BIOCONTROL LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£4.6m
+7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£346k
+492.2% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
disclosed that its current funds will not be sufficient to fund its operations for the next 12 months. As stated in note 2.3, these events or conditions, along with the other matters as set forth in note 2.3, indicate that a material uncertainty exists
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £253,970 | -£88,221 | £345,993 | +492.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£88,221 | £345,993 | +492.2% | |
| Net profit | £253,970 | -£88,221 | £345,993 | +492.2% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£4,865,152 | -£4,953,373 | -£4,607,380 | +7% | |
| Net assets | -£4,865,152 | -£4,953,373 | -£4,607,380 | +7% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 72165.6% | 48748.3% | 45735.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x |
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 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“disclosed that its current funds will not be sufficient to fund its operations for the next 12 months. As stated in note 2.3, these events or conditions, along with the other matters as set forth in note 2.3, indicate that a material uncertainty exists”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRX, Deborah, Dr | Director | 2023-07-10 | Apr 1956 | American |
| HAIMOVITZ, Jules | Director | 2021-06-07 | Dec 1950 | American |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BHARDWAJ, Ashok | Nominee Secretary | 1997-10-20 | 1997-10-20 |
| HURWITZ, Jonathan | Secretary | 1997-10-20 | 2001-10-31 |
| MILANEN, Tuula Kristiina | Secretary | 2008-04-16 | 2011-01-06 |
| POSTON, David | Secretary | 2011-01-06 | 2011-09-29 |
| SHEPPARD, Julian Mark | Secretary | 2001-10-31 | 2005-09-17 |
| WILLIAMS, Caroline Ann, Dr | Secretary | 2005-09-22 | 2008-04-16 |
| JAMES COWPER TRUSTEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-09-30 | 2024-05-23 |
| ANGGARD, Erik, Professor | Director | 2007-01-17 | 2011-01-06 |
| ANGGARD, Erik, Professor | Director | 2000-09-19 | 2005-01-08 |
| BLUNT JR, Frank Christopher | Director | 2003-12-22 | 2004-07-29 |
| BOSHER, David Earl | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2016-06-27 |
| BUTLER, Erin Lee Michelle | Director | 2022-07-01 | 2023-05-01 |
| CAPPABIANCA, Edward Charles | Director | 2011-01-06 | 2011-11-07 |
| CURNOCK-COOK, Jeremy Lawrence | Director | 2011-01-06 | 2020-12-08 |
| EVANS, Nigel James Forrester | Director | 2002-09-24 | 2011-01-06 |
| GRINT, Paul Charles Alexander, Dr. | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2020-10-05 |
| HAMILTON, Giles | Director | 2004-03-10 | 2005-09-21 |
| HARPER, David Richard, Dr | Director | 2008-04-16 | 2011-01-06 |
| HARPER, David Richard, Dr | Director | 1997-10-20 | 2005-01-28 |
| HURWITZ, Jonathan | Director | 1997-10-20 | 2001-10-31 |
| MARTIN, Steve Robert | Director | 2016-06-27 | 2022-06-30 |
| MCBRIDE, Martin | Director | 2005-11-30 | 2006-07-31 |
| MILLER, Martin William, Dr | Director | 2002-05-13 | 2004-04-30 |
| PATRICK, Todd Robert | Director | 2019-10-05 | 2022-11-16 |
| SALKA, Michael Scott | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2017-05-31 |
| SCOTT, David Vaughan | Director | 2007-10-18 | 2011-01-06 |
| SHEPPARD, Julian Mark | Director | 2001-08-02 | 2005-09-17 |
| SMITH, Philip Henry, Dr | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2005-10-19 |
| VARNUM, Brian | Director | 2021-08-02 | 2023-07-10 |
| WALKER, John Trevor, Professor | Director | 2003-01-27 | 2003-09-02 |
| WILLIAMS, Caroline Ann, Dr | Director | 2005-09-22 | 2013-06-26 |
| WREN, Brendan | Director | 2000-09-19 | 2003-09-02 |
| YOUNG, Philip Joseph | Director | 2011-11-07 | 2014-09-15 |
| BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-10-20 | 1997-10-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armata Pharmaceuticals Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 248 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-23 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-10-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-20 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination 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.