THE COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS
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Cash
£5.6m
+10.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£85m
+7.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
68
-1.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £7,266,905 | £6,951,266 | £7,011,258 | +0.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£1,518,679 | -£1,341,743 | +11.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,112,224 | -£1,518,679 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £4,376,166 | £8,335,661 | £6,030,896 | -27.6% | |
| Cash | £5,108,402 | £5,099,011 | £5,639,329 | +10.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £70,521,657 | £78,954,223 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £70,521,657 | £78,954,223 | £84,988,921 | +7.6% | |
| Equity | £70,521,657 | £78,954,223 | £84,988,921 | +7.6% | |
| Average employees | 67 | 69 | 68 | -1.4% | |
| Wages | £2,761,618 | £2,926,615 | £2,922,066 | -0.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £243,859 | £238,671 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £24,756 | £20,287 | — | — |
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 | — | -21.8% | -19.1% | |
| Net margin | 60.2% | 119.9% | 86.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -1.9% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 7.5% | 7.2% | 7.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.27x | 1.14x | 1.16x | |
| Interest cover | — | -1.85x | -1.97x |
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 — the current trading name was adopted 2024-11-12
- THE COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS 2024-11-12 → present
- THE COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS, LIMITED 2015-12-18 → 2024-11-12
- THE COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS, LIMITED LIMITED 2015-12-18 → 2015-12-18
- COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS,LIMITED(THE) 1952-12-31 → 2015-12-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Price Bailey LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the financial statements continue to be prepared on the going concern basis as there are no material uncertainties about the Company's ability to continue to operate.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 66 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WARD, Catherine | Secretary | 2023-08-24 | — | — |
| BRAY, Sarah Jane, Professor | Director | 2016-02-26 | Dec 1958 | British |
| ISACKE, Clare Margaret, Professor | Director | 2011-02-25 | Jan 1957 | British |
| KELLY, Steven Bryan, Professor | Director | 2024-07-05 | Jun 1980 | Irish |
| LANGDALE, Jane Alison, Professor | Director | 2012-02-17 | Aug 1960 | British |
| LOWELL, Sarah Elizabeth, Doctor | Director | 2019-07-22 | Jul 1970 | British |
| MILL, Pleasantine, Dr | Director | 2025-07-11 | May 1975 | Canadian |
| PEIFER, Mark Alan, Dr | Director | 2025-07-11 | Nov 1958 | American |
| RIGBY, Peter William Jack, Professor | Director | 2016-02-26 | Jul 1947 | British |
| ROYLE, Stephen John, Professor | Director | 2018-11-15 | Feb 1977 | British |
| SHIELS, Holly, Professor | Director | 2018-11-15 | Dec 1971 | British,Canadian |
| SMITH, Austin Gerard, Professor | Director | 2024-07-05 | Aug 1960 | British |
| ST JOHNSTON, Robert Daniel, Professor | Director | 1995-06-16 | Apr 1960 | British |
| TAIT, Stephen, Professor | Director | 2025-07-11 | Feb 1975 | British |
| URBÉ, Sylvie, Professor | Director | 2025-07-11 | Feb 1968 | Luxembourger |
Show 66 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICHMOND, Kay Anita | Secretary | 2001-10-24 | 2023-08-23 |
| SKAER, Richard John, Dr | Secretary | — | 2001-10-05 |
| AKAM, Michael Edwin | Director | — | 1995-06-16 |
| ANDREW, Jeffrey Stewart | Director | 2002-04-26 | 2004-01-19 |
| ANSTEE, John Howard, Prof | Director | 1994-06-10 | 2015-11-13 |
| BENJAMIN, Paul Robert, Dr | Director | — | 1993-06-11 |
| BRISCOE, James Michael, Dr | Director | 2004-04-30 | 2018-07-13 |
| BROCKES, Jeremy Patrick | Director | 2000-06-09 | 2004-02-02 |
| BURKE, Julian Francis | Director | 1993-04-23 | 2024-07-05 |
| COSSINS, Andrew Robert, Prof | Director | 2004-12-08 | 2018-07-13 |
| CRITCHLEY, David Royston, Professor | Director | 1993-04-23 | 2003-06-23 |
| CROMPTON, David William Thomasson, Professor | Director | — | 2001-01-01 |
| CURTIS, Adam Sebastian Genevieve, Professor | Director | — | 1999-06-11 |
| DATTANI, Mehul Tulsidas, Professor | Director | 2007-10-26 | 2013-03-20 |
| DAVIES, Kay, Professor | Director | 1995-10-06 | 1999-09-22 |
| DAVIES, Peter Spencer, Doctor | Director | — | 2000-06-09 |
| DOWNIE, Alastair | Director | 2013-02-08 | 2022-01-10 |
| FAROOQI, Ismaa Sadaf, Professor | Director | 2019-04-23 | 2022-07-08 |
| FREEMAN, Matthew, Professor | Director | 2003-06-23 | 2023-07-05 |
| GRIFFITHS, Gillian, Professor | Director | 2024-07-05 | 2024-10-04 |
| GULL, Keith, Professor | Director | 2003-10-10 | 2009-10-16 |
| GURDON, John Bertrand, Professor Sir | Director | 2000-06-09 | 2011-07-22 |
| GURDON, John Bertrand, Professor Sir | Director | — | 1995-01-06 |
| HALL, Wendy, Professor Dame | Director | 1995-06-16 | 2004-01-12 |
| HEANEY, Henry Joseph | Director | 1993-06-11 | 1998-06-12 |
| HORN, Gabriel | Director | — | 1993-06-11 |
| HORWITZ, Alan | Director | 2005-01-07 | 2013-10-02 |
| HUGHES, George Morgan | Director | — | 1992-06-19 |
| HUNT, Richard Timothy, Dr | Director | 1995-10-06 | 2009-07-24 |
| HUNT, Tim, Sir | Director | 2011-02-25 | 2015-06-15 |
| JOHNSON, Martin Hume | Director | — | 1994-06-10 |
| JOHNSTON, Ian Alastair, Professor | Director | 1994-01-07 | 1999-06-11 |
| KEHOE, Kathleen | Director | 1997-06-13 | 2011-07-22 |
| LASKEY, Ronald Alfred, Professor | Director | 2009-02-13 | 2012-01-05 |
| LASKEY, Ronald Alfred, Professor | Director | — | 1998-09-14 |
| LEWIN, Benjamin, Dr | Director | 2002-03-18 | 2004-07-02 |
| LOCKWOOD, Anthony Peter Murray | Director | — | 1993-06-11 |
| MACHESKY, Laura Marie, Professor | Director | 2011-10-20 | 2025-07-11 |
| MADDRELL, Simon Hugh Piper, Professor | Director | 2011-05-20 | 2020-09-10 |
| MOODY, William, Professor | Director | 1998-01-09 | 2000-06-09 |
| MORETON, Roger Bernard | Director | — | 1996-06-14 |
| MUNRO, Bruce Sean, Dr | Director | 2012-02-17 | 2025-07-11 |
| NILSSON, Goran Erik, Professor | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2024-07-05 |
| NOBLE-NESBITT, John, Doctor | Director | — | 2015-07-24 |
| PARTRIDGE, Linda, Professor | Director | 2001-04-26 | 2004-06-02 |
| RAFF, Jordan, Dr | Director | 2003-06-23 | 2011-07-07 |
| RAFF, Martin Charles, Professor | Director | 1992-01-03 | 2016-05-19 |
| ROSER, Bruce Joseph, Dr | Director | — | 1995-01-06 |
| SACK, John | Director | 2005-05-16 | 2010-10-26 |
| SHELTON, Graham | Director | — | 1995-10-06 |
| SLACK, Jonathan Michael Wyndham | Director | 1994-09-29 | 2000-06-09 |
| SMITH, James Cuthbert, Professor Sir | Director | — | 2002-10-07 |
| SOMERO, George N, Professor | Director | 2003-10-10 | 2008-09-18 |
| SPEAKMAN, John Roger, Professor | Director | 2005-01-17 | 2011-07-07 |
| STOREY, Kate Gillian, Professor | Director | 2007-02-23 | 2022-10-07 |
| TAYLOR, Edwin William | Director | — | 1994-06-10 |
| THORNDYKE, Michael Charles, Professor | Director | 1993-06-11 | 1997-06-13 |
| TICKLE, Cheryll Anne, Professor | Director | 2010-07-23 | 2016-07-29 |
| TUBLITZ, Nathan | Director | 1996-01-05 | 2004-07-02 |
| VYAS, Paresh, Professor | Director | 2014-05-22 | 2021-12-31 |
| WARNER, Anne Elizabeth, Professor | Director | — | 2004-07-02 |
| WATT, Fiona Mary | Director | — | 1992-01-01 |
| WELLS, Martin John | Director | — | 1995-06-16 |
| WILLIAMS, Jeffrey Graham, Dr | Director | 1992-06-19 | 1994-09-29 |
| WILSON, Alan Martin, Professor | Director | 2009-02-13 | 2026-03-04 |
| WOLPERT, Lewis, Professor | Director | — | 1999-06-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 282 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-12 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2024-11-12 NE01 Change of name exemption
- 2024-11-12 CONNOT Change of name notice
- 2024-10-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-10-21 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-12 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-11-12 | NE01 | change-of-name | Change of name exemption | |
| 2024-11-12 | CONNOT | change-of-name | Change of name notice | |
| 2024-10-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.