CELADON PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
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Cash
£332K
-73.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£992K
-68.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
24
-11.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£5.4M
+28.7% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Directors have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis, which assumes the Group will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. However, there is material uncertainty over the timing and quantum of revenue... additional funding is required... these facts constitute a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £24,000 | £75,000 | £153,000 | +104% | |
| Operating profit | -£5,381,000 | -£5,931,000 | -£4,840,000 | +18.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£18,118,000 | -£7,523,000 | -£5,367,000 | +28.7% | |
| Net profit | -£17,411,000 | -£7,262,000 | -£5,155,000 | +29% | |
| Cash | £5,061,000 | £1,259,000 | £332,000 | -73.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,054,000 | £8,266,000 | £6,082,000 | -26.4% | |
| Net assets | £7,037,000 | £3,181,000 | £992,000 | -68.8% | |
| Equity | £7,037,000 | £3,181,000 | £992,000 | -68.8% | |
| Average employees | 24 | 27 | 24 | -11.1% | |
| Wages | £1,778,000 | £2,212,000 | £1,820,000 | -17.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £498,000 | £777,000 | £744,000 | -4.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -44.6% | -71.8% | -79.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 46.9% | 65.5% | 88.4% | |
| Current ratio | 5.29x | 2.62x | 0.93x | |
| Interest cover | — | -10.48x | -8.19x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- CELADON PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED 2025-08-14 → present
- CELADON PHARMACEUTICALS PLC 2022-03-25 → 2025-08-14
- SUMMERWAY CAPITAL PLC 2018-08-31 → 2022-03-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Directors have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis, which assumes the Group will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. However, there is material uncertainty over the timing and quantum of revenue... additional funding is required... these facts constitute a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- CELADON PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED · parent
- Celadon Subco Limited
- Celadon Property Co Limited
- Celadon Pharma Limited
- Celadon Pharmaceuticals (UK) Limited
Significant events
- “On 8 August 2025, the Company's shares were delisted from the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange and the Company re-registered as a private limited company.”
- “During 2025, the Group incorporated Holford Pharma Limited as an internal pharmacy function to facilitate direct dispensing of medicines to patients.”
- “On 28 June 2025, the Group entered into a new three-year loan facility (£1.5M) with a related party, secured by a floating charge.”
- “On 1 April 2026, the related party agreed to provide a further £0.5M loan, increasing the total outstanding to £2.0M, with a fixed charge.”
- “On 6 August 2025, the Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) maturity date was extended to 30 November 2026, and the committed facility amount was reduced to £1.01M.”
- “In December 2025, the Group exercised a call option to re-acquire Harley Street (CPC) Limited, which was originally disposed of in March 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUFG CORPORATE GOVERNANCE LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2025-06-27 | — | — |
| PERROTT, Donald Christopher | Director | 2025-08-11 | Dec 1968 | Irish |
| SHORT, James Gareth | Director | 2022-03-28 | Mar 1968 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WARREN, Cheryl Margaret | Secretary | 2018-08-31 | 2021-01-15 |
| WILLIAMS, Kerin | Secretary | 2021-01-15 | 2025-06-27 |
| ANTON, Ian Alexander | Director | 2022-03-28 | 2025-08-08 |
| ANTON, Ian Alexander | Director | 2018-08-31 | 2021-01-15 |
| BARR, Robert Nicholas | Director | 2022-03-28 | 2025-03-21 |
| FARMILOE, Mark Kenneth Meakin | Director | 2018-08-31 | 2021-01-15 |
| FIRTH, David Samuel Peter | Director | 2018-09-17 | 2025-03-21 |
| GIBSON, Paul David | Director | 2021-01-15 | 2021-09-21 |
| HAJIOFF, Steven, Dr | Director | 2022-03-28 | 2025-03-21 |
| LONG, Kathleen Joy | Director | 2022-03-28 | 2023-01-17 |
| MORRIS, Anthony John | Director | 2021-01-15 | 2021-09-21 |
| MURRIA, Vinodka | Director | 2021-01-15 | 2021-09-21 |
| SHANAHAN, Elizabeth Ann | Director | 2021-09-21 | 2025-03-21 |
| SHAW, Benjamin Howard | Director | 2018-08-31 | 2022-03-28 |
| TURNER, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2023-01-17 | 2024-12-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James Gareth Short | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2022-03-28 | Active |
| Mr Benjamin Howard Shaw | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-08-31 | Ceased 2018-10-19 |
| Ian Alexander Anton | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-08-31 | Ceased 2018-10-19 |
| Mr Mark Kenneth Meakin Farmiloe | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-08-31 | Ceased 2018-10-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 99 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-08-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-08-14 CERT10 Certificate re registration public limited company to private
- 2025-08-14 RR02 Reregistration public to private company
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-10 | RP01SH01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-02-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-14 | MAR | incorporation | Re registration memorandum articles | |
| 2025-08-14 | CERT10 | change-of-name | Certificate re registration public limited company to private | |
| 2025-08-14 | RR02 | change-of-name | Reregistration public to private company | |
| 2025-08-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-08 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-07-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company | |
| 2025-06-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company | |
| 2025-06-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-26 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 16
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.