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UCB PHARMA LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 00209905
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1925-11-24
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 21100
- Hubs
- UK Healthcare
Accounts
Pending extraction
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes that the Company will continue trading for a period of at least 12 months from the date of these financial statements. Directors reviewed sales forecasts, cash flow projections, and growth drivers and concluded sufficient liquidity to pay creditors.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the balance sheet date, the company submitted a claim to HMRC for the recovery of VAT previously paid in respect of rebates under the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access (VPAS) and Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing, Access and Growth (VPAG).”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
3 active · 62 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KHATRI, Yogesh | Director | 2013-06-24 | Oct 1965 | British |
| PRICE, Steven Craig | Director | 2010-04-19 | Nov 1969 | British |
| REYNDERS, Nico Victor | Director | 2024-12-01 | Aug 1972 | Belgian |
Show 62 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARDY, Mark Glyn | Secretary | 2004-10-29 | 2023-10-01 |
| HARDY, Mark Glyn | Secretary | — | 1996-07-25 |
| MURPHY, John | Secretary | 1996-07-25 | 2001-01-31 |
| SLATER, John Andrew Duncan | Secretary | 2001-01-31 | 2004-10-29 |
| ALLEN, Peter Vance | Director | 2000-10-31 | 2004-12-17 |
| ANDO, Goran Albert Torstensson, Doctor | Director | 2003-04-16 | 2004-10-29 |
| ARNOLD, Stephen | Director | 2013-04-08 | 2015-04-06 |
| BAINS, Harbinder Singh | Director | 2005-01-13 | 2006-02-01 |
| BATES, Malcolm Edwin | Director | — | 2000-05-31 |
| BLANCO, Hannah Victoria | Director | 2014-09-16 | 2015-09-25 |
| BOGIE, William, Dr | Director | 1993-04-01 | 2000-03-16 |
| BRADING, Claire | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2024-12-01 |
| BUFTON, Roland John Lewis | Director | — | 1998-07-06 |
| CARTMELL, Simon Christopher | Director | 2000-10-31 | 2002-06-28 |
| CNOPS, Willy Constant | Director | 2016-01-12 | 2019-12-01 |
| COOMBES, Dan | Director | 2018-10-08 | 2021-01-01 |
| COZENS, Peter John, Doctor | Director | 1994-09-28 | 2000-07-31 |
| D' HAMALE, Michele De Cannart | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2011-07-01 |
| DAMIEN, Vincent | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| DOLIVEUX, Frederic Roch | Director | 2005-01-13 | 2005-05-12 |
| DUNCAN, Greg | Director | 2007-11-30 | 2009-04-30 |
| FARGHER, Adina-Lee Rudston | Director | 2013-05-21 | 2017-02-10 |
| FELLNER, Peter John, Dr | Director | 2000-10-31 | 2003-04-16 |
| FERGUSON, John | Director | — | 2001-04-06 |
| GERARD, William Wilson | Director | — | 1993-12-10 |
| HARDY, Mark Glyn | Director | 1996-07-25 | 2023-10-01 |
| HARRIS, Ralph Stephen | Director | 1994-09-28 | 1995-04-27 |
| HARRIS, Ralph Stephen | Director | — | 1993-12-10 |
| HARVEY, Michael John | Director | — | 2000-01-31 |
| INFANTE GONZALEZ DE LA ALEJA, Ana Isabel | Director | 2022-05-25 | 2024-12-01 |
| IVERSEN, Bo Kjelgaard | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2016-03-17 |
| JONES, Stephen Charles | Director | 2006-02-01 | 2013-06-30 |
| KHOSO BALUCH, Mohammed Nazir | Director | 2010-04-19 | 2016-01-12 |
| LEES, David John | Director | — | 1993-12-10 |
| LEWIS, Pamela Mary, Dr | Director | 1992-05-09 | 1993-12-10 |
| LOOMAN, Simon | Director | 2005-01-13 | 2008-12-31 |
| LURQUIN, Michel | Director | 2005-10-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| MABON, George David | Director | 1992-11-01 | 1994-03-31 |
| MCDADE, Mark Daniel | Director | 2009-04-30 | 2012-04-02 |
| MCHALE, Richard Michael | Director | 2008-05-19 | 2009-04-30 |
| MCHALE, Richard Michael | Director | 2003-12-04 | 2008-03-01 |
| MILLARD, Dennis Henry | Director | 1994-03-30 | 1996-02-29 |
| MOREAU, Jean-Luc | Director | 2014-11-03 | 2015-04-30 |
| NICHOLLS, Peter Geoffrey | Director | 2005-01-31 | 2009-10-02 |
| OLUWA, Olufunlayo Modupe | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2024-12-01 |
| REDRUP, Stephen John | Director | 1994-07-04 | 2000-02-29 |
| ROBINSON, William | Director | 2005-05-12 | 2007-12-12 |
| ROEDER, Stephan | Director | 2007-11-30 | 2008-09-01 |
| ROELANDT, Erik | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2010-07-24 |
| SAUNDERS, Ingelise | Director | 2002-07-23 | 2004-09-14 |
| SHEPPARD, Alan | Director | 1995-09-01 | 1999-08-27 |
| SPEERS, Matthew John Norton | Director | 2008-03-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| STRIGINI, Bruno | Director | 2005-01-13 | 2006-02-01 |
| TAYLOR, Bernard David | Director | — | 1993-12-10 |
| TELLIER, Jean-Christophe Pierre | Director | 2012-04-02 | 2014-11-03 |
| TURLEY, Stephen | Director | 2015-11-02 | 2018-10-08 |
| TURNER, Roger John Langdon | Director | — | 1992-11-30 |
| UPCHURCH, Francis Charles, Dr | Director | 1997-09-01 | 2001-02-05 |
| VILLA, Ilaria | Director | 2019-12-01 | 2022-05-20 |
| WATTS, Garry | Director | 1996-02-29 | 2000-09-30 |
| WATY, Philippe | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2011-04-30 |
| YOUNG, Michael, Dr | Director | 1995-06-27 | 2000-09-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celltech Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 289 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-13 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-12-05 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-12-04 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-12-04 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-12-04 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-10-22 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-01-04 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-10-06 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2023-10-06 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-08-09 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-02-24 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-06-02 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2022-06-02 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2022-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-01-21 | AUD | auditors | auditors resignation company |
| 2021-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-05-17 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
Credit score
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Activity Score
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