GRIFOLS UK LIMITED
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Cash
£0
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£11M
+26.1% vs 2023
Employees
65
+6.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3.1M
+498.8% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £46,493,000 | £93,534,000 | +101.2% | |
| Operating profit | £688,000 | £3,684,000 | +435.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £511,000 | £3,060,000 | +498.8% | |
| Net profit | £339,000 | £2,282,000 | +573.2% | |
| Cash | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,046,000 | £14,160,000 | +17.5% | |
| Net assets | £8,996,000 | £11,344,000 | +26.1% | |
| Equity | £8,996,000 | £11,344,000 | +26.1% | |
| Average employees | 61 | 65 | +6.6% | |
| Wages | £6,188,000 | £4,818,000 | -22.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £630,000 | £296,000 | -53% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.5% | 3.9% | |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 2.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.7% | 26.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 68.8% | 72.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.73x | 0.92x | |
| Interest cover | 1.87x | 5.77x |
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
- GRIFOLS UK LIMITED 1998-04-15 → present
- ALPHA THERAPEUTIC U.K. LIMITED 1979-10-23 → 1998-04-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Constantin
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors are confident that the company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “2024 saw the launch of 2 new immunoglobulin products in Wales & England.”
- “Grifols UK Ltd acquired Biotest UK in June 2023 and integration of assets was carried out in November 2023, so 2024 was the first full year after Biotest Integration.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GONZALEZ ORTI, Santiago | Director | 2022-11-01 | Aug 1966 | Spanish |
| HUNT, James Lewis | Director | 2023-07-12 | Oct 1968 | British |
| ROCHE FONT, Irene | Director | 2023-03-29 | Jul 1973 | Spanish |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARBER, Barry John | Secretary | 1996-09-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| MARSHALL, Ian David | Secretary | — | 1996-08-31 |
| MURRAY, Michael | Secretary | 2006-01-01 | 2023-02-28 |
| ARROYO, Alfredo | Director | 2009-06-16 | 2023-03-29 |
| BARBER, Barry John | Director | — | 2007-12-31 |
| BLACKMORE, Paula Karen | Director | 2014-07-16 | 2023-07-12 |
| COLERA, Javier Llunell | Director | 2023-03-29 | 2024-01-31 |
| GRIFOLS ROURA, Victor | Director | 1998-05-14 | 2009-06-16 |
| LLOVERAS, Montserrat | Director | 2009-06-16 | 2023-03-29 |
| MARSHALL, Ian David | Director | — | 1999-12-30 |
| MATVELD, Harry Edward | Director | 1994-01-18 | 1998-04-21 |
| MCDONNELL, Mark Christopher | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2014-07-16 |
| MONTBLANCH, Miguel Pascual | Director | 2014-07-16 | 2022-11-01 |
| RICH, Gregory Gene | Director | 1995-09-29 | 1998-04-21 |
| ROCA, Ramon Riera | Director | 2009-06-16 | 2014-07-16 |
| SHIMOSAKON, Akira | Director | — | 1995-09-29 |
| YORIHIRO, Hikosuke | Director | — | 1994-01-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grifols Sa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 156 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-19 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-29 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change 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.