READING SCIENTIFIC SERVICES LIMITED

1. READING SCIENTIFIC SERVICES LIMITED 1990-01-01 → present
2. CADBURY SCHWEPPES RESEARCH LIMITED 1979-12-31 → 1990-01-01
3. ARMSTRONG LABORATORIES (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED 1962-11-19 → 1979-12-31

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“As at the balance sheet date the company was, and remains at the time of preparing this assessment, in a net current asset position. Projected cashflows are positive and the assessment shows, in both the base case and the severe but plausible scenarios, that the company will remain liquid throughout the going concern period of review. As a result of this assessment, the directors are satisfied that the company will be able to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due and continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and for at least 12 months from the date of this report. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the Annual Report and Financial Statements.”

Significant events

• “RSSL has been awarded the title of 'Best Performing Professional Services Company of the Year' at this year's prestigious ON Awards, hosted by One Nucleus.”
• “In 2025, RSSL establishes UK's first Novel Foods Expert Network (NFX UK) in partnership with Imperial College London and The Supplant Company.”
• “In July 2024 we launched a new partnership with Occupational Health services provider, Health Partners.”
• “In 2024 we were proudly awarded the "Menopause Friendly Accreditation," marking excellence for menopause support in our workplace.”
• “In 2024 we held a testicular cancer awareness roadshow across all our UK sites, during which we had over 3,000 conversations with male and female employees and raised over £3,000 for the Oddballs foundation.”
• “In 2024, UK colleagues sent over 24,000 Bravos, a testament to our strong culture of gratitude.”
• “In June we ran our annual Your Charity Your Choice campaign, which enables each of our sites across the UK and Ireland to donate £5,000 to a charity chosen by colleagues to celebrate the birthday of The Cadbury Foundation. This year we received 66 applications across 12 sites, and more than 500 colleagues voted to select their winners. Thanks to the scheme, the Foundation donated £84,000 shared between 60 charities close to colleagues' hearts.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

2

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +0.1%

  £36,693,000 → £36,736,000

• Cash

  —

  Not reported

• Net assets

  +18.7%

  £24,251,000 → £28,781,000

• Employees

  +3.8%

  344 → 357

• Operating profit

  +25.9%

  £3,281,000 → £4,130,000

• Profit before tax

  +22%

  £3,906,000 → £4,764,000

• Wages

  +1.9%

  £16,084,000 → £16,383,000

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