LIFE TECHNOLOGIES FINANCE LIMITED
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Cash
£8.4bn
USD 11,344,304,000
+62% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£467m
USD 629,414,000
+30.9% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£133m
USD 178,828,000
-39.2% 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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £1,152,095 | £6,620,503 | -£8,454,917 | -227.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £259,088,840 | £218,101,719 | £132,710,946 | -39.2% | |
| Net profit | £258,387,223 | £217,359,121 | £131,958,442 | -39.3% | |
| Cash | £72,860,618 | £5,197,351,958 | £8,418,778,479 | +62% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,707,088,369 | £356,705,667 | £467,097,588 | +30.9% | |
| Net assets | £1,707,012,243 | £356,705,667 | £467,097,588 | +30.9% | |
| Equity | £1,707,012,243 | £356,705,667 | £467,097,588 | +30.9% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.742 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 0.1% | 1.9% | -1.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 90.8% | 97.6% | 96.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.10x | 1.02x | 1.03x | |
| Interest cover | 0.00x | 0.01x | -0.02x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approving these financial statements, due to the continued financial support of the ultimate parent company Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., and continues to adopt the going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2014-05-06 | — | — |
| AHMED, Syed Waqas | Director | 2020-03-23 | Nov 1979 | British |
| CAMERON, Euan Daney Ross | Director | 2018-10-31 | Mar 1976 | British |
| GREEN, Georgina Adams | Director | 2024-04-18 | Mar 1970 | British |
| SMITH, Anthony Hugh | Director | 2018-11-12 | May 1962 | American |
| STARR, Alison Jane | Director | 2024-04-18 | Jan 1977 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREGG, Rhona | Secretary | 2015-09-10 | 2026-03-31 |
| WARD, Nicola Jane | Secretary | 2014-05-06 | 2014-12-18 |
| DEUITCH, Dianne Marie | Director | 2011-04-15 | 2012-08-27 |
| GRANT, Lucie Mary Katja | Director | 2014-05-06 | 2019-12-03 |
| INCE, Nicholas | Director | 2015-09-10 | 2018-10-31 |
| MACLEOD, Genoffir Maud | Director | 2011-04-15 | 2014-05-06 |
| NORMAN, David John | Director | 2015-11-16 | 2024-04-18 |
| SMITH, David Harper | Director | 2011-04-15 | 2014-04-04 |
| SUTHERLAND, Janet | Director | 2012-08-27 | 2018-11-09 |
| WHEELER, Kevin Neil | Director | 2014-05-06 | 2015-11-16 |
| WRIGHT, Katie Rose | Director | 2014-05-06 | 2015-09-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invitrogen Europe Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 79 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-08-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-10 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-25 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-06-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-07 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-08-07 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-08-07 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-08-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.