EUROFINS FOOD TESTING UK LIMITED
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Cash
£9k
0% vs 2024
Net assets
£16m
-6.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
598
+7.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2.4m
-71.4% vs 2024
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 | £36,530,000 | £41,068,000 | £43,465,000 | +5.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£4,706,000 | -£16,000 | £34,000 | +312.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£6,252,000 | -£1,386,000 | -£2,375,000 | -71.4% | |
| Net profit | -£6,562,000 | -£1,430,000 | -£2,399,000 | -67.8% | |
| Cash | £53,000 | £9,000 | £9,000 | 0% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £34,597,000 | £33,302,000 | £32,149,000 | -3.5% | |
| Net assets | £17,008,000 | £17,347,000 | £16,258,000 | -6.3% | |
| Equity | £17,008,000 | £17,347,000 | £16,258,000 | -6.3% | |
| Average employees | 579 | 554 | 598 | +7.9% | |
| Wages | £16,395,000 | £17,272,000 | £19,203,000 | +11.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £203,000 | £250,000 | £245,000 | -2% |
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 | -12.9% | -0.0% | 0.1% | |
| Net margin | -18.0% | -3.5% | -5.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -13.6% | -0.0% | 0.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 58.5% | 58.8% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.70x | 1.54x | 1.45x | |
| Interest cover | -3.25x | -0.01x | 0.03x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- EUROFINS FOOD TESTING UK LIMITED 2012-01-03 → present
- EUROFINS LABORATORIES LIMITED 2004-10-07 → 2012-01-03
- EUROFINS LIMITED 2004-08-26 → 2004-10-07
- C.P.A. SCIENTIFIC LIMITED 2004-01-07 → 2004-08-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Constantin
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to 31 December 2025, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East escalated on 28 February 2026, including military actions and related economic sanctions involving the United States, Iran, Israel, and certain other countries in the region (the "Conflict").”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GANDERTON, Laura Jayne | Secretary | 2023-01-20 | — | — |
| JOHNSON, Christopher William | Director | 2025-10-21 | Nov 1981 | British |
| WATTS, Michael Robert | Director | 2022-04-01 | Oct 1968 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAMPION, Phyllis Marianne | Secretary | 2004-01-07 | 2005-07-01 |
| MILES, Sonia | Secretary | 2022-04-01 | 2023-01-20 |
| MILLS, Alice Irene | Secretary | 2005-07-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| SARGEANT, Mark Simon | Secretary | 2005-10-10 | 2006-02-14 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-01-07 | 2004-01-07 |
| BONTRIDDER, Dirk | Director | 2010-06-18 | 2012-12-31 |
| BRANDMEIER, Markus, Dr | Director | 2012-12-31 | 2015-02-05 |
| CARNAGHAN, Mark Lindesay | Director | 2021-03-18 | 2025-10-21 |
| COLES, Philip David | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2020-12-09 |
| MARTIN, Gilles Gerard | Director | 2004-01-07 | 2010-06-15 |
| MCBEAN, Christopher James | Director | 2006-07-01 | 2008-09-23 |
| MILLS, Alice Irene | Director | 2004-01-07 | 2022-03-31 |
| REEVES, Christopher John | Director | 2004-01-07 | 2004-04-27 |
| RISDON, Graeme Charles | Director | 2010-03-31 | 2016-07-01 |
| ROWLEY, John Timothy | Director | 2007-02-01 | 2010-03-31 |
| WICHERS, Wicher Rotger | Director | 2004-05-11 | 2007-05-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurofins Food Testing Uk Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 131 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-01-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-06-25 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-01-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-01-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-11-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-11-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-02-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.