ANIKIN LTD
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Cash
£6.3M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£2M
lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
94
highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£11M
Period ending 2023-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £19,557,902 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£10,717,313 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£11,430,667 | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£9,042,000 | -£10,543,529 | — | |
| Cash | £2,986,906 | £9,138,981 | £835,937 | £6,285,156 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,089,782 | £8,801,797 | £6,330,510 | £10,737,065 | — | |
| Net assets | £3,061,747 | £8,801,797 | £3,571,889 | -£1,968,104 | — | |
| Equity | £3,061,747 | £8,801,797 | £3,571,889 | -£1,968,104 | — | |
| Average employees | 10 | 38 | 59 | 94 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,024,361 | £3,630,611 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £431,726 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -54.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -53.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -99.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.44x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -15.02x |
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
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are satisfied that the group has sufficient resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's or the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- ANIKIN LTD · parent
- Anikin (US) Inc 100%
Significant events
- “On 15 February 2026, 22,923 C1 Preferred shares were issued at a nominal value of £0.0000001 for total consideration of £30,000.”
- “On 13 April 2026, the group entered into a new lease agreement for an office building at the registered address shown on the company information page.”
- “On 01 May 2026, the group terminated its existing operating lease in relation to the office at 8-10 Warner Street, London, EC1R 5HA.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARNOUIN, Christophe | Director | 2025-12-31 | Mar 1968 | French |
| CHAMPALIMAUD, Lopo Lindley | Director | 2021-12-14 | Jun 1972 | Portuguese |
| O'FARRELL, Brett Michael | Director | 2019-04-24 | Jun 1984 | British |
| WESTCOTT, Edward | Director | 2021-12-14 | Aug 1982 | British |
| AGROTIS GMBH | Corporate Director | 2025-09-17 | — | — |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIBBS, Will | Director | 2024-11-19 | 2025-09-17 |
| HUNT, Rebecca | Director | 2020-09-08 | 2024-11-19 |
| O'FARRELL, Nikki | Director | 2019-06-01 | 2025-09-17 |
| SHMALBERG, Justin William | Director | 2024-08-19 | 2025-09-17 |
| WYNN, Andrew Thomas | Director | 2021-12-14 | 2025-09-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Nikki O'Farrell | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-05-09 | Ceased 2020-09-08 |
| Mr Brett Michael O'Farrell | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-04-24 | Ceased 2020-09-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 104 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-07 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-04-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-10-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-04-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-04-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-03-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-25 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-02 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-10-02 | AP02 | officers | Appoint corporate director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 7
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.