OXFORD NANOPORE TECHNOLOGIES PLC
Listed on the London Stock Exchange, the company is a University of Oxford spin-out that develops and manufactures nanopore sequencing products, such as the portable MinION device, for the electronic analysis of DNA and RNA.
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Cash
£181M
-9.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£463M
-21% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,335
+1.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£140M
+0.1% 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 | £169,668,000 | £183,200,000 | £223,900,000 | +22.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£168,609,000 | -£152,300,000 | -£155,300,000 | -2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£149,768,000 | -£140,000,000 | -£139,900,000 | +0.1% | |
| Net profit | -£154,507,000 | -£146,200,000 | -£145,200,000 | +0.7% | |
| Cash | £220,536,000 | £199,500,000 | £181,100,000 | -9.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £687,863,000 | £586,300,000 | £463,300,000 | -21% | |
| Net assets | £643,851,000 | £586,300,000 | £463,300,000 | -21% | |
| Equity | £643,851,000 | £586,300,000 | £463,300,000 | -21% | |
| Average employees | 1,133 | 1,315 | 1,335 | +1.5% | |
| Wages | £99,197,000 | £124,400,000 | £129,600,000 | +4.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £4,834,162 | £4,042,863 | £4,295,242 | +6.2% |
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 | -99.4% | -83.1% | -69.4% | |
| Net margin | -91.1% | -79.8% | -64.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -24.5% | -26.0% | -33.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 17.1% | 21.0% | 25.6% | |
| Current ratio | 5.01x | 3.34x | 2.64x | |
| Interest cover | -76.43x | -42.31x | -55.46x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- OXFORD NANOPORE TECHNOLOGIES PLC 2021-09-24 → present
- OXFORD NANOPORE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 2008-05-19 → 2021-09-24
- OXFORD NANOLABS LIMITED 2005-03-09 → 2008-05-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board believes that the Group will continue to deliver strong performance and growth for at least the next 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and, accordingly, they have prepared the financial statements on the basis of going concern.”
Group structure
- OXFORD NANOPORE TECHNOLOGIES PLC · parent
- Oxford Nanopore Diagnostics Limited 100%
- Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Inc 100%
- Oxford Nanorelab Limited 100%
- The Genome Foundry Limited 100%
- Metrichor Limited 100%
- KK Oxford Nanopore Technologies 100%
- Nanopore Technologies Hong Kong Limited 100%
- Nanopore Technologies (Shanghai) Co. Limited 100%
- Oxford Nanopore Technologies Singapore Pte Ltd 100%
- Oxford Nanopore Technologies B V 100%
- Oxford Nanopore Technologies Australia Pty Ltd 100%
- Oxford Nanopore Technologies Denmark ApS 100%
- Oxford Nanopore Technologies SARL 100%
- Oxford Nanopore Technologies GmbH 100%
- Oxford Nanopore Technologies Gulf Limited 100%
- Oxford Nanopore Technologies (Holdings) 2 Limited 100%
- Oxford Nanopore Technologies Canada Limited 100%
- Oxford Nanopore Technologies S.R.L. 100%
- Northern Nanopore Instruments Inc 100%
- Oxford Nanopore Technologies India Private Limited 100%
- Oxford Nanopore Technologies Sverige AB 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOTE, Hannah Laura | Secretary | 2021-04-12 | — | — |
| FORTUNE, Sarah Merritt, Dr | Director | 2023-12-19 | Jul 1968 | American |
| HENNAH, Adrian Nevil | Director | 2021-06-24 | Nov 1957 | British |
| KEHER, Nicholas Patrick | Director | 2024-01-22 | Dec 1982 | British |
| MAHONY, Daniel, Dr | Director | 2024-10-01 | Mar 1969 | British |
| O'HIGGINS, John Edward | Director | 2019-09-19 | Feb 1964 | Irish |
| PRESTON, Heather Elizabeth, Dr | Director | 2023-12-19 | Jan 1966 | British,Canadian |
| PRIESTMAN, Katherine Sophie | Director | 2023-07-13 | Nov 1973 | British |
| TATTON-BROWN, Duncan Eden | Director | 2022-08-01 | Mar 1965 | British |
| VAN PARYS, Francis Albert Luc | Director | 2026-03-02 | May 1975 | Belgian |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-03-09 | 2005-04-14 |
| ALDWYCH SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-04-14 | 2021-04-23 |
| ALLEN, Peter Vance | Director | 2011-04-18 | 2022-07-31 |
| AUBREY, Alan John | Director | 2009-03-03 | 2021-10-05 |
| BAYLEY, John Hagan Pryce, Professor | Director | 2005-05-11 | 2016-01-01 |
| BECKER, Wendy Mira | Director | 2021-06-24 | 2024-06-10 |
| BROOKE, Stephen Henry Ralph | Director | 2005-05-20 | 2006-05-24 |
| BROWN, Clive Gavin | Director | 2019-09-19 | 2024-02-29 |
| BROWN, Clive Gavin | Director | 2017-09-20 | 2018-01-25 |
| COWPER, Timothy | Director | 2018-12-13 | 2024-06-10 |
| GORDON WILD, Sarah Lucinda | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2023-12-19 |
| HARMELIN, Guy, Dr | Director | 2020-09-17 | 2024-10-01 |
| MCDONALD, James Angus | Director | 2010-05-19 | 2018-12-13 |
| NICHOLLS, Trevor John, Dr | Director | 2006-10-18 | 2012-05-31 |
| NORWOOD, David Robert | Director | 2006-04-12 | 2008-12-31 |
| PIGLIUCCI, Riccardo | Director | 2006-11-20 | 2011-06-15 |
| SANGHERA, Gurdial Singh, Dr | Director | 2005-05-23 | 2026-03-02 |
| SEITZ, Bernhard, Dr | Director | 2005-07-19 | 2006-08-01 |
| THOMAS, Emma Claire Franklin | Director | 2005-04-14 | 2005-05-12 |
| TRINIMAN, Paul | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2009-03-14 |
| WILLCOCKS, James Peter, Dr | Director | 2006-05-24 | 2024-06-10 |
| @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-03-09 | 2005-04-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 540 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-25 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-06-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-26 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-26 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 15
- 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.