CHARLES RIVER U.K. LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£108M
+19.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
129
+3.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£20M
+20.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-27
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,133,000 | £23,430,000 | £22,173,000 | -5.4% | |
| Operating profit | £1,809,000 | £991,000 | £1,664,000 | +67.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £13,021,000 | £16,661,000 | £20,130,000 | +20.8% | |
| Net profit | £12,430,000 | £15,320,000 | £18,827,000 | +22.9% | |
| Cash | £1,952,000 | £0 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £81,482,000 | £90,450,000 | £108,190,000 | +19.6% | |
| Net assets | £77,297,000 | £90,450,000 | £108,190,000 | +19.6% | |
| Equity | £77,297,000 | £90,450,000 | £108,190,000 | +19.6% | |
| Average employees | 124 | 125 | 129 | +3.2% | |
| Wages | £3,787,000 | £4,205,000 | £4,788,000 | +13.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.6% | 4.2% | 7.5% | |
| Net margin | 58.8% | 65.4% | 84.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.2% | 1.1% | 1.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 22.2% | 17.7% | 4.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.41x | 0.41x | 2.34x | |
| Interest cover | 9.47x | 6.08x | 8.85x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on all of the available evidence, the directors have considered the intent and ability of Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. to provide financial support as required, noting no issues, and consequently have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate financial resources to continue in existence for the foreseeable future. In conclusion, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- CHARLES RIVER U.K. LIMITED · parent
- Beijing Vital River Animal Technology Co. Ltd 100%
- Hainan New Source Biotech Co. Ltd 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GALLI, Jon | Secretary | 2024-07-26 | — | — |
| AMINI, Samira | Director | 2024-07-26 | Apr 1983 | American |
| DUNN, Colin | Director | 2015-09-01 | Nov 1967 | British |
| GALLI, Jon | Director | 2024-07-26 | Nov 1982 | American |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREWS, Gary | Secretary | 2008-01-31 | 2019-12-23 |
| HAWKES, George Harold | Secretary | — | 2000-12-31 |
| MEDHURST, Clive William | Secretary | 2001-01-01 | 2008-01-31 |
| PRICE, Sarah Margaret | Secretary | 2019-12-23 | 2024-06-30 |
| ACKERMAN, Thomas Francis | Director | 2001-02-12 | 2015-08-31 |
| FOSTER, Henry Louis | Director | — | 2000-02-29 |
| FOSTER, James C | Director | 2007-03-12 | 2015-08-31 |
| HAWKES, George Harold | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
| JOHST, David P | Director | 2007-03-12 | 2020-05-20 |
| PRICE, Sarah Margaret | Director | 2020-05-20 | 2024-06-30 |
| SEAR, Christopher Harry, Doctor | Director | 1994-07-27 | 1994-08-04 |
| SHAUGHNESSY, Dennis R | Director | 2001-02-12 | 2005-04-25 |
| SMITH, Alan Roy | Director | — | 2007-03-12 |
| SMITH, David Ross | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2023-02-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles River Laboratories International Inc. | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2019-04-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-08-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-24 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.