BIOWISE LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£9.3m
-16.5% vs 2024
Employees
44
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£2.1m
-202% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,050,797 | £13,347,161 | £15,115,000 | £15,416,000 | £12,542,000 | -18.6% | |
| Operating profit | £2,644,587 | £2,393,617 | £2,724,000 | £2,116,000 | -£2,237,000 | -205.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,388,908 | £2,166,444 | £2,733,000 | £2,095,000 | -£2,136,000 | -202% | |
| Net profit | £1,958,222 | £1,407,828 | £2,042,000 | £1,383,000 | -£1,838,000 | -232.9% | |
| Cash | £2,224,133 | £420,199 | £165,000 | £253,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,986,480 | £10,062,214 | £12,122,000 | £15,090,000 | £12,138,000 | -19.6% | |
| Net assets | £4,661,596 | £6,008,290 | £9,725,000 | £11,108,000 | £9,270,000 | -16.5% | |
| Equity | £4,661,596 | £6,008,290 | £9,725,000 | £11,108,000 | £9,270,000 | -16.5% | |
| Average employees | 39 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 0% | |
| Wages | £1,032,848 | £1,331,125 | £1,601,000 | £1,793,000 | £1,848,000 | +3.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £137,512 | £137,549 | £0 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 23.9% | 17.9% | 18.0% | 13.7% | -17.8% | |
| Net margin | 17.7% | 10.5% | 13.5% | 9.0% | -14.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 26.5% | 23.8% | 22.5% | 14.0% | -18.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 62.6% | 52.7% | 35.0% | 44.0% | 39.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.20x | 1.91x | — | |
| Interest cover | 10.16x | 10.50x | 21.45x | 7.37x | -9.44x |
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
- BIOWISE LIMITED 2008-12-01 → present
- BIOWASTE RECYCLING LIMITED 2001-10-16 → 2008-12-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the Annual report and financial statements.”
Group structure
- BIOWISE LIMITED · parent
- Wastewise (UK) Limited 100%
- Wastewise Limited 100%
- J&B Bio Limited 50%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONGDON, Steven John | Director | 2024-06-10 | May 1966 | British |
| MCKENZIE, Fraser Wilson | Director | 2024-06-10 | Oct 1965 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOK, David Frank | Secretary | 2002-02-01 | 2003-10-30 |
| RILEY, Benjamin Stanley | Secretary | 2001-10-16 | 2002-02-08 |
| ROOKES, Antony | Secretary | 2003-10-30 | 2010-12-01 |
| ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-10-16 | 2001-10-16 |
| BOUSFIELD, Kurt James Nicholas | Director | 2016-07-13 | 2018-01-16 |
| INGRAM, Daniel Robert John | Director | 2001-10-16 | 2016-07-13 |
| LANDAU, James Alexander Charles | Director | 2009-04-15 | 2022-05-25 |
| MCCARTHY, Christopher Stephen | Director | 2022-05-25 | 2024-10-31 |
| PEIRO BALAGUER, Javier | Director | 2022-05-25 | 2024-07-01 |
| PRANCE, Gregory | Director | 2023-02-17 | 2024-07-24 |
| VERA HEREDIA, Diego Pablo | Director | 2022-05-25 | 2024-07-12 |
| WARDELL, Stephen John | Director | 2018-01-30 | 2022-05-25 |
| WILKES, Robert Morris | Director | 2018-01-30 | 2022-05-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewise Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-01-16 | Active |
| Mr James Alexander Charles Landau | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-10-01 | Ceased 2018-01-18 |
| Mr Paul Christopher Warrington Landau | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-10-01 | Ceased 2018-01-18 |
| Ashcourt Contracts Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Shares 25–50% (as firm) | 2016-10-01 | Ceased 2018-01-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-30 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-11-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-06 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-09-06 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-07-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-13 | 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
- 4
- 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.