BEECHAM GROUP PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-18 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-04
Watchouts
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£645M
+3.9% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£32M
+15.2% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BEECHAM GROUP PLC 2026-01-21 → present
- BEECHAM GROUP P L C 1928-01-23 → 2026-01-21
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £27,964,000 | £32,217,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £27,964,000 | £32,217,000 | |
| Net profit | £21,393,000 | £24,163,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £620,551,000 | £644,714,000 | |
| Net assets | £620,551,000 | £644,714,000 | |
| Equity | £620,551,000 | £644,714,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 4.5% | 5.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1.8% | 2.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.47x | |
| Interest cover | 300.69x | 154.89x |
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
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having assessed the principal risks of the Company and other matters, the Directors are of the opinion that the current level of activity remains sustainable. The Directors in their considerations have included the potential risks related to the services provided by the Company. The Directors have considered the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a minimum of twelve months from the date of signing of these financial statements. The Directors have taken into account that, as part of the Group, the Company has already received the necessary letter of support from GlaxoSmithKline Finance plc and can take actions to ensure business continuity through operational channels, as well as the ability to manage variable costs. On the basis of those considerations, the Directors believe that it remains appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The Company made a profit for the financial year of £24,163,000 (2023: £21,393,000). This is mainly due to an increase in interest income during the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHYTE, Victoria Anne | Secretary | 2004-10-29 | — | British |
| DAVIDSON, Alistair Robert | Director | 2025-12-31 | Dec 1972 | British |
| EDINBURGH PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2001-03-02 | — | — |
| GLAXO GROUP LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2001-03-02 | — | — |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRYANT, Karina Jane | Secretary | 1999-12-22 | 2002-01-18 |
| COOMBER, Caroline Daphne | Secretary | 1998-09-04 | 1999-12-22 |
| DILLON, Alison Marie | Secretary | — | 1998-09-04 |
| NUTTALL, Leo Alexander | Secretary | 2002-01-18 | 2004-10-29 |
| STEPHENS, Richard James | Secretary | 2004-10-29 | 2007-03-05 |
| WILBRAHAM, Simon Nicholas | Secretary | 1998-09-04 | 2001-03-02 |
| BALFOUR, Ian Main Ferguson | Director | — | 1994-01-01 |
| BEERY, James Ralph | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2001-03-05 |
| BLACKBURN, Paul Frederick | Director | 2009-09-09 | 2016-03-01 |
| BLACKBURN, Paul Frederick | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2001-03-05 |
| BONDY, Rupert | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2001-03-05 |
| BORLAND, Ian Carmichael | Director | 1996-06-04 | 2000-03-31 |
| COLLUM, Hugh Robert | Director | — | 1996-06-04 |
| EAGLEN, Robin John, Doctor | Director | 1995-03-10 | 1998-06-18 |
| HUNTER, John Foster Bray | Director | 1993-04-13 | 1993-10-01 |
| JACKSON, Peter, Dr | Director | — | 1994-04-21 |
| JACOBS, Ramon | Director | 1998-06-18 | 1999-12-22 |
| LYNCH, Ciara Martha | Director | 2020-03-02 | 2025-12-31 |
| MCCLINTOCK, Clare Alexandra | Director | 2000-05-03 | 2001-03-05 |
| PANAGIOTIDIS, Charalampos | Director | 2019-02-15 | 2020-03-02 |
| STEVENS, David John | Director | — | 1995-03-10 |
| WALKER, Adam | Director | 2015-04-30 | 2020-03-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithkline Beecham Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-06-04 | Active |
| Smithkline & French Laboratories Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-06-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 445 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-15 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2026-01-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-01-28 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-01-21 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-15 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2026-01-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-01-21 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2026-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-23 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-09-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-18 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2024-06-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-04 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-16 | CH02 | officers | Change corporate director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+3.9%
£620,551,000 £644,714,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
+15.2%
£27,964,000 £32,217,000
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Profit before tax
+15.2%
£27,964,000 £32,217,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers