ARECOR LIMITED
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Cash
£1.5M
+402% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£16M
+5.8% vs 2024
Employees
33
-15.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£388K
+108.9% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
As stated in note 2, these events or conditions, along with the other matters as set forth in note 2, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
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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 | £1,631,000 | £1,643,000 | £1,714,000 | +4.3% | |
| Operating profit | -£5,286,000 | -£3,120,000 | £1,769,000 | +156.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£6,134,000 | -£4,378,000 | £388,000 | +108.9% | |
| Net profit | -£5,830,000 | -£4,448,000 | £326,000 | +107.3% | |
| Cash | £771,000 | £303,000 | £1,521,000 | +402% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,395,000 | £1,724,000 | £3,937,000 | +128.4% | |
| Net assets | -£12,304,000 | -£16,596,000 | -£15,626,000 | +5.8% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | 41 | 39 | 33 | -15.4% | |
| Wages | £2,235,000 | £2,120,000 | £2,214,000 | +4.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £145,000 | £258,000 | £544,000 | +110.9% |
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 | — | -189.9% | 103.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 19.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -378.9% | -181.0% | 44.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 480.9% | 748.5% | 390.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.37x | 2.48x | 3.46x | |
| Interest cover | -6.18x | -2.47x | 1.25x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PKF Littlejohn LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“As stated in note 2, these events or conditions, along with the other matters as set forth in note 2, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELLAM, David John | Director | 2025-03-24 | Oct 1963 | British |
| HOWELL, Sarah Jennifer, Dr. | Director | 2011-10-26 | Oct 1975 | British |
| JEZEK, Jan, Dr | Director | 2024-07-17 | Nov 1971 | Czech |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUNT, Lisa Jane | Secretary | 2007-05-23 | 2007-07-23 |
| LOWTHER, Susan Day | Secretary | 2019-04-01 | 2024-07-17 |
| VINCENT SYKES & HIGHAM LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2007-07-23 | 2019-04-01 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2007-05-23 | 2007-05-23 |
| CRAWFORD, Alexander Mervyn Colville | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2021-05-25 |
| CURNOCK COOK, Jeremy Laurence | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2021-05-25 |
| DAVIES, John Richard | Director | 2007-05-23 | 2007-09-07 |
| DAVIS, Paul James, Professor | Director | 2007-08-23 | 2009-07-24 |
| DAY LOWTHER, Susan | Director | 2019-03-04 | 2024-07-17 |
| FAZELI, Mohammad Sohail | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2021-06-21 |
| FREELANCE, Ian | Director | 2016-07-02 | 2018-09-17 |
| KLOOSTERMAN, Marcel, Dr | Director | 2013-02-20 | 2016-07-01 |
| LANE, Andrew Henry | Director | 2007-08-23 | 2021-05-25 |
| RICHARDS, Andrew John Mcglashan, Dr | Director | 2008-09-11 | 2021-06-21 |
| SAYLOR, Thomas Reese | Director | 2007-06-28 | 2018-09-04 |
| SMITH, Alan, Dr | Director | 2008-04-11 | 2021-06-21 |
| WHITELEY, Angus Oliver | Director | 2007-08-23 | 2012-12-19 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2007-05-23 | 2007-05-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arecor Therapeutics Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-07-23 | Active |
| Unilever Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-09-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 178 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-08-31 MA Memorandum articles
- 2021-08-31 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-07 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-08-31 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-08-31 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-08-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-08-09 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement |
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.