ABSHARE SHARE PLAN LIMITED
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Cash
£12m
+171.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£237m
+3.4% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£12m
+163.6% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-10-05.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | -£7,000 | -£7,000 | 0% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £4,437,000 | £11,697,000 | +163.6% | |
| Net profit | — | £4,437,000 | £11,697,000 | +163.6% | |
| Cash | — | £4,464,000 | £12,135,000 | +171.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £229,287,000 | £236,984,000 | +3.4% | |
| Net assets | — | £229,287,000 | £236,984,000 | +3.4% | |
| Equity | — | £229,287,000 | £236,984,000 | +3.4% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | -0.0% | -0.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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
- ABSHARE SHARE PLAN LIMITED 2018-12-17 → present
- THE ABCAM EMPLOYEE SHARE BENEFIT TRUST LIMITED 2008-09-24 → 2018-12-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making due enquiries and considering the company's access to funds, including further cash pool facilities, if required, to meet its liabilities as they fall due, the director has a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operation”
Significant events
- “On 28 May 2026, Abshare Share Plan Limited declared and paid a cash dividend of £7,000,000 to FFCL Lux Sarl.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LESTER, Andrew Lawrence | Director | 2024-06-24 | Dec 1971 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ILIFFE, Jeffrey Michael | Secretary | 2008-09-24 | 2016-09-12 |
| SMITH, Suzanne Elaine | Secretary | 2016-09-12 | 2019-03-26 |
| FEARN, Jonathan Richard | Director | 2024-02-23 | 2024-06-25 |
| ILIFFE, Jeffrey Michael | Director | 2008-09-24 | 2016-09-12 |
| MILNER, Jonathan Simon, Dr | Director | 2008-09-24 | 2014-11-28 |
| SKINNER, Nicholas John | Director | 2016-12-16 | 2024-02-23 |
| WARWICK, David James | Director | 2014-11-28 | 2016-12-16 |
| WOOD, Gavin Hilary James | Director | 2016-09-12 | 2020-03-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danaher Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-08-16 | Active |
| Abcam Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-08-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 85 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-26 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-08-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-21 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audit exemption subsiduary | |
| 2024-08-19 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2024-08-19 | AGREEMENT2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2024-08-19 | GUARANTEE2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2024-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-28 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audit exemption subsiduary | |
| 2023-10-11 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy |
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.