POOLBEG PHARMA PLC
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Cash
£7.7M
-1.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£8.6M
-7.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
15
-6.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£5.8M
+2.9% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care 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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£5,039,000 | -£6,372,000 | -£6,027,000 | +5.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£4,505,000 | -£5,944,000 | -£5,774,000 | +2.9% | |
| Net profit | -£3,931,000 | -£5,790,000 | -£5,695,000 | +1.6% | |
| Cash | £12,171,000 | £7,824,000 | £7,713,000 | -1.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £14,442,000 | £9,273,000 | £8,601,000 | -7.2% | |
| Equity | £14,442,000 | £9,273,000 | £8,601,000 | -7.2% | |
| Average employees | 15 | 16 | 15 | -6.3% | |
| Wages | £1,798,000 | £2,211,000 | £2,494,000 | +12.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £880,000 | £675,000 | £773,000 | +14.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 6.4% | 9.5% | 13.5% | |
| Current ratio | 13.69x | 8.79x | 6.17x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- POOLBEG PHARMA PLC 2021-06-23 → present
- POOLBEG PHARMA LIMITED 2021-06-08 → 2021-06-23
- ORPH PHARMA LIMITED 2021-03-19 → 2021-06-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Gravita Audit II Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors believe that it is appropriate to prepare these company and consolidated financial statements on the going concern basis. Based on this assessment, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group and Company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- POOLBEG PHARMA PLC · parent
- Poolbeg Pharma (Ireland) Limited 100%
- Poolbeg Pharma (UK) Limited 100%
- OP Holdco 2021 Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Oversubscribed and upsized fundraise completed in June 2025, raising £4.865 million, supporting delivery of major clinical milestones in oncology and obesity.”
- “Received FDA Orphan Drug Designation for the prevention of T-cell engager bispecific antibody-induced CRS (Cytokine Release Syndrome).”
- “Received the first national grant for cancer immunotherapy-induced CRS patent family from IP Australia, further enhancing POLB 001's future value.”
- “On 15 April 2026, the UK MHRA granted Clinical Trial Authorisation ("CTA") for the POLB 001 TOPICAL trial.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEACH SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-05-11 | — | — |
| BUCKLEY, Brendan Mary | Director | 2023-05-24 | May 1950 | Irish |
| FRIEL, Cathal Martin | Director | 2021-03-19 | Nov 1964 | Irish |
| GIBSON, Edward James | Director | 2021-07-19 | Jul 1973 | English |
| O'CONNELL, Ian Richard | Director | 2021-05-20 | Aug 1987 | Irish |
| O'NEILL, Luke | Director | 2021-07-19 | Jun 1964 | Irish |
| SKILLINGTON, Jeremy | Director | 2021-07-19 | Feb 1971 | Irish |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMIR, Salim | Secretary | 2021-06-16 | 2023-05-11 |
| ASHE, Patrick | Director | 2021-07-19 | 2023-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croft Nominees Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-06-18 | Ceased 2021-06-19 |
| Mr Cathal Friel | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2021-05-20 | Ceased 2021-06-18 |
| Mr Ian O'Connell | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-05-20 | Ceased 2021-06-18 |
| Open Orphan Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-03-19 | Ceased 2021-05-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 69 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-06-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-17 | RP01SH01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-02-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-25 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.