BOSTON SCIENTIFIC LIMITED
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Cash
£0
-100% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£57m
+18.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
485
+4.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£9.2m
+3.8% highest in 3 filed years
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 | £285,301,000 | £307,982,000 | £309,620,000 | +0.5% | |
| Operating profit | £6,854,000 | £8,702,000 | £9,052,000 | +4% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,706,000 | £8,890,000 | £9,224,000 | +3.8% | |
| Net profit | £4,087,000 | £6,120,000 | £6,913,000 | +13% | |
| Cash | £288,000 | £31,000 | £0 | -100% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £40,603,000 | £58,760,000 | £68,016,000 | +15.8% | |
| Net assets | £39,547,000 | £47,775,000 | £56,603,000 | +18.5% | |
| Equity | £39,547,000 | £47,775,000 | £56,603,000 | +18.5% | |
| Average employees | 443 | 465 | 485 | +4.3% | |
| Wages | £39,232,000 | £41,715,000 | £44,808,000 | +7.4% | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.4% | 2.8% | 2.9% | |
| Net margin | 1.4% | 2.0% | 2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.9% | 14.8% | 13.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 65.4% | 61.1% | 59.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.14x | 1.30x | 1.36x | |
| Interest cover | 13.26x | — | — |
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
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC LIMITED 1992-07-27 → present
- BESTDANE LIMITED 1992-07-08 → 1992-07-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making these enquiries, the Director has a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the director continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 1 May 2025, as part of Boston Scientific's global integration of the Axonics business, the Company acquired the UK trade and certain assets and liabilities of Axonics Women's Health Limited and Axonics Modulation Technologies, U.K. Limited for cash consideration of £3,833k.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOODWORTH, Emily Marie | Secretary | 2024-08-16 | — | — |
| ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-04-30 | — | — |
| WOODWORTH, Emily Marie | Director | 2024-08-16 | Jul 1977 | American |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Robert Gene | Secretary | 1992-07-13 | 1993-08-09 |
| BRENNAN, Daniel Joseph | Secretary | 2011-11-03 | 2012-09-24 |
| BROWN, Vance Ronald | Secretary | 2012-09-24 | 2024-08-16 |
| COVINO, Gregory Frank | Secretary | 2008-03-11 | 2010-03-22 |
| HINES, Lenora Cecily | Secretary | 1995-06-01 | 1997-04-30 |
| KNOPF, Lawrence J | Secretary | 1993-08-09 | 1995-07-08 |
| SANDMAN, Paul William | Secretary | 1993-08-09 | 1995-06-01 |
| ZEILER, Julie Macisaac | Secretary | 2010-03-22 | 2011-11-03 |
| ZEILER, Julie Macisaac | Secretary | 2007-11-15 | 2008-03-11 |
| P S SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-07-08 | 1992-07-13 |
| ANDERSON, Robert Gene | Director | 1992-07-13 | 1993-08-09 |
| BEST, Lawrence C | Director | 1995-06-01 | 2001-10-19 |
| BRENNAN, Daniel Joseph | Director | 2011-09-27 | 2014-06-02 |
| BROWN, Vance Ronald | Director | 2012-09-24 | 2024-08-16 |
| CORBETT, James Michael | Director | 1995-06-01 | 1998-10-29 |
| COVINO, Gregory Frank | Director | 2008-03-11 | 2010-03-22 |
| DARNAUD, Michel Paul | Director | 1998-01-26 | 2005-07-01 |
| DRAYCON, Peter Roy | Director | 1992-08-12 | 1995-05-31 |
| FLORIN, Daniel Philip | Director | 2001-10-19 | 2007-05-30 |
| GAGNE, Ginette | Director | 2007-11-15 | 2008-03-11 |
| GOODMAN, Jeffrey Harold | Director | 2005-09-30 | 2007-11-15 |
| HRKAC, Frederick Dobroslav | Director | 2010-03-22 | 2011-09-27 |
| LACEY, Gerald Anthony | Director | 1992-07-13 | 1994-05-12 |
| LACHENAUER, Hanns Eckhard Walter | Director | 1996-03-01 | 1998-01-30 |
| LAVIOLETTE, Paul Arthur | Director | 1998-10-29 | 2001-10-19 |
| LAVIOLETTE, Paul Arthur | Director | 1994-05-12 | 1995-05-31 |
| MCFAUL, David William | Director | 2008-03-11 | 2010-03-22 |
| MONSON, Jonathan Richard | Director | 2019-10-14 | 2024-08-16 |
| PHALEN, Michael Patrick | Director | 2011-11-03 | 2012-09-24 |
| SANDMAN, Paul William | Director | 1993-08-09 | 2007-11-15 |
| SLICER, Mark Robert | Director | 2014-06-02 | 2019-10-14 |
| WALLACE, Gerard Sibbald | Director | 2007-11-15 | 2008-03-11 |
| ZEILER, Julie Macisaac | Director | 2010-03-22 | 2011-11-03 |
| ZEILER, Julie Macisaac | Director | 2007-11-15 | 2008-03-11 |
| P S NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-07-08 | 1992-07-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 170 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-19 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-07-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-07-18 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-13 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-12 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-19 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-08-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-07-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-18 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-06-19 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-09-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
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.