BIORELIANCE LTD.
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Cash
£261K
-64.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£106M
-14.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
741
-3.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£43M
-18.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £163,872,000 | £173,251,000 | £167,816,000 | -3.1% | |
| Operating profit | £42,841,000 | £48,766,000 | £39,286,000 | -19.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £47,218,000 | £52,872,000 | £43,023,000 | -18.6% | |
| Net profit | £36,776,000 | £40,013,000 | £33,543,000 | -16.2% | |
| Cash | £1,061,000 | £735,000 | £261,000 | -64.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £117,257,000 | £128,311,000 | £107,717,000 | -16.1% | |
| Net assets | £112,640,000 | £123,524,000 | £106,106,000 | -14.1% | |
| Equity | £112,640,000 | £123,524,000 | £106,106,000 | -14.1% | |
| Average employees | 754 | 767 | 741 | -3.4% | |
| Wages | £30,439,000 | £33,552,000 | £34,537,000 | +2.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £224,000 | £326,000 | £149,000 | -54.3% |
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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 26.1% | 28.1% | 23.4% | |
| Net margin | 22.4% | 23.1% | 20.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 36.5% | 38.0% | 36.5% | |
| Current ratio | 6.24x | 7.13x | 6.96x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- BIORELIANCE LTD. 1997-07-04 → present
- MICROBIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATES LTD. 1993-10-28 → 1997-07-04
- MICROBIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, LTD. 1990-02-09 → 1993-10-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the Directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “One such principal decision made in 2025 was the annual decision made regarding dividend payments.”
- “The long-term CTO sustainability project remains in place to ensure the services provided by BioReliance Ltd can continue to grow. Phase one of the project relating to Virology expansion was successfully completed in 2025, however the remaining phases remained on hold throughout 2025 due to no commercial agreement made with key client, the evaluation of options for future Manufacturing expansion remain ongoing as at the end of 2025, with further principal decisions now expected to be made in 2026.”
- “There were also a number of charity events held at BioReliance sites during 2025, including a charity week in Glasgow in September, and a charity cycle event in Stirling in August.”
- “There have been no significant subsequent events since the balance sheet date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2016-05-01 | — | — |
| ARMSTRONG, Alison Ann | Director | 2024-03-31 | Aug 1964 | British |
| MASSEY, Alison Eve | Director | 2023-03-01 | Sep 1964 | British |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEGG, John Alexander | Secretary | 2007-04-30 | 2016-01-05 |
| HARWOOD JR, Charles Cumings | Secretary | 2007-04-12 | 2007-04-30 |
| MACLEOD, Genoffir Maud | Secretary | 2006-05-08 | 2007-04-12 |
| MILLER, George Lloyd | Secretary | 2012-01-31 | 2015-11-18 |
| ORR, William Robert | Secretary | 1993-09-16 | 2006-05-08 |
| BONAR MCKENZIE WS | Corporate Secretary | — | 1993-09-16 |
| BEGG, John Alexander | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2016-01-05 |
| BIRO, Peter | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2023-03-01 |
| BROWN, James, Dr | Director | — | 1992-10-28 |
| BRUST, Bernd | Director | 2006-05-05 | 2007-04-12 |
| BURGSTAHLER, David Frederick | Director | 2007-09-21 | 2007-10-25 |
| COSGROVE, Raymond Francis, Dr | Director | 1993-02-22 | 2005-08-22 |
| COTTIER, Gilles | Director | 2012-01-31 | 2015-11-18 |
| CULLEN, Archibald Francis Skinnider | Director | 2012-01-31 | 2017-09-15 |
| DARLING, Allan James, Dr | Director | 2005-04-05 | 2006-05-05 |
| DERRINGTON, Stephen Timothy | Director | 2007-04-12 | 2007-10-25 |
| DODD, David Alan | Director | 2007-12-21 | 2009-04-22 |
| HAMILTON, Victoria | Director | 1990-02-15 | 1993-02-28 |
| HARWOOD JR, Charles Cumings | Director | 2009-04-22 | 2013-03-31 |
| JONES, Mark Anthony | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2016-05-31 |
| KRATZER, Stefan | Director | 2016-07-25 | 2017-07-01 |
| LUCAS, Graham | Director | 2012-01-31 | 2014-07-01 |
| MCCLELLAND, David Hannah | Director | 2017-09-15 | 2024-03-31 |
| MCDONALD, Capers Walter | Director | 1993-02-22 | 2004-06-10 |
| SCHWAN, Carl Christian | Director | 1993-09-16 | 1998-10-09 |
| SHUDTER, Lewis John | Director | 1990-04-02 | 1993-02-22 |
| SMITH, David Harper | Director | 2004-08-16 | 2007-04-12 |
| SOUTER, Thomas Ireland | Director | 2006-05-05 | 2007-04-12 |
| SPRATT, Patrick | Director | 1999-10-08 | 2000-01-04 |
| THEODORE, Philip Allen | Director | 2008-12-19 | 2009-04-22 |
| VENABLES, David Charles, Dr | Director | 2006-05-05 | 2007-04-12 |
| WALKER, David Steven | Director | 2007-09-21 | 2012-05-11 |
| WHELAN, Douglas Francis | Director | 1990-02-15 | 1993-09-16 |
| WISHER, Martin | Director | 1990-04-02 | 2003-09-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merck Kgaa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-12-06 | Active |
| Bioreliance Uk Acquisition Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-12-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 193 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-10 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.