ALLERGAN LIMITED
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Cash
£12k
-7.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£235m
+3.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£10m
-12.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
In these circumstances it is not appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis; therefore, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | -£152,000 | -£25,000 | +83.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £10,280,000 | £11,410,000 | £9,951,000 | -12.8% | |
| Net profit | £7,862,000 | £8,795,000 | £7,463,000 | -15.1% | |
| Cash | £13,000 | £13,000 | £12,000 | -7.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £219,088,000 | £227,883,000 | £235,346,000 | +3.3% | |
| Equity | £219,088,000 | £227,883,000 | £235,346,000 | +3.3% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 79.25x | 72.37x | — | |
| Interest cover | — | -10.13x | — |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“In these circumstances it is not appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis; therefore, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern.”
Significant events
- “As part of the restructuring initiated on 1 April 2022, the company is advancing towards completing the legal processes required for its planned future liquidation.”
- “On 1 April 2022 AbbVie Ltd and Allergan Limited entered into a Business Transfer Agreement whereby Allergan Limited transferred its operations, assets and liabilities (excluding corporation tax balances) to AbbVie Ltd as part of a restructuring plan. From 1 April 2022 the company was no longer trading.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 52 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUDSON, Nick, Mr. | Director | 2019-02-07 | Nov 1975 | British |
| JOHNSON, Paul, Mr. | Director | 2018-08-20 | Dec 1972 | British |
| SIBLEY, Aaron Mark | Director | 2019-02-07 | Aug 1977 | British |
Show 52 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALDERSON, Jeffrey | Secretary | — | 1994-04-05 |
| DENG, Ying, Ms. | Secretary | 2020-10-02 | 2021-07-05 |
| HARAN, Patricia Maria | Secretary | 2018-02-19 | 2021-07-05 |
| HINDMAN, James | Secretary | 1994-04-05 | 1996-02-01 |
| MORTLOCK, Peter | Secretary | 1996-02-01 | 1996-09-13 |
| NELLIGAN, Tom | Secretary | 2015-06-26 | 2017-10-13 |
| SAUERMAN, Anthony | Secretary | 2002-02-22 | 2015-06-26 |
| STEINHOLTZ, Ruth Nancy | Secretary | 1998-03-01 | 2002-02-22 |
| STIDDARD, Andrew John | Secretary | 1996-09-13 | 1998-03-01 |
| TOMKINS, Judith | Secretary | 2018-02-19 | 2020-10-02 |
| ALVAREZ, Fernando, Mr. | Director | 2020-09-29 | 2021-11-19 |
| ASHER, Kevin | Director | 2018-08-20 | 2019-02-07 |
| BARBORKA, Drake | Director | 2001-05-18 | 2005-01-31 |
| BEEKMAN, Maarten Jan Har | Director | 1997-04-04 | 2001-11-01 |
| BRANAGAN, John Paul, Dr | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2005-11-01 |
| BRUNS, David Bernard | Director | — | 1992-02-29 |
| CARRUTHERS, David, Dr. | Director | 2019-02-07 | 2023-12-08 |
| CHAPPELL, Carole | Director | 2005-06-01 | 2014-11-27 |
| CHARBONEAU, Gary | Director | 2014-11-27 | 2015-06-29 |
| COOKE, Damon James | Director | 2017-02-10 | 2017-08-31 |
| DONOHOE, Michael Joseph | Director | 1993-09-14 | 1998-04-16 |
| DRAKE, Dawn | Director | 2017-08-14 | 2018-05-02 |
| ENDICOTT, David John | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2010-09-01 |
| ENGEL, Thim | Director | 2007-03-07 | 2008-08-04 |
| FELLOWS, David Andrew | Director | 2002-06-01 | 2004-11-28 |
| FULFORD SMITH, Antony | Director | 2008-09-02 | 2012-12-01 |
| GHATTAS, Nancy, Ms. | Director | 2019-02-07 | 2020-05-28 |
| GILLEN, Martin | Director | 2013-04-02 | 2014-05-31 |
| GRIPPON, Laurent | Director | 2019-02-07 | 2019-11-30 |
| HAYWARD, Esther | Director | 2014-06-01 | 2015-03-30 |
| HO, Selwyn Justin | Director | 2011-01-21 | 2012-07-27 |
| IGLESIAS-FERNANDEZ, Luis | Director | 2016-01-27 | 2017-03-16 |
| INGRAM, Douglas | Director | 2001-07-22 | 2005-11-01 |
| JONES, Gordon Eric | Director | — | 1996-06-30 |
| JONES, Kenneth Wade | Director | 1996-07-01 | 2001-05-24 |
| KERR, Samantha Marjorie | Director | 2012-12-01 | 2018-08-20 |
| LIN, Sue Jean | Director | 2005-06-01 | 2007-03-02 |
| MASSEY, Nicola | Director | 2017-02-10 | 2018-06-11 |
| MAZZO, James Vito | Director | 1998-04-16 | 2002-05-31 |
| NEWTON, Simon Peter | Director | 2012-12-01 | 2014-10-11 |
| PURNELL, Jacqueline Ann | Director | 2017-02-10 | 2017-09-05 |
| RAWSON, Andrew John | Director | 2012-12-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| REICHARDT, Diethardt | Director | — | 1993-08-16 |
| SEHGAL, Vivid | Director | 2007-03-07 | 2011-07-19 |
| SPICER, Nicholas Barry, Mr. | Director | 2018-05-02 | 2019-02-26 |
| STANDERWICK, Sharon | Director | 2015-06-29 | 2018-06-11 |
| STEWART, Daniel William | Director | 2012-12-01 | 2017-07-26 |
| SZITA, Christian | Director | 2014-10-11 | 2017-01-19 |
| TREVOR, David | Director | 2005-06-01 | 2009-12-11 |
| TUNNEY JR, Francis Richard | Director | 1993-09-14 | 2001-07-22 |
| VINCENT, Sara Jayne | Director | 2015-03-30 | 2016-01-27 |
| WILLIAMS, Judy | Director | 2005-06-01 | 2007-01-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-16 | Active |
| Allergan Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 251 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-04-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-07 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.