TOUCHLIGHT GENETICS LIMITED
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Cash
£605k
+54.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£2.3m
+129.1% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
156
+14.7% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£9.6m
+701.8% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,469,433 | £15,877,230 | £15,290,565 | £16,989,716 | +11.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£976,658 | -£1,194,175 | -£1,590,441 | -£565,515 | +64.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£976,399 | -£1,191,353 | -£1,587,439 | £9,552,650 | +701.8% | |
| Net profit | -£841,562 | -£1,359,497 | -£1,587,439 | £9,561,604 | +702.3% | |
| Cash | £474,647 | £1,089,420 | £391,404 | £605,247 | +54.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£8,300,313 | -£7,902,454 | -£8,022,710 | £2,334,763 | +129.1% | |
| Net assets | -£8,300,313 | -£7,902,454 | -£8,022,710 | £2,334,763 | +129.1% | |
| Equity | — | -£7,902,454 | -£8,022,710 | £2,334,763 | +129.1% | |
| Average employees | 117 | 149 | 136 | 156 | +14.7% | |
| Wages | — | £10,013,345 | £9,930,254 | £10,622,631 | +7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £400,491 | £374,000 | £494,151 | £475,000 | -3.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £18,152 | £11,659 | £13,130 | +12.6% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £204,000 | £259,000 | £250,000 | -3.5% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -7.8% | -7.5% | -10.4% | -3.3% | |
| Net margin | -6.7% | -8.6% | -10.4% | 56.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -24.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 278.1% | 135.0% | 125.0% | 94.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.59x | 0.70x | 0.97x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The parent company has also confirmed that it will provide sufficient funds to enable the Company to meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements”
Significant events
- “On 14 January 2025, one of the Company's subsidiaries, Ceva Hampton Limited, was disposed of for consideration of £9,900,312”
- “On 15 April 2025, two of the Company's subsidiaries, TGL-210 Limited and TGL-200 Limited were dissolved”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEWIS, David Edward Noel | Director | 2020-10-08 | Oct 1956 | British |
| OHLSON, Jonathan Keith | Director | 2008-01-16 | Sep 1962 | British |
| THEOBALD, Bradley James | Director | 2020-10-08 | Jan 1973 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PORTER, Neil, Dr | Secretary | 2010-06-01 | 2014-11-30 |
| BROADWAY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-11-08 | 2010-06-01 |
| DIX, Clive James, Dr | Director | 2011-04-08 | 2020-10-08 |
| GANNAWAY, David John, Dr | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2014-11-30 |
| HACKER, Ann Veronica | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2015-01-27 |
| HILL, Vanessa Jean, Mrs. | Director | 2008-01-16 | 2009-11-09 |
| LEWIS, David Edward Noel | Director | 2008-12-02 | 2015-01-27 |
| PORTER, Neil, Dr | Director | 2008-12-02 | 2014-11-30 |
| QUINN, David John | Director | 2007-11-22 | 2010-06-01 |
| SARGENT, Rodger David | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2013-10-03 |
| SHAFIR, Iris, Dr | Director | 2008-12-02 | 2011-03-10 |
| SHORT, Deane Keith | Director | 2014-04-15 | 2015-01-27 |
| BROADWAY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2007-11-08 | 2007-11-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Touchlight Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audit exemption subsiduary | |
| 2026-10-13 | GUARANTEE2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2026-10-13 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2026-10-04 | AGREEMENT2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2026-03-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-06 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.