GRUNENTHAL MEDS UK LTD
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Cash
£15M
+30.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£73M
+28.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
35
-34% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£21M
+1,016% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £70,259,000 | £104,481,000 | £109,234,000 | +4.5% | |
| Operating profit | £13,692,000 | £1,931,000 | £21,391,000 | +1,007.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £14,226,000 | £1,914,000 | £21,360,000 | +1,016% | |
| Net profit | £11,337,000 | £723,000 | £16,030,000 | +2,117.2% | |
| Cash | £9,834,000 | £11,677,000 | £15,226,000 | +30.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £56,365,000 | £161,780,000 | £73,017,000 | -54.9% | |
| Net assets | £56,237,000 | £56,960,000 | £72,990,000 | +28.1% | |
| Equity | £56,237,000 | £56,960,000 | £72,990,000 | +28.1% | |
| Average employees | 71 | 53 | 35 | -34% | |
| Wages | £2,975,000 | £4,095,000 | £2,678,000 | -34.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £184,000 | £334,000 | £327,000 | -2.1% |
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 | 19.5% | 1.8% | 19.6% | |
| Net margin | 16.1% | 0.7% | 14.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 24.3% | 1.2% | 29.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 40.8% | 70.6% | — | |
| Current ratio | 2.45x | 2.20x | 0.42x | |
| Interest cover | — | 1.99x | 99.49x |
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
- GRUNENTHAL MEDS UK LTD 2026-06-02 → present
- KYOWA KIRIN INTERNATIONAL UK NEWCO LIMITED 2022-08-24 → 2026-06-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Constantin
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have not identified any material uncertainties that would cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Based on their assessment of the Company's financial position, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of the directors' report. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- GRUNENTHAL MEDS UK LTD · parent
- Kyowa Kirin International NewCo Italy Srl
- Kyowa Kirin International NewCo France SAS
Significant events
- “On 27th February 2026, Grünenthal GmbH exercised the call option and indirectly fully acquired the remaining 49% share of Kyowa Kirin International UK NewCo Limited. With this transaction, the Company is now 100% part of Grünenthal Group.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GISSING, Joshua | Director | 2026-06-01 | Mar 1977 | British |
| SHIELDS, Kimberly Christine | Director | 2026-06-01 | Mar 1979 | British |
| SPINDLER, Thomas | Director | 2023-08-01 | Jul 1973 | British,German |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMSON, Gary David | Director | 2022-08-24 | 2023-08-01 |
| JOHNSTONE, Siobhan Isabella | Director | 2023-10-15 | 2024-03-15 |
| KING, Alan Fernie | Director | 2022-08-24 | 2024-03-15 |
| KÖNIG, Michael, Dr | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2026-06-01 |
| LAMB, Catherine Anne | Director | 2022-08-24 | 2023-10-14 |
| MCKERRACHER, Andrew John | Director | 2024-02-01 | 2026-06-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kki Grunenthal Uk Holdco Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-08-01 | Active |
| Kyowa Kirin International Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-08-24 | Ceased 2023-08-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 30 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-02 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-02 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2026-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-02 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2026-06-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-02 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2026-06-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-26 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-22 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2024-05-22 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2024-03-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.