CAMBRIDGE HEALTHCARE RESEARCH LIMITED
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Cash
£1.6m
+43% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£595k
-25.3% vs 2024
Employees
136
-4.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£217k
-1,318.7% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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8 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | £13,495,374 | £15,664,995 | £17,365,458 | +10.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£905,225 | £113,646 | -£78,972 | -169.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£947,993 | £17,837 | -£217,379 | -1,318.7% | |
| Net profit | -£947,998 | £208,402 | -£202,139 | -197% | |
| Cash | £1,394,445 | £1,101,733 | £1,574,930 | +43% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,340,811 | £1,395,252 | £1,623,364 | +16.3% | |
| Net assets | £589,000 | £797,402 | £595,263 | -25.3% | |
| Equity | £589,000 | £797,402 | £595,263 | -25.3% | |
| Average employees | 139 | 143 | 136 | -4.9% | |
| Wages | £7,595,462 | £8,240,834 | £8,937,053 | +8.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £389,463 | £689,351 | £741,234 | +7.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £117,845 | £38,933 | £39,280 | +0.9% | |
| Highest paid director | £201,444 | £237,376 | £222,352 | -6.3% |
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 | -6.7% | 0.7% | -0.5% | |
| Net margin | -7.0% | 1.3% | -1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -67.5% | 8.1% | -4.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 86.8% | 81.0% | 88.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.31x | 1.35x | 1.36x | |
| Interest cover | -20.11x | 1.04x | -0.57x |
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
- PEM Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes that the Company will have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- CAMBRIDGE HEALTHCARE RESEARCH LIMITED · parent
- Cambridge Healthcare Research Corporation 100%
Significant events
- “On 1 April 2026, the ownership of Cambridge Healthcare Research Limited changed following the sale of the Company to GD UK Healthcare Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANSON, Michael Thomas | Director | 2026-04-01 | Dec 1962 | British |
| ESTELL, Joanne Elizabeth | Director | 2026-09-04 | Jun 1971 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAIT, Nicholas Alexander James | Secretary | 2016-04-01 | 2023-09-30 |
| CARTWRIGHT, Edward, Dr | Director | 2015-01-15 | 2026-04-01 |
| GALT, Stephen William Robert | Director | 2023-09-01 | 2026-04-01 |
| HAIGH-ROSSER, Barbara Joanne | Director | 2021-08-16 | 2023-08-24 |
| LILLEY, Graham Charles | Director | 2026-04-01 | 2026-09-04 |
| PERUCCHINI, Matteo, Dr | Director | 2014-12-19 | 2026-04-01 |
| RONAN, Michelle Nicole | Director | 2025-03-31 | 2026-04-01 |
| RUBIN, Maxim | Director | 2013-12-31 | 2026-04-01 |
| SCOTT, Steven Fergus | Director | 2023-09-01 | 2023-12-15 |
| TAIT, Nicholas Alexander James | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2023-09-30 |
| WITHERS, Richard John | Director | 2024-07-18 | 2026-04-01 |
| WOODER, Stella, Dr | Director | 2021-01-13 | 2026-04-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gd Uk Healthcare Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-04-01 | Active |
| Mr Maxim Rubin | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-04-01 |
| Dr Edward Cartwright | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-04-01 |
| Dr Matteo Perucchini | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-04-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 72 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-04 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-06-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-04-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-06-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-22 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2026-04-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-04-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-02 | 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
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 8
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.