LIFESEARCH HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£7.6M
+0.5% vs 2024
Net assets
-£4.5M
-490.9% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
378
+12.2% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£4.4M
-301.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £45,618,437 | £49,252,882 | £62,226,005 | +26.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £726,437 | £1,925,157 | -£4,618,542 | -339.9% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £841,012 | £2,184,969 | -£4,407,169 | -301.7% | |
| Net profit | £1,087,782 | -£90,000 | £2,000,000 | £827,281 | £1,967,987 | -£3,327,915 | -269.1% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £9,216,936 | £7,549,027 | £7,584,288 | +0.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,822,262 | £1,522,129 | £1,849,100 | £13,249,034 | £12,834,557 | £9,675,263 | -24.6% | |
| Net assets | £1,822,262 | £1,522,129 | £1,849,100 | £1,182,426 | £1,147,767 | -£4,487,103 | -490.9% | |
| Equity | £1,822,262 | £1,522,129 | £1,849,100 | £1,182,426 | £1,147,767 | -£4,487,103 | -490.9% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 317 | 337 | 378 | +12.2% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £13,998,417 | £14,599,411 | £18,342,208 | +25.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £409,000 | £546,664 | £466,467 | -14.7% |
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 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 1.6% | 3.9% | -7.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 1.8% | 4.0% | -5.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 5.5% | 15.0% | -47.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.38x | 2.06x | 1.10x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Trading performance has declined in the year however management have assessed that the Group remains a going concern. This assessment is based on the preparation of approved budgets and forecasts, and the Group's expected future trading performance. Management have considered the sensitivity of the forecasts to reasonable possible changes in assumptions and remain satisfied.”
Group structure
- LIFESEARCH HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Lifesearch Limited 100%
- Lifesearch Partners Limited 100%
- Lifesearch Limited PTY 100%
Significant events
- “The investment that drove higher exceptional costs in financial year 2024/2025 has now been completed. In January 2026, a judgement was made in the favour of Lifesearch Limited in respect of a legal dispute and costs were awarded in Lifesearch Limited's favour in April 2026. As a result of this, the Company has received an inflow of economic benefits.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAIGRIE, Alison | Secretary | 2018-02-13 | — | — |
| BAIGRIE, Alison Caroline | Director | 2021-05-05 | Dec 1963 | British |
| BAIGRIE, Thomas Quentin | Director | 2012-11-13 | May 1961 | Irish |
| MARSH, Jeffrey Sean | Director | 2021-05-05 | Nov 1970 | British |
| MOCK, John | Director | 2024-03-06 | Dec 1977 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Arthur Howell | Director | 2012-11-13 | 2018-03-02 |
| WATCHORN, Hugh John | Director | 2018-03-02 | 2021-01-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Alison Caroline Baigrie | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2025-02-12 | Active |
| Leblon Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Thomas Quentin Baigrie | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 74 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-03-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-03-04 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-26 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-03-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-02-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-20 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2021-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-12-06 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-12-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
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.