CELLTECH R&D LIMITED
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Cash
£36k
+2.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£59m
+13.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
681
+6.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.6m
-11.8% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care 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 | £88,019,000 | £101,137,000 | £120,364,000 | +19% | |
| Operating profit | £60,000 | £56,000 | £57,000 | +1.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,402,000 | £1,869,000 | £1,648,000 | -11.8% | |
| Net profit | £1,773,000 | £1,762,000 | £3,317,000 | +88.3% | |
| Cash | £328,000 | £35,000 | £36,000 | +2.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £52,084,000 | £59,279,000 | +13.8% | |
| Net assets | £39,145,000 | £52,084,000 | £59,279,000 | +13.8% | |
| Equity | £39,145,000 | £52,084,000 | £59,279,000 | +13.8% | |
| Average employees | 630 | 637 | 681 | +6.9% | |
| Wages | £56,954,000 | £63,918,000 | £72,350,000 | +13.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £193,000 | — |
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 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | |
| Net margin | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| Current ratio | 15.78x | 9.31x | 7.94x | |
| Interest cover | 20.00x | 7.00x | 28.50x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- CELLTECH R&D LIMITED 2001-04-02 → present
- CELLTECH CHIROSCIENCE LIMITED 2000-05-16 → 2001-04-02
- CELLTECH THERAPEUTICS LIMITED 1994-10-03 → 2000-05-16
- CELLTECH LIMITED 1980-12-31 → 1994-10-03
- ALNERY NO.31 LIMITED 1980-01-11 → 1980-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors consider that the Company has adequate resources to continue in business in the foreseeable future and that it is therefore appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. The Company's Directors have assessed that there are no material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “Refer to note 19 for details on subsequent events after the balance sheet date.”
- “There have been no subsequent events to report since 31 December 2025 and up to the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KHATRI, Yogesh | Director | 2013-06-24 | Oct 1965 | British |
| REYNDERS, Nico Victor | Director | 2024-12-01 | Aug 1972 | Belgian |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARDY, Mark Glyn | Secretary | 2004-10-29 | 2023-10-01 |
| SLATER, John Andrew Duncan | Secretary | — | 2004-10-29 |
| ALLEN, Peter Vance | Director | 1992-02-27 | 2004-12-17 |
| ANDO, Goran Albert Torstensson, Doctor | Director | 2003-04-16 | 2004-10-29 |
| ARTUS, Ronald Edward | Director | — | 1991-04-24 |
| BAINS, Harbinder Singh | Director | 2005-05-10 | 2006-02-28 |
| BENTLEY, Michael John | Director | 1992-06-04 | 1993-10-01 |
| BERRIMAN, John Edward | Director | 1995-01-16 | 1996-04-26 |
| BERRIMAN, John Edward | Director | — | 1994-10-03 |
| BIRCH, John Robert | Director | — | 1992-06-04 |
| BLOXHAM, David Phillip | Director | — | 1997-12-08 |
| BRADING, Claire | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2024-12-01 |
| COOMBES, Dan | Director | 2018-10-08 | 2021-01-01 |
| DE CANNART D'HAMALE, Michele | Director | 2005-06-22 | 2011-04-29 |
| DIFFERDING, Edmond | Director | 2009-05-25 | 2010-04-01 |
| DIFFERDING, Edmond | Director | 2007-12-13 | 2009-05-25 |
| DONCK, Jean-Christophe | Director | 2009-05-25 | 2011-05-31 |
| DONCK, Jean-Christophe | Director | 2007-12-13 | 2009-05-25 |
| FELLNER, Peter John, Dr | Director | — | 2003-04-16 |
| HARDY, Mark Glyn | Director | 2004-12-17 | 2023-10-01 |
| HUCKLE, John George | Director | — | 1991-10-30 |
| JACKSON, John Bernard Haysom | Director | — | 1993-10-01 |
| JACKSON, Robert Charles, Doctor | Director | 1999-09-29 | 2000-05-25 |
| JOHNSCHER, Gerd | Director | 2007-12-13 | 2009-05-25 |
| JONES, Stephen Charles | Director | 2006-02-28 | 2013-06-30 |
| KLITGAARD, Henrik Valdemar | Director | 2009-05-25 | 2011-05-31 |
| KLITGAARD, Henrik Valdemar | Director | 2007-12-13 | 2009-05-25 |
| LEE, Melanie Georgina, Doctor | Director | 1998-09-24 | 2009-08-31 |
| LORD PHILLIPS OF ELLESMERE, Lord | Director | — | 1993-10-01 |
| MYNERS, Paul | Director | — | 1991-04-24 |
| NEY, Ursuala Mary, Dr | Director | 2000-10-31 | 2001-12-31 |
| NICHOLLS, Peter Geoffrey | Director | 2005-01-31 | 2009-10-02 |
| NORRIS, Allen Edwin | Director | 2009-05-25 | 2011-05-31 |
| NORRIS, Allen Edwin | Director | 2007-12-13 | 2009-05-25 |
| OLUWA, Olufunlayo Modupe | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2024-12-01 |
| ROELANDT, Erik | Director | 2005-06-22 | 2010-07-24 |
| ROSS, Iain Gladstone | Director | 1991-06-27 | 1995-10-31 |
| SEYMOUR, Donald Edwin | Director | — | 1991-04-24 |
| SIDDALL, Sidney Stewart | Director | 1991-04-24 | 1993-10-01 |
| SIDI-SAID, Hocine | Director | 2007-12-13 | 2009-05-25 |
| SODEN, Christine Helen | Director | 1999-09-29 | 1999-11-10 |
| THIAN, Robert Peter | Director | 1991-04-24 | 1993-10-01 |
| TURLEY, Stephen | Director | 2017-04-13 | 2018-10-08 |
| VAN DER TOORN, Adriaan Cornelis | Director | 2010-07-24 | 2014-12-17 |
| VERMEESCH, Luc | Director | 2009-05-25 | 2014-04-04 |
| VERMEESCH, Luc | Director | 2007-12-13 | 2009-05-25 |
| WOOD, Martin Francis, Sir | Director | — | 1992-06-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celltech Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 214 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-21 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2021-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-21 | 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.