CLARK, Jordan Russell | Director | 2024-10-01 | Jul 1984 | British |
| KEELING, Peter | Director | 2005-05-17 | May 1960 | British |
| KEELING, Ryan Gerard | Director | 2017-01-01 | Nov 1982 | British |
| MACDIARMID, Cheryl Faye | Director | 2024-10-01 | Mar 1968 | Canadian |
| PATERSON, Graham Douglas | Director | 2023-10-01 | Jan 1971 | British |
| ROBERTS, Nicholas Stewart | Director | 2022-03-18 | Dec 1982 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRAIG, Sally | Secretary | 2020-09-11 | 2025-05-05 |
| KANE, Dorothy May | Secretary | 2005-05-17 | 2005-05-17 |
| KEELING, Delia | Secretary | 2005-05-17 | 2016-09-01 |
| MULLAN, Carmel | Secretary | 2019-03-13 | 2020-09-11 |
| ROBERTS, Nicholas Stewart | Secretary | 2025-05-05 | 2026-02-09 |
| WHITE, Jemma | Secretary | 2016-09-01 | 2018-02-26 |
| WHITE, Philip Henry | Secretary | 2018-02-26 | 2019-03-13 |
| DAVIS, Deborah Lee | Director | 2021-01-04 | 2024-10-01 |
| GOONEWARDENE WALLIN, Julie | Director | 2019-03-14 | 2020-12-31 |
| HINDSON, Richard Charles | Director | 2019-03-14 | 2023-10-01 |
| KEELING, Delia | Director | 2005-05-17 | 2018-09-06 |
| WHITE, Philip Henry Hugh | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2022-03-18 |
| WORT, Michael Dennis | Director | 2019-03-14 | 2024-10-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter Keeling | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-06-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 222 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-09 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-28 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-01 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-08-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-08-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-06-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 16
- Capital events
- 13
- 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.