GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIONS OPERATIONS UK LTD
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Cash
£24m
-65% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£637m
-8.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,102
+4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£65m
+309.9% 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 | £271,801,000 | £158,451,000 | £161,087,000 | +1.7% | |
| Operating profit | £14,074,000 | £13,018,000 | £24,321,000 | +86.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £59,265,000 | £15,783,000 | £64,694,000 | +309.9% | |
| Net profit | £37,201,000 | £15,116,000 | £57,062,000 | +277.5% | |
| Cash | £24,560,000 | £69,905,000 | £24,455,000 | -65% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £717,361,000 | £717,934,000 | £661,709,000 | -7.8% | |
| Net assets | £695,574,000 | £696,202,000 | £637,337,000 | -8.5% | |
| Equity | £695,574,000 | £696,202,000 | £637,337,000 | -8.5% | |
| Average employees | 1,069 | 1,060 | 1,102 | +4% | |
| Wages | £74,728,000 | £86,975,000 | £91,269,000 | +4.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,786,000 | £1,454,000 | £1,386,000 | -4.7% |
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 | 5.2% | 8.2% | 15.1% | |
| Net margin | 13.7% | 9.5% | 35.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.0% | 1.8% | 3.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 12.3% | 10.6% | 11.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.14x | 1.74x | 2.41x | |
| Interest cover | — | 8.56x | 52.42x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements show that the Company made a significant profit in 2025 and is expected to continue to trade profitably during the going concern assessment period to 30 June 2027 (the assessment period). The Company has positive net assets and net current assets. The Company has a significant cash balance and is forecast to have positive cashflow throughout the going concern assessment period.”
Significant events
- “During the year the Company disposed of its investment in its subsidiary undertaking, Cytiva Ireland Limited, for a cash consideration of £121.1 million. A gain on sale of investment of £38.5 million has been recognized in the profit and loss account (see note 10).”
- “During the year the Company disposed of its investment in its subsidiary undertaking, Cytiva Ireland Limited, for a cash consideration of £121.1 million. The Directors reviewed the capital needs of the Company and following the receipt of the proceeds of the sale determined to distribute an interim cash dividend of £121.1 million to the Company's parent undertaking.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRELLIER, Ludovic | Director | 2023-12-31 | Nov 1975 | French |
| LESTER, Andrew Lawrence | Director | 2023-12-31 | Dec 1971 | British |
| MCGUIRE, James | Director | 2025-08-28 | Sep 1974 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE LOS ANGELES KHOURY GONZALO, Maria | Director | 2020-03-31 | 2025-08-28 |
| FRENCH, Sebastian Edward | Director | 2020-03-31 | 2021-05-20 |
| LIGNER, Emmanuel Francois Joel | Director | 2020-03-31 | 2023-12-31 |
| MCFADEN, Frank Talbot | Director | 2019-06-21 | 2020-03-31 |
| ROBERTSON, Daniel Roger | Director | 2021-05-20 | 2023-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pall European Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-06-21 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 37 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-01 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-07-27 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2022-07-27 | SH20 | capital | Legacy |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.