MEDIMMUNE LIMITED
Operating as a UK-based biotechnology research and development subsidiary of AstraZeneca, the company focuses on developing treatments for conditions such as respiratory infections, autoimmune diseases, and cancer.
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£547M
+73.1% vs 2023
Employees
202
-12.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£814M
+72.8% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £2,206,000,000 | £2,595,000,000 | +17.6% | |
| Operating profit | £621,000,000 | £935,000,000 | +50.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £471,000,000 | £814,000,000 | +72.8% | |
| Net profit | £255,000,000 | £1,489,000,000 | +483.9% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£1,643,000,000 | -£276,000,000 | +83.2% | |
| Net assets | -£2,033,000,000 | -£547,000,000 | +73.1% | |
| Equity | — | -£547,000,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 231 | 202 | -12.6% | |
| Wages | £20,000,000 | £18,000,000 | -10% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 28.2% | 36.0% | |
| Net margin | 11.6% | 57.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 207.6% | 121.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.20x | 0.35x | |
| Interest cover | 4.14x | 7.73x |
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
- MEDIMMUNE LIMITED 2007-10-29 → present
- CAMBRIDGE ANTIBODY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 1989-12-11 → 2007-10-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Based on their assessment of the Company's financial position, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the Financial Statements.”
Significant events
- “Following year end, a decision was taken to liquidate Optein Inc. As at 31 December 2024, the Company was owed £27m, recognised as an intercompany receivable, by Optein Inc. Given the balance is no longer recoverable, the receivable has been fully written off and this is reflected as at 31 December 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 55 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSTONE, Camilla Jane | Secretary | 2019-09-16 | — | — |
| BOWDEN, Matthew Shaun | Director | 2019-02-27 | Dec 1977 | British |
| BRINDICCI, Caterina | Director | 2024-06-29 | Jan 1976 | Italian |
| COLLINS, Iain Alistair | Director | 2017-05-31 | Dec 1970 | British |
| DE GIORGIO-MILLER, Alexander | Director | 2024-06-29 | Feb 1977 | British |
| DOBBER, Rudi | Director | 2024-06-29 | Nov 1964 | Dutch |
| GALBRAITH, Susan | Director | 2024-06-29 | Oct 1965 | British |
| HARROP, Elaine | Director | 2024-06-29 | Aug 1974 | British |
| JERMUTUS, Lutz | Director | 2025-02-10 | Mar 1971 | British,German |
| SAMBROOK, Sally | Director | 2024-06-29 | Feb 1973 | British |
| SARIN, Aradhana | Director | 2024-06-29 | Apr 1974 | American |
| STEPHENS, Christine | Director | 2024-06-29 | Apr 1971 | British |
| TATTERSALL, Hannah Victoria | Director | 2025-05-01 | Jul 1987 | British |
Show 55 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERTRAND, William Charles | Secretary | 2007-10-19 | 2013-04-26 |
| CONACHER, Matthew Ian | Secretary | 2017-01-18 | 2019-09-16 |
| HARDEN, Edward Highton | Secretary | — | 1992-03-01 |
| HOSKINS, Justin Wilbert | Secretary | 2005-03-31 | 2006-09-22 |
| JACKSON-TURNER, Katie Louise | Secretary | 2015-07-15 | 2017-01-18 |
| JOHNSTON, Edward Conor | Secretary | 2008-02-01 | 2012-08-21 |
| KEMP, Adrian Charles Noel | Secretary | 2006-09-22 | 2007-10-19 |
| KEMP, Adrian Charles Noel | Secretary | 2006-09-22 | 2007-10-19 |
| MELLETT, Diane | Secretary | 1997-12-12 | 2005-03-31 |
| NIXON, Anthony Michael | Secretary | — | 1997-12-12 |
| O'GRADY, Claire-Marie | Secretary | 2013-10-25 | 2015-07-31 |
| ASTON, John Christopher | Director | 1996-09-02 | 2006-09-22 |
| ASTON, Roger | Director | 1996-06-18 | 1997-12-31 |
| ASTON, Roger | Director | 1996-03-12 | 1996-06-18 |
| BERTRAND, William Charles | Director | 2007-09-11 | 2008-02-01 |
| BICKER, Uwe, Professor | Director | 1999-02-06 | 2006-02-03 |
| BRIMICOMBE, Ian Martin David | Director | 2013-12-20 | 2017-05-31 |
| BROWN, John Robert, Dr | Director | 2005-09-12 | 2006-02-03 |
| CAMERON, Hamish | Director | 2006-06-22 | 2007-07-13 |
| CHAMBRE, Peter Alan | Director | 2002-04-08 | 2006-06-30 |
| CHISWELL, David | Director | 1995-12-19 | 2002-03-31 |
| CODD, Edward Daryl | Director | 1995-04-28 | 1995-04-28 |
| CODD, Edward Daryl | Director | — | 1995-04-28 |
| CUMMING, Alistair Cameron David | Director | 1998-03-01 | 1998-11-29 |
| FISHBURN, Natalie | Director | 2024-06-29 | 2024-11-29 |
| FOGHT, James L | Director | 1996-11-04 | 2003-02-07 |
| GARLAND, Peter Bryan, Professor | Director | — | 2004-01-30 |
| GLOVER, David Roy, Doctor | Director | 1997-07-11 | 2005-02-04 |
| GRIGG, Geoffrey Walter | Director | — | 1996-06-18 |
| HARPER, Paul Bernard | Director | 1995-03-01 | 1996-01-02 |
| HOOKWAY, Paul Hamilton | Director | 1996-06-18 | 1996-11-11 |
| HOSKINS, Justin Wilbert | Director | 2007-09-11 | 2010-04-30 |
| JACKSON-TURNER, Katie Louise | Director | 2015-07-15 | 2019-02-27 |
| JALLAL, Bahija | Director | 2010-04-30 | 2013-12-31 |
| JOHNSON, Kevin Stuart, Dr | Director | 1997-07-11 | 2003-06-19 |
| KEMP, Adrian Charles Noel | Director | 2013-12-20 | 2025-05-01 |
| KIENER, Peter Alec | Director | 2008-02-01 | 2009-09-04 |
| KLUG, Aaron, Professor Sir | Director | — | 2006-02-03 |
| LUNDBERG, Jan Magnus | Director | 2006-06-22 | 2008-02-01 |
| MARSHALL, Christopher John | Director | 2004-09-24 | 2006-02-03 |
| MELLETT, Diane | Director | 2005-02-04 | 2006-09-22 |
| NEILSEN, Eigil | Director | — | 1995-12-08 |
| NICHOLSON, Paul Anthony, Doctor | Director | 1999-02-06 | 2006-02-03 |
| O'GRADY, Claire-Marie | Director | 2013-12-20 | 2015-07-31 |
| OSBOURN, Jane Katharine, Dr | Director | 2008-07-14 | 2013-12-31 |
| PANELLA, Pablo | Director | 2024-06-29 | 2026-02-01 |
| PATTERSON, John Simon, Dr | Director | 2006-06-22 | 2007-09-11 |
| RINGROSE, Peter Stuart, Doctor | Director | 2003-02-10 | 2006-02-03 |
| STAGEMAN, John Frederick | Director | 2008-02-01 | 2008-07-14 |
| STAVLING, Ake Bo Tage | Director | 2002-12-02 | 2006-02-03 |
| STOCKER, John Wilcox, Doctor | Director | 1995-03-05 | 2006-02-03 |
| SYMONDS, Jonathan Richard | Director | 2006-06-22 | 2007-07-27 |
| WEISBROD, Stuart T | Director | 1996-06-07 | 1998-09-30 |
| WILLIAMS, Andrew James | Director | 2010-04-30 | 2013-12-31 |
| WINTER, Gregory Paul, Sir | Director | 1994-09-13 | 1996-05-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Antibody Technology Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 313 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-11-27 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-08-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-10 | 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
- 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.