IPSEN LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£28m
+20.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
106
+2.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£6.3m
+36.2% highest in 3 filed years
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 | £122,443,000 | £128,501,000 | £134,207,000 | +4.4% | |
| Operating profit | £3,944,000 | £4,275,000 | £5,724,000 | +33.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,834,000 | £4,652,000 | £6,334,000 | +36.2% | |
| Net profit | £3,689,000 | £3,501,000 | £4,734,000 | +35.2% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £23,347,000 | £23,479,000 | £28,185,000 | +20% | |
| Net assets | £23,277,000 | £23,178,000 | £27,912,000 | +20.4% | |
| Equity | £23,277,000 | £23,178,000 | £27,912,000 | +20.4% | |
| Average employees | 96 | 103 | 106 | +2.9% | |
| Wages | £9,400,000 | £11,095,000 | £11,674,000 | +5.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £352,000 | £507,000 | £488,000 | -3.7% |
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 | 3.2% | 3.3% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.9% | 18.2% | 20.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 61.1% | 57.8% | 66.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.55x | 1.73x | 1.51x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- IPSEN LIMITED 2008-12-12 → present
- IPSEN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 2008-11-17 → 2008-12-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In January 2025, we introduced a new harassment and bullying policy to explain clearly our expectations of colleague behaviour.”
- “In 2024, we introduced a Carer's Leave policy which was enhanced beyond the UK legal minimum in September 2025 and will continue enhancement in 2026.”
- “We increased our Paternity Leave entitlement to 9 weeks paid leave and this will be further increased to 12 weeks paid leave in September 2026.”
- “In March 2025, we introduced an improved Bereavement Leave policy.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILLAR-KELLY, Lynne Elizabeth Duncan | Secretary | 2022-03-16 | — | — |
| CHADDOCK, John Andrew, Dr | Director | 2021-04-30 | Aug 1968 | British |
| MILLAR-KELLY, Lynne Elizabeth Duncan | Director | 2022-03-16 | Aug 1983 | British |
| PARSONS, Ioana | Director | 2024-03-08 | Feb 1979 | Romanian,British |
| VISCIGLIO, Alexandre | Director | 2021-05-28 | Jan 1979 | French |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOOTH, Edward Andrew | Secretary | 2013-07-01 | 2015-04-30 |
| BUSBY, Robyn Elizabeth | Secretary | 2018-05-31 | 2018-10-11 |
| DAVIS, John Charles | Secretary | 2008-11-17 | 2013-06-30 |
| LAMB, Catherine | Secretary | 2018-10-11 | 2020-10-15 |
| MILLAR, Lynne | Secretary | 2020-10-15 | 2021-05-28 |
| PULLEN, Jane Elizabeth | Secretary | 2015-04-30 | 2018-05-31 |
| TOMKINSON, Re-Natta | Secretary | 2021-05-28 | 2022-03-16 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-11-17 | 2008-11-17 |
| ALI, Asad Mohsin | Director | 2018-10-15 | 2022-03-16 |
| BARNSLEY, Jonathan Henry | Director | 2014-08-27 | 2017-12-22 |
| BOOTH, Edward Andrew | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2016-02-11 |
| BOYNE, Isobel Louise | Director | 2018-03-27 | 2021-05-28 |
| BUSBY, Robyn Elizabeth | Director | 2016-11-18 | 2018-10-11 |
| DAVIES, Dunstana Adeshola | Director | 2008-11-17 | 2008-11-17 |
| DAVIS, John Charles | Director | 2008-11-17 | 2013-06-30 |
| DE LA TOUR, Christian | Director | 2009-01-09 | 2014-11-25 |
| HICKLING, Matthew Francis, Dr | Director | 2016-03-01 | 2018-05-02 |
| HILL, Steven Thomas | Director | 2008-11-17 | 2014-07-31 |
| JOCHEM, Olivier | Director | 2009-01-09 | 2016-02-10 |
| LAMB, Catherine Anne | Director | 2018-10-15 | 2020-10-30 |
| LAUNAY, Nicole Bernadette | Director | 2015-03-31 | 2018-05-02 |
| MCDOWALL, Ewan John | Director | 2014-08-27 | 2018-10-11 |
| MILLAR, Lynne | Director | 2020-10-15 | 2021-05-28 |
| OLIVER, Guy Edward | Director | 2022-04-25 | 2024-03-08 |
| PALLIERE-CALINE, Agathe, Mme | Director | 2012-09-14 | 2014-05-26 |
| PARENT, Christopher Jean Francois Marie | Director | 2014-08-27 | 2015-03-31 |
| PULLEN, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2016-02-11 | 2017-06-13 |
| RAMDANI, Habib | Director | 2009-01-09 | 2010-09-15 |
| SCHILANSKY, David | Director | 2010-09-15 | 2011-12-12 |
| SEMERJIAN, Harout | Director | 2017-12-08 | 2018-05-02 |
| STRATTON, Anthony Hugh | Director | 2017-06-13 | 2018-03-28 |
| TOMKINSON, Re-Natta Dominica | Director | 2021-05-28 | 2022-03-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipsen S.A. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-04-19 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-07 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2023-12-07 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2023-11-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.