CHARLES RIVER U.K. LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-28
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-01 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£90M
+17% vs 2023
Employees
125
+0.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£17M
+28% vs 2023
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-28
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £21,133,000 | £23,430,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,809,000 | £991,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £13,021,000 | £16,661,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £12,430,000 | £15,320,000 | |
| Cash | — | £1,952,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £81,482,000 | £90,450,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £77,297,000 | £90,450,000 | |
| Equity | £70,585,000 | £77,297,000 | £90,450,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 124 | 125 | |
| Wages | — | £3,787,000 | £4,205,000 |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 8.6% | 4.2% | |
| Net margin | — | 58.8% | 65.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 2.2% | 1.1% | |
| Interest cover | — | 9.47x | 6.08x |
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.
People
4 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GALLI, Jon | Secretary | 2024-07-26 | — | — |
| AMINI, Samira | Director | 2024-07-26 | Apr 1983 | American |
| DUNN, Colin | Director | 2015-09-01 | Nov 1967 | British |
| GALLI, Jon | Director | 2024-07-26 | Nov 1982 | American |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREWS, Gary | Secretary | 2008-01-31 | 2019-12-23 |
| HAWKES, George Harold | Secretary | — | 2000-12-31 |
| MEDHURST, Clive William | Secretary | 2001-01-01 | 2008-01-31 |
| PRICE, Sarah Margaret | Secretary | 2019-12-23 | 2024-06-30 |
| ACKERMAN, Thomas Francis | Director | 2001-02-12 | 2015-08-31 |
| FOSTER, Henry Louis | Director | — | 2000-02-29 |
| FOSTER, James C | Director | 2007-03-12 | 2015-08-31 |
| HAWKES, George Harold | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
| JOHST, David P | Director | 2007-03-12 | 2020-05-20 |
| PRICE, Sarah Margaret | Director | 2020-05-20 | 2024-06-30 |
| SEAR, Christopher Harry, Doctor | Director | 1994-07-27 | 1994-08-04 |
| SHAUGHNESSY, Dennis R | Director | 2001-02-12 | 2005-04-25 |
| SMITH, Alan Roy | Director | — | 2007-03-12 |
| SMITH, David Ross | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2023-02-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles River Laboratories International Inc. | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2019-04-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 135 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-08-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-24 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-05-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-28 vs 2023-12-30
-
Turnover
+10.9%
£21,133,000 £23,430,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+17%
£77,297,000 £90,450,000
-
Employees
+0.8%
124 125
-
Operating profit
-45.2%
£1,809,000 £991,000
-
Profit before tax
+28%
£13,021,000 £16,661,000
-
Wages
+11%
£3,787,000 £4,205,000
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