NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-15 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£144M
+9.8% vs 2023
Employees
1,330
+56.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£46M
+34.2% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS UK LIMITED 1997-03-03 → present
- SANDOZ PHARMACEUTICALS (UK) LIMITED 1992-01-01 → 1997-03-03
- SANDOZ PRODUCTS LIMITED 1911-12-08 → 1992-01-01
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £630,898,000 | £743,034,000 | |
| Operating profit | £36,931,000 | £47,419,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £34,152,000 | £45,831,000 | |
| Net profit | £23,968,000 | £36,198,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £154,634,000 | £166,297,000 | |
| Net assets | £131,569,000 | £144,450,000 | |
| Equity | £131,569,000 | £144,450,000 | |
| Average employees | 848 | 1,330 | |
| Wages | £99,936,000 | £110,670,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.9% | 6.4% | |
| Net margin | 3.8% | 4.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 23.9% | 28.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 65.1% | 65.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.15x | 1.41x | |
| Interest cover | 12.82x | 20.81x |
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
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have considered the financial position of the company as at the balance sheet date, including the net assets of £144,450,000 and net current assets of £101,907,000. The company also has a broad customer base, and a strong history of profitable operations. There are no indications that this will not continue to be the case through the foreseeable future. Noting the considerable financial resources available to the company, alongside the company's access to Novartis's global cash pooling arrangement, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, covering a period of at least 12 months from the issue of the financial statements. Therefore, they have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS UK LIMITED · parent
- Neutec Pharma Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 14 December 2024, board of directors of Gyroscope Therapeutics Limited (a Novartis Group company in UK) decided to transfer it's business with the exception of the office lease to Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Limited. The agreement to transfer Gyroscope's residual activities to Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Limited was resolved on 14 December 2024 and signed on 17 June 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 61 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CULLEN, Richard Samuel | Secretary | 2026-01-01 | — | — |
| GUPTA, Sandeep | Director | 2025-05-12 | Jun 1982 | Indian |
| KAHLSTROEM, Johan Mikael Olof | Director | 2024-11-01 | Jul 1980 | Swedish |
Show 61 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLSUP, Valerie | Secretary | 1997-06-05 | 2000-03-01 |
| CULLEN, Richard Samuel | Secretary | 2021-01-01 | 2022-07-20 |
| HOLGATE, Benjamin James Michael | Secretary | 2011-06-22 | 2016-01-31 |
| JENNINGS, Sally Jane | Secretary | 2000-12-31 | 2008-03-11 |
| ROBERTS, Helen | Secretary | 2008-03-11 | 2011-06-22 |
| ROBINSON, Timothy William | Secretary | 2022-07-20 | 2026-01-01 |
| SHORTHOSE, Sally Jane | Secretary | 2000-03-01 | 2000-12-31 |
| THIRKETTLE, Paul Richard Edward | Secretary | — | 1997-06-05 |
| WESTON, Rebecca Ann | Secretary | 2016-02-01 | 2021-01-01 |
| ADAMS, Adrian | Director | 1999-04-30 | 2001-06-08 |
| AHMAD, Haseeb | Director | 2017-03-28 | 2021-04-01 |
| ARROCHA, Edgar Humberto | Director | 2014-08-26 | 2016-08-15 |
| ASHTON, David Thomas | Director | 2001-01-23 | 2001-09-27 |
| BARLOCHER, Urs, Dr | Director | 1993-05-20 | 1995-10-01 |
| BATZER, Martin Christopher, Dr | Director | 1995-10-01 | 1997-02-13 |
| BHATT, Chinmay Umesh | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2022-05-31 |
| BRANDLI, Reto Ernst | Director | 2000-01-28 | 2006-03-01 |
| BRAZIER, Richard John | Director | 2006-02-22 | 2009-07-01 |
| BREU, Raymund, Dr | Director | 2000-12-11 | 2010-03-31 |
| BROOKS, Jason Mark | Director | 2019-05-09 | 2025-04-08 |
| CHARHON, Jean-Jacques | Director | 2006-03-01 | 2007-05-15 |
| CORNUT, Eric, Dr | Director | 2007-02-01 | 2013-01-24 |
| CUMMINS, Gordon John | Director | 2004-05-20 | 2006-02-01 |
| FAHEY, Michael John | Director | 2001-11-30 | 2004-05-20 |
| FULLAGAR, Edgar | Director | 1997-04-07 | 2002-04-23 |
| FULLAGAR, Edgar | Director | — | 1994-07-01 |
| GABRIEL, Silvio | Director | 2001-02-01 | 2005-03-16 |
| GAMACHE, Marie-Andree Renee | Director | 2022-06-29 | 2024-10-31 |
| GUERARD, Frederic Marcel Benoit | Director | 2012-09-06 | 2015-03-31 |
| GUIDI, Guido Angelo Giovanni | Director | 2013-01-24 | 2017-01-18 |
| HANTSON, Ludwig Norbert Michel, Dr | Director | 2005-03-21 | 2007-02-01 |
| JOSE, Teresa | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2012-04-03 |
| KAPADIA, Sandipkumar Shantilal | Director | 2012-04-03 | 2014-08-26 |
| KINDLER, Hans | Director | 1997-04-24 | 2000-12-11 |
| KIRSCH, Harry Werner | Director | 2013-06-20 | 2018-07-10 |
| KREISSIG, Roland | Director | 2021-12-14 | 2022-05-31 |
| KROPS, Eduard Gerhard | Director | 1993-05-01 | 1993-08-26 |
| LACAZE, Oriane Fanny | Director | 2016-08-15 | 2019-05-09 |
| LINK, Max | Director | — | 1993-08-26 |
| METCALFE, Richard | Director | 1993-02-01 | 1997-12-31 |
| O'DOWD, Hugh Michael | Director | 2015-03-31 | 2016-09-16 |
| PALACHI, Barak Avraham | Director | 2017-05-14 | 2018-03-19 |
| PARIS, William Drummond | Director | 2001-09-14 | 2005-04-22 |
| PRAT, Lluis | Director | 2007-05-22 | 2016-03-10 |
| RACLOZ, Jacques | Director | 1994-07-01 | 1997-10-31 |
| RANG, Humphrey Peter, Professor | Director | 1992-06-01 | 1997-04-07 |
| REINHARDT, Joerg | Director | 1999-01-26 | 2005-03-21 |
| SAXENA, Subhanu | Director | 2005-04-22 | 2009-08-26 |
| SCHEIFFELE, Anna Mari, Dr | Director | 2018-05-09 | 2021-10-31 |
| SCHILLINGER, Erwin, Dr | Director | 1992-09-01 | 1993-05-01 |
| SCHLIENGER, Peter | Director | 1992-09-01 | 1995-10-01 |
| SNOOK, Christopher David | Director | 2016-03-10 | 2017-05-31 |
| SOIRON, Rolf | Director | — | 1993-05-20 |
| STROPPEL, Stefan Hans | Director | 1998-01-19 | 2001-01-23 |
| SYMON, John | Director | 1997-11-06 | 1999-08-31 |
| SYMONDS, Jonathan Richard | Director | 2010-03-31 | 2013-06-20 |
| TSCHUDIN, Marie-France | Director | 2017-01-18 | 2019-05-22 |
| VASELLA, Daniel | Director | 1995-10-01 | 1997-02-13 |
| WACK, Rene | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| WEBB, Susan Ann | Director | 2009-08-26 | 2012-09-06 |
| YOUMANS, James Clifford | Director | 1997-04-24 | 1997-06-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novartis Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 251 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-07-26 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-07-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+17.8%
£630,898,000 £743,034,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+9.8%
£131,569,000 £144,450,000
-
Employees
+56.8%
848 1,330
-
Operating profit
+28.4%
£36,931,000 £47,419,000
-
Profit before tax
+34.2%
£34,152,000 £45,831,000
-
Wages
+10.7%
£99,936,000 £110,670,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers